Commodores Report 18/7

Celebrating Our Members – Honoring Our History on a landmark evening attended by over 130 members and guests, the Royal Brighton Yacht Club proudly celebrated its 150th Anniversary Presentation Night – a remarkable milestone in our Club’s rich sailing heritage. The Club was delighted to welcome new members, while also honoring long-standing members and families whose connection to the Club spans generations. …
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Marina/Sailing Office News

Presentation Night Recap & Photos

It was great to see so many club members at this years Presentation Night. Each fleet had a good representation and it was wonderful to be able to include the youth sailors as part of the evening. A highlight of the night was presenting the new 2.mR season aggregate trophy. Commissioned and hand crafted by fleet member Ray Smith The …
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Wednesday 16 July
Hearnes Heroes Pursuit
Tower 1330

Saturday 12 July
Blizzard Fleet Series
Tower start 1300

OTB News

Sunday 20th will be a re run day for the OTB sailing. Start time is 1300

Cruising Group News 15/7

Frostbite Cruise: 26th-27th July. / Next Guest Speaker Dinner 15th August. / The annual RBYC Frostbite Cruise will take place over the weekend of July 26th and 27th, destination Melbourne City Marina (MCM), Docklands. Join in, come along, and enjoy a convivial weekend away with sailing colleagues. This year, we are adding a “Christmas in July” theme and suggest each …
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Club News

Last Draw
Friday 11 July
1st draw No Winner

Next Draw
Friday 18 July

$1000 + 2nd draw $50

Footy Tipping Wk 18

Hi everyone, For the first time in a few weeks, we had some 'toss-up' games. As a result, we had a few unexpected results. On the field: The round started predictably with the Blues succumbing meekly to the visiting Brisbane Lions last Thursday night. The Lions coasted in the final quarter but still won 103 to 66. On Friday night, …
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What's on at the club

1st August- Bookings via reception

RBYC Winter Wine Dinner D'Arenberg

ORCV

Women's Helm, Navigator & Radio Operator Race (WHNR) & Return Sprint (WRS)

ORCV have exciting news for all Victorian women keelboat sailors. The weekend of 26 July - 27 July is stamped for the return of their signature female focussed passage event, the Women's Helm, Navigator and Radio Operator Race/Cruise with a new format from RBYC to destination QCYC on Saturday and a new additional Women's Return Sprint from West Channel Pile to home clubs on Sunday.
ORCV Race Management assisted by the KISS committee are inviting all female keelboat sailors to get on board for a fabulous weekend of sailing, camaraderie and stepping up to lead roles. For interested women, time is ticking. Register your Expression of Interest NOW as places are limited and cannot be confirmed until

Boat owners, we still need additional boats and your support is critical for the success of this event. We value your generosity and time spent in providing this exciting opportunity for our women sailors and hope you can join us. Please fill out the Expression of Interest form asap so we can confirm your boat's availability.
All information about racing/ cruising/ sprinting options and Entry are on the ORCV WHNR Race page https://www.orcv.org.au/whnr-and-return-sprint
Register your Expression of Interest NOW! https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ecOP397nlEeRoQqkqMv9hbafjRZ6EB5JplnuFGmpu6pUQUpQRE9MS0VXMkxGNVFMTUxHM1EwRjRGVi4u&route=shorturl
Any questions? Contact Vicki Bayly, KISS Committee 2025, [email protected]