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National Day of Mourning
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The Prime Minister has announced a National Day of Mourning on Thursday, 22 January 2026, to honour the victims and all those impacted by the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. The theme that the Chabad Community in Bondi has chosen is ‘Light will win, a gathering of unity and remembrance’. Australians are invited to observe a minute of silence at 7:01pm AEDT and …
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Report from GC Member Mark Woodland The weather is looking great for this Saturday’s passage race to Geelong for the Festival of Sails Regatta over the Australia Day Weekend. Royal Brighton Yacht Club is being represented by 14 boats across several divisions (see complete list in article later in this newsletter). Good luck to them all and we hope they …
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Office/Marina News
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Kieser Great Bay Swim Saturday 24th 2026
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The marina will be will be closed for boat movement as follows
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The carpark will be accessed from the Esplanade. This will operate as an entry and exit. Please be careful when entering or exiting.
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The Pond and Beach will be closed to boat movements until 12.30pm
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This Week's Club Racing
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Wednesday: Hearnes Heroes & Twilight | Thursday: OTB Twilight
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Saturday: NIL | Sunday: NIL
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Start times for Keelboat twilight races are published at 4.30 pm. Boats not already entered but want to race MUST sign on or enter before 4.30pm so we can properly calculate start times for the fleet. Sign on after 4.30pm and you will be allocated an arbitrary time for that race. Please get in early.
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Training News
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School Term Learn to Sail Training is open for bookings
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Junior & Youth Development Squad Training open for bookings
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The Development Squads are for those sailors who have completed Tackers 3 or OutThere 3 (or have equivalent experience) and are member of RBYC.
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Adult Learn to Sail Training open for bookings
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All levels of training are covered. Group training or private coaching its your choice. Full accredited Australian Sailing programs and coaches .
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Keelboat News
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Geelong Festival of Sails – All the best to RBYC Yachts
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To all yachts sailing to Geelong, have a wonderful weekend! The following RBYC yachts and skipper have entered. You can keep an eye on results via the regatta website.
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Div 1 Moana 1545 – Mark Buckley, Reverie B26 – Alan Woodward
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Div 2 Another Chapter B71 – Greg Clinnick, JAHMU B2 – Ken Christensen, Schuss B63 – Dennis McConnell
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Div 3 Windspeed SM3639 – George Hooper
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Div 1 Alex Team Macadie SM1400 – Jock Macadie, Just Chillin B888 – David Morrell
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Div 2 Mem B5357 – David Mileskin, Serious Yahoo B9 – James Heywood
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Div 3 Caledonia B818 – Paul Jenkins and Kalpana Merrett, True Colours 6731 – Geoff Adams
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Div 4 Sunkiss B911 – Murray Erwin
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Passage Non-Spinnaker Series
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Blue Water Tracks B1 – Grant Dunoon. Under Capricorn B120 – Bruno Carreto
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OTB News
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RS Aero Nationals at Blairgowrie - 18 - 22 January
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Michael O’Brien (Aero 6) and Peter Milne (Aero 7) had a terrific first day of racing at the RS Aero Nationals. All the best for the remainder of the regatta! Keep an eye on the RS Aero Australia facebook page as well. Photo by Salty Dingo.
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VXOne Nationals 13-18 January at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron – nine races in challenging conditions
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Well done to the four RBYC boats who competed in a fleet of 30 boats in challenging conditions; 147 Crumpet – Peter Jackson, 316 Willpower - David Williamson, 337 WTTSS – Craig Garmston, 354 XII – Brett Bowden. Check out the VxOne Facebook page for some exciting footage and photos by Nic Douglass. Here is a link to the results.
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Etchells East Gippsland Championship 24 – 26 January at Metung
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While many in the club head to Geelong for Festival of Sails, two Etchells will be completing on the Gippsland Lakes; 1444 Playing Around 3 (Peter Robson), and 1245 Quandong (Niesje Hees). Have fun on Lake King!
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Cruising News
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We are seeking expressions of interest from any cruisers who may be interested in participating in an “Explore the Bay” cruise in company for a week or so in late February / early March. If you are interested, please come along to a short meeting to be held at the Club on Friday 30th January at 6pm. This meeting is …
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Other Club News
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Return to Sailing – Friday January 30 before the 7:00 pm members draw
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Join us to celebrate the return to club sailing and yes there will be prizes!
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Last Draw
Friday 16 January
No Winners
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Next Draw
Friday 23 January
Draw #1 $1000, Draw #2 $150
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Our Purpose
At Sailing Lifts Your Spirits, we proactively support the wellbeing of Healthcare Workers and First Responders by offering no-cost, ongoing sailing experiences. These are designed to thank them for the vital work they do.
We promote a sailing pathway that helps build resilience against the cumulative stresses of their work life.
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Visit slys.au, To register in the category that fits you and come along on Thursday evenings to our events.
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Our Dream is to grow our capacity across more clubs around the bay, so that when their roster comes out, they can simply check our website to see where they can sail on their days off.
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Around The Bay
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