An information evening and briefing for the 2025 Bass Strait Cruise (Sat Feb 22nd to Monday March 10th 2025) will be held on the evening of Friday December 6th 2024. This will be held in the Regatta Room (next to the Sailing Office), commencing at 7:15pm, following the 7pm Members Draw in Bar. Please email expressions of interest to Peter Gebhardt at [email protected]
The emphasis of this “Cruise in Company” is on having fun, and the camaraderie and safety of being in the company of other boats. This cruise is a great opportunity for less experienced skippers/crews to gain experience in the company of more experienced skippers and crews, and to visit locations beyond the usual Bay locations. Social events take place along the way, including the annual Cruising Group Bocce championship, Klopp competitions, and a themed BBQ. We welcome sailing and power boats to join in and participate.
Depending on the weather, the fleet may decide to head west from Port Phillip Heads to destinations such as Apollo Bay, and then perhaps on to King Island and to NW Tasmania. Alternatively, if the wind is in the other direction, then the fleet may decide to head east to Wilsons Promontory and locations such as Refuge Cove and Corner inlet, and then possibly on to Deal Island and /or Flinders Island. Where we go, and when, is very weather dependent (and there have been a one or two years when the fleet has not left Port Phillip Bay because of the weather conditions and forecast).
The annual Hardstand Christmas Party will be held on Saturday 7th December, from 6pm. BYO BBQ food and drinks, and enjoy our annual end of year get together with friends and fellow Cruisers. Come along for good company, to celebrate the year gone by, and to look forward to 2025. All welcome.
Sunday 19th January 2025, is the date for the annual Cruising Group Birthday Cruise to RYCV. This will be our 33rd such cruise to Royals, which was first held in 1991 as the inaugural event of the then newly formed RBYC Cruising Group.