Royal Brighton Yacht Club
I was at the club last weekend, grinding away on the treadmill early one morning – age shall not weary him! I watched people come and go; swimmers (brrrrrr), young Opti sailors and their parents, volunteers preparing for the sailing day, cyclists, walkers and many familiar faces. I then went into the Olympic room which […]
Hi everyone, Sadly, there were no close games this round until the last game on Sunday evening. The Bombers’ fans finally had something to cheer about. On the field Last Thursday night, St Kilda supporters had reason to hope that they could break their millennium drought at Geelong, where they had not won since 1999. The […]
Guest Speaker Dinner: This coming Friday, July 17th, we are delighted to have Norm Boreham, president of the “Friends of Alma Doepel” organisation, as the guest speaker at our monthly Guest Speaker Dinner. Norm has a short presentation in which he will relate the history of the Alma, how the restoration is progressing, plans and […]
Royal Brighton Yacht Club celebrated another outstanding season at our 2026 Presentation Night on Friday, recognising the achievements of sailors, volunteers and members who have made the past year so successful. The evening brought together over 100 members from across all areas to celebrate season aggregate winners, championship results and the many volunteers whose dedication […]
Hi everyone, Last Friday at the RBYC Presentation Night, I was deeply honoured and very thrilled to receive the club’s prestigious Commodore’s Award from our Commodore, Peter Demura. I am most appreciative of the recognition and am excited that my name will be added to this Honour Board in the Members’ Lounge. Thank you very much, […]
For our July Guest Speaker Dinner (Friday July 17th), we are delighted to have Norm Boreham, president of the “Friends of Alma Doepel” organisation. Norm has a short presentation in which he will relate the history of the Alma, how the restoration is progressing, plans and next steps, leading up to taking the ship across […]
Marnie Irving I’ve been away recently, and have had the opportunity of using my RBYC membership to connect with two of our reciprocal clubs. I stayed, as did Rear Commodore Cath Hurley recently, at Royal Thames Yacht Club. Situated, away from the water, in Knightsbridge directly opposite Hyde Park, staying in one of their small […]
The bye rounds have been completed and we will have a full card of 9 games for the rest of the home-away season. On the Field Last Thursday night at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium, the visiting Brisbane Lions burst out of the blocks in the opening term, kicking 8 straight goals to set up their victory. […]
Andy Holmes GC member. I have been chairing the Master Plan working group for the last year – here is an update on progress. Renowned architect Peter Maddison is an RBYC member and has joined the working group and is a significant help. We organised a well-attended member workshop on 14th May with a wide representation […]
This coming weekend, July 4th-5th, the Cruising Group is holding its annual Frostbite Cruise to Docklands. This has been scheduled to coincide with Melbourne’s Firelight Festival, also held being at Docklands on this weekend. Eight RBYC boats have booked berths at Melbourne City Marina (MCM) for the Saturday night – Blaise Pascal, Big Easy, Kirra […]