Author: Boating Manager

Charlie Childow and Ashlea Tan travelled to the Sail Country regatta over the long weekend, and thanks to Danielle Chidlow for this report – they clearly all had a wonderful time!  The Chidlow family bundled into the car, Opti on the roof and tent in the boot, and headed off to Albury Wodonga for Charlie […]

Thanks to our wonderful team of volunteer skippers, sailors and shore crew, we have been able to help over 1,300 First Responders and Healthcare workers experience sailing at RBYC. For many of them it was their first time ever sailing. Want to help ? Whether you are a boat owner, a sailor or someone who […]

We are well into our sailing season now with a lot to look forward to. On Sunday, many of the clubs around the bay, including our club, were impacted by the strong winds around 11.00am. At RBYC we were running the One Design regatta for 2.4mRs, VX Ones and Etchells. Wind recordings at Fawkner Beacon […]

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 […]

RBYC is putting together the club’s official corporate brochure and wanted to offer existing members and sponsors a chance to profile in the publication for a 16 month period. If members know of any businesses or associates that might be of relevance in supporting the club and profiling their business, please email Wayne Smith (below). […]

Some recent interactions with new crew members has reminded me that the sport of sailing is more about the people than it is about the boats we sail on. I have had the good fortune to sail on everything from a mirror dingy to a Volvo 70 over the past 40+ years and it’s the […]

For many years, the Club has benefitted from a small and dedicated group of volunteers who, on each Thursday, undertake a range of activities maintaining the Club’s rescue boat fleet, hardstand and marina.  The success of this model has led the General Committee to support the establishment of a “Monday Working Group” with a mandate […]

By GC member Debbie Jonker The course is run annually by the ORCV , It’s fun , well run and I met quite a few fellow Victorians who don’t go boating yet wanted to just enjoy an interesting day out on the water .  We all really had fun aboard the chartered ferry and learnt […]

Our annual OTB regatta , Sail Melbourne, is fast approaching. This is a major event in the RBYC calendar attracting over 130 boats from across Australian and the rest of the world. The event recruits the help of a number of other clubs on the bay with 4 courses running each day. With a large […]

Four RBYC members had a successful event last week with five days of racing, and contributed to having Victoria win the Teams event. Here is a link to results. This holds RBYC in a good place for the Worlds in Pittwater March 2025 where they expect 160 odd entries. Alison Weatherly – 1st Female Australian Championships, […]