Royal Brighton Yacht Club
It is getting close to going now for the five RBYC members heading north to Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Pittwater. RBYC Members Alison Weatherly (3rd Place in the last Worlds) racing in the 303 fleet, Sean Hogan and Peter Coleman in the Liberty Fleet, Past Commodore Paul Pascoe on the International Jury and […]
150 Year Regatta The 150th Regatta to be held on March 29th and 30th offers two days of events to celebrate our sailing heritage. Whether you’re racing on keelboats, one-design or OTB or just simply cruising, you’ll find an event for you to be able to join in. If you’ve not already done so, could […]
Hi everyone, The season proper got underway this week with nine matches, one unexpected result, two very close games, and several lopsided ones. On Thursday night at the MCG, Carlton jumped to a 41-point second-quarter lead before a second-half capitulation against Richmond. The Tigers were blooding many new players after seven of their premiership stars […]
Our 2025 Guest Speaker Dinner program will kick off this coming Friday, March 21st, when Dan Lyon (aka “Diver Dan”) will let us into the secrets below the waterline with “Diver Dan’s Brighton Below the Sea”. Dan, who does a great job keeping many of our boats slippery below the waterline, will focus his talk […]
The Victorian 2025 RS 100 State Championships were held at Wallagoot Lake Boating Club on Saturday and Sunday of the long weekend. 5 RBYC members sailed and filled 4 of the top 5 places. At the completion of the 5 race regatta Peter Milne was crowned Champion on count back from David Williamson tied on […]
It was hot with light shifty breezes, but RO’s Ross and Kevin Wilson managed a full series of 9 races for the Etchells Victoria State titles. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club and Geelong fleet put on a terrific regatta and announced they will be hosting the 2029 World Championship, which is great for the Etchells […]
As of this time last week, the 4 boats remaining on the annual Bass Strait Cruise (Chakana, Aquacadabra, Kirra Kirra and Umbra Luna) were had anchored in Dark Hollow, just north of Beauty Point in the West Arm of the Tamar where they remained for the next 2 nights. A visit into Beauty Point by […]
Painting works at the club
Kicking off our 2025 Guest Speaker Dinner program on Friday March 21st will be our own Dan Lyon, aka “Diver Dan”, who does a great job keeping many of our boats slippery below the waterline. Dan’s talk will be mainly focused on the myriad of marine life that we’re fortunate enough to have on our […]
The 150th celebration Ball on 9 May is for everyone Some of you may not have been to a ball in quite some time. To reinforce the message that the ball will be a party for everyone, the members of the social club attended the Friday night draw wearing their ball gowns. As you can […]