Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Report from Vice Commodore Peter Gebhardt Dear Members I hope this note finds you well and that you all managed to have a great Labour Day weekend! It was a busy weekend around the club as we hosted the 2026 VIODA Organic Garden International Optimist Victorian & Open Championships. The success of these regattas relies […]
For our March Guest Speaker (Friday March 20th), we have SYC and QCYC member, Hugh Pilsworth who will present on his 2-year global circumnavigation in his Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49, BlueFlyer. Hugh will detail why he undertook this trip, and how he organised it (e.g., crewing, port visit arrangements, etc). Additionally, he will cover the […]
On the field: Round 1 is always tricky and we had five games this week. Carlton started well against the hometown Sydney Swans, leading by 10 points at halftime and quickly extending their lead to 22 points early in the third quarter. From that point, the Blues capitulated. Their 22-point advantage was quickly erased, and […]
We are thrilled to welcome participants, volunteers, coaches and parents for the 2026 VIODA Organic Garden International Optimist Victorian & Open Championship this coming weekend. There are 80 boats competing across the three fleets (Green Fleet, Intermediate and Open). Participants are coming from Singapore as well as clubs across Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, […]
Over the past week, seven boats (“Blaise Pascal”, “Kirra Kirra”, “Lynx”, “Reliance”, “Saffron II”, “Ulu” and “Wirraway”) participated in the Cruising Group’s Port Phillip Bay Cruise in Company. Whilst the weather did not play ball, all had a great time, and it was especially pleasing to have three new crews joining a Cruising Group event […]
At Mordialloc Yacht Club last weekend, 17 RBYC sailors competed in a highly competitive fleet of 40 sailors in a 5 race series.RBYC members podium results:ILCA 7s:– Stuart Bloom – 1st Grand Master and 1st overallILCA 6s:– Owen McMahon 1st Grand Master and 2nd overall– Stuart Wallace 2nd Grand Master– Michael OBrien 1st Great Grand […]
Celebrating Oscar Piastri’s Journey Last Friday, our members bar buzzed with excitement as we hosted local Brighton mum, Nicole Piastri for an intimate interview about her son, Oscar, who has recently made his mark in Formula 1. With a packed house, Nicole shared heartfelt stories of Oscar’s journey from karting to the F1 circuit, captivating […]
The organisational side of sailing activities is huge. Here is a link to the communication to Club Officials from Australian Sailing. It gives some idea of the array of events being held in Victoria over the next few months. This includes regattas at RBYC, Over the past few months, we have seen many classes travel […]
Two events this week: On Friday evening, we have our first Guest Speaker Dinner of 2026, and, over the weekend, boats will be departing Brighton on the Cruising Group’s annual extended Cruise in Company. ****** This coming Friday evening, 20th February, we will be kicking off this year’s Guest Speaker Dinner Program with Rob Hurrell […]
Cath Hurley It’s been a busy summer of sailing at Brighton and further afield. I’ve had the opportunity to sail with Brighton members at Geelong and at Sorrento in the Couta boat fleet. It’s been great to see how well our boats and crews perform when they compete with other clubs such as at the […]