Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Race Entry now Open: Enter HERE The Lady Nelson Trophy was donated by Past Commodore A. W. Finlay (1946/47) to encourage yachts on the RBYC register to compete in long-distance overnight racing around Port Phillip. https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5c56c61221ea6d0b20bbf2a2 In recent years the interest in this type of racing has greatly diminished. As a result, Sailing Committee is […]
The sailing season is well underway with some great sailing and excellent participation levels and everyone is having fun, so thank you all volunteers.The WASZP fleet held a two day travelling regatta in October with some interstate sailors joining the growing RBYC fleet, it was quite the spectacle and they had a great time and […]
Our Club Captain Brett Heath and our boating manager Colin Burgess, with others’ help, plan racing and regattas months or even years in advance. One event on our annual calendar is BLiSS; namely, Brighton Ladies’ Skipper Series. It’s still half a year away, (on Sunday 1st May,) but worth keeping in mind. Worth it because, […]
Dear Members Being involved with the sailing and cruising committees, I will put a slight ‘cruising’ slant in my note to you this week.Seeing so many people down at the club last Friday night was fantastic. The Cruising Group held the annual Progressive Dinner with our best turnout for a social event in recent times. […]
Having recently returned from sailing from Townsville down to Airlie Beach I’ve been reflecting about just how much enjoyment we get from our club in a variety of ways. I would never have had the courage to become part of the boat owning syndicate for Rampallion if not for the friendship and advice I’ve received […]
Skipper and crew are invited to attend a MOB seminar we are holding at the club. This will be a highly informative evening with speakers from ORCV sharing their Knowledge and Experience. So whether your are seasoned sailor or new to the sport we hope you can join us for what will be a fantastic […]
The summer pool competition entries are now open. All members welcome and free of charge. There are two competitions Singles Pool Pot Black Trophy Doubles Pool Doubles Pool Trophy The emphasis is on having fun and meeting new friends at the Yacht Club. Even if you are not a regular player, a good half […]
Just having returned from the Club after sailing in the first race of the season, it was wonderful to see members and visiting sailors participating in a large number of events. There was something for everyone with keelboats, Etchells, Dragons, 2.4s VxOnes, and WASZPs racing on a number of different courses on a frustrating day […]
RBYC hosted its first regatta of the season being the WAZSP Slalom regatta over the weekend. A fleet of 19 boats came from as far afield as NSW to compete . The two day event consisted of 6 qualifying races on day one and 4 on day two. Then the top ten boats from this […]
Under the stars, a navigation challenge Last weekend a fleet of 15 entrants sailed all night in the ORCV Overnight Challenge on Port Phillip Bay. “A race that offered a bit of everything, in perfect conditions” commented Andrew Neeson, skipper of Runnalls 39 “Jaffa and overall winner. As we head into the next offshore sailing season, the Overnight Challenge provided a training platform for […]