Royal Brighton Yacht Club
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 […]
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 […]
Following the resounding the success in the 75th Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race, the Reverie crew turned their attention to the 2025 Teakle Classic Lincoln Week Regatta. This year the regatta, run over four days, comprised of 5 windward/leeward races and a 30 mile Coastal Race into the Spencer Gulf and return. Winds were light […]
The five yachts on this year’s Bass Strait Cruise (3 from RBYC and 2 from SYC) enjoyed excellent 16-18Kt SW winds last Monday week ago to sail from QCYC to Refuge Cove, leaving on the 10am slack water and arriving in the very early hours of Tuesday morning. After enjoying a relaxing Tuesday at the […]
The 2025 Bass Strait Cruise is off and running. As of midday Monday Feb 24th, the Brighton boats “Aquacadabra”, “Chakana” and “Kirra Kirra”, in company with “Atmospheric” and “Umbra Luna” from SYC, had cleared Port Phillip Heads on the morning’s slack water, and were making their way SE along the coast, heading for Wilsons Prom. […]
Most members will be aware of the recent dismasting of Pip Hare’s Vendee Globe IMOCA yacht 700 Nautical miles south of Melbourne. She setup a jury rig and limped into Melbourne shortly after Christmas. The decision was then made to put the yacht on a ship and send back to the UK where a new […]
The next few months will feature three key of events to celebrate our 150th anniversary. Have you booked your tickets for the RBYC 150th Anniversary Ball to be held at The Carousel in Albert Park on May 9th? This glamorous evening will commence at 7.00pm and will include a three-course meal, drinks, entertainment by Richard […]
The 2025 Bass Strait Cruise in Company will be heading off for QCYC this coming Saturday, with MetEye is suggesting a favourable following northerly to help the fleet on its way to QCYC for the first night. A pre-cruise dinner will be held in the downstairs restaurant on Friday Feb 21st, following the Member’s Draw […]
Over the Australia Day Long Weekend, I was visiting Paynesville on the beautiful Gippsland Lakes. It has often been called the boating capital of Victoria with 420km2 of navigable waterways,the largest in Australia. It was great to see 11 boats from Royal Brighton Yacht Club sailing in the Australian 2.4m Championships, in beautiful sailing conditions, […]