Royal Brighton Yacht Club
SAFETY Boating requires a high degree of self-sufficiency. My non-sailing friends are incredulous that when trouble hits, one cannot just pull over and phone the on-water equivalent of the RACV Roadside Assist. Thus, having a MOB (Man Over Board) protocol, and practising it, could be life-saving. Likewise, having a boat that is sturdy, well-maintained, and […]
Wendy Luck and membership milestones Those who attended the recent AGM will have been thrilled to see Past Commodore Wendy Luck unanimously accepted as an RBYC Honorary Life Member. Wendy has served the Club since the late 1970s and continues to this day. Her contributions include serving on several Committees before becoming the first female […]
Rear Commodore Cath Hurley There’s a lot going on at the club both on and off the water. The sailing season is now in full swing with some beautiful sunny days and good breezes . The Twilight on Wednesday attracted a good fleet. Saturday was a beautiful day for the Peter Taylor trophy and one […]
• Melbourne Cup Weekend Cruise• Progressive Dinner• Xmas Hardstand Party.The next item on the Cruising Calendar will be a Cruise in Company over the Melbourne Cup long weekend (Saturday Nov 1st to Tuesday Nov 4th). Subject to weather, the current plan is to visit Wyndham Harbour and Portarlington. All boats are welcome, so please contact […]
Royal Brighton Yacht ClubFlag Officers and General Committeefor 2025-2026 Season FLAG OFFICERS Commodore – Peter DemuraVice Commodore – Peter GebhardtRear Commodore – Cath HurleyClub Captain – Marnie Irving Honorary Treasurer – Mark Buckley GENERAL COMMITTEE Grant DowAndy HolmesJohn MooneySteve ReynoldsBetty RyanMark Woodland
I’d like to open this week’s newsletter by highlighting the terrific article from RBYC junior member Theo Alston, which you can read below. Theo competed in the 2025 Qingdao International Optimist Training Camp and Regatta and received some financial support from the RBYC Yachting Foundation. . On behalf of all RBYC members, I’d like to congratulate Theo on […]
Qingdao International Optimist Regatta 2025 by Theo Alston My name is Theo Altson, I am 11 years old and a RBYC Junior Member. I sail an Optimist Dinghy and do Teams Racing in a Pacer. I started sailing when I was five years old in the Tackers Program at RBYC, moving up through to the Junior […]
Our next Guest Speaker Dinner will be on Friday October 17th, when Lou and Marni Irving talk on their experiences of both cruising in Tasmania and racing from Sydney and Melbourne to Tasmania, highlighting three themes – the natural beauty of Tasmania, unexpected medical issues (and how to deal with them), and the vagaries of […]
9:00 am – 11:00 am –check out the exhibition of 12 painted Etchells’ jibs, created by local school students in honour of our 150th milestone. Several of the Etchells fleet have donated the sails and the Social sub-committee has liaised with schools, while the Thursday working group has done the hard yards with the display. […]
Guest Speaker Dinners will resume in October (Friday the 17th), when we will have the pleasure of hearing from Lou and Marni Irving on their cruising in Tasmania on Cavarlo. As usual, after gathering in the Members Bar for the weekly announcements and members’ draw at 7:00pm, please join us in the Bayview Room for […]