Royal Brighton Yacht Club
David Dyring (Porge) passed away last Wednesday morning. He had been a member for some 78 years and will be sadly missed at the Club. Club Captain Marnie Irving echoed the thoughts of many when she said, “I feel privileged to have known Porge’s optimism, generosity, family spirit, and kindness.” Porge has been a maintenance […]
In 1986 as a recently arrived backpacker from England I managed to get a berth on a very interesting boat – a home built 38-foot Harrison Butler wishbone ketch. Back then safety didn’t seem that important, I think we had some lifejackets on board, may be a few flares, a radio that sometimes worked and […]
On the field: Both Carlton and Geelong were coming off a bye, but the Blues were the ones to hit the ground running. They led by six goals at halftime, and a nine-goal final term saw the margin blow out to 63 points. It was an impressive, percentage-boosting win, which keeps the Blues in second […]
On 13th May the builders come on site to start work on the forecourt redevelopment. This will cause some disruption for 16 weeks, but we are doing everything we can to minimise the impact to members and patrons of the club’s facilities. A reminder that the forecourt redevelopment is the next stage of the Club’s […]
This coming weekend is the Labour Day long weekend and traditionally many members are away. There is a Pursuit race Saturday for those who are staying home and want to get out on the water to enjoy the terrific weather we have had. The ORCV is running the annual race to King Island, with RBYC […]
Following approval of the resolution put to the Special General Meeting of members last Thursday, we will be progressing with all preparations for the forecourt redevelopment. The project will be managed by Scott Shelton, with oversight by the Working Group of John Mooney, Neil Sargeant, Peter Demura, Niesje Hees and myself. Works are expected to […]
THURSDAY 22th FEBRUARY, 2024 7PM
An information evening for the 2024 Bass Strait Cruise in Company (Sat 24th Feb to Mon 11th Mar, 2024) will be held at the Club Committee Room on Friday 8th December 2023 at 7:30pm, following the members draw. Rear Commodore Peter Gebhardt will provide an overview of the basis of the cruise, timing, potential destinations, […]
The Annual Cruising Group Christmas Hardstand Party will be held on Saturday 9th December, from 6pm. BYO BBQ food and drinks, and enjoy our annual end of year get together with friends and fellow Cruisers. Come along for good company, to celebrate the year gone by, and to look forward to 2024. All welcome.
Our November Guest Speaker will be Rod Cuthbert – Six months Cruising Southern Tasmania. Late last year, Rod departed Melbourne in Halcyon and crossed Bass Strait for what was initially planned to be six weeks of cruising and exploring the East Coast of Tasmania. Six months of extensive cruising these in these southern waters later, […]