Royal Brighton Yacht Club
A successful Cruise to RMYS, and two great upcoming guest speaker dinners. Over the last weekend, October 10th and 11th, Chakana, Kirra Kirra and Solitaire made the not so long trek to visit RMYS at St Kilda as one of our monthly bay cruises. There, we found a delightful yacht club, which also being a […]
Friday October 16th – Guest Speaker Dinner Canal Boating – A Floating Home in Europe The adventure of buying a canal boat and seeing Europe differently from the deck of their own boat, “Monchique”, a Dutch barge. Join Grant & Delma Dunoon as they share their story of how an idea was planted that they […]
This will be my final Commodore’s report and after ten years in various roles as a Flag Officer and GC member I will be stepping away from the governance of the Club. First let me begin by thanking all the members, including Past Commodore’s, fellow GC members and mentors and the staff for their support […]
As the Club will be holding its 30-year plus members lunch on the 3rd Friday in September (the 18th), the usual September Guest Speaker Dinner will not take place. In lieu, cruisers are invited to book themselves for an informal get together dinner in the Members Bar following the Friday draw at 7pm on September […]
Commodore’s Report Sailing is not just for Sailors The King’s Birthday long weekend showcased the breadth and strength of participation at Royal Brighton Yacht Club, with members competing across a range of events that highlighted sailing opportunities for all ages and experience levels. At the senior end of the fleet, RBYC and QCYC sailors took […]
Guest Speaker Dinner For our June Guest Speaker Dinner (Friday June 19th), RBYC Cruising Group stalwarts, Brenton and Robina Smith, and Craig Walton, will be entertaining us with tales of their cruises to South Australian waters in Chakana and Y-knot earlier this year. During their ten-week cruise Brenton and Robina ranged far and wide, from Kangaroo Island […]
Hi everyone, It was great to see that the majority of games were close this round. The Big Freeze Day once more raised a lot of money to help find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease. On the Field Geelong lost a second straight game by less than a kick when they fell 75-74 to […]
The fickle Spring weather once more proved to be our nemesis. Strong winds on Saturday kept the one design fleet ashore, while a passage race replaced the scheduled windward/leeward races for the keelboats contesting the York Syme (Div1), Bushy Beavis Trophy (Div 2) and the Sarawaki Cup (Div 3). Congratulations to all who competed and […]
Open to sailors of all abilities who want to experience this spectacular 20 ft sports cross keel / dinghy class The ‘Try VX One Day’ will start at 10am on 22 November 2025 on the clubs’ Hardstand (down the pier) on and will run until about 3:30pm – followed by drinks in the Members’ bar. […]
Book now for this Friday’s Guest Speaker Dinner, when Lou and Marni Irving talk on their experiences of both cruising in Tasmania and racing from Sydney and Melbourne to Tasmania. This promises to be both an interesting and an informative evening, with Lou and Marni, highlighting three themes – the natural beauty of Tasmania, the […]