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40 Year Member – Wendy Luck

On 21 March 2023, at the half yearly General Meeting, three female club members will receive their 40 year medallions, the first women to be awarded this recognition; Mary-Alice Tedstone, Jan Ferguson, and Past Commodore Wendy Luck. The following reflections are from Wendy Luck MY SAILING & CLUB HISTORY I started sailing in a Sabot […]

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40 Year Member – Jan Ferguson

On 21 March 2023, at the half yearly General Meeting, three female club members will receive their 40 year medallions, the first women to be awarded this recognition; Mary-Alice Tedstone, Jan Ferguson, and Past Commodore Wendy Luck. The following reflections are from Jan Ferguson I had only been introduced to sailing in 1982 at Royal […]

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40 Year Member – Mary-Alice Tedstone

Celebrating International Women’s Day On 21 March 2023, at the half yearly General Meeting, three female club members will receive their 40 year medallions, the first women to be awarded this recognition; Mary-Alice Tedstone, Jan Ferguson, and Past Commodore Wendy Luck. The following reflections are from Mary-Alice. Over the next few weeks, we will provide […]

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Serious Yahoo success at Women in Sailing Challenge

On Sunday 5 March RBYC entry Serious Yahoo competed in the Women in Sailing Challenge at Sandringham, taking home the Doris Little trophy for PHS on countback. The team also came first on AMS. Fluky winds made for challenging sailing with 26 knots dropping to 3 and changing direction to a heading wind at the […]

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Club Marina and Hardstand Newsletter Sailing

2023 Victory Cup

ANNUAL COMBINED YACHT CLUBS GOLF DAY

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Club Cruising Events Newsletter Sailing

Sailing Lifts Your Spirts

Sailing Lifts Your Spirits is in full swing on Thursday nights.  Our charity proactively supports the wellbeing of our First Responders and Frontline Healthcare workers through the provision of no-cost and ongoing sailing experiences designed to thank them for their service in protecting us all and offer a pathway to defend themselves against the cumulative […]

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Club Keelboats Newsletter

KEELBOAT – RACING ASSISTANCE

Are there any non racing boat owners who might be interested in experiencing a race or two in their own boat but would appreciate some advice/assistance? Our Wednesday night twilights are the ideal intro to racing and we can help with some experienced racing sailors willing to crew for you and help explain how a […]

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Club Cruising Newsletter Sailing

Guest Speaker Dinner

To kick off 2023’s Guest Speaker Dinner Programme, we are delighted to have Robina and Brenton Smith entertain and inform us with tales of their 2021 Coral Sea passages. A chance encounter in a laundry and chandlery led Robina and Brenton Smith to participate two handed in the ‘Beyond the Barrier Rally’ between COVID lockdowns […]

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12ft Cadet Australian Championships

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News From GC

Volunteering in sailing can give you some amazing experiences. Over the holiday season I had the chance to volunteer for the 50th Melbourne to Hobart and also Sail Melbourne at Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Both were so rewarding in many ways. I was able to assist The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria with media coverage […]