Royal Brighton Yacht Club
The annual RBYC BLiSS regatta will be held on 30 April 2023 and is the last of the five Race Days of the Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series (PPWCS). This year we are offering a TRAINING DAY for competitors ahead of the regatta, in the Club’s Quest sailing dinghies for a nominal fee. This is […]
2022 Olsen Hooper It was great to see the namesakes of todays race, John Olsen & Robert Hooper arrive to watch you all compete. Results 2022 Olsen Hooper over a traditional Big Course. Winner, Lucas Tucker in a nett time of 31:14 adjusted for handicap to 31:14 (think about it!), second Ben Stanford in a […]
December is traditionally a time for end of year plans, and for reflection. The club is bustling with member functions as well as community and private events. Let’s acknowledge our terrific staff. I know they love working at RBYC and enjoy seeing the clubhouse vibrant and busy – at the same time some of them […]
As someone who has spent some time up the pointy end of the boat in the past, I was looking to further my knowledge of everything bow-work when I enrolled in the ORCV Bowman course. I was looking for helpful tips and tricks, as well as to understand what was best practice forward of the […]
It has been really pleasing to see the growing Laser fleet getting out on Sundays for some high quality racing. The fleet welcomes beginners and has some highly competitive expert sailors as well. Then if you want the additional excitement of an asymmetrical kite there are the RS100s!!.Single handed OTB sailing and more importantly racing, […]
Two Brighton crews took part in the first Blairegowrie Women’s Sportsboat Regattas in a fleet of J70s in challenging conditions over the weekend. After the first four races the team of Lily Richardson, Chloe Fisher, Matilda Richardson, Laura Thomson and Anna Cripsey were in the lead in their group. Unfortunately the second group races were […]
Having been Treasurer a number of years ago, I am pleased to fill the role again. Like technology, processes have moved on and become much more automated – gone are the days of having an account and and cheques being drawn. However, the fundamentals of financial management and governance are the same. The Finance Committee, […]
The Annual Cruising Group Christmas Hardstand Party will be held on Saturday 10th December, from 6pm (Note the change of date from a previously advertised 3rd December). BYO BBQ food and drinks, and enjoy our annual end of year get together with friends and fellow Cruisers. All welcome.
An information evening for the 2023 Bass Strait Cruise in Company (Sat 25th Feb to Mon 13th Mar, 2023) will be held at the Club on Friday 9th December 2022 at 6:00pm. Please let Terry Frankham ([email protected]) know if you might be interested in participating in this Cruise in Company. The emphasis of this “Cruise […]
By Pam Merritt In 2007 we tentatively held our first Progressive Dinner on cruising boats around the marina. I wasn’t sure how it would work and if it’d be successful. It was, and quickly became a popular annual event.On Friday 21st October we held the 15th Progressive Dinner with 18 guests and 24 boat owners. […]