Royal Brighton Yacht ClubFirst up thanks to the new Commodore – Niesje – for organising spectacular weather for Opening Day. It was great to see such a variety of boats out for the sail past, lead by keel boats of all sizes. Special mention to Elegance for their Viking sails and Joan Ellen for the crowd of legitimate […]
Yes, I’m sure you have heard horror stories where things didn’t work out but let me share my experience : I joined RBYC purely by chance about 7 years ago when I purchased my Hanse 445 (Mersea) and the broker just happened to have it moored at the club for the final inspection prior to […]
I look forward to the opening of the sailing season next Saturday, and invite all members to participate whether you be sailors or not. There are events throughout the day including a celebration in the club after sailing, from around 4:00 pm onwards, with a terrific band and great company. All are welcome and you […]
A long running tradition at RBYC is the First Friday of the Month members lunch. Open to all RBYC members its a chance to get together and catch up, meet some new faces and chat with old friends. Held in the members bar we are offering the full a la carte menu along with Member […]
We will be holding a pre season skippers briefing in the Members Bar on the 29th September 7pm. We ask all skippers to attend. Topics we are covering are : NOR’s & SI’s (Significant changes from previous season),Sign on and Results system (Review/ Q&A on how to use the app and its features, Crew finder/Sign […]
Over the weekend RBYC General Committee member Cath Hurley made the most of her part ownership of the Swarbrick S99 Rampallion, winning the Townsville Gals regatta. Cath had imported many of the Serious Yahoo crew to Queensland for the regatta, including experienced skipper Katie Holroyd and the owners of Serious, James Heywood and Vanessa Twigg, […]
Dear Members We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II last week. Queen Elizabeth II demonstrated integrity and dedication throughout her public life and 70-year reign. The Royal Brighton Yacht Club Committee and Members join the people of Great Britain and Australia in mourning the death of Her […]
Netflix special no yachtie should miss On 6 September Netflix is releasing “Untold – The Race of the Century”. The Australia II yacht crew looks back on the motivation, dedication and innovation that led to their historic victory at the 1983 America’s Cup. It features interviews with members of the crew including John Bertrand AO, […]
Start sheets for each race are now published on the Sign on App. This shows who is entered and what time you start. Especially important for Pursuit races For races starting after 12 noon these will be posted at 10am on the day. Races starting before 12 noon will be posted by 5pm the night […]
The Etchells fleet is keen to get more crew involved. Some boats are looking for permanent crew – but to begin with, why not come and try sailing on an Etchells during our Winter series (remaining racing days are 20 August, 3 September and 17 September). You do need some sailing experience, but keelboat or […]