Royal Brighton Yacht Club
. Dear Members, The Australian 12ft Cadet Dinghy has a long and proud history and was sailed by some of Australia’s best sailors including American Cup skippers James Hardy and Jock Sturrock. I would like to give a special plug for the upcoming Australian 12ft Cadet Dinghy Open Australian Championships and Centenary Reunion Function that […]
Pursuit start times are not a fixed number and they can change from week to week even if you haven’t sailed for a few weeks. The first concept to understand is that your pursuit start time is not your “handicap”. The system uses your Performance Handicap number AND the estimated time for the race in […]
COMING UP – Save the Dates: Looking ahead, we have the following events going through and into the New Year. Annual BASS STRAIT CRUISE Information Night: The 2024 annual Bass Strait Cruise in Company is scheduled to take place over the fortnight Sat 24th Feb to Mon 11th Mar, 2024. An information evening will be […]
Over the past few months RBYC has been going through the process of being able to call itself a Clean Marina. We are happy to say that last week we got confirmation that we are now officially accredited and an International Clean Marina. RBYC now appears on the MIA website as a Clean Marina and […]
Thursday night OTB sessions continue to build and are a sensational sailing experience with a great mix of racing and socialising. A fleet of eight Lasers, one Aero and one Windsurfer completed four sprint races in perfect conditions last Thursday night. Racing was fierce but friendly. A big thanks to John Mooney who now provides regular […]
As I write this report, I reflect on the weekend. Well done to the boats that went racing and to the Race Management team. The weather did play havoc with cancellation of the second race of the Victorian Keelboat championships, (Range Series) on Saturday due to nasty wind and sea state, but one race was […]
The Melbourne Cup long weekend is fast approaching and Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club invites keelboats from around the bay to participate in the annual running of their HMAS Goorangai Trophy race on Saturday 4 November from Brighton to Queenscliff. The race commemorates the tragic sinking of the vessel, HMAS Goorangai with 24 hands on board […]
With daylight saving beginning and the weather warming up it’s great to see increased activity around the club. After racing and cruising in warmer places many RBYC boats have returned to our marina. Others are currently preparing to race in Malta and ocean racers are gearing up for the blue water races. Whether you’re a […]
“You maybe be wondering the origins of the Green Dragon cocktail at the Club this week. It is in recognition of a group of RBYC members and others competing in this year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race (RMSR) in the southern Mediterranean on Green Dragon, a Volvo Open 70, skippered by Johannes Schwarz and entered under […]
Friday and Saturdays the restaurant is now offering a BBQ menu. Cooked by our chefs on the patio BBQ and served with chips, salads and condiments