Royal Brighton Yacht Club
A beautiful sunny autumn day made for light airs and some fluky and tricky sailing in the BLiSS regatta at Royal Brighton Yacht Club on Sunday 5 May. Race Officer Lou Hutton managed to get in two races despite the challenging conditions and 15 boats took to the water to race for the silverware. It […]
For the second year RBYC run a BLiSS Experience to allow women sailing in the BLiSS Regatta to get some extra tuition on keelboat racing. Below is a brief review from Bronwyn Mcllveen Firstly, it was very educational and fun and thank-fully we had good weather with sunshine over the two weeks and we appreciate […]
The traditional end of summer racing, the Cerberus Trophy, was held on Saturday in magnificent conditions. 14 boats took to the water in a 5-10 knt SW a perfectly flat sea and full sun which made it a beautiful day to be on the water. The trophy is awarded for the Performance Handicap winner JAMHU, […]
With the completion of the winter snooker and billiards competitions, we are now right into the annual pool (eight ball) competition. Entry is open to all membership categories. And a brilliant chance for newish members to meet and have fun with other members. Skill level is irrelevant and a fun time the chief ingredient. There […]
Brighton Yacht Club received its Royal Warrant 100 years ago this month Some readers will have noticed a unique wall hanging in the Members’ Lounge commemorating an important time in the club’s history. In April 1924, our application for a Royal Warrant was granted by King George V of England. Our club could wear the […]
Bass Strait Islands cruise – Joan Ellen – 7th Jan – 14th Jan 2024I am the first to admit that I am a complete novice when it comes to cruising. Most of my sailing life has revolved around regatta’s and club racing and I often wondered how you fill in the blanks when there is […]
We are coming quickly to the end of our summer sailing. Twilights finished last week and thanks to our Race Officer for planning a race that allowed most boats to finish before the sun slipped below the horizon, and to race management volunteers for their indispensable efforts for the whole season. Wednesday Racing continues with […]
RBYC Optimist on the Podium at Victorian Zhik Youth Sail – Charles Chidlow 2nd & Edward Jukes 3rd overall The contingent of RBYC Optimist travelling to major regattas is continuing to grow as enthusiasm builds in Sundays RBYC Greenfleet as well as the Optimist holiday program at RBYC. Kids get your parents to sign you […]
MEMBER NEWS: A large contingent of Cruising Group members spent several days this past week “land cruising” to Halls Gap and exploring the Grampians. By all accounts, a grand time was had by all. At the same time Rear Commodore Peter Gebhardt and Alison have abandoned Melbourne for the warm climes of Queensland and were last […]
During the weekend just past, the Club ran the Big Boat Day for OTB sailors. Originally developed by the RBYC Cruising Group, the Big Boat Day gives OTB sailors of all ages and their parents the opportunity to experience sailing on a keelboat. This year 9 skippers kindly donated their yachts and crew allowing 50 […]