Royal Brighton Yacht Club
By GC member Debbie Jonker The course is run annually by the ORCV , It’s fun , well run and I met quite a few fellow Victorians who don’t go boating yet wanted to just enjoy an interesting day out on the water . We all really had fun aboard the chartered ferry and learnt […]
Our annual OTB regatta , Sail Melbourne, is fast approaching. This is a major event in the RBYC calendar attracting over 130 boats from across Australian and the rest of the world. The event recruits the help of a number of other clubs on the bay with 4 courses running each day. With a large […]
Four RBYC members had a successful event last week with five days of racing, and contributed to having Victoria win the Teams event. Here is a link to results. This holds RBYC in a good place for the Worlds in Pittwater March 2025 where they expect 160 odd entries. Alison Weatherly – 1st Female Australian Championships, […]
RBYC Members Play Golf There is so much more than sailing that members can enjoy at Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Last week a team of eight golfers from RBYC played in the Victory Cup, a competition between the yacht clubs on the bay that’s been running for 47 years. It was a great day out […]
Book Now for this month’s Guest Speaker Dinner, which will be held this Friday 15th November in the Bayview Room, following the Friday 7pm Members Bar draw. Wayne and Allison Sollars have kindly agreed to tell us of their 10 years spent sailing their Hallberg-Rassy 39, Blue Heeler, around the world. Wayne and Alison sold […]
The Commodore and General Committee are delighted to extend an invitation to all RBYC members and their guests for the Royal Brighton Yacht Club’s 150th Celebration Ball. This prestigious event will be held on 9th May 2025 at The Carousel in Albert Park, from 7:00pm for 7:30pm, until Midnight. Join us as we commemorate this […]
Dear Members I look forward to seeing our spring and summer programs swing into full gear; here’s hoping warmer weather and better wind conditions will be upon us, and we will see our boats and crews return to the club. Last weekend’s first race of the new season was a great start, with pleasant wind […]
The Annual Progressive Dinner takes place this coming Friday evening, October 18th, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have kindly agreed to host a meal on their boat this Friday night. As this newsletter goes out, participants are in the process of being allocated to host boats over the […]
Check out the new Lunch and Dinner spring /summer menus
The blustery conditions on Opening Day didn’t deter either the official boat or the more intrepid competitors. Our Photographer Paula Marszalek captured the action – have a look at her wonderful photos below. Club Captain Marnie Irving awarded the prizes in the members bar, with the Pursuit Race won by Serendipity. In the One Design […]