Royal Brighton Yacht Club
As well as herself being a dedicated competitive IQ Foil sailor, training regularly, Anna Cripsey organised a fundraising event earlier this year for the nine elite sailors aspiring make an Olympic team. We asked Anna to give us an update of what these sailors have been up to.Jack Eichmeyer and Lachie Weber competed in the […]
The 2023 – 2024 end of season cocktail party (incorporating trophy presentation) was held on Friday 12th. With over 150 club members attending there was great representation from the non sailing members as well as the sailors and its was wonderful to see a large number of new members also attending. Below are a few […]
A range of new RBYC clothing is now available to purchase from reception. It includes the first of the 150yr items. Visit the Clothing/Merchandise page of the website to see these new items
Club Captain Marnie Irving. I am writing this, this NAIDOC week, from Bindibu country in the Western Deserts region of WA, almost as far from the sea as you can possibly get.I have been lucky enough to spend two days camping amongst white coolabahs and spinifex with two women from the Pintubi Nine. You may […]
General Committee: Tony Hennessy A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to play a very pleasant 9 holes of golf at the Woodlands Golf Club with some of my fellow members on the RBYC Social Committee. We then followed the game with a very pleasant lunch within the golf clubs dining facilities. The […]
We are flying the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags for the week. NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Bayside City Council website includes some terrific material about the connection of the Aboriginal people to the Bayside area. Get to know your local area better and have a look. […]
We thought it would be timely to provide an update on the Forecourt Redevelopment project. Long Contracting established their site office mid-May and are currently working through relocating services and demolition. There is a long list of services that enter the building through this site. Many of these require lowering and others are redundant and […]
Incorporating 2023-2024 Season Trophy Presentations
On Sunday the frosty conditions suited the event perfectly – the annual Frostbite regatta, with the General Committee of RBYC trying to win the “muddy water” trophy back from RMYS, who hosted the competition this year. All that was missing was wind. The junior teams competed also, to show the seniors how it is done. […]
On Saturday the annual “flare shoot” for the first race of the ORCV winter series went well – but then the racing was challenging with very little wind. The race was started by RBYC and then finished at Sandringham. The club racing went ahead also, with light weather skills sorely tested. Well done to all […]