Royal Brighton Yacht Club
As we go through these chilly shortest days of the year, many of our cruising colleagues have escaped Melbourne and headed north into warmer climes and / or longer days. The RBYC yacht Aquacadabra is now stopped off in Cairns, after departing Port Phillip three weeks ago and making great progress up the East Coast […]
During the weekend, RBYC members took fully advantage of the sunny conditions participating in a variety of events and activities showing there’s more to Melbourne’s winters than football and snow. Saturday morning began with the first race of the ORCV 2025 DYSC Marine Supplies Winter Series and Novice Return Series. As is the tradition, there […]
LIST OF TROPHY WINNERS IMAGES FROM THE NIGHT (use Password RBYC)
**Exciting Announcement: Join us this Father’s Day, Sunday 7th September, for an exhilarating and fun Exotic Car Show for all at Royal Brighton Yacht Club, supporting The Shitbox Rally. This unique fundraising event has raised over $50 million for cancer research. We’re thrilled to have our very own Bryan Drummond participating with his teammate Rudi Ota […]
While most of us were trying to escape the cold, the wind and snow, RBYC sailors of all ages were active over the long weekend. The inaugural 2025 King’s Cup Regatta for the Optimist class was held at RBYC in wintery conditions, but the 40 enthusiastic young sailors remained undeterred. Organised by Craig Cobbin and […]
June’s Guest Speaker Dinner will be held on Friday June 20th, and will feature John Rundell who this year, sailed Why Knot down to Hobart to take part in the 2025 Wooden Boat Festival. John will present on the highlights of the festival, along with Why Knot’s travels to get there. As usual, please book […]
Hi – I’m Andy Holmes, one of the new General Committee members who joined last year. I am a member of a working group to increase philanthropic gifting, as well as developing plans to replace the current Jock Sturrock Centre with a world class sail training facility. In fact our Commodore announced at the 150th […]
Safety Gear needs teamwork to prevent disaster and save lives. We often read stories in the news about the latest ocean rescue drama or sadly, lives lost at sea . These seem to spread instantly around the globe due to social media, news broadcasts and of course our marina catchups. A skipper engaged in recreational boating whether […]
National Volunteer Week runs from 19 -25 May, a good time to reflect on how much our club relies on the services of volunteers with a variety of skills and experience. Some volunteers are here almost every day, some are here each week, and some are called on for specific expertise at critical times. All […]
Ten years ago today, May 20th 2015, RBYC took delivery of a new start boat, subsequently to be named the Harry Tedstone after our legendary Race Officer of the previous twenty plus years. Harry’s wife MaryAlice continues to this day as a regular volunteer every Saturday without fail. The boat selected was a Cougar Cat […]