Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Peter Cook is an experienced maritime security practitioner, he has worked with intergovernmental agencies (UNODC & IMO), flag and port States, international shipping associations and private maritime security providers. Having worked in London for ten years, he is now based in Melbourne, Australia, exploring new opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region. He is an Honorary Fellow […]
GUEST SPEAKER DINNER – Friday Feb 16th, 2024 In April 2023, RBYC yachts Aquacadabra, Chakana and Saffron left Melbourne to sail up the east coast of Australia, and then across the Coral Sea to New Caledonia. After spending 2 months cruising New Caledonian waters they joined a rally to Vanuatu where they climbed a volcano, […]
– By Anna Cripsey Hello fellow RBYC members, we are a group of high-performance sailors that are lucky enough to call RBYC our home base. We all share a common dream of wanting to go the Olympics whether it be in the Laser (ILCA), 470, IQ Wind foil or Kite foil class. This dream and […]
2024 BIRTHDAY CRUISE to RYCV, Williamstown: 21st Jan The 33nd RBYC Cruising Group Annual Birthday Cruise to the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria at Williamstown will take place this Sunday January 21st, 2024. Eight or nine boats have already signed up to go, but it is not too late to participate. Just get in touch […]
Where it all began From a lot of ideas and no doubt dozens of sketches (no computers in those days!) a gentleman called Mr A.C. Barber penned the lines of a dinghy, bringing together all the ideas floated in many very animated discussions about training boats. He formally recorded these thoughts around 1922 and called […]
A bright sunny day greeted the crews this morning, but as is often the case at this time of year in Melbourne, the breeze had yet to be part of the program. The AP flag (Answering Pennant – used to advise crews that the race time was postponed) was hoisted on the Club’s mast. This […]
Report from the front lines – Stonehaven Cup 2024 – Day 1 2024 got started with the entire east coast of Australia getting thoroughly drenched, and for a while, it looked like the southeast corner was going to be spared. Well, that was until last night!! A weather front brought thunderstorms and heavy rain to […]
THURSDAY 22th FEBRUARY, 2024 7PM
We have had a great start to Sailing Lifts Your Spirits for this summer with nearly 100 Guests registered to participate over the first 3 weeks. So far the weather gods have been kind, although this week the forecast is at our upper limit and will be closer to brisk than gentle for our Guests. […]
The Club was crowded with sailors, volunteers, coaches and supporters from Thursday – Sunday of last week. RBYC was honoured to host Sail Melbourne, not just to have a front row seat to world class competitive racing but also recognising it is a terrific opportunity for race management teams and volunteers from different clubs to […]