Royal Brighton Yacht Club
For our April Guest Speaker Dinner, we are pleased to have Commander Helen Ward (RAN) to relate the story of HMVS Cerberus, the first Australian steam powered ironclad warship, commissioned shortly after the Australian colonial governments had been empowered to acquire and man naval vessels. As most will know, the scuttled hulk of the Cerberus […]
The 2026 – 2.4mR National Sailing RegattaRoyal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club So, let’s have a sailing regatta, and just to add to the challenge, we’ll run it in the most remote city on the planet. Now, to be clear, it is a beautiful place with very hospitable locals – it is just so flaming far […]
RBYC learn to sail has two current opportunities for those looking at doing Keelboat training at the Club. For those new to sailing we run the Keelboat Crew (KBC) program. This runs over two Saturdays 9.30 -3.30 each day. This is ideal for anyone new to sailing, has limited experience or may have done dinghy […]
Peter Demura Autumn is a wonderful time in Melbourne with gentle breezes and warm days. The first few weeks have, apart from the odd day here and there, been no exception. We have been blessed with ideal sailing conditions, and the Club and our sailors have been extremely busy. Over the Labour Day long weekend, […]
A Community Club Royal Brighton Yacht Club was very different when I was introduced to the establishment as a pre-teen, back in the day. The current building barely resembles what stood there previously. There was a slipway and storage yard, the yard man lived in a cottage where the upper car park is today. The pier was […]
What a weekend – 22 beautiful Etchells competing in 7 excellent races in varied condition over 3 days. Competitors had travelled from far afield to make this a wonderful Victorian State Championship for the Etchells Melbourne Fleet and our club. The previous weekend the club hosted 80 Opti Sailors for the Opti States so this […]
Sailing Lifts Your Spirits has wrapped up another beautiful season here at RBYC! On a positive note, we welcomed 253 incredible healthcare and emergency service workers out on the water to experience the joy of sailing. These communities give so much to others and it’s been an honour to give them a chance to relax, connect and […]
This coming Friday, March 20th, we are delighted to have Hugh Pilsworth as our March Guest Speaker. Hugh, who an SYC member and past commodore of QCYC, will present on a 2-year global circumnavigation in his Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49, BlueFlyer. Hugh will detail why he undertook this trip, and how he organised it (e.g., […]
Report from Vice Commodore Peter Gebhardt Dear Members I hope this note finds you well and that you all managed to have a great Labour Day weekend! It was a busy weekend around the club as we hosted the 2026 VIODA Organic Garden International Optimist Victorian & Open Championships. The success of these regattas relies […]
For our March Guest Speaker (Friday March 20th), we have SYC and QCYC member, Hugh Pilsworth who will present on his 2-year global circumnavigation in his Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49, BlueFlyer. Hugh will detail why he undertook this trip, and how he organised it (e.g., crewing, port visit arrangements, etc). Additionally, he will cover the […]