Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Last Friday, Cruising Group hosted a very successful and enjoyable Guest Speaker Dinner, with around 60 members and friends attending. Cheyne O’Brien and John Dudley from the BOM enlightened us on the science of marine forecasting, and the factors that impact Port Phillip weather. We are now all aware of the influence of the “Kilmore […]
Before you know it, it will be the opening of the season and what a season it will be. Presently there are a number of members enjoying the warmth up north. From what I have heard there is plenty of wind also with some carnage. Read all about it and check out the results on […]
Each year golfing members of sailing clubs compete in the annual Victory Cup. It’s open to all classes of membership. We need a team of at least four players but can include more. Only the top four stableford scores will count towards the Cup. This year the date is Monday 21 October 2024 at Rossdale […]
Marine Forecasting and Port Phillip Bay. GUEST SPEAKER DINNER: This Friday August 16th, 2024 Our Speakers for this Friday’s Guest Speaker Dinner will be Cheyne O’Brien and John Dudley from the Bureau of Meteorology. Cheyne is a marine specialist with the bureau, with a background in operational marine forecasting, and will present on forecasting and […]
The training session for our youth sailors started with our new Term 3 training program getting underway on Sunday. With 24 RBYC junior members undertaking training in the Junior Race Squad (Opti), Youth Race Squad (Quests) and 29er Race Squad. It’s great to see these young sailors continuing their journey at the club after completing […]
This winter has been one of the coldest and calmest presenting challenges for sailors and swimmers at the club. Frustratingly there’s often been either not enough or too much wind. This past weekend the ORCV race had to be abandoned, and the keen sailors at RBYC were disappointed on both days due to lack of […]
Dear MembersLooking back at the last few General Committee weekly updates, we have been reminded that the cold weather is really upon us; however, it is pleasing to see that many events are still happening around the club, both on and off the water.We have a fantastic speaker scheduled for next month’s Guest Speaker Dinner, […]
Hello fellow members. Well, how bad has our weather been lately. Not conducive to playing boats. I was lucky enough to speak with past Commodore Peter Johns and Karen and the trusty deckhand for a couple of weeks, Susan Cassidy. They are having a splendid time in their canal boat currently in France and hoping […]
Over the last two months the SMART classes for learning about sailing and racing have been a winner. They were well received buy many members form all fleets. We plan to do this again next winter. Below is a summary of the topics and you can access the presentations via the button. #1 Introduction to […]
Melbourne weather can be a challenging changing experience and this weekend just past confirmed that. For those hardy souls that braved Saturday morning, a raging sea (50 kph gusting winds and an air temperature cold enough to make a polar bear feel at home), Sunday was a great relief. RBYC Icebergers arrived at Melbourne’s home […]