Royal Brighton Yacht Club
The 2025 Bass Strait Cruise is off and running. As of midday Monday Feb 24th, the Brighton boats “Aquacadabra”, “Chakana” and “Kirra Kirra”, in company with “Atmospheric” and “Umbra Luna” from SYC, had cleared Port Phillip Heads on the morning’s slack water, and were making their way SE along the coast, heading for Wilsons Prom. […]
Most members will be aware of the recent dismasting of Pip Hare’s Vendee Globe IMOCA yacht 700 Nautical miles south of Melbourne. She setup a jury rig and limped into Melbourne shortly after Christmas. The decision was then made to put the yacht on a ship and send back to the UK where a new […]
The next few months will feature three key of events to celebrate our 150th anniversary. Have you booked your tickets for the RBYC 150th Anniversary Ball to be held at The Carousel in Albert Park on May 9th? This glamorous evening will commence at 7.00pm and will include a three-course meal, drinks, entertainment by Richard […]
The 2025 Bass Strait Cruise in Company will be heading off for QCYC this coming Saturday, with MetEye is suggesting a favourable following northerly to help the fleet on its way to QCYC for the first night. A pre-cruise dinner will be held in the downstairs restaurant on Friday Feb 21st, following the Member’s Draw […]
Over the Australia Day Long Weekend, I was visiting Paynesville on the beautiful Gippsland Lakes. It has often been called the boating capital of Victoria with 420km2 of navigable waterways,the largest in Australia. It was great to see 11 boats from Royal Brighton Yacht Club sailing in the Australian 2.4m Championships, in beautiful sailing conditions, […]
The 2025 Bass Strait Cruise in Company will depart RBYC for QCYC on Sat Feb 22nd and to return to Brighton by Monday March 10th, 2025. It is not too late to join in the group – please contact John Walker ([email protected]) if you are interested in participating or have any other queries. A pre-cruise […]
Last Saturday saw ideal sailing conditions with light to moderate breezes, plenty of sun, and a balmy 30 degrees. A number of keel boats enjoyed the conditions sailing in a variety of trophy races with Div 1, Div 2, Cruising Division, and one design fleets all coming out to play. The race officers laid gates […]
HELP Do you have a cruising yacht with a furling headsail? Would you like a fantastic excuse to go sailing on Thursday evenings? We need your help! Sailing Lifts Your Spirits has become so popular that we have a waiting list of Healthcare Workers and First Responders eager to try sailing. We simply don’t have […]
The next Cruising Group on-water event will be the 2025 Bass Strait Cruise in Company, whichis scheduled to depart RBYC for QCYC on Sat Feb 22nd and to return to Brighton by Monday March 10th, 2025 ( Where the fleet goes between those dates is in the lap of the weather gods). At this stage, […]
29 June 1937 – 23 January 2025 It is with great sadness that we would like to acknowledge the passing of our friend and colleague, Will Merritt, who died suddenly, but peacefully, last Thursday morning, aged 87 years. Will was born and raised in Western Australia and took up sailing when he moved to Townsville […]