Royal Brighton Yacht Club
A key theme at this year’s Victorian Sailing Summit held by Australian Sailing at RBYC was improving participation in sailing. However, many of the initiatives are just as applicable to other activities at our Club. In addition, there is a growing need to boost participation in Club activities and in particular for our intermediate and […]
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 […]
Hi everyone, We have reached the 2/3 stage of the 24-round season. I’m hoping we start seeing a lot more close games for the rest of the way. This weekend was not particularly exciting from a closeness perspective. On the field Carlton travelled to Adelaide for the Thursday night game and put in another insipid […]
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 […]
As the cooler weather rolls in and the beach quiets down, we hope you’re still finding moments to enjoy the fresh sea air and take care of yourselves.We want to sincerely thank you for your ongoing support. Our amazing community means the world to us, and we remain dedicated to providing the highest standard of […]
July 11th Come and join your fellow members for our annual cocktail party and trophy presentation. This is a fantastic way to celebrate the season gone and catch up with your fellow members. Along with great food , drinks and dancing we also present the the trophies for the season and this year we are […]
**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 […]
Hi everyone, On the field: The first two games of this round were decided by 41 points. On Thursday night, Fremantle hosted Essendon and recorded their fifth straight win to keep themselves in the top eight. On Friday night, Geelong hosted Brisbane. Most pundits tipped the Cats to win… they were playing at home, the […]
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 […]