Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Cruising Group celebrated its annual end-of-year get together last Saturday evening with friends and sailing colleagues, old and new. With the weather forecast predicting the probability of showers and possibility of thunderstorms, we once again had to reconfigure from the traditional “Hardstand Party” to a “Jock Sturrock Centre Party”, nevertheless, an enjoyable evening was had […]
GC report from GC member Andy Holmes Those who attended the AGM will remember I gave a short update on the work of the Master Plan Working Group. We are making good progress, and we are expecting to source sponsorship funds soon to help us progress this work. Peter Maddison (aquatic member) has agreed to […]
The annual Christmas Hardstand Party will be held this Saturday, the 13th of December from 6pm onwards. Come along and enjoy our annual end of year get together to celebrate the year with friends and fellow sailing colleagues. BYO food and drinks and cook up a feast on the BBQ. Here’s hoping the weather gods […]
During the past few days, our Club hosted the 2025 Sail Melbourne Regatta. This multiclass regatta saw current and emerging Olympians, the Australian Sailing Team, international sailors, national and local sailors come together to compete in some of Port Phillip’s most challenging conditions. RBYC is honoured to host this prestigious regatta which this saw 332 […]
MIRRABOOKA B429, A SUNFAST JEANNEAU 42 By Lyn and David Bingham Mirrabooka is a Jeanneau Sunfast 42 built in 1997 and was purchased from the Jeanneau agent in Burnham on Crouch {where member Dave Spencer learned to sail} by a Sydney syndicate who raced her out of the CYC for some time. She was then […]
The annual Christmas Hardstand Party will be held on Saturday the 13th of December. Come along and celebrate the year with friends and sailing colleagues. BYO food and drinks, cook up a feast on the BBQ. Here’s hoping the weather gods are smiling, and we can enjoy the hardstand, but in case of inclement weather, […]
GC Report from GC member John Mooney Royal Brighton Yacht Club is hosting the 2025 Sail Melbourne event on behalf of Australian Sailing, and our Club is abuzz with vibrant activity. This World Grade event starts Thursday but already the club is packed with boats from around Australia and around the world. This year’s entries […]
The 2025 Winter event has concluded, congratulations to the Winners Handicap Snooker Brett Lazarides Billiards Chris Borell Scratch Snooker Lewin Trophy Chris Borell Brett and Chris were the instigators of the recent table refurbishment, so an outstanding result. The trophies will be engraved and presented shortly. The next event on the table is the […]
Dear Members It’s great to see our spring and summer programs swing into full gear; here’s hoping warmer weather and better wind conditions will be upon us. After spending the last 5 weeks away from Melbourne cruising in Indonesia with Aquacadabra, it’s good to be back out on the Bay last Saturday with lots of […]
On Saturday 1 November 2025, Julie McKay and her crew from RBYC made maritime history as their vessel, ANOTHER CHAPTER slipped over the finish line in the dying breeze. Julie scored the trifecta by taking line honours and becoming the overall winner of the 50th Goorangai Trophy Race, with Julie additionally winning the Eliza Ramsden […]