Royal Brighton Yacht Club
By Paul Pascoe One of the rules that has changed from January of this year is rule 20, “Room to Tack at an Obstruction”. This is where you are beating to weather, you are approaching an obstruction, but you have a boat on your hip that is preventing you from tacking. The application of the […]
The annual RBYC Frostbite Cruise will take place this coming weekend of July 26th and 27th, destination Melbourne City Marina (MCM), Docklands. Join in, come along, and enjoy a convivial weekend away with sailing colleagues. This year, we are adding a “Christmas in July” theme and suggest each boat brings along +/- $10 Kris Kringle […]
Sailors Mentorship And Race Training This year we will be presenting a series of lectures and discussions, SMART Classes, designed to encourage boat owners to participate in club racing. The series is aimed at both Novice and Experienced sailors to join in and to learn what is required for racing. Aug 6th 1800 – 1930 […]
The annual RBYC Frostbite Cruise will take place over the weekend of July 26th and 27th, destination Melbourne City Marina (MCM), Docklands. Join in, come along, and enjoy a convivial weekend away with sailing colleagues. This year, we are adding a “Christmas in July” theme and suggest each boat brings along +/- $10 Kris Kringle […]
It was great to see so many club members at this years Presentation Night. Each fleet had a good representation and it was wonderful to be able to include the youth sailors as part of the evening. A highlight of the night was presenting the new 2.mR season aggregate trophy. Commissioned and hand crafted by […]
Celebrating Our Members – Honouring Our HistoryOn a landmark evening attended by over 130 members and guests, the Royal Brighton Yacht Club proudly celebrated its 150th Anniversary Presentation Night – a remarkable milestone in our Club’s rich sailing heritage.The Club was delighted to welcome new members, while also honouring long-standing members and families whose connection […]
Presentation NightThis is a reminder about our upcoming Presentation Night, where we will celebrate the achievements of our sailors over the past year. It will be an excellent opportunity to come together as a club and reflect on the hard work and success that has defined our season. The event will feature the presentation of […]
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 […]
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 […]