Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Hi – As many of you know, I chair a working group to increase philanthropic gifting, as well as developing plans to replace the current Jock Sturrock Centre with a world class sail training facility. The working team is Andy Holmes, Grant Dow, Mark Woodland, Peter Demura, and advisor John Phillips (BGS – Senior Manager, […]
Magnetic Island Race Week, following on from Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island Race Weeks and preceding Townsville Yacht club GaL.S Regatta, is underway; a glorious opportunity for sailors to hone their skills in sunshine. Sailing in regattas, with racing being held on several consecutive days, allows for consolidation of skills and of teamwork. Sailing away […]
While we will not be holding a Guest Speaker Dinner in September, we do plan on a 3rd Friday of the month Cruising Group get together. This will be in the form of dinner in the Club’s downstairs restaurant on Friday Sept 19th following the 7pm draw in the Members’ Bar. We will reserve a […]
Well done to the RBYC nominees who are finalists in the Australian Sailing Awards in several categories. You can see those categories and finalists below PARA SAILOR OF THE YEAR Alison Weatherly – Australian Hansa Class Association Peter Coleman – Royal Brighton Yacht Club, Australian Hansa Class Association, 2.4 Metre Class Simon Bibby – Bendigo […]
Set Sail These September School Holidays! Looking for something fun, active, and exciting for the kids these holidays? Our Kids & Youth Learn to Sail Program is back this September 2025! Designed for ages 6–18, this program is the perfect way for young sailors to discover the joy of sailing in a fun, friendly, and […]
Team Brighton was very well represented at this year’s Hamilton Island Race Week. There were light to moderate breezes but the strong currents made for challenging sailing at times. On the podium were RBYC’s Jamhu who came second in yellow division and former Commodore David Gotze on Triton who came first in the blue division. […]
Hello, Sail Captains and Sailing Administrators: We will be conducting a weighing day on Sunday, 21st September 2025, from 9am at Sandringham Yacht Club for boats that wish to obtain or update their measurement ratings certificates – AMS, ORC and IRC. In keeping with our usual practice, this day will be conducted by volunteers for […]
We’ve noticed a few bikes without storage tags (pictured below). If one of them is yours and you’d like to keep it at the club, please contact the Sailing Office to arrange your 2025–2026 storage tag. Just a friendly reminder: bike storage is available for senior members with boats on the marina, with one bike […]
• Guest Speaker Dinner last Friday. • Aquacadabra S2I Update. Many thanks to John & Jo Walker and Peter & Suzie Strain who entertained a large crowd at last Friday evening’s Guest Speaker Dinner, where they told of their cruises with Eco Abrolhos around the remote and rarely visited Houtman Abrolhos Islands off the northwestern […]
Last Wednesday the club hosted the D’Arenberg wine dinner. Chief wine maker and viticulturist Chester D’Arenberg Osborn regaled the sold out audience with stories about his family history, the creation of the famous D’Arenberg Cube, art, clothing design, jewellery, sculpture, science fiction writing, and of course the history of the wines being tasted. It was […]