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Autumn is a wonderful time in Melbourne with gentle breezes and warm days. The first few weeks have, apart from the odd day here and there, been no exception. We have been blessed with ideal sailing conditions, and the Club and our sailors have been extremely busy. Over the Labour Day long weekend, the Club hosted the Opti …
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Office and Marina News
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Upcoming On Water Events
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Looking for Sailors to crew in the Jubilee Rudder Shield – Ballarat Yacht Club 26 April 2026
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You can see from Don Warners 150th Anniversary book that the Jubilee Class has a long history at RBYC. The annual Rudder Shield is being sailed in on 26 April at Ballarat Yacht Club and we are looking for six RBYC sailors to crew two boats. There will be 5 teams altogether from 5 different yacht clubs. This is a round robin with four races and no spinnakers – just good fun. If you haven’t sailed a Jubilee before that is no impediment to having a good time (as several of us found out last year).
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Proceedings start at 10:30 am with two races before lunch and two after lunch.
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Contact Niesje Hees (0417 594 018) for more information (Gary Bunyard, our team Captain, will be busy sailing his 2.4 mtr in WA leading up to the event).
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Copies of the 150th Anniversary book are available from reception for $60 per book.
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This Week's Club Racing
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Wednesday: Hearnes Heroes & Twilight | Thursday: OTB
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Saturday: KB Artemis Pursuit One, OD racing & VX States| Sunday: OTB & VX States
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Start times for Keelboat twilight races are published at 4.30 pm. Boats not already entered but want to race MUST sign on or enter before 4.30pm so we can properly calculate start times for the fleet. Sign on after 4.30pm and you will be allocated an arbitrary time for that race. Please get in early.
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Training News
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April School Holidays Training Learn to Sail
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Adult Learn to Sail Training open for bookings
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RBYC and BLiSS with generous support from AMS are offering a fantastic opportunity for female sailors to get some extra coaching in keelboat racing. , The training will run on the 12th and 26th April. There are 2 session per day 9am-12pm or 1pm – 4pm. giving you the opportunity to find out more about racing in a relaxed atmosphere. You can only book one session. The day will be run on the RBYC keelboat with a Australian Sailing Qualified Keelboat Race instructor BOOK
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Road and Rail for 2.4s travelling to WA for the Nationals 2-5 April 2026
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As many RBYC members are well aware, travelling to a regatta is always challenging, whether it is a dingy or a keelboat regatta. Seven 2.4 mtr class boats are travelling to Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club for the Nationals, some by road and some inside a container by rail. The photo gives a pretty good idea of how much preparation and planning is involved!
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Here is a link to the regatta page.
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Easter 2026 Queenscliff Cup & Commodore’s Trophy (Female Helm)
An early Easter this year and QCYC is gearing up for the annual running of the Queenscliff Cup and female helm Commodore’s Trophy for 2026 with the assistance of Queenscliff Lonsdale Yacht Club. The regatta will be contested over Saturday and Sunday 4-5 April with provision of a resail on Monday 6 April if required. Courses will be around fixed marks in the vicinity of Queenscliff, providing interesting challenges with the tidal flows. Five races run over 2 days with female helm division for Races 3&4. First start 1100hrs Sat 4 April. Click here for all regatta and berthing documentation. Enter now so you don't miss out!
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Entry is open for the Kings Cup Regatta being held at RBYC 6 - 8th June. The event is open to Intermediate and Open Fleet sailors form around the bay.
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Great to see 12 OTB boats out last week for twilight racing. Competitive but still fun.
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Club News
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Hi everyone, The AFL will be concerned about the gap between weaker and stronger teams, as again this week, we saw some lopsided results. Fortunately, we also saw three games that featured big comebacks and close finishes. Tipsters will have a better chance to tip a perfect score this season as there are many rounds when less than nine games …
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Last Draw
Friday 13 March
Draw #1 No Winner.
Draw #2 Winner
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Next Draw
Friday 27 March
Draw #1 $1000,
Draw #2 $50
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NO DRAW ON GOOD FRIDAY
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