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HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS

Tuesday March 25th, 7pm Reports can be located in the Members Portal Notice of Meeting / Agenda including Special Resolution Minutes of AGM held 24th September 2024 Financial Report Proxy Form – Voting is restricted to financial members of the following categories. (a) Senior Members and Senior Family Members who are spouses or domestic partners […]

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Commodore’s Report – 22/10/24

The Commodore and General Committee are delighted to extend an invitation to all RBYC members and their guests for the Royal Brighton Yacht Club’s 150th Celebration Ball. This prestigious event will be held on 9th May 2025 at The Carousel in Albert Park, from 7:00pm for 7:30pm, until Midnight. Join us as we commemorate this […]

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Annual General Meeting & Election

24th September 2024, 253 Esplanade, Brighton, 1900HRS Annual Report FY24 Notice of Annual General Meeting including Agenda Minutes Half Yearly General Meeting of Members Notice of Election (Nominations Closed) Election Procedure – In-Person & Postal (updated 05.09.24) Election of Flag Officers, Honorary Treasurer & General Committee 2024-2025 Please click on link below to see Nominee […]

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Welcome to Opening Day

This week’s wild weather is predicted to finish just in time for Opening Day this Saturday 7th October– it is forecast to be clear with light winds. We’d love to see you there, whether you are a sailor or not. Here is what is happening on the day…11:15 am – before the formalities begin, we […]

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Annual General Meeting

19th September 2023, 253 Esplanade, Brighton, 1900 Annual Report (print version) Notice of Annual General Meeting including agenda Minutes Half Yearly General Meeting Election of Flag Officers, Honorary Treasurer & General Committee 2023-2024 Please click on link below to see Nominee information supplied

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GC Report – Vice Commodore

Dear Members Despite the cold weather over the last month or two, it is pleasing to see that many events are still happening around the club, both on and off the water. We have been blessed with some nice sailing conditions on Saturdays and some Wednesdays. The sun has been shining, accompanied by light winds. […]

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Footy Tipping WK 22

Hi all, Melbourne’s Simon Goodwin was the first coach to be given his marching orders this season. He was fired early in the week. On the field Last Thursday night, the Hawks stood tall and crushed Collingwood by 64 points at the MCG. The Magpies are in freefall right now. Hawthorn’s margin of victory surprised […]

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Cruising News 12/8

Our next Guest Speaker Dinner will be held this Friday, August 15th, when John & Jo Walker and Peter & Suzie Strain will let us into the secrets of Cruising the Houtman Abrolhos Islands – Australia’s historic and marine treasure. This promises to be a fascinating look at an historic, but lesser frequented, part of […]

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Victory Cup

Are you an RBYC member who also plays golf?This is your chance to represent the club in the annual Victory Cup.This year it’s being played onMONDAY 6th October 2025AT MOONAH LINKS – THE LEGENDS COURSE55 Peter Thomson Drive, Fingal1pm Shotgun StartEntry Fee $130 per person(Includes Cart and post golf nibbles)Entries Close : Friday 26th September […]

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Skipper Briefings 2025-2026

Skippers Briefing 2025-26 Season

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RBYC members enjoy the 2025 Women’s Helm, Navigator & Radio Race

We enjoyed hosting the participants of the 2025 Women’s Helm, Navigator & Radio Race for dinner on Friday night and breakfast the next morning, before they headed for Queenscliff Cruising Yacht club in a building breeze. Well done to RBYC boat She’s Apples – thanks to Matt Gault for the use of the boat which […]

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Hay convoy to drought stricken farmers

Hay convoy to drought stricken farmers By Past Commodore, Paul Pascoe South Australia is currently in the worst drought in recorded history as is the Western District of Victoria. Feeding their stock has exhausted farmers own supply of hay and with floods in NSW there is a critical shortage of hay up and down the […]

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RBYC boats head north for the regatta season

Paul Jackson’s JAMHU is all packed up and read to head north for the regatta season after dropping its mast at RBYC and then being loaded onto a truck. The boat will be skippered by Ken Christensen and include several crew from RBYC over the three regattas; Airlie Beach Race Week, Hamiton Island Race Week […]

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Rules Update – Room to Tack at an Obstruction

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 […]

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Cruising News 22/7

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 […]