Royal Brighton Yacht Club
While most of us were enjoying the blustery Easter weekend indoors, six intrepid boats started the trip to Port Fairy with four finishing the “character building” race. Congratulations to all crews and especially to the RBYC crew on Jaffa – links to reports and results are further down in this newsletter. Fortunately, the cutting wind […]
In 2020, Christiaan de Beukelaur spent much of the year at sea, aboard the century old schooner Avontuur, carting cargo across the Atlantic. The Avontuur set sail from Elsfleth, Germany, to show that wind propulsion offers an alternative to heavily polluting cargo ships. Christiaan’s voyage was meant to be a three-week stint of fieldwork. He wanted to […]
Members have enjoyed the member profiles we’ve provided over the past few weeks. Here is a piece from Miriam Cherry, owner and skipper of the yacht Lena. When we came to Australia in 1968, the only clubs that would accept women members were Hastings YC and Hobsons Bay YC, so we sailed our 24ft Endeavour […]
March has been an extremely busy month at the club both on and off the water and it’s been fun to get involved. On the water I’ve had the chance to get out on a rescue boat during the VX! Regatta, help bring boats in off the beach for the George Mac, as well as […]
From GC Member Nick BarberAt the half yearly meeting on 21 March it was interesting to hear the sub-committee reports, with a lot of progressive and diverse activity in flight at the club. This work all blends to make it an enjoyable, safe, fun, and inclusive environment which imbues a welcoming and positive culture for […]
We are a start up charity who take healthcare workers and first responders out for 2hr sailing experiences – to help boost their mental wellbeing. Our pilot program has been successfully running out of RBYC on Thursday evenings for 3 seasons now. Last Thursday was the final sailing event for this season and we reached […]
Hi everyone, On the field: both the Thursday and Friday night games to start season 2023 were enthralling. The Blues and Tigers played a closely fought game that either team could have won, so it was probably befitting that the game ended in a draw. Carlton probably had the better of the play for 3 […]
It’s my turn to write a few words. Over half of the season has gone, and the half yearly meeting is Tuesday evening – I hope you find it informative. As Treasurer, I’m ably assisted by a Finance team. We meet prior to the monthly General Committee meeting and look at the financial results for […]
For the first time in what seems like a while, we are proud to be able to report on our junior representatives who attended their very first state championships over the long weekend in Mornington! RBYC sent off 7 brave sailors and parents into the wild that was the 78-boat regatta, with 1 sailor in […]
On 21 March 2023, at the half yearly General Meeting, three female club members will receive their 40 year medallions, the first women to be awarded this recognition; Mary-Alice Tedstone, Jan Ferguson, and Past Commodore Wendy Luck. The following reflections are from Wendy Luck MY SAILING & CLUB HISTORY I started sailing in a Sabot […]