Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Vice Commodore’s Report As the rest of the country winds down after a challenging year, our Club is preparing for a very busy two months. Next week we will be hosting Sail Melbourne, followed in January with the Stonehaven Cup, the 12ft Cadet Centenary Reunion and Regatta and the VX and 2.4m Nationals. Elsewhere members […]
An information evening for the 2024 Bass Strait Cruise in Company (Sat 24th Feb to Mon 11th Mar, 2024) will be held at the Club Committee Room on Friday 8th December 2023 at 7:30pm, following the members draw. Rear Commodore Peter Gebhardt will provide an overview of the basis of the cruise, timing, potential destinations, […]
The Annual Cruising Group Christmas Hardstand Party will be held on Saturday 9th December, from 6pm. BYO BBQ food and drinks, and enjoy our annual end of year get together with friends and fellow Cruisers. Come along for good company, to celebrate the year gone by, and to look forward to 2024. All welcome.
. Dear Members, The Australian 12ft Cadet Dinghy has a long and proud history and was sailed by some of Australia’s best sailors including American Cup skippers James Hardy and Jock Sturrock. I would like to give a special plug for the upcoming Australian 12ft Cadet Dinghy Open Australian Championships and Centenary Reunion Function that […]
Information Night Thursday 16 November Sailing Lifts Your Spirits is back for the summer season and on Thursday there is a kickoff meeting for everyone: whether you have been involved in the past, curious about what we are doing or are already keen to get involved So please join us, this Thursday evening (16 Nov), […]
Pursuit start times are not a fixed number and they can change from week to week even if you haven’t sailed for a few weeks. The first concept to understand is that your pursuit start time is not your “handicap”. The system uses your Performance Handicap number AND the estimated time for the race in […]
COMING UP – Save the Dates: Looking ahead, we have the following events going through and into the New Year. Annual BASS STRAIT CRUISE Information Night: The 2024 annual Bass Strait Cruise in Company is scheduled to take place over the fortnight Sat 24th Feb to Mon 11th Mar, 2024. An information evening will be […]
Fortune Favours the Brave When Wednesday twilight sailing was cancelled and rain squalls came through overnight, many wondered about the wisdom of “Oaks Day lunch on the lawn”. However, fortune favours the brave and when staff arrived at 6:00 am Thursday to set up, the future was looking decidedly brighter. Within hours the yard was […]
Over the past few months RBYC has been going through the process of being able to call itself a Clean Marina. We are happy to say that last week we got confirmation that we are now officially accredited and an International Clean Marina. RBYC now appears on the MIA website as a Clean Marina and […]
Thursday night OTB sessions continue to build and are a sensational sailing experience with a great mix of racing and socialising. A fleet of eight Lasers, one Aero and one Windsurfer completed four sprint races in perfect conditions last Thursday night. Racing was fierce but friendly. A big thanks to John Mooney who now provides regular […]