Royal Brighton Yacht Club
To kick off 2023’s Guest Speaker Dinner Programme, we are delighted to have Robina and Brenton Smith entertain and inform us with tales of their 2021 Coral Sea passages. A chance encounter in a laundry and chandlery led Robina and Brenton Smith to participate two handed in the ‘Beyond the Barrier Rally’ between COVID lockdowns […]
93ʳᵈ Stonehaven Cup, 3 to 8 January 2023The historic Stonehaven Cup is now sailed in RS Quests with a crew of three RBYC has again field a team of 3 boats in this years event. Along with RMYS and KISC. This junior event is the annual regatta where clubs with youth sailors get to compete […]
A special congratulations to RBYC member Wayne Seaward and his Beneteau Oceanis 473, Cyan Moon, which came 1st in PHS in the Sydney Hobart, wining the RANSA Trophy and the CYCA Trophy. Wayne mounted a well organised campaign, recruiting 5 men and 5 women from Victoria Queensland and New South Wales. These were Navigator Ian […]
The 32nd RBYC Cruising Group Annual Birthday Cruise to the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria at Williamstown for lunch will take place on Sunday January 15th, 2023 This annual event started in January 1991 when the newly formed Cruising Division of RBYC had their first outing, sailing to RYCV. We have continued the tradition ever […]
Media Release 19 December 2022 Melbourne to Hobart Fleet Ready to Set a Cracking Pace to HobartSkippers and crews from the near 50 boat fleet are counting down the days to the start of the 50th anniversary of the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race and as final preparations are […]
In January 2023 we are again hosting Sail Melbourne.This is a major event on our sailing calendar. It brings in a lot of boats and competitors and we need to accommodate them on our club premises. Boat StorageWe will be making use of the yard, under croft, Jock Sturrock building and car parking areas during […]
Last Friday I had the privilege of assisting the Commodore farewell RBYC and visiting boats competing in the Sydney to Hobart and Melbourne to Hobart ocean races. Those present received a RBYC burgee, which hopefully will be flown with pride when the yachts safely reach Hobart. Royal Brighton has a long and proud tradition of […]
While at the club over the next few weeks, consider an online donation to the Lighthouse Foundation, helping break the pattern of youth homelessness in Australia. You will see posters around the club and use the QR code, and can write your festive season wishes on one of the Wishing Tree tags provided – or […]
The annual RBYC BLiSS regatta will be held on 30 April 2023 and is the last of the five Race Days of the Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series (PPWCS). This year we are offering a TRAINING DAY for competitors ahead of the regatta, in the Club’s Quest sailing dinghies for a nominal fee. This is […]
The following is adapted from an email received by a member. We thought the sentiments really hit the mark so are sharing them with you.This year has been another unprecedented year with COVID still lurking, restrictions eased (thank goodness) but the stress, anxiety and general chaos ever present. Workloads and demands ramp up this time […]