Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Early in the week the forecast was for wet cold conditions, and predictions were that the post-race barbecue would be in the members bar. 13 boats discovered how fickle Melbourne’s weather can be. The sun shone, there was a light 6-10 knot breeze allowing all boats to finish, and it was perfect for the barbecue […]
A stunning autumn day for the BLISS RegattaThe RBYC BLiSS Regatta, which is also “Race 5” of the Port Phillip Women’s Keelboat Regatta (PPWCS), was sailed Sunday 30 April. The stunning autumn day threatened to offer sunshine but no wind. Patience paid off, and Race Officer Lou Hutton was able to provide the 16 boats […]
Hello again fellow members. It is that time again for my little newsletter input.Here we are coming towards the end of another busy season with so many major events perfectly run by RBYC. All of the members of the club are involved in these bigger events and the mid week and weekend sailing and always […]
Come along and hear Wayne Seaward explore the challenges, barriers, and excitement of crew selection, training and development, boat preparation, along with the pitfalls and joy of entering a Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race for the first time, at 71 years of age. Wayne will tell the story and triumphs of Cyan Moon’s 2022 […]
New vinyl is being laid in the corridor leading to the change rooms. This will necessitate some temporary access measures for tonight and Thursday/Friday. The Steam Room and Sauna will be closed during this period. Access to the gym will be from the external door only from 6am – 9pm ONLY Access to the changing […]
I had so much fun on Sunday! At the Quests’ Training Day, an event linked to BLiSS (‘Brighton Ladies’ Skipper Series’), and most generously sponsored by YRSA, designer of AMS rating system. So much fun learning, being involved in Club activities, being in a dinghy in a gorgeous 10 knots. Chloe and her colleagues were […]
Dear MembersAs another summer sailing season nears its end, it was pleasing to see increased keelboat participation, particularly on Wednesdays in the Twilight races. We saw strong participation in many classes in regattas held around the bay and interstate throughout the season. During the Half Yearly AGM, I presented our Club Captains report, highlighting other […]
As well as a safety measure, the sign on system provides the Race Officer of the day with useful information as to how many boats might be sailing, what classes, etc. This not only helps in determining race layouts with length of start lines but on days of marginal conditions it assists the Race Officer […]
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 […]