Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Our Club Captain Brett Heath and our boating manager Colin Burgess, with others’ help, plan racing and regattas months or even years in advance. One event on our annual calendar is BLiSS; namely, Brighton Ladies’ Skipper Series. It’s still half a year away, (on Sunday 1st May,) but worth keeping in mind. Worth it because, […]
Friday 18th November 2022 For this month’s Guest Speaker Dinner, we are pleased to have Peter and Karen Johns entertain us with tales of their water borne travels in Europe. So please join us in the Bayview Room for “Joie de Vivre V goes to Europe, being the adventures of a beached old sailor and his […]
What a wild weekend. Crews scheduled to race to Devonport revised their plans when the race was cancelled, and boats owners were checking their lines to make sure all was secure. I had the pleasure of attending Opening Day at Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club and was reminded of the close relationship between QCYC and RBYC. […]
Dear Members Being involved with the sailing and cruising committees, I will put a slight ‘cruising’ slant in my note to you this week.Seeing so many people down at the club last Friday night was fantastic. The Cruising Group held the annual Progressive Dinner with our best turnout for a social event in recent times. […]
Having recently returned from sailing from Townsville down to Airlie Beach I’ve been reflecting about just how much enjoyment we get from our club in a variety of ways. I would never have had the courage to become part of the boat owning syndicate for Rampallion if not for the friendship and advice I’ve received […]
Foil labs are coming to RBYCRBYC is excited to be one of the first clubs on the bay to welcome the introduction of Foil Labs to their registered training courses. Foil labs are a one-day introduction to the art of foiling. Designed for 14–23-year-olds, Foil labs provide a great opportunity for sailors at an intermediate […]
Skipper and crew are invited to attend a MOB seminar we are holding at the club. This will be a highly informative evening with speakers from ORCV sharing their Knowledge and Experience. So whether your are seasoned sailor or new to the sport we hope you can join us for what will be a fantastic […]
The summer pool competition entries are now open. All members welcome and free of charge. There are two competitions Singles Pool Pot Black Trophy Doubles Pool Doubles Pool Trophy The emphasis is on having fun and meeting new friends at the Yacht Club. Even if you are not a regular player, a good half […]
Just having returned from the Club after sailing in the first race of the season, it was wonderful to see members and visiting sailors participating in a large number of events. There was something for everyone with keelboats, Etchells, Dragons, 2.4s VxOnes, and WASZPs racing on a number of different courses on a frustrating day […]
RBYC hosted its first regatta of the season being the WAZSP Slalom regatta over the weekend. A fleet of 19 boats came from as far afield as NSW to compete . The two day event consisted of 6 qualifying races on day one and 4 on day two. Then the top ten boats from this […]