I feel both humble and privileged to be endorsed as the 78th Commodore of the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Our Club continues to grow and respond to changing needs of members, sailors and the larger community. We cannot afford to stand still. 2025 is shaping up to be year of celebrations and challenges. The most […]
Cruising Group News
After a very well attended and entertaining September Guest Speaker Dinner with Gordon Symes, our 3rd Friday event in October (Friday the 18th) will be the annual Progressive Dinner. ALL WELCOME, be you a boat owner or non-boat owner, a racer, cruiser, aquatic or social member. This is always an excellent evening to get to […]
Restaurant Summer Trading Hours
From October 9th the Olympic Restaurant & Bar will be open for Dinner Wednesday to Sunday inclusive. This is in addition to our legendary Breakfast & Lunch service 7 days a week
GM Report
Forecourt Re-development The scaffolding has been removed from the front of the club, revealing the new shape. Several milestones have now been reached or are about to be. We expect it all to be complete by the end of October and thank members for their patience during the construction – we do realise it has […]
Opening Day 2025
It’s that time of year – first Grand Final and then the next weekend is Opening Day. This is the Opening of the Sailing Season with all types of boats going out on the water. However all are invited to help celebrate – time to plan your “Under the Sea” costume. Below is the schedule […]
KISS 2024
Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club and partner club Ocean Racing Club of Victoria have had a bumper year for their 2024 intake of women sailors for the KISS (Keelboat Introduction to Sailing Savvy) training program. Established in 2022 by then QCYC Commodore Lee Renfree, the program has now graduated over 100 women in the last three […]
24th September 2024, 253 Esplanade, Brighton, 1900HRS Annual Report FY24 Notice of Annual General Meeting including Agenda Minutes Half Yearly General Meeting of Members Notice of Election (Nominations Closed) Election Procedure – In-Person & Postal (updated 05.09.24) Election of Flag Officers, Honorary Treasurer & General Committee 2024-2025 Please click on link below to see Nominee […]
RBYC Youth Sailor in China
Charlie Chidlow has just returned home from Qingdao, China, where he participated in his first large, international regatta. And what an experience it was! The six Opti sailors from Australia were part of the Qingdao International Optimist Training Camp & Regatta 2024. They set off with their sails, their VIODA team gear, a bunch of […]
Important Dates for your Diary
As our Sailing Season Opening Day is now less than a month away, mark these dates in your diary. 11th September and 18th September – Skipper Briefings (choose one and register here) 14 September – election for General Committee at the club for eligible voters from 10:00am – 4:00pm Link to Election Information 24 September […]
Our speaker for the September 20th Guest Speaker Dinner will be Gordon Syme from Yachtmaster, who will be telling us of the joys and perils of Yacht Chartering in Greece and Croatia. As usual, bookings are essential for catering purposes. To book, please contact Reception on 9592 3092 or email [email protected] prior to the close […]