This week’s wild weather is predicted to finish just in time for Opening Day this Saturday 7th October– it is forecast to be clear with light winds. We’d love to see you there, whether you are a sailor or not. Here is what is happening on the day…11:15 am – before the formalities begin, we […]
19th September 2023, 253 Esplanade, Brighton, 1900 Annual Report (print version) Notice of Annual General Meeting including agenda Minutes Half Yearly General Meeting Election of Flag Officers, Honorary Treasurer & General Committee 2023-2024 Please click on link below to see Nominee information supplied
RBYC History
The Cerberus Picnic This is the first in a series of short snippets about our club’s history, which we will periodically share with readers in the Tuesday newsletter. If you know of some interesting club history, please let us know. Did you know that between 1903 and 1918, our club had a branch at Half Moon Bay, […]
News From GC
Debbie Jonker – General Committee The boating lifestyle attracts me because no experience on any day on the water or in a marina is ever the same! The water changes colour or temperature, the wind changes far too regularly too. In Victoria at Wilson’s Prom we were so cold last June that we jumped into […]
AFL Round 1
On the field: in this week’s Thursday night clash, Richmond hit back hard versus Carlton (as expected) after their first half-capitulation last week against the Suns. The game was close all night with ten lead changes. The Blues had a slightly better final quarter to emerge with a five-point win. On Friday night, the Sydney […]
RBYC at 29er State Championships
From the 9th-11th of March, four RBYC junior sailors: Eddie Barron, Jenson Oldham, Oliver Martin, and I (Nathan Stanford) participated in the 29er state championships at the Sorento Sailing Couta Boat club. For all of us, this was our first time sailing a 29er regatta and it was such an amazing experience. On the first […]
Edward Jukes, Charlie Chidlow and Theo Altson represented RBYC over the long weekend participating in their first Optimist State Championships after progressing through the Tackers Program at RBYC and now sailing in the GreenFleet on Sunday afternoons building their skills and experience. There were 70 young Optimist Sailors that converged on Sandringham Yacht Club from […]
News from Club Captain
RBYC links us with the sea – we sail, we swim, we see the glory of the water. I have spent the last three weeks sailing from RBYC to southern Tasmania and back. This is a different experience from sailing in The Bay, although many of the same skills are needed. For me, the added […]
AFL Opening round
I hope you are coping with this weekend’s heatwave (Victorian tipsters). Undoubtedly, the AFL is happy they didn’t schedule any games here in Victoria this weekend. Welcome: we have quite a few new tipsters to our competition, and I extend a big welcome to John Trajanovski, Deb Abraham, Sally McBriar, Kate McIntyre, David Tong, Jo O’Shaughnessy, Matt […]
Cruising News
MARCH GUEST SPEAKER DINNER: Friday March 15th, 2024 In the winter of 2023, Past Commodore Peter Strain and his son Richard cruised It’s a Privilege out on the Great Barrier Reef, visiting 25 reefs and 15 islands, from Lady Elliot Island in the south to just beyond Townsville and Magnetic Island in the north. An […]
Sailing Cancelled Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th
Dear RBYC members The BOM has issued a heatwave warning for this weekend in Melbourne. To ensure that all care is taken for the well-being of our Volunteers and Instructors and in consultation with our Club Captain (Marnie Irving) we have decided to cancel the planned Saturday Artemis Pursuit Race this weekend and Saturday and Sunday […]
RS Aero States Review
Over the 2nd/3rd March weekend, Royal Brighton Yacht Club hosted the RS Aero Victorian State Championships. Over the two days, the club ran a fantastic series, fitting in 6 races over two days. Most races were sailed in over 15 knots, testing the endurance & fitness of the RS Aero fleet. To offer some variety […]