SAILING PROGRAM
THE CLUB HAS A HIGHLY ACTIVE ALL YEAR-ROUND RACING CALENDAR ENGAGING IN VARIOUS EVENTS ACROSS PORT PHILLIP BAY . BRING YOUR YACHT OR JOIN A CREW AND ENJOY THE THRILL OF SAILING AND THE FACILITIES AT RBYC .
The Club has a highly active all year-round racing calendar engaging in various events across Port Phillip Bay . Bring your yacht or join a crew and enjoy the thrill of sailing and the facilities at RBYC .
Saturdays see a full schedule of racing including inshore and passage races across the keelboat divisions and one-design classes . The keelboat divisions are well catered for with several aggregate and non-aggregate series , a mixture of passage and windward leeward courses and a number of races run in conjunction with neighbouring yacht clubs .
RBYC hosts Melbourne ’ s largest one-design fleet . Both Dragons and Etchells can be found racing on the Centre Course every Saturday afternoon throughout the sailing season . The Etchells class at Royal Brighton is without a doubt one of the strongest club fleets in the world , among the very strong fleet are past World Champions , Olympic gold medallists and America ’ s Cup legends .
Wednesdays are also an important day in The Club ’ s sailing calendar with year-round pursuit racing and the twilight series run throughout the daylight-saving period . The Wednesday afternoon race is for those who have flexibility in their day with a 1:30pm start , meet with your crew over lunch and then enjoy a pursuit race on the Bay .
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