SAILING PROGRAM
The Club has a highly active all yearround 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 . VX Ones , 2.4mR , 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 .
ROYAL BRIGHTON YACHT CLUB