BYS Youth Squad Racing
A team of four youth members from BYS travelled to Royal Geelong Yacht Club over the weekend to compete in the Sailing Champions League Asia Pacific Southern Qualifiers, as a part of the Festival of Sails. The team consisted of Ethan O’Brien, Hayden Harding, Hannah Danks and Alex Bolton, and they sailed on RS21s over […]
29er & Nacra 15 National Championships recap – 4-8 January
Last week the club hosted the Australian National Championships for the 29er class and the Nacra 15 class. Whilst neither of the classes are currently sailed at BYS, they are both exciting high performance youth classes and rapidly gaining in popularity across the country. Teams came from across Australia, as well as Singapore, Hong Kong, New […]
2020 Musto Skiff Australian Titles
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Petersville Regatta recap 2019
The 2019 Petersville Regatta was again held from 27 to 30 December, and is timed to follow immediately on from BYS hosting the finish of the Cock-of-the-Bay race on Boxing Day. It was a very popular event in the 1980s and 1990s when it was ultimately combined with Geelong Week (now Festival of Sails). The […]
2020 BYS Challenge – 23 February
Sunday 23 February 2020 You are invited to participate in the fifth edition of the ‘BYS Challenge’ – an event comprising five (5) legs with teams of four (4) – each team member does one individual leg, with the team then completing the fifth leg. The legs are as follows: Leg 1: 1.2 km swim Leg 2: 3 […]
Coast and Country Getaways – BYS Sponsor
Coast & Country Getaways is owned and operated by local BYS family members, Vicki and David, who would be happy to meet with any member and offer an obligation free appraisal on listing your property for holiday rental, and half price listing fees if you wish to proceed. A bit about us: – Coast & […]
Club J70 available for Members to sail
There are plenty of great opportunities for the J70 fleet this summer, including the Sunday sports boat Series and the Australian Championships in April just to name a couple. With expressions of interest already requested for the use of the club J70 this summer, the Sailing Committee would like to ensure everyone has a fair […]
The 68th Season Opening Day
The 68th Season is upon us and we have a Festival of an Opening Day! Bring the family down to enjoy a wonderful day of celebrating the next Summer season, lots of upcoming Regattas, social activites and most importantly – Family, Friendship, Sailing. As voted by you on Facebook and Instagram, the theme is Mermaids […]
Recap – BYS members race at the Whitsundays
“CRESCENDO” Crescendo & Crew have spent the past fortnight racing in Airlie Beach & Hamilton Island Race Regattas. In Airlie they recorded 1st, 3rd & 5th and in Hammo they scored 2nd & 3rd, with only seconds between the top 3 crossing the finish line. (Pictured left: Hamilton Island Crescendo Crew 2nd place – Richard […]
BYS members at Airlie Beach Festival of Sailing
BYS members at Airlie Beach Festival of Sailing… Members of BYS have escaped the cold, enjoying the warm winter sailing on the Whitsundays, with many members racing at the Airlie Beach Race week. The regatta mixes serious racing with fun socialising, plus sailing in winter temperatures averaging typically 29 degrees and the water temperature a […]
