Presentation Night & Season 2025-2026 Results
Season 2025-26 SPECIAL AWARDS Bryan McCarthy Memorial Trophy – Best 1st year Minnow sailor Thomas Bick Brown Family Trophy – Junior Sailor of the Year Daisy Cunningham Instructor of the Year Gus McIntyre Assistant Instructor of the Year Sam Backwell Volunteer of the Year Garry Snell Crew Person of the […]
BYS Celebrates Volunteers and Announces Volunteer of the Year
Celebrating the Volunteers Behind BYS At Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, National Volunteer Week is always an opportunity to celebrate the people who keep the Club running, thriving, floating and, most of the time, pointing in the right direction. This year’s Volunteers’ Champagne Breakfast brought together volunteers from across every corner of the Club to enjoy each […]
Be Part of the RS Aero Worlds at Blairgowrie
Dear Members Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm for Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron events. We are delighted to announce that the Notice of Race for the Salty Dingo RS Aero World Championship, taking place from 16–22 January 2027, has been published, and entries are already coming in. After the tremendous success of hosting 114 […]
Maximum Tomfoolery: Youth Regatta Hits the Sweet Spot
MAXIMUM TOMFOOLERY, MINIMUM DROP-OFF: BYS YOUTH SPORTSBOAT REGATTA HITS THE SWEET SPOT What happens when you remove barriers, keep the racing tight, and prioritise good people and good vibes? You get a full start line, zero spare boats, and a youth regatta that people actually want to come back to. The Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron […]
BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta: Female Leadership on the Rise
BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta 2026 Showcases the Rise of Female Leadership in Sailing Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron has again hosted the BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta in 2026. It was held over the weekend of 21–22 March, and continues to demonstrate the growing strength, depth and leadership of female sailors in Australia’s competitive racing scene. Now in […]
BYS Celebrate Laura Harding
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron hosted a special evening celebrating Laura Harding’s Women’s America’s Cup campaign while raising funds to support her Olympic Pathway to the 2028 Summer Olympics. Laura helms the 49erFX alongside crew Annie Wilmot, and together they have their sights firmly set on the LA 2028 Olympic Games. Hosted by Commodore Georgina Plumridge, the […]
The Menace takes on the Harbour
Over the Labour Day weekend, The Menace, a substitute entry for the grounded KarmaKaze, travelled to Sydney for the Sydney Harbour Regatta to sail in the Super 30s fleet, which included a subset series for the Fareast 28R National Titles. Roger Gunn, Denis Liubinas, Wes Anderson, Ian Burns and John Mather made the two 12-hour […]
Global Team Race Regatta – Blairgowrie to Newport Harbor!
From 1 to 4 October, four of our BYS youth members travelled to Newport Harbour Yacht Club to race in the Global Team Race Regatta. Team BYS, comprising Ed Warner, Sally Danks, Ethan O’Brien, and Harriette Singh, finished 10th overall, beating the Japanese and Swedish teams. The US teams proved to be the experts in […]
Presentation Night & Season 2024-2025 Results
Season 2024-25 SPECIAL AWARDS Bryan McCarthy Trophy – Best 1st year Minnow sailor Claude Presti Brown Family Trophy – Junior Sailor of the Year Lucas Hailes Maclean Award – Best Youth Sailor Hamish Cowell Instructor of the Year Lucas James Assistant Instructor of the Year Alby Moorhouse Volunteer of the Year Stephen […]
JST & YST 2024-25 Summer Season
Junior & Youth Sail Training Graduation Congratulations to our Junior and Youth Sail Training sailors who have all done a sensational job improving their sailing skills over the summer. We had 39 kids in JST, mainly sailing Minnows, and 26 teens training in ILCAs and Sabres this summer, and held our Sail Training Graduation on Sunday. Highlights […]