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 […]
Celebrate Laura Harding
Join us to celebrate Laura Harding’s America’s Cup Achievement and support Laura and Annie in 2032 Brisbane Olympic Campaign. Hosted by Commodore Georgina Plumridge, join us Saturday, 14 March from 7pm and hear from Laura about her journey on the America’s Cup team as Port Helm along with with her pathway to the Olympics with […]
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 […]
BYS to host 2027 RS Aero World Championships
At the RS Aero National Championships, held at Jervis Bay Sailing Club last week, BYS was announced as the venue to host the 2027 RS Aero World Championships. BYS submitted an engaging, detailed and thoroughly professional tender proposal of 54 pages complete with embedded video and beautiful still photography extolling not only the attributes of […]
Coast and Country Pink Day 2025
BYS Annual Pink Day – A Heartfelt Thank You On Saturday, January 18, we came together for another unforgettable BYS Pink Day, celebrating community spirit and raising funds for a great cause. Congratulations to our Ladies Skipper Race winner, Elizabeth Beal on Crescendo! Our Best Dressed Winners was awarded to the very deserving crew of […]
Burgee Exchange
John and Jenny Petschel joined very proud parents Jonathon and Lucy Harding at the Reial Club Nautic de Barcelona (or shortened to Real Club Nautico) on Wednesday 2 October for the PUIG Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona Opening Cocktail Party. Laura and RCNB President Jordi Puig exchanged burgees between the two clubs before the sailors […]