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 […]
Australian Sailing Vic Sailing Awards 2025
Victorian Sailing Awards Winners 2025 Last Friday 12th September, Sandringham Yacht Club hosted the annual Victorian Sailing Awards Night where Australian Sailing recognises the outstanding contributions and/or achievements associated with the sport of sailing. We were fortunate enough to have some well-deserving finalists, Lucas James and Laura Harding, representing BYS in their respective categories. Lucas […]
RS AERO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 – QUIBERON, FRANCE
‘IF NOT NOW……BUT WHEN? As I head into the twilight years of my life, as a passionate sailor and fanatical snow skier, I like to continually dare myself, with a bucket list of dreams and adventures, with a rationalisation to myself of…. ‘If not now, but when?’ My view is that you have to chase […]
BYS Aero Coaching Clinic. Onwards and upwards!
The BYS Aero fleet gathered last Sunday for its inaugural coaching clinic with 11 boats joining in the day’s activities. Our coaches were Rhett Gowans, 2 x world Aero Champion, 4 x Aero National Champion and recently crowned 2024 Australian Sailing Coach of the year and Michael O’Brien, an experienced North American and Victorian Laser […]
Wind Warriors Sail GP Event #2
Wind Warrior Sail GP Event # 2 Written by Simon Pluim “The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship (yacht!) was tossed, if not for the courage of the fearless crews, the Minnow (Wind Warriors) would be lost!”…..read more about our three hour tour? To say Sunday’s Wind Warrior Event # 2 of the Sailing […]
Minnow Victorian Championship 2024
Minnow Victorian Championships 2024 written by Sara Lloyd With a total of 47 entries (24 Open & 20 novice fleet), the weekend of racing was filled with lots of excitement, with the support boats in the water photographer – Russell Bates ready to capture some memories. Saturday’s racing was delayed due to light winds which […]
Enter now – BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta
Championing female sailing Join us for the highly anticipated BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta, hosted by the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron on the picturesque waters of southern Port Philip on March 16th and 17th, 2024. Returning for its thrilling second edition, the BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta sets the stage for a riveting display of sportsboat fleet racing, […]
RRS: Starts and Mark Roundings
It seems we can all do with better understanding the rules of our sport but the thought of sitting down to read the ‘blue book’ with a cup of tea doesn’t really sound appealing. However, having a good working knowledge of the rules means you’ll be ‘playing fair’, will feel more confident (and safer) while […]
BYS Sailors at Sail Bellarine
Sail Bellarine at Indented Head– BYS Aerospace on the podium Last weekend a dedicated team from our RS Aero fleet (Paul Rogers, Paul Smart and Simon Pluim) travelled to Indented Head to compete in the Sail Bellarine Regatta, hosted by St Leonards, Portarlington and Indented Head Yacht Clubs. We were joined by BYS talented J-70 […]
AGM Recipient Announcements
Ian Pender Memorial Award, Club Person of the Year BYS volunteers contribute to the success of our Club and each year the Ian Pender Memorial Award is given to the BYS member whose volunteering efforts are considered to be outstanding and beyond what would usually be expected of a volunteer. The Ian Pender Memorial Award, […]