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 […]
RS Aero New Naming Rights Partner Salty Dingo
MEDIA RELEASE 1 JULY 2025 EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR RS AERO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2027 – SALTY DINGO ANNOUNCED AS NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER Major two-year strategic partnership also includes Australian Championships 2026 and State Championship support nationwide Salty Dingo Pty Ltd has been announced as the naming rights partner for the RS Aero Australian Championships 2026 […]
Heat 2 Aero Icebreaker Series
Heat 2 Aero Icebreaker Series – Saturday 21 June 2025 BYS winter sailing at its finest: clear blue sky, tepid but bright sunshine, 10-12 knots from the north with a little warmth in the air and all augmented by a dozen enthusiastic Aero sailors. We also got to welcome John Foreman to the fleet for […]
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 […]
Musto RS Aero Victorian Championships 2025
Musto RS Aero Victorian Championships 2025 – ‘an exceptional experience that exceeded our entrant’s expectations.’ With the massive growth in the RS Aero fleet this season at Blairgowrie (from five owners to nineteen!), combined with some passionate hard work by a dedicated BYS team, it was eagerly anticipated that last weekend’s Musto RS Aero Victorian […]
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 […]
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 […]