Sailing wrap – 8 December 2021
A strong fleet of OTB boats competed in heat 5 of the Aggregate, once again the young gun Ethan O’Brien and Sam Backwell lead the Sabre fleet with Geoff Smith on Should Have Known Better again showing consistent form finishing third. Philippa Danks sailing her Aero held off Charley McCarthy to win division 2. In the Contender fleet, […]
Sailing wrap – 24 November 2021
For once we managed to get away with a full program of sailing over the weekend, with OTB out on the water sailing heat 4 of the OTB aggregate. The afternoon race saw a large fleet of Sabres take part, with Sam Backwell showing some of the older and more experienced sailors how it’s done […]
NTC No 1 Season 21-22
Racing Cancelled All racing cancelled today, 13-11-2021
2022 Sabre State Championships
47th Victorian State Sabre Championship 19 & 20 FEBRUARY 2022 RACE DOCUMENTS AND ENTRY Information for competitors Entry List Notice of Race Sailing Instructions 47th VICTORIAN SABRE CHAMPIONSHIP Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron 19 & 20 FEB 2022 The next VIC State titles will be hosted by Blairgowrie YS over the weekend 19-20 Feb 2022, a venue […]
2020-2021 Results
MINNOWS / SKIFFS Albatross II – Alby Moorhouse 1st Mayday Handicap 2nd Commodore’s Easter Trophy 3rd Southern Waters Trophy 3rd Class Trophy Bicsaway – Ellie Cowell 2nd Sunset Handicap Series 2nd Vice Commodore’s Trophy 3rd Perpetual Shield Series 3rd Meat 2 Please Australia Day Trophy Green Eggs and Ham – Will Hailes 1st Meat 2 […]
A huge success – BYS Virtual Opening Day 2020
A hearty THANK YOU from the Commodore! A very big thank you to everyone who participated in the inaugural Virtual Opening Day on Saturday. From the feedback we received on the night and the day that followed, and the fact that the video was viewed by over 700 people, it looked to have been a […]
BYS sailor snapshot series – our youth
Some of our youth members have shared their sailing experiences from growing up at BYS. We think you’ll agree there are some great stories to share here. Enjoy watching…
Suspended – BYS Sailing Program
The 2019/20 Sailing Program has been suspended until further notice. This was a difficult decision to make but the health of our members and staff is paramount. Our decision is in line with that of other Yacht Clubs around the bay. If you go sailing over the weekend there will be no patrol boats on the water.We will […]
49er/49fx World Championships Geelong
Great competition opportunity was enjoyed by BYS sailors competing in World Championships on local waters Corio Bay, Geelong! Congratulations to all BYS women and men who competed in the 49er and 49erFX World Championships this past week. Pictured left – BYS Boys waiting for wind with their support boat (photo credit Martyn Sly)
2020 Sabre State Championships
BYS was very well represented at the 2020 Sabre State Championships over this last weekend 15-16 February. From Youth through to Veteran category. Congratulations to everyone for participating and enjoying what looked like competitive weekend of racing and challenging weather conditions! Photos and results are available here: https://www.mmyc.org.au/mmyc-regattas/vicsabres2020/
