47th Victorian Sabre Championship

A spectacular fleet of 90 boats converged on BYS over the weekend of 19 & 20 Feb to contest the 47th Victorian Sabre State Titles.  The fleet boasted many former State & National champions, World Champions from other classes, the broadest possible range of age groups and a strong contingent of female competitors…all eager to […]

2022 Women’s Sportsboat Regatta

BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta 19 & 20 November 2022 RACE DOCUMENTS AND ENTRY Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron is pleased to invite all competitors to the inaugural 2022 Women’s Sportsboat Regatta to be held at Blairgowrie on the Mornington Peninsula on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2022. The regatta, supported by the Australian Sailing SheSails pathway […]

2022 Melges 24 National Championships

A small, but select international fleet contested the 2022 National Melges 24 National Championships as part of last week’s Festival of Sails at Royal Geelong Yacht Club. While the boat numbers were down, affected by Covid, the quality of sailing wasn’t impacted. BYS was represented by Cobra 24 skippered by Andrew Colliver with the crew of Blair […]

Petersville 2021

It has now been two weeks since the Petersville Regatta, Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron’s premier keelboat event. We set a limit of 60 boats which was fully subscribed, with a record number of 37 visiting boats. That means nearly 400 sailors on the water which makes the Petersville by far the largest event on the BYS calendar. The […]

2022 J70 Championships

2022 J70 Victorian State Championship 12 – 14 MARCH 2022 RACE DOCUMENTS AND ENTRY Notice of Race Sailing Instructions RESULTS

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 […]

2021 J70 Australian Championships

Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron is pleased to invite all competitors to the 2021 J70 Australian Championships to be held at Blairgowrie on the Mornington Peninsula from 2 – 5 April 2021. Documents and resources relating to the Regatta will be linked below as they become available: NOR NOR Amended. No1 Notices to Competitors Enter Here SI’s […]

2021 Victorian Minnow Championships

Hosted at BYS on 13-14 March 2021 Documents and resources relating to the Regatta will be linked below as they become available: Minnow NOR Notice to Competitors – No 1 Notice to Competitors – No 2 Enter Here SI’s Entry List Results Minnow AGM 2021 Notice BYS utilises the Sailor App for all sign on […]

2021 Contender Championship

2021 Contender Championships TBA Blairgowrie’s wind during the summer months of January and February is traditionally dominated by a local thermal sea breeze effect normally building from 1.00pm onwards through to a peak at 5.00pm of approximately 20 knots from the South West. Blairgowrie can and does, however, experience a variety of conditions over the […]

Minnow State Championships at BYS

Last weekend (29 Feb – 1 March) BYS hosted the 2020 Minnow State Championships. Sam Backwell was 1st overall and Will Hailes was 3rd. BYS had 9 boats in the top 10. We had 20 boats on the novice course. Emily Hailes was 1st overall and 1st female, with Abby Young 2nd and Lucas Hailes placed 3rd. […]