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 […]
Sailability making a splash!
Sailability – March update written by Ian Dalton Have you wondered what all the small brightly coloured sails are doing in the Marina pondage on Tuesday mornings? Well, it’s the Club’s Sailability group entertaining its disabled and disadvantaged clients. Each week the Sailability group, run entirely by volunteers, takes a regular group out sailing in […]
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, […]
RS Aero Nationals 2024
Rooster RS Aero Nationals 2024 written by Paul Rogers The Rooster Aero Nationals 2024 held at Mount Martha YC, showcased exceptional sailing talent, particularly within the RS Aero 5, 6, and 7 rigs. Conditions were mixed over the championship providing fantastic variety and opportunity for everyone over the 4 race days in a 10 race […]
Contender Nationals 2024
2024 Contender Nationals written by John Lindholm The Australian International Contender Championships hosted by Gippsland Lakes YC, Paynesville attracted fifty entries including current and four-time World Champion Mark Bulka and seven-time World Champion Andrea Bonezzi. The sailing was delayed on day one due to 30-knot winds from the east. The locals were already saying “it’s […]
Aus Musto Skiff Champs 2024
Australian Musto Skiff National Championship 2024 at Safety Beach Sailing Club written by Paul Newman The start of the 2024 Musto Skiff Australian Championships at Safety Beach was like Christmas as the new square head mainsails got rolled out over most boats in the boat park, with lots of talk about how they looked and […]
