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 […]

Burgee Exchange

John and Jenny Petschel joined very proud parents Jonathon and Lucy Harding at the Reial Club Nautic de Barcelona (or shortened to Real Club Nautico) on Wednesday 2 October for the PUIG Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona Opening Cocktail Party. Laura and RCNB President Jordi Puig exchanged burgees between the two clubs before the sailors […]

BYS 2024-25 Opening Day

Celebrating Our 73rd Sailing Season Last Saturday, members and guests gathered in the Southern Waters Room to mark the start of our 2024 – 25 sailing season. Vice Commodore Ian Delmenico welcomed everyone, followed by Commodore Martin Kudnig sharing an overview of the season ahead. Rear Commodore Georgina Plumridge proudly introduced our newly appointed Junior […]

Club Person of the Year 2024

Kirsten Binns Smith awarded as Club Person of the Year, receiving the Ian Pender Award. A very worthy recipient, Kirsten was presented with her achievement at last Saturday’s Annual General Meeting by BYS Rear Commodore, Ian Delmenico. Our newest member to the Club Person of the Year cohort is the classic quiet achiever – and […]

J-70 Corinthian World Championships Copenhagen, Denmark 2024

J-70 ‘Sequel’ AUS 828 – A ‘Bucket List’ Adventure When Matthew O’Brien and I purchased J-70 1680 Skyhook from Tony Landgren early this year, we could have never imagined, that some 14 weeks later, we would be competing with Matt’s brother Sean O’Brien and Tony in the World Corinthian J/70 Championships in Denmark! At short […]

Aussies support our SailGP team in San Fran

We were lucky enough to be in San Francisco at the same time as the Sail GP Mubadala Season 3 Grand Final. Before the racing began, we booked in for a Team Base Tour led by American Olympic match racing sailor Genevieve Tulloch, where we got to see each team’s boat and hanger base. It […]

Australian Sailing Personal Accident Insurance

Like most National Sporting Organisations, Australian Sailing provides whole-of-sport Personal Accident insurance coverage. Within our sport, this covers financial members of affiliated clubs, Discover Sailing Centre students and SailPass holders, primarily when participating in sailing races and training activities. What this means for clubs: All financial members of Australian Sailing Affiliated Clubs continue to be […]