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 […]
Australian Sailing Victorian Awards
BYS sailor Laura Harding is a finalist for Female Sailor of the Year after an outstanding European circuit including 5th at the 49er FX Worlds. SYC/BYS sailor Harry Sly is a finalist for Male Sailor of the Year with an amazing season which included becoming the Tasar National Champion and runner-up Tasar World Champion. We’ll […]
BYS Hardstand – 2025 Strategy
BYS Hardstand – 2025 Strategy Dear Members, As recently announced at the 2024 AGM, the Executive Committee has appointed a Hardstand Strategy Working Group to work through the Marina Committee, which in turn will report to the Executive Committee. The primary objective of this working group is to develop a Hardstand Strategy that is primarily […]
Harding joins Team Australia Challenge
Laura Harding joins Team Australia Challenge for the America’s Cup Fresh off the European 49erFX Regatta Circuit, there’s no rest for Laura. Recently selected to join the Team Australia Challenge for the America’s Cup, Laura will shortly head to Barcelona to train with racing in September and October! Australia’s Sailing Squad for America’s Cup in […]
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 […]
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 […]
