29er & Nacra 15 National Championships recap – 4-8 January
Last week the club hosted the Australian National Championships for the 29er class and the Nacra 15 class. Whilst neither of the classes are currently sailed at BYS, they are both exciting high performance youth classes and rapidly gaining in popularity across the country. Teams came from across Australia, as well as Singapore, Hong Kong, New […]
Petersville Regatta recap 2019
The 2019 Petersville Regatta was again held from 27 to 30 December, and is timed to follow immediately on from BYS hosting the finish of the Cock-of-the-Bay race on Boxing Day. It was a very popular event in the 1980s and 1990s when it was ultimately combined with Geelong Week (now Festival of Sails). The […]
Club J70 available for Members to sail
There are plenty of great opportunities for the J70 fleet this summer, including the Sunday sports boat Series and the Australian Championships in April just to name a couple. With expressions of interest already requested for the use of the club J70 this summer, the Sailing Committee would like to ensure everyone has a fair […]
Recap – BYS members race at the Whitsundays
“CRESCENDO” Crescendo & Crew have spent the past fortnight racing in Airlie Beach & Hamilton Island Race Regattas. In Airlie they recorded 1st, 3rd & 5th and in Hammo they scored 2nd & 3rd, with only seconds between the top 3 crossing the finish line. (Pictured left: Hamilton Island Crescendo Crew 2nd place – Richard […]
BYS members at Airlie Beach Festival of Sailing
BYS members at Airlie Beach Festival of Sailing… Members of BYS have escaped the cold, enjoying the warm winter sailing on the Whitsundays, with many members racing at the Airlie Beach Race week. The regatta mixes serious racing with fun socialising, plus sailing in winter temperatures averaging typically 29 degrees and the water temperature a […]
BYS Youth Members Sailing in Qingdao, China
On Thursday 8 August, two BYS youth members, Hannah Danks and Ethan O’Brien, will be flying to Qingdao, China to represent the University of Melbourne in the annual International Top University Regatta. This regatta is held at the venue that hosted the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games sailing events, and welcomes some of the best universities […]
ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019
There have been some great results over the last week with many BYS sailors competing in World and National Championships. BYS are very proud of our sailors and congratulations to everyone competing this winter. Congratulations to Jon Newman for finishing 2nd at the Musto Skiff World Championships in Medemblik, Holland. See below links for more […]
41st Minnow National Championships
Chloe Warner, Sam and Hugh Backwell competed in the 41st Minnow National Championships held in Darwin between 6 – 12 July 2019. Tom Warner helped the Race Management Team on the Open Course and Ed Warner was our coach. Making up the Victorian Team were the Hailes family from McCrae with 3 boats and the […]
