Author: Colin Burgess, Sailing Coordinator

This year due to the Festival of Sail not going ahead we are running the Agar Wynne Trophy race in a different manner. This year the race will be Portarlington and Return. The race start will be held by HBYC and RMYS will be looking after the Portarlington area. Those boats wanting to enter the […]

As you are probably aware H mark is currently out of the water. We will get it back in ASAP but it depends on when we get the tackle and the weather. In the meantime we are trying to lay an inflatable mark for each but this requires help from the members. Assuming the weather […]

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Start Box on the TowerWe have made some initial modifications to try and improve the visibility, initial testing  has been good and the changes have been effective. We will therefore use the light box system to start the twilight race this week (13th Jan) and see how we go. Please remember to check the link […]

Major Dennis Livingston passed away on 27 December 2020. Dennis was a Senior Member of RMYS from 1978. He served on the Sailing Committee for over 25 years, was elected to General Committee 1979-1980 and acted as Rear Commodore 1984-1985. Dennis was a qualified club Race Officer and volunteered for more than 25 years at […]

Welcome back to a New and completely different year.  Well -not completely different. The tradition of Twilight Racing and dinner continues. The menu for this Twilight Dinner 6th of January is: Pan fried barramundi, almond skordalia, charred greens, pomegranate and lemon $28 (GF) Wagyu beef burger, dill pickles, lettuce, tomato, onion, relish and mustard, chips […]

Although I might be away I wanted to keep you all in the loop, so below are a few reminders, I hope you all had  a great Christmas and New Year… see you on the 6th  REMINDERSUpcoming RMYS Sailing:20216 January – Wednesday Twilight & Dinner Series II – 1800hrs9 January – Doc Bennell Race (hosted […]

Australia Day weekend is shaping up to be a busy one for on-water activities.  RMYS has the perfect option for boat owners, family, friends and crew who are not racing to enjoy a fun, free weekend of recreational boating.  Take your pick from a rendezvous in the middle of the Bay, an on water scavenger […]

IMPORTANT UPDATE The Wednesday Twilight Series II has a new set up in our results system. This allows us to have a simpler results options and the ability to see the combined  start sheet online. The Changes: Spinnaker Fleet is now DIV 1Non Spinnaker Fleet now DIV 2 Series names:Summer Twilight Block II (La Nangle […]

We have a number of boats competing in racing over Christmas and we want to wish them and there crews the best o luck and safe sailing. Cock of the Bay 26th December  This hugely popular race on Port Phillip Bay is held each year on Boxing Day (26th December). The shortened course of 22nm […]