Congratulations to the following RQYS Members who won their respective category at the 2018 Queensland Sailing Awards on Saturday, 28 July 2018: Qld Junior Sailor of the Year – Female – Simba Trophy: Talia Bulstrode Qld Youth Sailor of the Year – Female – Barranjoey Trophy: Ashleigh Swadling Qld Youth Sailor of the Year – Male –
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Night Raid Navigation Event *Update*
An update from Simon McGuire, organiser and event captain: The 1st RQYS Night Raid is approaching fast. We have 11 registered entries so far with another 4 boats that will attend the gathering at the Myora anchorage. Please see attached schedule of registered attendees. I think 10 -15 boats is a good place to start
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A B2K Update from Squadron Sailor Mark Hipgrave
B2K – an Armchair Admiral’s report, 1030 Saturday It must have been terribly frustrating for the B2K fleet as they crawled out of Moreton Bay yesterday. Weather observations from Cape Moreton, from the scheduled start time of 1105 onwards tell the story, with winds of 4-5kts. It wasn’t until after 1900 that a decent sailing
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The 2018 Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race!
CLICK HERE FOR THE RACE DOCUMENTS & MORE INFORMATION FRIDAY 3 AUGUST 2018 Watch the Tracker Handicaps and Divisions (at 1700 hrs on 2 August 2018) The 12th Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race will be the second offshore event run by RQYS in 2018. The race will run from Manly QLD up to the tropical waters of Keppel Bay, Yeppoon QLD. Brisbane to Keppel will be a Safety Category 2
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Clean Marina Level 3 and Fish Friendly Accredited
The RQYS Marina has recently received a Clean Marina Level 3 and Fish Friendly accreditation from the Marina Industries Association’s International Clean Marina Program. The International Clean Marina Program is a voluntary, incentive-based education and outreach program. it encourages environmental compliance and the use of best management practises for marinas. The Fish Friendly Accreditation has been
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Christmas in July Cruise Report
What a fabulous weekend!! We had 8 sail and 8 power boats along and it was a truly fun weekend. The sun was out, it was beautiful – although not quite as much wind as the sailors would wish – so many were powerboats for the trip.. The dinner was HUGE – Kevin did a wonderful job – such
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Committee Positions for 2018/2019 and amendments to RQYS Constitution
COMMITTEE POSITIONS FOR 2018/2019 The Annual General Meeting for the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Limited was held on Tuesday 24 July 2018 – the following members were subsequently elected to Committee positions for the 2018/2019 year. Officers of the Squadron Mark Gallagher – Commodore Barry Cuneo – Vice Commodore David Redfern – Rear Commodore Steve
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Celebrating 50 Years of Etchells sailing
To celebrate the first 50 years of sailing of such a fantastic class, the International Etchells Class Association is inviting all past and present Etchells sailors to a Gala Dinner. This is an international invitation to all Etchells sailors current or past, and Etchells supporters (including Etchells followers, volunteers, long suffering partners) who have competed
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New 21 Club Members for 2018
Pictured: R to L – Dougal Henderson, Jason Ruckert, Kevan Wolfe, David Healey, Host: Commodore Mark Gallagher, Bradley Ginnivan, Hugh Bletchly and Ian Fraser – our new 21 Club Members for 2018. Last Friday evening over 80 of our 21 Club Members (those who have been members for 21 years or longer) celebrated this
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King Island Cheese Trip Report
SAIL CRUISING GROUP CRUISE REPORT KING ISLAND, WATERLOO BAY 7-8/7/18 The nearest destination to Manly imaginable! That funny little island joined by a causeway at low tide to Wellington Point. Our very own King Island not to be confused with Tasmania’s famous Island of remarkable cheese and seafood. So that was the theme and a
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