Tag: Off The Beach

What a spectacle! Saturday 22nd June the annual Senior Dinghy Race took place out in the icy depths of Corio Bay.

Last Friday evening the 21st of June, members gathered in the clubhouse to farewell our junior sailors heading overseas to compete in the International Cadet World Championship at Plymouth UK.

This past Saturday, the Royal Geelong Yacht Club hosted its annual OTB fundraising event, a long-standing tradition that brings together our community of sailors for an exciting race with a purpose.

Cadet Fundraising Trivia Night at RGYC a resounding success as 230 eager supporters come together to raise funds for our cadet team to compete in the upcoming World Championships.

Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) recently held another edition of the annual Off-The-Beach (OTB) Team Racing event.

Four Members from Royal Geelong yacht Club are currently competing at the Etchells Worlds 2024 in Fremantle.

We are thrilled to announce the outstanding performances of our Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) members at two prestigious sailing championships: the Optimist Victorian Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club and the Cadet Victorian Championship at Royal Yacht Club of Victoria.

British Fireball sailors Tom Gillard and Andy Thompson have been crowned World Champions at the 2024 Fireball Worlds in Geelong, Australia. 

Adelaide Sailing Club played host to the largest sailing event ever staged in the city, with over 300 boats competing across the ILCA7, ILCA6, and ILCA4 divisions at the 2024 Oceania & Australian ILCA Open & Youth Championships.

The picturesque shores of Hobart at Sandy Bay Sailing Club witnessed the exhilarating 62nd International Cadet Australian Championship from December 29th, 2023 to January 4th, 2024. Representing the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, a formidable contingent of 13 teams showcased exceptional prowess in the 45-boat fleet.

RGYC recently hosted another brilliant Fireball training weekend ahead of the 2024 Fireball World Championships on February 5th – 16th 2024!

Royal Geelong Yacht Club Member Maya Cantwell represented Australia in the recent 2023 Optimist Asian and Oceanian Championship.

Fireball and Cadet Sailors were treated to a training weekend at RGYC over September 16th and 17th

RGYC Member Conall Green competes in the The Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour in Italy on the successful “Acone Associati” team!

Congratulations to Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) Member Jorja Mahoney, who has recently returned from representing Australia at the 2023 Optimist World Championships in Spain. Jorja’s achievement is the culmination of

RGYC’s International Cadet and 29er sailors completed an all-around successful weekend at the annual Sail Sandy regatta, hosted by Sandringham Yacht Club. Despite challenging conditions, our 29er sailors completed a one-two,

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club OTB fleet came together on Saturday evening to celebrate the 2021-2022 sailing season.

Words by Tony Bull The state championships for the International 29er Class and International Cadet Class were held at CCSC this past weekend and to say it was good results for

Geelong’s youngest sailors were treated to a rare opportunity to sit down with one of Australia’s finest sailors today when they were joined for breakfast by Olympic sailing silver-medallist Lisa Darmanin.