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Looking forward to the 134th Sailing Season!
The first race of the season will be 15 September on Opening Day, however this will not count towards any point score. Racing will continue every weekend afternoon from then […]
Sail Brisbane 2018 Registrations Open!
Sail Brisbane 2018 is an Off the Beach Regatta run annually by RQYS, primarily showcasing Olympic Classes along with a number of largely-populated classes that have traditionally sailed in the RQYS […]
Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 Results
The Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 has concluded after two long weeks of competition. Squadron sailors competed in a range of classes, and the results from many were impressive. Also impressive […]
Etchells Associations Life Memberships
Squadron Life Member Noel Paterson was recently honoured with a Life Membership to the International Etchells Association for his decades of hard work and service to the Etchells class locally, […]
Squadron Awardees of the Barranjoey Pin
In late 2017, Australian Sailing celebrated the inaugural Hall of Fame highlighting the exceptional performances and contributions of athletes that helped establish Australia’s current era of remarkable success. Following on […]
Yachting Queensland Awards 2018
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]