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January 22, 2026
VX One Australia National Championship

Mack One wins seventh VX One Australia National Championship The VX One National Championship was contested from 13 to 18 January at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, with 30 teams lining […]

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January 15, 2026
Against the World’s Best, RQYS Sailors Rise at the 2026 Laser Nationals

RQYS sailors have once again performed strongly at the 2026 Nationals in Adelaide with 28 boats making the journey South. Twelve races were completed across all fleets with winds ranging […]

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Etchells Sailing Class at RQYS
October 30, 2024
Etchells Race Report: Saturday, 26 October: As I saw It (& remembered It)

Saturday, 26 October 2024 As I Saw It (and remembered it!) 6 Etchells made the start line this week. With Waterloo Too’s regular crew unavailable, Patto Snr was joined by […]

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October 29, 2024
Topic Nights with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services

Topic Talks with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services Last week’s Topic Talk was presented by park rangers Troy and Wayne from the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and was […]

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October 24, 2024
RQYS-ILCA4 Olympic Format Test Event

RQYS-ILCA4 Olympic Format Test Event Yesterday marked day two of the heats for the ILCA 4 Olympic Format Test Event. Well done to all the sailors who rose to the […]

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Etchells Sailing Class at RQYS
October 24, 2024
Etchells Race Report: Saturday, 17 October: As I saw It (& remembered It)

Saturday, 17 October 2024 As I Saw It (and remembered it!)   This week 5 Etchells hit the water with a number of replacement skippers on board. With Patto out […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
October 24, 2024
WAGS Report – 16 October, 2024 – ‘When conditions couldn’t be better!’

WIND: NE-10-16 Knots COURSE: 26 Bravo TIDE: H@13:45 NUMBER OF BOATS: 39   When conditions couldn’t be better! After a high wind and a rough sea weekend, the beautiful weather […]

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October 17, 2024
Hobie 16 State Championships Lake Cootharaba

Hobie 16 State Championships Lake Cootharaba by Peter Bates | Above image by Russell Witt Photography The Hobie 16 State Championships were recently held on Lake Cootharaba over the October […]

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Etchells Sailing Class at RQYS
October 17, 2024
Etchells Race Report: Saturday, 12 October: As I saw It (& remembered It)

Saturday, 12 October 2024 As I Saw It (and remembered it!)   With the 2 previous Saturdays racing having been cancelled due to excessive wind, Huey finally came to the […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
October 17, 2024
WAGS Report – 16 October, 2024 – ‘Another new course for an adventurous fleet!’

WIND: ESE-SE-10-16 Knots COURSE: 21A TIDE: L@ 13:42 NUMBER OF BOATS: 35   Another new course for an adventurous fleet! A good fleet assembled on the start line to experience […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
October 10, 2024
WAGS Report – 9 October, 2024 – ‘A small but mighty fleet took on a new course!’

WIND: SE-10-22 KNOTS COURSE: 22A TIDE: H@13:33 NUMBER OF BOATS: 14   A small but mighty fleet took on a new course! Now, I can understand that there were some […]

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October 03, 2024
Topic Nights with MRQ’s Chief Officer, Tony Wulff

Topic Talks with Tony Wulff (MRQ, Chief Officer) Last Thursday, an auditorium full of members were able to meet and listen to Tony Wulff, the Chief Officer of the newly established Marine Rescue […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
October 03, 2024
WAGS Report – 3 October, 2024 – ‘Just 10 minutes between the first & last!’

WIND: S/E  20+ knts COURSE: 17 BR NUMBER OF BOATS: 18   Just 10 mins between the first & last! The predicted wind forecast of about 25 knots thinned out […]

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September 26, 2024
Yeppoon Junior & Youth Sailing Event

Strong performances & dedication from our junior sailors! RQYS sailors had an impressive showing at the Queensland Youth Sailing Championships in Yeppoon last week, dominating the results across multiple classes. […]

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