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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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August 28, 2025
World Sailing Youth Worlds – Funding now available

With the decision by Australian Sailing to re-commit to send a team to the World Sailing Youth Worlds, the opportunity for our youth sailors to compete for selection has arisen. […]

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August 28, 2025
Board of Directors Update

We apologise for delay in updating this information to our Members following announcement at the recent AGM, and now confirm the following including the appointed Chairman: David Redfern, Chairman Melissa […]

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August 28, 2025
Hamilton Island Race Week 2025

A report by Mark Dingley – RQYS Sailing Manager Hamilton Island Race Week 2025 was an incredible mix of competitive sailing and laid-back island fun. From top-level racing across the […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
August 28, 2025
WAGS Report: 27 August 2025 – ‘thank goodness for some stronger breezes.’

WAGS REPORT DATE:  27/8/2025 WIND:  NNW-N-12-20 KNOTS TIDE: H@11:56 – 2.03M COURSE: 26 BRAVO NUMBER OF BOATS: 24 The consistent comment after the race in the bar and made by […]

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August 27, 2025
Mainsheet 2025 now live!

We invite you to sit back and enjoy reports and articles from your favourite club, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in our brand new edition of Mainsheet. Just in time for […]

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August 20, 2025
WAGS Report: 21 August 2025 – ‘Not a nice day.’

WAGS REPORT DATE:  20/8/2025 WIND:  A perfect east sou’ easter around 10 knots TIDE: Just right COURSE:  Anywhere we wanted NUMBER OF BOATS: At the time of the cancellation- 1 […]

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August 20, 2025
Youth Squad Sailing Report – 16 Aug 2025

Saturday 16 August delivered a picturesque day on Moreton Bay, with sunshine, flat water and a gentle 5–10 knots. While club racing has not yet commenced, our Youth Squad sailors […]

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August 19, 2025
Mara Stransky comes up trumps!

The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron’s own Mara Stransky has put up a stunning performance on the world sailing stage.  During this season’s Grand Slam World Cups, she has always been […]

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August 14, 2025
WAGS Report: 14 August 25 – ‘A fantastic fleet, boats filled with friends and family, turned up to enjoy the 2025 “EKKA“ Wags.’

WAGS REPORT DATE:  13/8/2025 WIND:  SE-E-NE-5-10 KNOTS TIDE: H@13:19 COURSE: 22BRAVO NUMBER OF BOATS: 42 A fantastic fleet, boats filled with friends and family, turned up to enjoy the 2025 […]

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August 14, 2025
RQYS Golf Day a smashing success

The second edition of the RQYS Golf Day held last Friday at Wynnum Golf Club was even better than the first, with more teams, more laughs and close to $5000 […]

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August 07, 2025
Making Waves Special Visitor – “The aim of encouraging more girls and women into sport”

Last Tuesday, the Brisbane Winds of Change participants were pleased to host Kimberley Mallos, from the Queensland Department of Sport to showcase our girls’ program. This particular program has been […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
August 07, 2025
WAGS Report: 6 August 25 – ‘Whilst it was a challenging arvo, it was a beautiful Brissy winters day…’

DATE:  6/8/2025 WIND:  SE-E-SE-2-6 Knots TIDE: L@13:13 COURSE: 18 C NUMBER OF BOATS: 32 Some years ago there was a game called “Find Wally” where you had to look for […]

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