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Metropolitan Championships 2023 at RQYS
Metropolitan Championships at RQYS Ahoy all QLA members. Last weekend we held our Metropolitan Championships at RQYS. It was a great regatta with fun but challenging conditions and close racing. […]
139th Goodwill Cup – Sailing: 25 Competitors, RQYS taking the win!
This years event featured a strong lineup of 25 competitors, including 5 Multihull entries which added a layer of excitement and anticipation to the races. Perfect weather conditions “for catamarans” […]
Frances take WIN in ILCA 6’s 2023
The 2023 ILCA Metropolitan Championships were held at RQYS across two days of racing and five races total. Saturday’s races were held in 10 knots with Frances Beebe and Simon […]
Mara Stransky Wins Australian Female Sailor of The Year!
Sydney Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour – It was a night of double celebration for the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS) at the Australian Sailing Awards 2023, held at the Sydney […]
WIN a MAGNUM of Robert Oatley Wine!
You could WIN a magnum of wine every month for the next 6 months!!! The Yacht Sales Co. have teamed up with Robert Oatley to give one lucky RQYS visitor […]
National Summer Youth Regattas
With Summer fast approaching the RQYS Youth Team will be travelling to all corners of the nation to compete in the Australian Summer regatta circuit. Our sailors have been training […]
The world’s at her fingertips: A remarkable year for our RQYS ILCA 6 Sailor Frances Beebe
2023 has been a massive year! I have had the opportunity to travel to Germany and Poland to compete in the Kieler Woche regattas, ILCA Youth Worlds and the ILCA […]
Waszps Class Foiling Dinghies State Championships
Last weekend, RQYS hosted the exciting, Waszps Class foiling dinghies State Championships. The regatta promised thrilling action and, indeed, it delivered with variable conditions that tested the skills of the […]
Yachtshare Club Member of the Year Awardees
Yachtshare Club Member of the YearJan Glancy Marine Sports Volunteer AwardJohn O’Brien Member Facilities Volunteer AwardJack Kennedy Social Events Volunteer AwardDavid Healey Special Contributor AwardsFraser Spencer Rob BridgeDavid BullDave WallerPaul […]
Visit Royal Victoria Yacht Club in Canada
The Squadron holds reciprocal agreements with a number of other yacht clubs, both in Australia and around the world. You can find the list of these clubs on our website […]
Ruby’s First Wooden Lift
It was wonderful to see Ruby the Roodberg successfully lift its first wooden boat on Wednesday 8th May, the stunning bay cruiser ‘Thora’ is 41.98feet, as of today Ruby has […]
Lord Howe Island Cruise Report
From an initial nine expressions of interest and six entries we had four boats participate in the cruise to Lord Howe Island over Easter and Anzac Day holidays in 2019. […]