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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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April 10, 2025
Rory Meehan: Just wrapped up the first World Cup of the year – the 54th Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma

I’ve done quite intense training leading up to this event with multiple camps in Sydney, the NZ Nationals, and of course, time on the water at home with QAS in […]

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April 10, 2025
Sailing into the Future: Celebrating Our Winds of Change Graduates!

Sailing into the Future: Celebrating Our Winds of Change Graduates! Making Waves Foundation Brisbane is thrilled to celebrate the graduates of the Term 1 2025 Winds of Change program! Over the […]

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Etchells Sailing Class at RQYS
April 10, 2025
Etchells Report: Saturday, 5 April: As I saw It (& remembered It)

As I Saw It (and remembered it!) Saturday, 5 April 25 We were back  on the water after a week off due to racing being call off last week, which […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
April 10, 2025
WAGS Report: 9 April 25 – ’25 Knots at the finish line added some excitement!’

DATE:  9/4/2025 WIND: SE-SSE-14-22 KNOTS TIDE: L@14:04- 0.61M COURSE: 23A NUMBER OF BOATS: 47 What a brilliant arvo. The breeze provided great consistency. Although the 25 knots at the finish […]

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April 03, 2025
Member Feedback Form Launch

An outcome of your feedback in the Annual Member Survey held earlier this year, is the preference for an ongoing avenue to comment on aspects, good and bad, around the […]

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April 03, 2025
Mainsheet Digital Flipbook Now Available!

After a welcome hiatus after the months of hard work to produce your 2024 Mainsheet publication, we have finally come back up for some air and are now happy to […]

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April 03, 2025
Windward Bound: An opportunity for 14-17yr olds to sail the East Coast

RQYS Member, Dougal Henderson has just arrived back from a wonderful experience aboard the ‘Windeward Bound’ tall ship and shared his feedback: I have just come back from a week’s […]

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April 03, 2025
WAGS Report: 2 April 25 – Hoping for better weather next week!

DATE:  2/4/2025 WIND: ESE-8-3 Knots TIDE:  H@12:14 COURSE: 21A NUMBER OF BOATS: Under 8 We’ve been fortunate in the past few weeks to jag the best of what could have […]

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March 27, 2025
WAGS Report: 26 March 25 ‘A small but quality fleet that enjoyed the breeze!’

DATE:  26/3/2025 WIND:  SE- 15-20 KNOTS TIDE: L@13:59-0.65M COURSE: 23AR NUMBER OF BOATS: 26 The doom and gloom of rain and wind was being spoken about on all media outlets. […]

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Etchells Sailing Class at RQYS
March 27, 2025
Etchells Brisbane Etchells Championship Report: Saturday, 22 – 23 March: As I saw It (& remembered It)

As I Saw It (and remembered it!) Saturday, 15 March 25 What a great weekend of Etchells racing and camaraderie. The fleet came together for the annual Brisbane Etchells Fleet […]

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March 24, 2025
2025 Club Member of the Year Awards

 To give our volunteers the recognition they deserve, 2025 sees the introduction of a special awards evening just to celebrate the contribution they make to the continuous operation of our […]

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March 20, 2025
Social Sailing: A great initiative from the RQYS Youth-Sub Committee

Our young adults are back on the water of late in the RQ Elliotts fleet every Friday evening, thanks to the hard work of our new Youth Advisory Sub Committee […]

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