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December 10, 2025
49er/49er FX Nationals Report

Kris Bilston and I attended the 49er/49erFX Nationals on Lake Macquarie and Sail Melbourne out of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Brighton. There are limited 49er regattas in […]

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December 09, 2025
2026 Finn World Sailing Championships announce Porsche Centre Brisbane as major event partner

Porsche Centre Brisbane Dealer Principal David Crosdale and Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS) Commodore Curtis Skinner today proudly announce their major partnership with the International Finn Association of Australia (IFAA), […]

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October 21, 2018
Congratulations to Volunteer of the Year – David Kemp!

A huge well done to Squadron Volunteer David Kemp who has been awarded the national Volunteer of the Year award at the Australian Sailing awards. An amazing, and well earned, achievement […]

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October 21, 2018
2018 Etchells World Championships Links

Results View the Results here Online Notice Board  Notices to competitors, race document amendments, protest hearing schedule and outcomes. Live Tracker Watch the boats live on the Live Tracker 2018 […]

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October 18, 2018
Sharing is Caring!

The House and Entertainment Committee and the Hospitality Management Team have, according to the updated Squadron Strategic Plan, renewed our vision for how our dining and events contribute to RQYS’s […]

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October 18, 2018
2018/2019 Squadron Strategic Plan

Click here to view the Squadron Strategic Plan The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron enjoyed another successful year in 2017/2018, with consistent growth in our membership, historic best-ever levels in member […]

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October 16, 2018
To be King is to Battle against the Bay… 2018 Etchells Queensland Championships

Photo Credit: RQYS Volunteer Beryl Roberts The 2018 Queensland Championship for the Etchells Class has concluded at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, and despite it only being the curtain raiser […]

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October 15, 2018
New Squadron Merchandise Displays

If you’ve visited our lovely reception team in recent weeks then you might have noticed that we’ve recently upgraded our Merchandise displays significantly! We are also in the process of […]

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October 14, 2018
Back from Japan! An Update from Squadron Sailor Mara Stransky

Arriving home from the Sailing World Championships in Aarhus 2018, I was feeling pretty flat after my 2nd in silver fleet effort. Back on Moreton Bay at my home club […]

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October 13, 2018
Hospitality changes over Etchells Regattas

Hospitality changes over Etchells Regattas During the Etchells States and Worlds regattas, all breakfast options will be suspended in favour of a Big Breakfast Buffet option. This breakfast buffet will […]

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October 04, 2018
Car and Trailer Parking Area

Members and visitors and reminded to only use the car and trailer parking area when parking a car with a trailer attached. The area is not for use for one […]

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September 27, 2018
Sailing Academy School Holiday Updates!

School holiday activities in full swing – Our Tackers, Sail and Play and Start sailing participants have had great fun on the water in the varying winds this week. Be […]

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September 25, 2018
Sail Our Boats Facebook Group!

Come Say Hey on Facebook!  We have created a Facebook group to help our Sail Our Boats members connect with fellow members, share their sailing stories / experiences / advice […]

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September 20, 2018
Implementing Credit Card Surcharge Fees

It has become financially unsustainable for the Squadron to continue absorbing the credit card commission fees associated with a high volume of credit card transactions at the Squadron. It is […]

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