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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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August 09, 2018
Yachting Queensland Awards 2018

Congratulations to the following RQYS Members who won their respective category at the 2018 Queensland Sailing Awards on Saturday, 28 July 2018:  Qld Junior Sailor of the Year – Female […]

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August 09, 2018
Night Raid Navigation Event *Update*

An update from Simon McGuire, organiser and event captain: The 1st RQYS Night Raid is approaching fast. We have 11 registered entries so far with another 4 boats that will […]

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August 04, 2018
A B2K Update from Squadron Sailor Mark Hipgrave

B2K – an Armchair Admiral’s report, 1030 Saturday It must have been terribly frustrating for the B2K fleet as they crawled out of Moreton Bay yesterday.  Weather observations from Cape […]

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August 03, 2018
The 2018 Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race!

CLICK HERE FOR THE RACE DOCUMENTS & MORE INFORMATION FRIDAY 3 AUGUST 2018 Watch the Tracker Handicaps and Divisions (at 1700 hrs on 2 August 2018) The 12th Club Marine Brisbane […]

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August 02, 2018
Clean Marina Level 3 and Fish Friendly Accredited

The RQYS Marina has recently received a Clean Marina Level 3 and Fish Friendly accreditation from the Marina Industries Association’s International Clean Marina Program. The International Clean Marina Program is […]

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August 02, 2018
Christmas in July Cruise Report

What a fabulous weekend!!  We had 8 sail and 8 power boats along and it was a truly fun weekend.  The sun was out, it was beautiful – although not quite as […]

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July 26, 2018
Committee Positions for 2018/2019 and amendments to RQYS Constitution

COMMITTEE POSITIONS FOR 2018/2019 The Annual General Meeting for the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Limited was held on Tuesday 24 July 2018 – the following members were subsequently elected to […]

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July 26, 2018
Celebrating 50 Years of Etchells sailing

To celebrate the first 50 years of sailing of such a fantastic class, the International Etchells Class Association is inviting all past and present Etchells sailors to a Gala Dinner. […]

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July 26, 2018
New 21 Club Members for 2018

Pictured: R to L – Dougal Henderson, Jason Ruckert, Kevan Wolfe, David Healey, Host: Commodore Mark Gallagher, Bradley Ginnivan, Hugh Bletchly and Ian Fraser – our new 21 Club Members […]

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July 25, 2018
King Island Cheese Trip Report

SAIL CRUISING GROUP CRUISE REPORT KING ISLAND, WATERLOO BAY 7-8/7/18 The nearest destination to Manly imaginable! That funny little island joined by a causeway at low tide to Wellington Point. […]

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July 19, 2018
Iona College at the Australian Schools Team Racing Championship

Well done to the sailing team from Iona College, all Squadron members, who competed at the Australian Schools Team Racing Championship. They finished in 7th place over all for the […]

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July 19, 2018
Test Yourself this July with Motorline BMW & RQYS!

Thanks to Motorline BMW, you test drive a brand new BMW X2 at RQYS from Monday, 16 July 2018! Click here to register, or visit our Reception desk to register […]

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