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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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June 19, 2025
Welcome to our newest sponsor – Lisa Harper + Place Wynnum Manly

Meet Lisa Harper of Place Wynnum Manly – our newest sponsor and a local girl! Lisa has just taken up a position with Place Real Estate agents and is already […]

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June 19, 2025
RQ Youth Squad Celebrates Opti Superstar Josh Dale

Last Saturday, the entire RQ Youth Squad and the Commodore gathered on the Opti Lawn to celebrate a remarkable milestone—our very own Josh Dale has qualified for the Australian team […]

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June 19, 2025
WAGS Report: 18 June 25 – ‘Work/Responsibility? Who needs it when you have WAGS?!’

DATE: 18/6/2025 WIND: WSW-SSE-4-12 Knots TIDE: H@14:53-1.85M COURSE: 18 Alpha NUMBER OF BOATS: 36 Now let’s have a bit of a think about it!! On one hand you could enjoy […]

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June 12, 2025
Rope Solutions takes out VX One Winter Nationals

23 boats competed in the VX One Winter Nationals 2025 at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS) from 7-9 June. Over the 13 races it was Chris Anderson, Mitchell Miller […]

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June 12, 2025
WAGS Report: 11 June 25 – ‘We must embrace the conditions!’

DATE: 11/6/2025 WIND: WSW-W-10-15 KNOTS TIDE: L@15:22-0.48M COURSE: 212 ALPHA NUMBER OF BOATS: 34 For the third week in a row we faced westerly’s’. Now nobody is complaining, however they […]

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June 05, 2025
WAGS Report: 4 June 25 – ‘Oh those Westerly’s!’

DATE: 4/6/2025 WIND: WSE/SW-8-22 KNOTS TIDE: H@16:59-1.85M COURSE: 17B NUMBER OF BOATS: 32 Oh those westerly’s. They can be quite challenging and always problematic. The forecast for the afternoon was […]

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May 29, 2025
Honouring Excellence: Major Sailing Awards at the RQYS 140th Sailing Season Senior Presentation

The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron marked a historic milestone in grand style as members gathered in the Flags Room for the Senior Presentation Night celebrating the 140th Sailing Season. With […]

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May 29, 2025
Stepping up in Europe: Ashley & Braden Daunt’s Mixed 470 Campaign

Stepping Up in Europe: Our 2025 Mixed 470 Campaign  March and April of 2025 saw us return to Europe to compete in two of the most competitive Olympic sailing regattas […]

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May 29, 2025
The Sailing Academy has moved!

The Academy has moved back to its spiritual home over to the classrooms at the Opti Lawn. We would like to thank the members especially A Row members for their […]

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May 29, 2025
Welcome to our New Sponsor – Manly Village Compounding Pharmacy

We welcome our newest sponsor to the club and trust you will give the team at Manly Village Compounding Pharmacy your support. Manly Village Compounding Pharmacy has been serving the […]

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May 29, 2025
Frances Beebe at the ILCA World Championships in Qingdao, China

Sailing at the ILCA World Championships 2025 The ILCA World Championships 2025, held from May 12-17 in Qingdao, China, was my first-ever open World Championship, and it proved to be a challenging experience. Competing against some […]

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May 29, 2025
WAGS Report: 28 May 25 – ‘A cracker of a sail!’

DATE: 28/5/2025 WIND: W-WSW-14-7 Knots TIDE: L@ 16:16—0.35M COURSE: 21Alpha NUMBER OF BOATS: 35 We are calling it “Halloween Day”. Not only did the smallest, but in my opinion, one […]

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