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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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September 04, 2025
Podium Results at the 2025 ILCA Under 21 Worlds held at Dublin Bay

L to R: Emma Mattivi, Roos Wind, Frances Beebe Another week and more success by our youth sailors on the international racing scene.  At the ILCA Under 21 Worlds held […]

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September 04, 2025
Queensland Youth Championship at The Australian Sailing Camp 22nd-24th Sept

From L – R: Scott Luxton, Alana Field, Head Coach Adrian Finglas The Queensland Youth Championship is not far away with the Australian Sailing camp running from the 22nd until the […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
September 04, 2025
WAGS Report: 3 September 2025 – ‘What looked “easy” turned into a very tactful and challenging afternoon.’

WAGS REPORT DATE:  3/9/2025 WIND:  ENE-NE-6-15 KNOTS TIDE: L@11:56 COURSE: 20 C NUMBER OF BOATS: 27 A number of skippers and crew stood in front of our start table and […]

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August 28, 2025
World Sailing Youth Worlds – Funding now available

With the decision by Australian Sailing to re-commit to send a team to the World Sailing Youth Worlds, the opportunity for our youth sailors to compete for selection has arisen. […]

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August 28, 2025
Board of Directors Update

We apologise for delay in updating this information to our Members following announcement at the recent AGM, and now confirm the following including the appointed Chairman: David Redfern, Chairman Melissa […]

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August 28, 2025
Hamilton Island Race Week 2025

A report by Mark Dingley – RQYS Sailing Manager Hamilton Island Race Week 2025 was an incredible mix of competitive sailing and laid-back island fun. From top-level racing across the […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
August 28, 2025
WAGS Report: 27 August 2025 – ‘thank goodness for some stronger breezes.’

WAGS REPORT DATE:  27/8/2025 WIND:  NNW-N-12-20 KNOTS TIDE: H@11:56 – 2.03M COURSE: 26 BRAVO NUMBER OF BOATS: 24 The consistent comment after the race in the bar and made by […]

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August 27, 2025
Mainsheet 2025 now live!

We invite you to sit back and enjoy reports and articles from your favourite club, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in our brand new edition of Mainsheet. Just in time for […]

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August 20, 2025
WAGS Report: 21 August 2025 – ‘Not a nice day.’

WAGS REPORT DATE:  20/8/2025 WIND:  A perfect east sou’ easter around 10 knots TIDE: Just right COURSE:  Anywhere we wanted NUMBER OF BOATS: At the time of the cancellation- 1 […]

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August 20, 2025
Youth Squad Sailing Report – 16 Aug 2025

Saturday 16 August delivered a picturesque day on Moreton Bay, with sunshine, flat water and a gentle 5–10 knots. While club racing has not yet commenced, our Youth Squad sailors […]

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August 19, 2025
Mara Stransky comes up trumps!

The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron’s own Mara Stransky has put up a stunning performance on the world sailing stage.  During this season’s Grand Slam World Cups, she has always been […]

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August 14, 2025
WAGS Report: 14 August 25 – ‘A fantastic fleet, boats filled with friends and family, turned up to enjoy the 2025 “EKKA“ Wags.’

WAGS REPORT DATE:  13/8/2025 WIND:  SE-E-NE-5-10 KNOTS TIDE: H@13:19 COURSE: 22BRAVO NUMBER OF BOATS: 42 A fantastic fleet, boats filled with friends and family, turned up to enjoy the 2025 […]

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