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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 14, 2025
RQYS Golf Day a smashing success

The second edition of the RQYS Golf Day held last Friday at Wynnum Golf Club was even better than the first, with more teams, more laughs and close to $5000 […]

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August 07, 2025
Making Waves Special Visitor – “The aim of encouraging more girls and women into sport”

Last Tuesday, the Brisbane Winds of Change participants were pleased to host Kimberley Mallos, from the Queensland Department of Sport to showcase our girls’ program. This particular program has been […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
August 07, 2025
WAGS Report: 6 August 25 – ‘Whilst it was a challenging arvo, it was a beautiful Brissy winters day…’

DATE:  6/8/2025 WIND:  SE-E-SE-2-6 Knots TIDE: L@13:13 COURSE: 18 C NUMBER OF BOATS: 32 Some years ago there was a game called “Find Wally” where you had to look for […]

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August 05, 2025
Rory Meehan: U19 Men’s World Champion

WATCH THE VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_SvymcU4qI&t=2445s 2025 iQFOiL Youth World Championships – Brest, France The Youth World Championship in Brest had 400 competitors from 36 countries – 150 in my U19 Men’s […]

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July 31, 2025
The Ocean After Dark: Local Advocate Mike Middleton Nominated for Global Dark Sky Award

If you ask Mike Middleton where his love for the night sky began, he’ll probably smile and tell you about camping on the dunes as a kid—watching satellites blink across […]

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July 31, 2025
2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships – A Challenging & Exciting Event

From L – R: Dan Slater (Coach), Wilbur Bright, Olivia Aitken, Ruby Carter, Thomas Cooper, James Dale It can honestly be said that the 2025 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships […]

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Wednesday Afternoon GO Sailing
July 31, 2025
WAGS Report: 30 July 25 – ‘A great fast finish in a freshening northerly. Very cool!!’

DATE:  30/7/2025 WIND:  N-NE-N-10-18 KNOTS TIDE: H @13:13-1.89M COURSE: 20B NUMBER OF BOATS: 29 Well, how do you pick a broken nose? With a lot of difficulty!! That was just […]

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July 28, 2025
South Pacific Laser Masters – Regatta Wrap Up

The 2025 South Pacific Laser Masters delivered the full range of conditions. From no wind and racing abandoned on Day 1, to too much wind and racing abandoned on the […]

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July 24, 2025
RQYS Security & Safety Update

It has been a fantastic winter so far for power boating. We have experienced some dry weekends and weeks of no rain. Unfortunately, the weather is not ideal for sailing. […]

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July 24, 2025
2025 Secondary Schools Team Sailing Nationals – A Wrap Up

Last week 32 of our youth sailing members made the journey to Goolwa, South Australia to compete in the 2025 Australian Secondary Schools Teams Sailing Championships. Students from Moreton Bay […]

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July 24, 2025
Bayside Property Agents International Finn 2025 Australian Winter – Regatta Wrap Up

With Mark Dingley away on a well-deserved holiday, I’ve had the privilege of stepping in as Acting Sailing Manager, and what a weekend to kick things off! RQYS proudly hosted […]

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July 24, 2025
ILCA South Pacific Masters is about to get underway at RQYS

The South Pacific Laser Masters is about to get underway at RQYS with an impressive fleet of 58 eager masters sailors including multiple world champions from across Australia and New […]

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