Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

Charter Day Celebrations at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club 🏆

Today we celebrated the granting of our Royal Charter in June 1934 with a special midweek race and the presentation of the prestigious Vice Patron's Charter Day Trophy to the overall handicap winner across the combined fleets.

Congratulations to Jo Wilson and the crew of JJF on a well-deserved victory and an outstanding performance on the water!

Magic Car Wash Midweek Winter Series – Race 7 Results

🔹 Mid Week B Fleet
🥇 JJF (J Wilson) – Fastest
🥈 Jazz (A Kanther)
🥉 Blue Marlin (S Anderson)

🔹 Mid Week A Fleet
🥇 Postman (K Anderson)
🥈 Black Betty (G McNally) – Fastest
🥉 RF Six Six (W Hammond)

🔹 IRC Mid Week Fleet
🥇 Black Betty (G McNally) – Fastest
🥈 RF Six Six (W Hammond)
🥉 Cone of Silence (M Crier)

🔹 Combined Fleet
🥇 JJF (J Wilson)
🥈 Black Betty (G McNally) – Fastest
🥉 RF Six Six (W Hammond)

Congratulations to all competitors for another fantastic day of racing.

A full set of results is now available online at https://www.sportspage.com.au/yacht_clubs/rfbyc/MidweekWinter2026/Result_20260604.htm

Get ready for the first ever RFBYC Snooker Tournament!🏆
7 weeks, 3 rounds, 1 winner!

We are organising our first ever RFBYC Snooker Tournament. The competition will run for 7 weeks, starting from Monday, 15 June until Friday, 31 July. Followed by the semi-finals the first weekend of August and the Grand Finale on Saturday, 8 of August.

Everyone is welcome, so bring your snooker partners and determine once and for all who is the best player. 🥇

So polish your cues and practice your best trick shots, because the registrations are now open!
Register via https://rfbyc.asn.au/group/pages/events-reservation?eventId=2210&backURL=%2Fgroup%2Fpages%2Fupcoming-events%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_calendar_web_portlet_CalendarPortlet_INSTANCE_Zp7Ng2mco369%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview

From Thursday, 30 July to Sunday, 2 August, the Swan River will become the stunning backdrop for our Art Exhibition in support of Spectrum Space.

Each week, we’ll be highlighting one of the artworks you’ll be able to admire — and purchase — at the exhibition. This featured piece is “PHAENORUM” by Stef Rae. She is an Australian expressionist artist diving into the messy, luminous heart of contemporary painting. Grounded in process and emotional honesty, unfolding through layered abstraction and automatic gesture, her new body of work invites you into a charged emotional landscape where control and chaos wrestle openly on the canvas.

Curious to discover the other artworks on display? Make sure to mark the Art Exhibition in your calendar.

Have you already booked your tickets voor The Heritage Reunion Jazzband?

On Sunday, 5 July you can experience the New Orleans vibes with The Heritage Jazzband performing in the Athol Hobbs Room. The seven piece jazz band really wants to keep the spirit of classic jazz alive. Don't miss out on this powerhouse ensemble of seasoned musicians celebrating the Golden Era of Traditional Jazz. 🎶

Book your tickets now, for only $25, via https://rfbyc.asn.au/group/pages/events-reservation?eventId=2104&backURL=%2Fgroup%2Fpages%2Fupcoming-events%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_calendar_web_portlet_CalendarPortlet_INSTANCE_Zp7Ng2mco369%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview.

🌍⛵ RFBYC Members Making Waves on the World Stage! ⛵🌍

Our members continue to pop up in sailing events around the globe, and this time it was Adam Brenz-Verca sailing at the Corinthian J/70 World Championships in Marseille, France.

Adam sailed aboard Celestial, helmed by Dr Sam Haynes (Commodore at CYCA), helping the team to secure an impressive 2nd place overall in the championship with 88 teams competing. 🥈

Adam's success comes as no surprise. He has become a highly sought-after crew member, regularly sailing with Richard Lynn on his Dragon, Grantham Kitto on his Etchells, and has been an integral part of the match racing teams of Ethan Prieto-Low and, more recently, Marcello Torre.

It's fantastic to see our younger sailors broadening their experience across a variety of classes and fleets, both at home and internationally. The skills, knowledge and connections they gain from these opportunities only strengthen the future of sailing at RFBYC.

https://www.sail-world.com/news/296636/J-70-Corinthian-World-Championship-overall

Congratulations to Adam & the Celestial team from CYCA on a terrific result! 👏🇦🇺⛵

https://www.j70mcwc.com/result.php

A nice write up in this week’s POST newspaper on RFBYC ILCA sailors, Jasper Stay, Hugh Healy & Thomas Cooper! 🤩⛵️🇦🇺🇩🇰

Australian Sailing - WA Inside WAIS

“Astra 1” (& crew) looking fabulous at the Tre Golfi European Maxi Regatta in Sorrento, Italy! 🇮🇹🍝✨

Spot the RFBYC Past Commodore Flag & members on board Marcos Vivian’s Wally 94. 👀🤩

https://data.orc.org/public/WEV.dll?action=index&eventid=zsvpz

Busy week at the Club! 🚤

A unique sighting has occurred yesterday! You don't see it often, but we had a boat being lifted into the water. A spectacular sight it was.

While the Magic Hand Carwash Midweek Winter Series was ongoing, the Food & Beverage team worked out new function packages and had them photographed. So next time you are organising your event at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, you have new dishes to experience.

Our Members' Bar has also received a refreshed look. Retaining the style members know and love, we are delighted to introduce new chairs and tables. Together with some lovely bouquets, the bar is ready for the weekend!

So come to the Club and enjoy your long weekend! 🍷

🇦🇺📣 Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and the Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia are pleased to announce the dates for Australia’s premier World Sailing Grade 2 match racing events, with the Helly Hansen International and Warren Jones Regatta once again set to attract the world’s leading young match racers to Australian waters.

The announcement continues the strong partnership between the CYCA and Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, with the prestigious Warren Jones International shaping up as one of the most anticipated editions in the event’s history, with next year’s event presenting the first opportunity for a team to claim a record third title🏆🏆🏆after CYCA's Cole Tapper won back-to-back titles in 2025 and 2026.

📚Race Documents are now available on each Club's websites with Requests for Invitations now open via the link below👇
https://rfbyc.asn.au/warren-jones-regatta

A great afternoon on the water today with 21 boats heading out to the start line for Race 6 of the Magic Hand Carwash Midweek Winter Series 2. Conditions delivered some fantastic racing across all fleets - congratulations to today’s placegetters!

Mid Week B Fleet
🥇 Spirit of Olympia (D Meager)
🥈 Orion (M Stowell)
🥉 Jazz (A Kanther) – also Fastest Boat

Mid Week A Fleet
🥇 Black Betty (G McNally) – also Fastest Boat
🥈 Thistle (B Huybens)
🥉 Apokato (K Palassis)

IRC Mid Week Fleet
🥇 Black Betty (G McNally) – also Fastest Boat
🥈 Cone of Silence (M Crier)
🥉 RF Six Six (W Hammond)

International 2.4mR
🥇 Maarli (S Anderson) – also Fastest Boat
🥈 Kurpitsa (T Ennis)

All of today's results available to view online now at https://www.sportspage.com.au/yacht_clubs/rfbyc/MidweekWinter2026/Result_20260528.htm

A reminder that next week is the annual Vice Patrons’ Trophy Race for combined A & B Fleets, so please note the different start times:
⏰ A Fleet – 15:05
⏰ B Fleet – 15:10
⏰ International 2.4mR – 15:15

There’s no need to nominate separately - all boats registered for the 2026 Midweek Winter Series are automatically eligible for the trophy. If you haven’t yet entered the Winter Series and would like to join in for this very important race in the midweek calendar, nominations are still open here:
https://topyacht.com.au/db/kb2/series_select.php?EventID=1910

We look forward to seeing everyone back on the water next week!

Don't forget to show your membership card at Magic Hand Car Wash's Fremantle and Palmyra locations, our wonderful Midweek Race Sponsors are giving you a 15% discount on any car or trailable boat wash.