RQYS MAINSHEET 2024

Snapshot of the 2024 Sailing Office calendar: a huge program made possible only with our Volunteers’ support! Listing below includes only those events solely organised or co-hosted by RQYS; excludes Squadron Cruising Groups outings and external and intra/interstate races — visit rqys.com.au/sailing-calendar for the latest details.

MTH DATE/S EVENT/S

HOST DIVISION/S

Tue.02 – Fri.05 Hobie Nationals

Hobie

JAN

Mon.15 – Sun.21 Flying Eleven Nationals

RQYS

Flying Eleven

Sun.28 Sat.03 Sun.04 Sat.10 Sun.11 Sat.17 Sun.18 Sat.24 Sun.25

Schools Fleet Racing - Day 1

Schools

OTB Day 15 (Squadron Champs 5) Schools Fleet Racing - Day 2

OTB

Schools Yachts

RQYS

Div Race (RTC 4, 5 & 6) (Race 5 to count Squadron Champs 6)

OTB Day 16 Surf to City

OTB

QCYC

Yachts

Schools Fleet Racing - Day 3 / Foil Day 6

Schools / Foiling

FEB

OTB Day 17

OTB

Schools Teams Racing - Day 1 / Div Race 5

Schools / Yachts

Mon.19 – Wed.21 OK Dinghy Nationals / Pre-Worlds

OKs

RQYS

OTB Day 18 / Kingfisher Night Race 3

OTB / Yachts

Schools Teams Racing - Day 2

Schools

November saw the resurrected School Fleet Racing Championships over the first weekend followed by a well-supported Goodwill Cup sailing event, which saw entries from Southport Yacht Club and Moreton Bay Boat Club, with SYC winning the Team event and the Goodwill Cup on IRC, and our own “Drakes Prayer” winning the Lord Brassey Cup on PHS.

Fri.23 – Sat.02 Mar OK Dinghy Worlds

OKs

Sun.03 Sat.09

Schools Teams Racing - Day 3 / Div Race 6 (Squadron Champs 7)

Schools / Yachts

OTB Day 19 Squadron Champs 6

OTB

Sat.09 – Sun.10 Brisbane Womens Keelboat Cup

Yachts Schools Multihull

Sun.10

Schools Teams Racing Day 4 - Finals

Thu.14 – Sun.17 Moreton Bay Multihull Regatta

Sat.16

OTB Day 20 / Kingfisher Night Race 4

OTB / Yachts Foiling / Yachts

RQYS

MAR

Foil Day 7 / Div Race 7

Sun.17

SEQ Champs Schools Teams Racing

Schools

Sat.23

OTB Day 21

OTB

Sat.23 – Sun.24 Etchells Brisbane Fleet Championship

Etchells Schools Yachts Multihulls

Sun.24

SEQ Champs Schools Teams Racing - Finals

Fri.29

Brisbane to Gladsone Yacht Race

QCYC

Fri.05 – Sun.07 Brisbane Seawind Regatta

RQYS

Fri.12 – Mon.15 ILCA - Australian Masters Championships

ILCA

Su.14 Sat.20 Sun.21 Sun.28

MCC 5

MCC

Yachts

APR

Frostbite Day 1

OTB

Pacer Queensland Open Teams Racing Championships RQ Yachts - Winter Race 1 - Winter Course Book

RQYS

Pacer Yachts Yachts

MCC 6 Peter Beard ‘Big Lap’

MCC

Saturday

Frostbite Day 2

OTB

Fri.03 – Wed.08 Brisbane Race Week (Multiple events & courses)

Yachts

Fri.10 Fri.17 Sat.18 Sun.19

Junior Presentation Night

All

PIF - Propery Industry Foundation Race Past Commodores’ Cup / Frostbite Day 3 RQ Yachts - Winter Race 3 - Winter Course Book

Yachts

MAY

RQYS

Power / OTB

Yachts Yachts

Sat.25 – Sun.26 Canaipa Cup Yacht Race

Fri.31

Senior Presentation Night & Yachtshare Club Member of the Year

OTB

Sat.01 – Sun.02 Nacra 15/17 Winter regatta

Nacra

Sat.01

Frostbite Day 4

OTB

Fri.07 – Sun.09 VX ONE Winter Nationals

VX One

RQYS

Fri.07

Cruising and Navigation Presentation Night RQ Yachts - Winter Race 4 - Winter Course Book

Power and Sail

JUN

Sun.09 Sat.15 Sun.16 Thu.20

Yachts

Frostbite Day 5

OTB

The month finished strong with the ILCA Metropolitan Championships and the VX One QLD State Championships. And, throughout all these events was a regular schedule of Squadron racing across OTB (Off the Beach) Dinghy, Foiling classes and Keelboat racing on Sundays. In closing this year’s report, I extend heartfelt thanks — and congratulations on his well-merited Australian Sailing award — to Austin Sims, our dedicated Sailing Administrator Rose Haynes, and to the incredible Volunteers who make these events possible. Your tireless efforts are the backbone of our success. Thanks to every one of you, for your continued commitment to and support of our sailing community.

MCC 9

MCC

Yachts Yachts

Brisbane to Keppel Bay 2024

RQYS

Thu.04 – Sun.07 GILL Queensland Youth Week

OTB

Sun.07

RQ Yachts - Winter Race 5 - Winter Course Book

RQYS

Yachts

JUL

Sat.13 – Sun.14 2024 QILCA Winter ILCA Open Regatta

ILCA

Sun.14

MCC 10

MCC

Yachts Finns Yachts Etchells Yachts Yachts

Sat.20 – Sun.21 Finn Queensland State Titles Fri.02 – Tue.07 Brisbane to Hamilton Island Sat.03 – Sun.04 Etchells Waterloo Cup

RQYS

RQYS

AUG

Sun.04 Sun.25 Sat.07 Sun.08 Sat.14 Sun.15 Sat.21 Sat.28 Sun.29 Sat.05 Sun.06 Sat.12 Sun.13 Sat.19 Sun.20 Sat.26 Sun.27

MCC 11 MCC 12

MCC

140th Sailing Season Opening Day

All

Foiling Day 1

Foiling

RQYS

OTB Day 1 (Squadron Champs 1) RQ Yachts Day 1 (Squadron Champs 1)

OTB

Yachts

SEP

OTB Day 2

OTB

Sat.21 – Sun.22 MCC 13,14 & 15

MCC

Yachts Etchells

Sat.28 – Sun.29 Etchells Queensland State Titles

OTB Day 3

RQYS

OTB

RQ Yachts Day 2

Yachts

OTB Day 4

OTB

RQY

Foiling Day 2 / Schools Fleet Racing - Day 1

Foiling / Schools

Sat.12 – Sun.13 St Helena Cup

WMSC

Yachts

OTB Day 5

OTB

Schools Fleet Racing - Day 2

Schools Yachts

OCT

Sat.19 – Sun.20 Beneteau Cup and French Yacht Challenge

OTB Day 6 (Squadron Champs 2) / Kingfisher Night Race 1

OTB / Yachts

RQYS

Foiling Day 3 / Schools Fleet Racing - Day 3

Foiling / Schools

OTB Day 7

OTB

Schools Fleet Racing - Day 4

Schools Yachts

RQ Yachts Day 3 (RTC 1, 2 & 3) (Race 2 = Squadron Champs 2 )

Sat.02

OTB Day 8

OTB

Sat.02 – Sun.03 Goodwill Cup / 2024 Schools Fleet Racing Championships

Power / Schools

Here’s to another remarkable season ahead! n

Sun.03

Foiling Day 4

Foiling Yachts

Sat.09 – Sun.10 Goodwill Cup / Races 4 & 5 (Squadron Champs 3 & 4)

Sat.09 Sun.10 Sat.16 Sun.17 Sat.23 Sun.24 Sat.30

OTB Day 9

OTB

NOV

SchoolsTeams Racing - Day 1

Schools

RQYS

OTB Day 10 (Squadron Champs 3 ) / Kingfisher Night Race 2

OTB / Yachts

Foiling Day 5 / SchoolsTeams Racing - Day 2

Foiling / Schools

OTB Day 11

OTB

SchoolsTeams Racing - Day 3 / RQ Yachts Day 6 QILCA Metropolitan Championship / OTB Day 12

Schools / Yachts

ILCA / OTB

QILCA Metropolitan Championship

ILCA

Sun.01

RQ Yachts Day 7 (RTC 4, 5 & 6) (Race 5 = Squadron Champs 5 )

Yachts Optimist

Sat.07 – Sun.08 International Optimist Queensland State Championships

DEC

Sat.07 Sat.14

OTB Day 13

OTB OTB

RQYS

OTB Day 14 (Squadron Champs 4 ) RQ Yachts Day 8 (Splice the Mainbrace)

Yachts Multiple

Wed.18 – Sun.21 Sail Brisbane

Mainsheet 2024

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