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Welcome to the Royal Geelong Yacht Club – the 2020 Australian Sailing Club of the Year. Established in 1859, RGYC has a proud history and exciting future.

RGYC is home to Festival of Sails, the largest sailing regatta in the Southern Hemisphere and the biennial Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong. Enjoy activities along the historic Geelong waterfront and the Club’s marina in the heart of the city.

Join us in a range of learn to sail experiences, Twilight sailing, Saturday racing and regattas. Our club welcomes people of all abilities.

Boating visitors can berth safely in front of our clubhouse and The Yot(cafe).

This is the perfect location for a wide range of sailing and boating activities, social events & celebrations.

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Royal Geelong Yacht Club

25 Eastern Beach Road Geelong, Victoria, 3220

035229 3705

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club is recognised as one of Australia's premier Yacht Clubs and boasts a proud history that stretches more than 150 years. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club plays host to many major yachting events, including the largest keelboat regatta in the Southern Hemisphere, the Festival of Sails annually and the biennial Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong. The excellent facilities give members the opportunity to enjoy true absolute water frontage and enjoy the best view that any yacht club can offer. Take in the views from the Members' Lounge, The Yot cafe deck or the upstairs balcony. No other facility in Geelong can match the location. A first-class Cadet facility provides young sailors with the opportunity to learn from some very accomplished club sailors who include State, National and World Champions. Novice sailors will be warmly welcomed and encouraged to develop new skills and new friendships. Please call if you have any inquiries, or search the website for concise information on every aspect of The Royal Geelong Yacht Club, drop in to view the facilities or contact by phone or email.

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Monday: Open at 8:30 am - Closes at 5:00 pm Tuesday: Open at 8:30 am - Closes at 5:00 pm Wednesday: Open at 8:30 am - Closes at 5:00 pm Thursday: Open at 8:30 am - Closes at 5:00 pm Friday: Open at 8:30 am - Closes at 5:00 pm Saturday: Open at 9:00 am - Closes at 12:00 pm Sunday: Open at 12:00 am - Closes at 12:00 am

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25 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong, Victoria, 3220

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Festival Of Sails

The Festival

On the waterfront of corio bay geelong, the royal geelong yacht club is one of australia’s most successful yacht clubs..

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club welcomes sailing and social patrons alike. The clubrooms offer a cafe and a fully licensed bar.

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club prides itself on being a family club, with generations of families have contributed to the rich culture that the organization now enjoys. Following the huge success of the “Geelong Regatta” now known as the “Festival of Sails”, which was first held on Corio Bay in 1844, the enthusiastic organizing committee unanimously voted for the formation of the Geelong Yacht Club in 1859. On the 27th of March 1924, the Club was granted a Royal Warrant and became the Royal Geelong Yacht Club.

From these humble beginnings, the club has grown to be the home to the best sailing experience you can have, with over 1200 Members ranging in age from 5 to 90. Being an innovative club, strategic to introducing sailing to the community and strengthening the membership base is always uppermost in planning the way ahead.

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has made a major commitment to Discover Salling and continues to develop youth involvement.

On behalf of the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, I would like to warmly welcome all sailors, officials, volunteers, support staff and guests to Geelong for the 2024 Festival of Sails. We also thank our major sponsors, the State Government of Victoria, and the City of Greater Geelong for their assistance and ongoing support for the event.

The Festival of Sails is celebrated as a cornerstone of our Australian Sailing calendar. It is not just an opportunity to enjoy the world class sailing that Corio Bay offers, but also a chance to celebrate together and spend time with old friends.

In 2024, we are proud to celebrate the 181st edition of the Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race to be held on Friday, 26 January 2024. We are also excited to see the return of the Jimmy Rum Mornington to Geelong Passage Race providing an alternate start for boats wanting to be involved in the historic passage race!

The Passage Race will be followed by an additional 3 days of high-octane racing on Corio Bay and festivities shoreside at RGYC and the Geelong Waterfront. 

There will be the usual spectrum of divisions to cater for a wide variety of boat owners, including sports boats, J111s, S80s, Etchells, cruising keelboats with spinnaker, cruising keelboats without spinnakers, cruising AMS and multihulls. 

In addition to our Sailing Regatta, the Festival of Sails attracts tens of thousands of people to enjoy the Australia Day festivities along the Geelong Waterfront. With live music, market stalls, roving entertainers, food trucks, and plenty of free family friendly activities, there is something for everyone. 

Whether you are a sailor or a spectator looking for some fun with the family, there is no better place to be than the Festival Of Sails on Geelong’s waterfront in January. We look forward to welcoming you, your crew and family to Geelong in 2024.

Roger Bennett RGYC Commodore

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The Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s Festival of Sails is the largest yachting event in Australia and the biggest keelboat event in the southern hemisphere. We welcome your interest in becoming involved in this exciting, highly regarded event held in the heart of Geelong in January every year.

The marquee event is the Passage Race from Melbourne to Geelong, a spectacle without peers. 

Our loyal sponsors have continued to support us throughout the years, and we encourage you to support those businesses below that allow us to run this fantastic event.

We thank our loyal sponsors who continue to partner with Festival of Sails.

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Geelong is Victoria’s largest regional city and our municipality is home to more than 252,000 people.

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The Festival of Sails combines history with tradition; heritage with technology; tactics with teamwork.

First held in 1844, the Festival of Sails has consistently attracted the highest calibre of sailing craft and crew, family and friends, attracting over 100,000 visitors every January, held at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) and along the Geelong waterfront.

In 1997, the successful merger of the Geelong Waterfront Festival and RGYC’s historic Australia Day Regatta saw the beginning of a new major event in Victoria – the Festival of Sails. The Festival of Sails is strongly supported by the Victorian Government and the City of Greater Geelong, along with several other stakeholders.

Festival of Sails is particularly famous for its Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race – the oldest sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere – which kicks off the festival each year and in 2023 will celebrate its 180th anniversary.

Royal Geelong Yacht Club

Established in 1859, Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) is one of the oldest sailing clubs in Australia and situated in the premier position in the heart of the City of Geelong. RGYC is located on the land of the Wadawurrung people, who have inhabited it for over 25,000 years.

RGYC’s exquisite setting and world-class facilities ensure members and visitors alike can enjoy the club, the location, and all the entertainment, restaurants, accommodation, supermarkets and specialty shops that are conveniently within 200m walking distance.

RGYC is a leader in regatta and event management, hosting Festival of Sails annually as well as the biennial Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong . RGYC has also hosted several World, National and State Championships at the club.

From major events, social activity and action both on and off water, RGYC has something for everyone to enjoy. The onsite Cafe & Catering Operators – The Yot – also offer fine food for your enjoyment. Tailored function bookings are also available via The Yot.

Notably, RGYC was named the 2020 Australian Sailing Club of the Year and in 2021, achieved a 4 Gold Anchor rating in the Marina Industries Association Gold Anchor International Rating Scheme.

181st Festival of Sails concludes with a parade of colour

The 2024 Festival of Sails has wrapped up after three days of fast and furious sailing, sensational entertainment and a ‘tick of approval’ from visitors to the reinvigorated, party atmosphere of the Geelong waterfront site.

One Hundred Thousand Turn Out To Celebrate Festival Of Sails!

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SheSails & Youth at the Festival of Sails 2024

Edit Column Festival of Sails had a women and youth sailors focus on day two, bookending the racing with the SheSails & Supporters breakfast, and a presentation with the local International Cadet fleet, specifically three skippers who finished in the top four at the recent National Championship.

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Marina Facilities

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club offers a first class, 270 berth marina for Club visitors, guests and members alike.

Located in the heart of Geelong’s spectacular waterfront precinct, it provides secure temporary and permanent berthing for yachts and power boats , while visitors enjoy the hospitality of our Club, or dine at one of the many nearby restaurants or hotels.

If you are visiting RGYC, please fill out the Visiting Boat Registration form .

Diesel and Unleaded fuel is available via self serve 24/7.

Local chandleries and tradesmen including a shipwright, painter, marine engineer, sail maker and electronics servicemen are nearby for equipment repairs.

We have a 3000 Kg SWL crane for launching and retrieving boats, as well as a mast hoist and our slipway is available for a prescribed fee, subject to member bookings and vessel size and weight.

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