Team BRYC - Junior Sailing Summer 2026-27

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Team BRYC is a junior dinghy sailing program that provides a safe fun environment for children to learn to sail and encourages families to be involved with their children learning to sail. 

The format is 14 Saturday morning or afternoon sessions during the school terms 4 and term 1, with a break over the Christmas Holidays. 

Applications:

Applications for the 2026-27 summer will open on 1st September 2026.   

Contact the office for more information: (03) 9598 0570 - or email:  manager@bryc.com.au

Season Dates

Sailing sessions commencing Saturdays, 24^th October 2026 – Concluding late March 2027

Age Groups

• 8 - 12-year-olds sailing Club Optimists and O’pen Skiffs.
• 13 - 17-year-olds sailing a range of club and private dinghies: Pacers, RS Feva, RS Quest, Sabres, RS Aeros, Lasers, 420s and 125s.

Aims of Team BRYC

Our program aims to enable kids to have maximum fun on the water, develop skills and a love of sailing, make friendships and develop a sense of the Club as ‘home’. New young families are welcome to join and participate.

BRYC is at Half Moon Bay with a picturesque sandy beach with access via a boat ramp that makes it one of the easiest clubs for children to learn to sail and fantastic BBQ deck and bar & bistro in the club house for socialising.

The Team BRYC social group organises Movie Nights, Christmas BBQ and special events throughout summer.

The following groups make up Team BRYC:

1.     Yellow and Blue Groups (Saturday Mornings)

Our yellow (beginner) and blue (advanced) groups use the club Optimists to learn the basics and fine tune their sailing skills. A program fee covers the running cost of the rescue boats and a qualified instructor for each group. All parents are asked to assist in the running of the sessions either on the water or on land. We finish our morning sessions with a BBQ. 

We’re building friendships and bonds that will encourage kids to keep sailing for many years and be proud of their own achievements. We encourage boys and girls to join and provide club boats to assist in the first year or two of learning to sail. 

2.     Junior Racing (Saturday Afternoons)

The 2026-27 season will support a fleet of Optimists, Aeros and O’pen Skiffs, as a stepping-stone to fleet racing. This becomes a pathway to begin competing at the many regattas in our area. A fee covers having an instructor on the water with this group and parents are still encouraged to assist. BRYC junior sailors regularly compete in State and National championships.  

3.     Out There Sailing (Saturday Afternoons)

For kids who like sailing or want to learn to sail but are not so keen on racing, the “Out There Sailing” group is about adventure and having fun on the water. Learning how to sail form the foundation for this group. Kids aged 12+ build friendships in a fully supervised group using club boats.  

Parent/Child Sailing

We have a growing number of parents who sail with their child in the Club Saturday races. This can be one of the best ways for kids to learn to sail. There are club Pacers available to hire but parents are encouraged to have their own boat if sailing for the full season.