Variety Jet Trek 2017 Trip Report

Variety Jet Trek 2017 Trip Report

By Greg Deighton (Member 868) 2017 Variety Jet Trek Mission Beach to Airlie Beach – 1st to 6th May Road Trip Leaving Brisbane early Friday 28th to make Sarina for the night. Next day up early and head to Townsville to pick up the crew at the airport and then onto...

Peel Island November 2016

Peel Island November 2016

On the 20th of November 2016 we had our Club trip to Peel Island.  The trip was well attended with about 13 RBC boats.  A few cool drinks were had, stories few told and the water was nice and refreshing for a swim. A few photo's of the trip are included here.   Thanks...

Whale Watching off Straddie

Whale Watching off Straddie

During July to October the humpback whales can be witnessed travelling up and back down the coast by RBC members and their families who are prepared to venture east of Stradbroke or Moreton Island. Nothing is more majestic than watching a 40 tonne whale launch itself...

Little Ship Club Dinner

Little Ship Club Dinner

On Saturday the 14th of May 2016 we ran our boating event being dinner at the Little Ship Club on North Stradbroke Island. We had 16 boats attend the event with 14 tied up to the 160 foot pontoon and 2 anchored up in the basin using tenders to come in.  5 boats left...

April Peel Island Lunch

April Peel Island Lunch

On the 10th of April 2016 we ran our club social event being lunch at Peel Island.  The weather was beautiful and we had 16 boats attend with approximately 32 Adults and 16 Children. The boats were spead over about a 150m section of the beach in horseshoe bay with...

Karl and Leone Tolg’s Maiden Trip with RBC

Karl and Leone Tolg’s Maiden Trip with RBC

Our Maiden Boat trip with the RBC on the 13th and 14th of February 2016 - The Weekend overnighter, Crab Chase and Cook up, at Blakesly’s Anchorage By Karl Tolg (March 2016) We just like to let everybody know how much we enjoyed this weekend with the most friendly and...

A Whale of a time

A Whale of a time

By Al “Skipper” Lacoste - October 2005 One Sunday evening in mid April, my wife, Joan and I received a call from our eldest son Peter, who was living in Hong Kong with his job. Peter asked us would we like to sail the Whitsundays, well who would not? That evening Joan...

Camping Overnighter – Crab Chase

Camping Overnighter – Crab Chase

Our weekend overnighter and crab chase held over the weekend of the 13th and 14th of February was a great success.  We had 9 RBC Boats attend of varying sizes and types with 19 adults. We had quite windy conditions Friday afternoon and over the weekend, however, the...

Southern Options – Brunswick Heads

Southern Options – Brunswick Heads

Written by Mike Streets in April 2005...... Approximately 160 km's south of Brisbane is the beachside town of Brunswick Heads. We all tend to lean toward northern options for our long range fishing excursions and forget that there is some ripper spots to our south....