About Us

 our club is your club

The Bayview Yacht Racing Association (BYRA) is both a sailing and aquatic club based in Pittwater, on Sydney’s northern beaches. We offer some of the best water access and sailing conditions in Sydney. The club boasts a proud history of producing state, national and world champions and is a friendly family club with a strong sense of community.

You’ll always recognise a BYRA sailor by their smile and friendly welcome, and that’s just as important to us as doing well on the race course.

We offer dinghy racing on Sunday afternoons from September to May. New members and visitors are always welcome to join our existing fleets or introduce a new class to the club.

BYRA also runs various events and activities throughout the year that are pitched at varying ages and abilities. For information on these, please keep tabs on our events page or contact us at sailing@byra.com.au.

 we run on volunteers

BYRA is run entirely by volunteers, and positive, supportive and enthusiastic members are the club's lifeblood.

Giving of time and skills is an essential part of BYRA membership. Rather than seeing volunteering as a burden, BYRA works hard to make volunteering an enriching experience that fosters new friends, skills, and experiences. We believe a successful volunteering model is one where the load is spread widely and volunteers are supported, happy and engaged.

Volunteering activities range from desktop to on-water roles - everything from running the business side of BYRA to operating safety boats, race management, or even stock-taking for the canteen!

For more information, click here.

our committee

BYRA’s Committee is comprised entirely of volunteers. Office bearers are re-elected yearly at the Annual General Meeting, typically held at the end of July.

The Committee executes BYRA's strategy and manages the overall club. It meets, on average, one evening a month throughout the year. Members are encouraged to join the Committee to play an active role in the club.

We welcome you to contact us if you want to speak with any Committee member or raise an item at the next committee meeting. For who's who in the zoo and what they all do, please check out the Volunteering at BYRA page.