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RFBYC Sees Membership Growth as People Stay Close to Home

Susan Parker

Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

June 23, 2022

In 2021, Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC) experienced a rise in female participation from younger age groups; a shift from the influx of “Over 30s” in the previous year. This rise is reflective of the quality of the Club’s programmes aimed at female sailing introduction, tuition and participation at all levels. The Dinghy and Training Centre and its Sailing Pathways Program played a significant role in making sailing more accessible and credit must go to the Club’s coaches, trainers and instructors for their hard work.

Male membership numbers rose substantially in the Under 16, 21–24, 31 to 36+ and Associate groups. A moderate reduction was experienced in the 16–17 and 18–20 groups. Numbers were static in the 25–27, 28–30, Country, Reciprocal and Special groups.

Female membership numbers rose substantially in the Under 16, 21–24, 36+, and Associate groups. Growth was static in the 25–27, 28–30, 31–35, Country, Reciprocal and Special groups.

The Club held eight New Member Nights in 2020-21 including a Youth “Transition to Ordinary Membership” night, celebrated in the Members’ Bar where 23 youth members celebrated their shift into adult membership.

The Club’s membership numbers over the last five years by Category can be compared in this table:

The Club has worked diligently on strategic planning for Membership and recognised the importance of increasing member numbers. The strategic planning included a review of membership of the 15 membership categories and found that they remained relevant.

Focus in 2022 and beyond will be on developing other forms of membership that may fill perceived gaps and create new opportunities.

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MARINA:<br />

No member may place a craft in the<br />

marina unless it is on the <strong>Club</strong> Register, has a<br />

current Marina Compliance Certificate and<br />

then only when allocated to a pen by the<br />

Committee or with the express permission of<br />

the Committee or General Manager.<br />

PEN FEES:<br />

Pen <strong>Fee</strong>s for 2012/2013 are based on a rate<br />

of $59.73 (inc) per square metre of pen plus<br />

$173.24 (inc) for catwalks. A refundable<br />

pen rental deposit equal to 1.14 times the<br />

pen rental is payable on allocation. Pen<br />

<strong>Fee</strong>s may be paid bi-annually in July and<br />

January, subject to written application.<br />

An additional charge of 2.5% of the pen<br />

fee applies for twice yearly payments. No<br />

person who has been allocated a pen<br />

may reallocate or lend the pen to another<br />

member. Temporary allocations may<br />

only be made by the Harbour Berthing<br />

Committee or the General Manager.<br />

MOORINGS:<br />

No member shall place a craft on a <strong>Club</strong><br />

mooring or put a mooring down in the <strong>Club</strong><br />

lease area without the approval of the<br />

Committee or General Manager. The fee<br />

for a <strong>Club</strong> mooring is $593.13 per annum<br />

renewable annually at the discretion of the<br />

Committee. The rental fee for a member’s<br />

MEMBER SUBSCRIPTIONS:<br />

mooring in the <strong>Club</strong> lease area is $232.96<br />

per annum renewable at the discretion of<br />

the Committee.<br />

BOAT SECURITY FEE:<br />

The Security <strong>Fee</strong> is charged annually, from 1<br />

May 2012. The annual fee is equal to 8% of<br />

the annual pen rental fee or hardstanding<br />

bay.<br />

HOISTS:<br />

Keys are available from the bar or office for<br />

casual use of the hoists. The casual key fee<br />

is $37.95. Members with vessels weighing<br />

less than 3 tonne occupying a pen in the<br />

<strong>Club</strong> Marina may be issued a hoist key on a<br />

payment of $129.59.<br />

HOUSE SUPPORT:<br />

Ordinary over 25 years members & Senior<br />

members are required to incur a minimum<br />

credit expenditure for <strong>Club</strong> bar, catering<br />

and merchandise services totalling $180<br />

for Ordinary O25 members, & $90 for Senior<br />

members during each six month period to<br />

the last Thursday in October and April. Those<br />

members whose credit purchases total less<br />

than $180 as at the last Thursday in October<br />

and April will have their <strong>Club</strong> account<br />

debited with an amount equal to the<br />

shortfall. Senior Members 75 years of age or<br />

over are exempt from House Support.<br />

TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP Entrance fee subscriptions capital works levy 3<br />

Ordinary 25 Years and over $1,727.87 2 $1,079.92 $220.00<br />

Ordinary 21-24 Years $863.94 $539.96 $105.60<br />

Ordinary 18-20 Years $647.95 1 $377.97 $77.00<br />

Senior - $539.96 $105.60<br />

Special - $269.98 $55.00<br />

Reciprocal - $593.96 $118.80<br />

Life - $2.55 $5.50<br />

Distinguished/Honorary - - -<br />

Country - $377.97 $77.00<br />

Junior 16-18 Years $269.98 $134.99 $27.50<br />

Junior Under 16 Years $161.99 $107.99 $22.00<br />

Associate $161.99 $107.99 $22.00<br />

Sailing Affiliate - $102.85 -<br />

1<br />

Discounted for each year of previous Junior Membership<br />

2<br />

When a person becomes an Ordinary Member and that person’s spouse becomes a member and one or more of their<br />

children become Junior members at the same time, they are entitled to a family discount of the total Entrance <strong>Fee</strong>s<br />

normally payable, of 20%.<br />

3<br />

Capital Works Levy Introduced April 2009 and continuing until April 2019<br />

RFBYC <strong>Fee</strong> <strong>Schedule</strong> 2011-2012 | www.rfbyc.asn.au<br />

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CLUB FEES: Subscriptions and other fees listed in this <strong>Fee</strong> <strong>Schedule</strong> apply from 1 May 2012. The Subscription is debited quarterly but may be paid in full to eliminate the additional charge of 4% of the subscription for quarterly payments. Please note that all prices listed below are inclusive of GST. Student Discounts: A discount on fees is available for full time students. Contact the office for details. Slipping Facilities: These are booked through the shipwrights. Slipping rates are listed below. Non members’ vessels are at a 20% higher rate and subject to General Manager’s approval. Maximum booking time on slips between the months of September and March is 3 days. Longer periods are available but only with the approval of the General Manager and subject to other bookings. Western Slipway not available Friday midday to 4.00p.m. or Monday 8.00a.m. to Noon. Haulage up to 11.8m $78.22 Haulage 11.8m + $124.00 Daily Charge on Slip: Half a day or less $18.11 First two days $26.48 per day After two days $39.90 per day Mobile Cradles: Towing <strong>Fee</strong> $29.60 Haulage plus first two days at $24.50 per day Next five days $39.90 per day Transfer Cradles: Limit of one Day Haulage $78.22 Plus $26.50 per day Mobile Cradles: Up Monday a.m. down Friday p.m. Up Friday p.m. down Monday a.m. These charges exclude any service or maintenance charge, which may be charged by the Shipwrights. Maintenance Hardstanding: During the Sailing Season hardstanding for maintenance other than space for the mobile cradles, is restricted to the area immediately adjacent to the slips for two to three vessels and a small area on the Western Boundary fence. In winter, hardstanding for maintenance extends on to the car parking area south and west of the slips and the shed on the western boundary. Maintenance - Summer & Winter First Four Weeks $39.95 per week Subsequent Weeks $59.38 per week Penalty rate if hardstanding required by other members $91.10 per week Dinghy Storage: Dinghy storage is available on application. <strong>Fee</strong>s are as follows: Under cover $126.77 No cover/outside $89.05 Members must not place dinghies in the racks without the approval of the Committee or General Manager. Dinghies must be marked with either the member’s name or registered boat name on the transom. Hardstanding <strong>Fee</strong>s: Etchells/Dragons Flying 15’s $979.00 per annum $655.87 per annum <strong>Yacht</strong> Rack Storage <strong>Fee</strong>s: 505’s/Contenders $226.30 per annum Mirrors/Lasers/420’s/ Optimists/Others $178.17 per annum Boat Registration <strong>Fee</strong>s: Dinghies/Mirrors/Laser/ Optimist/505’s $38.18 All Other Vessels $71.00 MEMB T Ordin Ordin Ordin Senio Specia Recipr Life Distin Count Junior Junior Assoc Sailing RFBYC <strong>Fee</strong> <strong>Schedule</strong> 2011-2012 | www.rfbyc.asn.au rfbycfee scheduele 2011-12.indd 2 31/07/2012 17:12:55

nding r the area wo to estern ng for rking d the ek ek ek tion. n the ittee st be e or nnum nnum MARINA: No member may place a craft in the marina unless it is on the <strong>Club</strong> Register, has a current Marina Compliance Certificate and then only when allocated to a pen by the Committee or with the express permission of the Committee or General Manager. PEN FEES: Pen <strong>Fee</strong>s for 2012/2013 are based on a rate of $59.73 (inc) per square metre of pen plus $173.24 (inc) for catwalks. A refundable pen rental deposit equal to 1.14 times the pen rental is payable on allocation. Pen <strong>Fee</strong>s may be paid bi-annually in July and January, subject to written application. An additional charge of 2.5% of the pen fee applies for twice yearly payments. No person who has been allocated a pen may reallocate or lend the pen to another member. Temporary allocations may only be made by the Harbour Berthing Committee or the General Manager. MOORINGS: No member shall place a craft on a <strong>Club</strong> mooring or put a mooring down in the <strong>Club</strong> lease area without the approval of the Committee or General Manager. The fee for a <strong>Club</strong> mooring is $593.13 per annum renewable annually at the discretion of the Committee. The rental fee for a member’s MEMBER SUBSCRIPTIONS: mooring in the <strong>Club</strong> lease area is $232.96 per annum renewable at the discretion of the Committee. BOAT SECURITY FEE: The Security <strong>Fee</strong> is charged annually, from 1 May 2012. The annual fee is equal to 8% of the annual pen rental fee or hardstanding bay. HOISTS: Keys are available from the bar or office for casual use of the hoists. The casual key fee is $37.95. Members with vessels weighing less than 3 tonne occupying a pen in the <strong>Club</strong> Marina may be issued a hoist key on a payment of $129.59. HOUSE SUPPORT: Ordinary over 25 years members & Senior members are required to incur a minimum credit expenditure for <strong>Club</strong> bar, catering and merchandise services totalling $180 for Ordinary O25 members, & $90 for Senior members during each six month period to the last Thursday in October and April. Those members whose credit purchases total less than $180 as at the last Thursday in October and April will have their <strong>Club</strong> account debited with an amount equal to the shortfall. Senior Members 75 years of age or over are exempt from House Support. nnum nnum TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP Entrance fee subscriptions capital works levy 3 Ordinary 25 Years and over $1,727.87 2 $1,079.92 $220.00 Ordinary 21-24 Years $863.94 $539.96 $105.60 Ordinary 18-20 Years $647.95 1 $377.97 $77.00 Senior - $539.96 $105.60 Special - $269.98 $55.00 Reciprocal - $593.96 $118.80 Life - $2.55 $5.50 Distinguished/Honorary - - - Country - $377.97 $77.00 Junior 16-18 Years $269.98 $134.99 $27.50 Junior Under 16 Years $161.99 $107.99 $22.00 Associate $161.99 $107.99 $22.00 Sailing Affiliate - $102.85 - 1 Discounted for each year of previous Junior Membership 2 When a person becomes an Ordinary Member and that person’s spouse becomes a member and one or more of their children become Junior members at the same time, they are entitled to a family discount of the total Entrance <strong>Fee</strong>s normally payable, of 20%. 3 Capital Works Levy Introduced April 2009 and continuing until April 2019 RFBYC <strong>Fee</strong> <strong>Schedule</strong> 2011-2012 | www.rfbyc.asn.au rfbycfee scheduele 2011-12.indd 3 31/07/2012 17:12:55

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CLUB IN FOCUS: Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC)

RFBYC is situated between the Swan River and Indian Ocean.  The waters off RFBYC offer superb sailing conditions in protected and pristine sailing waters.  The sailing arena provides stadium style racing in the natural amphitheatre of Freshwater Bay with excellent viewing for spectators from the Clubhouse and grounds. 

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The Freshwater Bay Boating Club was established on 14 December 1896. Aubrey T. Sherwood, Collector of Customs, who had settled in Peppermint Grove after his marriage to Louisa Wisdom, called a meeting of eighteen of his friends that evening in his home at the corner of Irvine Street and The Esplanade. With distinguished citizen 52 year old Edward Keane in the Chair, they agreed to form a club and for that club to build a jetty for their boats out into the Bay from the foot of Irvine Street. In 1903 the Club changed its name to the Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. Roland Smith, as Commodore 1932-35 had played a crucial role in three developments during the thirties. The liquor license, the Royal Charter and the move to Keane’s Point.

13 June 1934 “His Majesty the King had been graciously pleased to approve the use of the prefix ‘Royal’ by the Freshwater Bay Yacht Club”.  From there on, the Club has grown to be the wonderful venue that it is today. Vibrant with year-round activities on the water and ashore and known around the world to be a leader in the sport of sailing and boating.

Current Commodore: Gary McNally

We have around 2,100 members across all categories and support a range of activities for all ages, junior’s right through to the seniors. There is a healthy balance across all ages and excellent participation. Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is a family friendly environment and we see many families enjoying the Club together. Juniors are encouraged to play a role in the running of the Club and this is done through the Junior Committee. Sailing Opening Day includes a proud moment where the Junior Committee and Flag Officers stand alongside each other to celebrate all members of the Club and open the summer season.  A new initiative in recent years, members built two wooden St Ayles Skiff’s on the Club grounds. They regularly row the skiffs on the Swan River, several times a week all year round and have travelled to regional river locations and interstate to events such as the Wooden Boat Festival.

In the past few years we have focused on increasing the number of members in the 18-35 age bracket and through a review of the cost and activities, the Club is seeing a positive trend in this area.

The Strategic Plan targets an increase in the number of female full members. This is being achieved through opportunities for women to have greater participation in the activities of the club, be it sailing, power boating, rowing or social events. In sailing, the #WomenWhoSail and #GirlsWhoSail weekend events have been successful and the Women’s Keelboat Squad now has well over thirty ladies who train together with the goal of team selection for the Women’s State Keelboat Championships, now a competitive process for the RFBYC girls.

Another new initiative in 2019, the Club opened its doors to the public, hosting its first Community Open Day. The event was part of the Australian Heritage Festival, a national event by the National Trust. Two heritage tours of the grounds were held, guided by the enthusiastic members of the Club as well as a display of sailboats, power boats and training activities. Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is blessed with members who are willing to lend a hand and volunteer their time to the Club. Many were involved in a successful day, shared their passion for the Club to the guests. A great opportunity to showcase the beautiful grounds, display a taste of all of the activities and welcome applications for membership.

Member achievements: We are very fortunate to have a long history of World Champions and Olympic medalists.  We have three honour boards at the Club recognising all our World champions, Olympic Representatives and Olympic medalists.  Special mention should go to Rolly Tasker & Huck Scott who won Australia’s first Olympic medal at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne where they won silver in the Sharpie Class.  Other Olympic medalists are Belinda Stowell, a Gold medal at the 2000 Games in the 470 Class and Elise Rechichi a Gold medal at the 2008 Games in the 470 Class.   Peter Gilmour is also a stand-out on our honour boards, winning multiple World Match Racing Championships, a World Two Ton Championship and World 12 Metre Championship.  Peter’s sons, David, Sam and Lachy Gilmour are all World Champions in either team racing or match racing.

More recently, we had members competing in the World Sailing Cup Series in Japan, Matt Wearn (Laser), David & Lachy Gilmour (49er), Caitlin Elks (49erFX) and Zoe Thomson (Laser Radial) all campaigning for selection to the Tokyo Olympics.  Zac Littlewood (18 years) is a youth sailor to watch out for in the future, having won a Laser Radial Men’s World Championship in 2018.

Club achievements: Some of the more recent achievements for the Club in its 123 year history are:

• Recognised as the Australian Sailing Club of the Year in 2016-2017 and WA Club of the Year for 5 years running.  Finalists Australian Sailing Awards for 4 years.
• Host Club to many international class events such as the Dragon, Etchells and Flying Fifteen classes held offshore.
• Successful hosting of the 2019 International WASZP Games and Australian Championship.
• Host of the 2017 World Match Racing Tour, Australia, raced in M32 class catamarans.
• 2019 is the 30 th year of the ICR, formerly the International Classes Regatta and one of the largest dinghy regattas in the state.
• Refurbishment of the Roland Smith Room and Bowline restaurant. Now a grand ballroom and members dining area with spectacular views across Freshwater Bay.
• RFBYC Training Centre becoming one of the largest Australian Sailing Training Centres in the country.
• Ongoing co-hosting of the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta for Swan River Sailing with Royal Perth Yacht Club.

Recent success stories include:

• Growth in female participation
• Retention of youth sailors and young adults
• High calibre volunteer Race Management Teams
• The Club hosted the World Match Racing Tour Australia in 2017 in the M32 Class catamarans.  This was an exciting period, in particular for our own match racing sailors, with some qualifying to compete in the event on home waters.
• In January of this year, we hosted the Dragon Nationals & World Championships and soon after we hosted the WASZP Nationals & WASZP Games.  Both significant events and an absolute pleasure for our volunteers and staff to be involved with.
• We won bids to host the Etchells Worlds in November 2020 (with RPYC and venue partner FSC), Flying 15 Worlds (with venue partner FSC) in February 2021 and the Contender Worlds in January 2022.

Classes supported and types of sailing:

               Classes:

• Optimist, O’pen Skiff, Mirror, 420, Laser, 29er, Waszp, 49er, 505, Contender, Moth
• Etchells, Dragon, Flying 15, Couta Boats, Sports Boats
• Division 1-3 Keelboats – assorted yachts ranging from 5 – 13 metres in length

               Core Club Racing:

• Twilight Sailing:  October – April (Wednesdays)
• Club Keelboat Racing:  October – April (Saturdays)
• Mid-Week Club Keelboat Racing: All year round (Thursdays)
• Off-the-Beach Racing:  October – April (Sundays)
• Frostbite Keelboat Racing:  May – September (7 race day series – Sundays)
• Dinghy Winter Series: May – September (6 race day series – Sundays)

               Offshore Racing:

               The following races are run between November and April

• Rockingham Race Regatta/IRC States/Youth Cup Series
• Bunbury & Return Race
• Roland Smith Race

Key Club events include:

• All of the above, plus
• ICR – Dinghy Regatta
• JESS Match Cup – Grade 5
• Sailing Institute Match Racing Regatta – Grade 5
• RFBYC Club Best Regatta
• Governor’s Cup pursuit race (with RPYC)
• Old Gaffers’ Regatta
• Swan River Retro Series (alternate years with RPYC)
• Warren Jones International Youth Regatta (alternate years with RPYC) – Grade 2

Programs offered:

Discover Sailing Centre – We have a strong reputation as an outstanding training facility.  Our overall participation and transition into membership has increased slightly from the previous year, resulting in strong continued growth in active junior and adult sailors at the Club.  In addition to regular school holiday and weekend programs for children and adults, our Training Centre offers a full range of programs engaging school groups, members and the public.  In 2017-18 we saw our Training Centre acknowledged as the largest Discover Sailing Centre in Australia based on total participation numbers in accredited Australian Sailing programs. 

She Sails – Women Who Sail and Girls Who Sail are camps held annually bringing female sailors together from all over WA to celebrate the fun in sailing. It’s a weekend of forming new friendships, sailing different types of boats in different formats of sailing in a relaxed & fun environment.  In addition, the Club has run for the past few years a successful Women’s Keelboat training program attracting over 30 sailors.

Sailing Institute – During the Winter months, sailors between 12 and 30 can join our squad training groups which enables experienced and professional sailors to coach and mentor young and enthusiastic sailors keen to learn from the best.  The emphasis is on opportunities for youth and young adult sailors as the Club focuses on membership retention in the 18-35 age bracket.  The Sailing Institute structure enables the young sailors to gain teamwork and communication skills using our BW8 keelboat fleet for fleet and match racing.

Adventurer’s Club – Our Adventurer’s Club has rapidly grown in popularity over the past 2 years.  The sails are scheduled once a month from October through to April on Saturday mornings.   Members are invited to participate in their own boat or borrow a Club boat to sail to a mystery destination on the river.  The focus is fun sailing under the supervision of instructors.  We regularly have anywhere between 35 and 50 sailors with one Adventure Sail, we saw 90 sailors participating. 

Members and staff of RFBYC are committed to the Club as a centre for excellence.  The focus is not just on winning, but on inspiring individuals to be active participants while enjoying and pursuing yachting and boating activities including hosting and organizing local, national and international yachting and powerboat events.

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The windy Russian autumn weather might be a little bit tricky for sailing, but it doesn’t stop brave yachtsmen from all over the world from flocking to Russian capital in the beginning of September when the Moscow Yacht Show commences. The main Russian Yacht exhibition gathers professional and amateur yacht lovers together under the wing of The Royal Yacht Club.

This year it took place for a fourth time already. The exhibition is considered the principal event on the sporting and social calendar. The Moscow Yacht Show 2010 united in one area three of the largest Russian yachts distributors: Ultramarine, Nordmarine and Premium Yachts.

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The event started with the grandiose gala evening. It included grand dinner, the concert and professional awards ceremony for achievements in Russian yachting industry. The guests also enjoyed the annual regatta.

Special guest Paolo Vitelli, Azimut Benetti Group president, opened the evening.

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The Comprehensive Guide to Moscow Nightlife

• Posted on April 14, 2018 July 26, 2018
• by Kings of Russia
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Moscow’s nightlife scene is thriving, and arguably one of the best the world has to offer – top-notch Russian women, coupled with a never-ending list of venues, Moscow has a little bit of something for everyone’s taste. Moscow nightlife is not for the faint of heart – and if you’re coming, you better be ready to go Friday and Saturday night into the early morning.

This comprehensive guide to Moscow nightlife will run you through the nuts and bolts of all you need to know about Moscow’s nightclubs and give you a solid blueprint to operate with during your time in Moscow.

What you need to know before hitting Moscow nightclubs

Prices in moscow nightlife.

Before you head out and start gaming all the sexy Moscow girls , we have to talk money first. Bring plenty because in Moscow you can never bring a big enough bankroll. Remember, you’re the man so making a fuzz of not paying a drink here or there will not go down well.

Luckily most Moscow clubs don’t do cover fees. Some electro clubs will charge 15-20$, depending on their lineup. There’s the odd club with a minimum spend of 20-30$, which you’ll drop on drinks easily. By and large, you can scope out the venues for free, which is a big plus.

Bottle service is a great deal in Moscow. At top-tier clubs, it starts at 1,000$. That’ll go a long way with premium vodka at 250$, especially if you have three or four guys chipping in. Not to mention that it’s a massive status boost for getting girls, especially at high-end clubs.

Without bottle service, you should estimate a budget of 100-150$ per night. That is if you drink a lot and hit the top clubs with the hottest girls. Scale down for less alcohol and more basic places.

Dress code & Face control

Door policy in Moscow is called “face control” and it’s always the guy behind the two gorillas that gives the green light if you’re in or out.

In Moscow nightlife there’s only one rule when it comes to dress codes:

You can never be underdressed.

People dress A LOT sharper than, say, in the US and that goes for both sexes. For high-end clubs, you definitely want to roll with a sharp blazer and a pocket square, not to mention dress shoes in tip-top condition. Those are the minimum requirements to level the playing field vis a vis with other sharply dressed guys that have a lot more money than you do. Unless you plan to hit explicit electro or underground clubs, which have their own dress code, you are always on the money with that style.

Getting in a Moscow club isn’t as hard as it seems: dress sharp, speak English at the door and look like you’re in the mood to spend all that money that you supposedly have (even if you don’t). That will open almost any door in Moscow’s nightlife for you.

Types of Moscow Nightclubs

In Moscow there are four types of clubs with the accompanying female clientele:

High-end clubs:

These are often crossovers between restaurants and clubs with lots of tables and very little space to dance. Heavy accent on bottle service most of the time but you can work the room from the bar as well. The hottest and most expensive girls in Moscow go there. Bring deep pockets and lots of self-confidence and you have a shot at swooping them.

Regular Mid-level clubs:

They probably resemble more what you’re used to in a nightclub: big dancefloors, stages and more space to roam around. Bottle service will make you stand out more but you can also do well without. You can find all types of girls but most will be in the 6-8 range. Your targets should always be the girls drinking and ideally in pairs. It’s impossible not to swoop if your game is at least half-decent.

Basic clubs/dive bars:

Usually spots with very cheap booze and lax face control. If you’re dressed too sharp and speak no Russian, you might attract the wrong type of attention so be vigilant. If you know the local scene you can swoop 6s and 7s almost at will. Usually students and girls from the suburbs.

Electro/underground clubs:

Home of the hipsters and creatives. Parties there don’t mean meeting girls and getting drunk but doing pills and spacing out to the music. Lots of attractive hipster girls if that is your niche. That is its own scene with a different dress code as well.

What time to go out in Moscow

Moscow nightlife starts late. Don’t show up at bars and preparty spots before 11pm because you’ll feel fairly alone. Peak time is between 1am and 3am. That is also the time of Moscow nightlife’s biggest nuisance: concerts by artists you won’t know and who only distract your girls from drinking and being gamed. From 4am to 6am the regular clubs are emptying out but plenty of people, women included, still hit up one of the many afterparty clubs. Those last till well past 10am.

As far as days go: Fridays and Saturdays are peak days. Thursday is an OK day, all other days are fairly weak and you have to know the right venues.

The Ultimate Moscow Nightclub List

Short disclaimer: I didn’t add basic and electro clubs since you’re coming for the girls, not for the music. This list will give you more options than you’ll be able to handle on a weekend.

Preparty – start here at 11PM

Classic restaurant club with lots of tables and a smallish bar and dancefloor. Come here between 11pm and 12am when the concert is over and they start with the actual party. Even early in the night tons of sexy women here, who lean slightly older (25 and up).

The second floor of the Ugolek restaurant is an extra bar with dim lights and house music tunes. Very small and cozy with a slight hipster vibe but generally draws plenty of attractive women too. A bit slower vibe than Valenok.

Very cool, spread-out venue that has a modern library theme. Not always full with people but when it is, it’s brimming with top-tier women. Slow vibe here and better for grabbing contacts and moving on.

High-end: err on the side of being too early rather than too late because of face control.

Secret Room

Probably the top venue at the moment in Moscow . Very small but wildly popular club, which is crammed with tables but always packed. They do parties on Thursdays and Sundays as well. This club has a hip-hop/high-end theme, meaning most girls are gold diggers, IG models, and tattooed hip hop chicks. Very unfavorable logistics because there is almost no room no move inside the club but the party vibe makes it worth it. Strict face control.

Close to Secret Room and with a much more favorable and spacious three-part layout. This place attracts very hot women but also lots of ball busters and fakes that will leave you blue-balled. Come early because after 4am it starts getting empty fast. Electronic music.

A slightly kitsch restaurant club that plays Russian pop and is full of gold diggers, semi-pros, and men from the Caucasus republics. Thursday is the strongest night but that dynamic might be changing since Secret Room opened its doors. You can swoop here but it will be a struggle.

Mid-level: your sweet spot in terms of ease and attractiveness of girls for an average budget.

Started going downwards in 2018 due to lax face control and this might get even worse with the World Cup. In terms of layout one of the best Moscow nightclubs because it’s very big and bottle service gives you a good edge here. Still attracts lots of cute girls with loose morals but plenty of provincial girls (and guys) as well. Swooping is fairly easy here.

I haven’t been at this place in over a year, ever since it started becoming ground zero for drunken teenagers. Similar clientele to Icon but less chic, younger and drunker. Decent mainstream music that attracts plenty of tourists. Girls are easy here as well.

Sort of a Coyote Ugly (the real one in Moscow sucks) with party music and lots of drunken people licking each others’ faces. Very entertaining with the right amount of alcohol and very easy to pull in there. Don’t think about staying sober in here, you’ll hate it.

Artel Bessonitsa/Shakti Terrace

Electronic music club that is sort of a high-end place with an underground clientele and located between the teenager clubs Icon and Gipsy. Very good music but a bit all over the place with their vibe and their branding. You can swoop almost any type of girl here from high-heeled beauty to coked-up hipsters, provided they’re not too sober.

Afterparty: if by 5AM  you haven’t pulled, it’s time to move here.

Best afterparty spot in terms of trying to get girls. Pretty much no one is sober in there and savage gorilla game goes a long way. Lots of very hot and slutty-looking girls but it can be hard to tell apart who is looking for dick and who is just on drugs but not interested. If by 9-10am you haven’t pulled, it is probably better to surrender.

The hipster alternative for afterparties, where even more drugs are in play. Plenty of attractive girls there but you have to know how to work this type of club. A nicer atmosphere and better music but if you’re desperate to pull, you’ll probably go to Miks.

Weekday jokers: if you’re on the hunt for some sexy Russian girls during the week, here are two tips to make your life easier.

Chesterfield

Ladies night on Wednesdays means this place gets pretty packed with smashed teenagers and 6s and 7s. Don’t pull out the three-piece suit in here because it’s a “simpler” crowd. Definitely your best shot on Wednesdays.

If you haven’t pulled at Chesterfield, you can throw a Hail Mary and hit up Garage’s Black Music Wednesdays. Fills up really late but there are some cute Black Music groupies in here. Very small club. Thursday through Saturday they do afterparties and you have an excellent shot and swooping girls that are probably high.

Shishas Sferum

This is pretty much your only shot on Mondays and Tuesdays because they offer free or almost free drinks for women. A fairly low-class club where you should watch your drinks. As always the case in Moscow, there will be cute girls here on any day of the week but it’s nowhere near as good as on the weekend.

In a nutshell, that is all you need to know about where to meet Moscow girls in nightlife. There are tons of options, and it all depends on what best fits your style, based on the type of girls that you’re looking for.

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