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Royal Motor Yacht Club

A spirit of kinship and camaraderie has always been evident at our club and continues to evolve. We welcome not only those who own a boat but also those who just want to socialise and enjoy the Club's atmosphere. 

All members enjoy the restaurant, bars and heated pool which complements an international class marina facility catering to all sizes of watercraft. With a 100 tonne slipway and a variety of marine trade services on site most boating services are catered for at the Club.

SHUTTLE BUS

For the benefit of all members, the Royal Motor Yacht Club has a free shuttle bus. Suburbs of pick up and drop off in the 5 km radius from the Club are: Church Point, Bayview, Mona Vale, Warriewood, Newport, Bilgola, Clareville and Avalon (further only by arrangement). 

PLEASE NOTE:  Members are advised that children who are aged 7 years and under (or under 145cm) will not be permitted to travel on the RMYC shuttle bus. NSW law states that all children under seven years of age must be secured in a child restraint or booster seat when travelling in a vehicle. For the safety of all those involved, the RMYC are not able to transport children under the age of 7. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to members.   CLICK HERE  for further information.

Phone the RMYC on  9997 5511  to be picked up or make a shuttle bus booking prior to your arrival at the RMYC or after 4pm contact the shuttle bus directly on  0417 558 535 .

HEATED SWIMMING POOL

NB: UNDER CURRENT RESTRICTIONS, THE POOL OPENS FROM SATURDAY 13TH JUNE FROM 7.30AM - 11.30AM FOR 18YRS & OVER/MEMBERS AND EXERCISE PURPOSES ONLY (MAX. 10).

The Club has a swimming pool located on the ground level, just outside of the restaurant. Use of the pool is for members & their guests of the Club; however exemptions apply for casual berths & moorings.  The pool is open between the hours of sunrise and sunset 7 days a week, with routine maintenance taking place occasionally mid-week. The pool is heated to 27 degrees all year round & is supervised in the summer months.

THE RMYC: A COLOURFUL AND EXCITING HISTORY

The Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay is not only a Club of distinction, but a Club with a rich history of growth and significance in the Pittwater region.  Originally the Club was formed as a branch of the Motor Yacht Club of NSW Rose Bay, which was purchased early in 1927 in Horseshoe Cove, Newport (still the existing site). 

His Majesty King George V conferred the right for the Motor Yacht of NSW Rose Bay, to use the prefix “Royal”. Subsequently the Broken Bay branch became the Royal Motor Yacht Club. The official opening of our first clubhouse, boat shed, wharf and slipway took place on 17th March 1928. The original clubhouse was built close to the seawall and was enjoyed for many years by members and the local boating fraternity. However, a fire brought forth new ideas and planning. In their re-thinking, Club executives decided the second clubhouse should be built further back, thus allowing cars to be parked between the seawall and the building alignment. In 1939 the land on the eastern side was bought for $200, thereby increasing the overall waterfrontage to approximately 500 feet. In 1942 with Australia heavily involved in the Pacific War, pleasure boating was curtailed because of petrol rationing. Many of the sizeable cruisers were confiscated for the Navy and saw service with the Naval Auxiliary Patrol. In 1947/48, the RMYC Broken Bay, like so many other organisations was “taking stock” after the War years. Progress was paramount and the Club was on the move again. Building and improvements continued gradually. On 15th March 1959, the swimming pool was opened and membership had grown to 354 active members. The Club was fast becoming known as the “family Club” where members could relax, swim and boat with family and friends. The RMYC Broken Bay was now one of the outstanding landmarks on Pittwater. A new lounge deck and bar was constructed and opened in 1964, which extended the clubhouse further. 1966 was perhaps the beginning of many mammoth constructions. Commodore Alan Leslie (Life Member 1970) could see only future growth and development for the Club and many successful projects were undertaken during his four years of leadership. The building of a new clubhouse started in April 1966 and was built around the old clubhouse, thus preserving the past with its fond memories.The official opening took place on 17th August 1968 and was performed by Lady Cutler, the wife of Patron and NSW State Governor, Sir Roden Cutler.

Boating activity was steadily increasing in New South Wales, particularly in Sydney. The demand for cruisers, runabouts and sailboats was astronomical, as was the demand for marina berths, dry storage and moorings. The southern marina with 91 berths was built in 1966. In July 1978, the first pile was driven for the western marina with 103 berths. Through the mid to late 1980’s, additional parking was created and the entrance road re-routed to allow construction of the Garden Forecourt and BBQ area. The 1990’s saw many improvements to Club facilities. A Club Divisional boat was purchased, the Club lounge balcony with its magnificient views was built and the Garden Forecourt was refurbished with a new BBQ and retractable awning. The fuel wharf adjoining the car park was rebuilt, along with the installation of attractive planter boxes, stainless steel handrails, game fishing weigh station, stainless steel flag pole and relocating the Starters’ Tower.

On the 8th October 2000, a fire caused extensive water and smoke damage throughout the clubhouse. A $1 million refurbishment program saw a new lounge bar with other areas of the Club being replaced as original. In 2001, the new Garden Bar and Brasserie was opened, complementing the modern, all-weather design of the Garden Forecourt. With a major marina development completed in 2004, the Club now provides 218 marina pens and 49 swing moorings. Currently there are plans for another marina upgrade with 40 new marina berths to be added.

Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay continues to evolve to meet the ever changing needs of its members and guests.

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Royal Motor Yacht Club Point Piper

The Royal Motor Yacht Club at Point Piper has a long, and royal, history. It’s a stylish, comfortable place for members to relax, enjoy dining in the Marina restaurant, a workout in the members-only gym or a swim in the heated pool. The marina provides a secure place for members to moor their power boats on Rose Bay.

Acknowledgment

The Royal Motor Yacht Club acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands on which the Club resides, and the Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge the ongoing connection that Aboriginal people have to this land and recognise Aboriginal people as the original custodians of this land.

Today, Sydney’s most prestigious yacht club at Point Piper, overlooking Rose Bay, offers its Members a deep water marina , with facilities including Club launch and brig hire; a tender service; fuel, ice and bait supplies; on board catering; secure car parking with concierge parking on weekends; and showers. Plus there’s also access to four Club moorings located in the beautiful Pittwater & Hawkesbury waterways.

The Royal Motor Yacht Club is the perfect waterfront venue for lunch or dinner for Members and their friends, and to celebrate a special occasion, from Wednesday to Sunday, in the stylish, resort-style restaurant Michael McCann designed for the Marina Restaurant and bar . Enjoy renowned head chef Kazu Iketani’s delicious food looking over Sydney’s magnificent Rose Bay: there’s family favourites and seasonal specialties to please, accompanied by your choice from our excellent wine selection of local and international vintages.

The Club has a swimming pool on the ground level, just outside the restaurant. The pool is open from 7am to 6.30pm, seven days a week, with routine maintenance taking place occasionally mid-week.

The pool is heated to 28 degrees during the summer and is supervised in the summer months. Use of the pool is for members and their guests only.

Members-Only Gym

The Royal Motor Yacht Club’s Members-only, personalised gym offers a welcoming, friendly environment where Members can feel confident and supported. The Gym is staffed with experienced, trained fitness instructors and offers the best equipment to help achieve your wellbeing, health and fitness goals.

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There’s secure Member parking on site and concierge parking available on weekends. Free WIFI is available within the Club area.

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The Commodore, Flag Officers and Board members wish to acknowledge the Club’s Members for their ongoing community support, the Club continues to donate to the Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick, the Salvation Army, the Sydney Cancer Centre and Point Zero, and makes its facilities available to many other charitable causes including Sailabilty Australia.

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The Palm Beach brand takes its name not from Florida but from the idyllic peninsular of Sydney’s Northern Beaches where our founder and CEO, Mark Richards, grew up and discovered an all-consuming passion for the sea.

EVOLUTION OF A CLASSIC

Mark started sailing at the age of six, racing with the Manly juniors, and then went on to spend his teenage years at the Royal Motor Yacht Club where he completed his apprenticeship as a shipwright.

By the age of twenty he was competing in the Admiral’s cup as a professional yachtsman and then spent ten exciting and challenging years travelling the world on the match racing Grand Prix circuit.

This experience gave Mark a grounding in every aspect of designing and building boats. From sweeping the floors to helping John McConachy develop cutting edge innovations for America’s Cup yachts, he learned the trade and craft from top to bottom and inside out.

A BREAK WITH TRADITION

And then in 1995, he saw an opportunity.

Inspired by the lines of the lobster boats he’d seen while racing in the US, he decided to design and build what he called a ‘sailor’s power boat’ – a highly efficient, high speed cruising motor yacht.

He studied the competitors and found them to be heavy, unstable and wildly inefficient. So, drawing from his racing experience, he set out to build a lighter boat, one whose hull gave a fine entry into the water, a softer ride and consumed only half the fuel.

Working with basic 2D drawings, he created the concept of the first PB38 and immediately sold four of them off the plan.

This was the launch of our company and it created the mold for our way of working, our standards, our values and ambitions.

CONSTANT EVOLUTION

Since those early days, the PB38 has spawned the nine models in our range, every one of them an evolution of its predecessor.

Twenty-five years on, Mark is still involved in every aspect of the design and manufacture of our boats. They’re born in his imagination. (Seventeen have started their lives in the notebook beside his bed!)

The designs are then rendered under his scrupulous eye before construction is approved. Once in the factory, every boat is subject to his fanatical attention to detail.

It’s fair to say that if you have a problem on board a Palm Beach Motor Yacht, Mark is the only CEO in the world who can pick up a tool kit and come and fix it!

THE WILD OATS YEARS

Wild oats xi and skipper mark richards are an extraordinary success story – winners of the rolex sydney to hobart yacht race an unimaginable nine times.

THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP

Back in the late 90s, Mark first collaborated with Bob Oatley to develop a series of 60ft racing yachts. This teamwork culminated in the sloop ‘Another Duchess’ which proved to be the star performer in the 2003 Race Week at Hamilton Island. With Mark at the helm, she was described by competitors and pundits alike as ‘Unstoppable!’

However, it was the arrival of Wild Oats IX in the same year that cemented Australia’s most successful racing partnership. Named after one of Bob’s vineyards in Mudgee, she was the first yacht equipped with a hydraulic canting keel and took Mark to victory in the Admiral’s Cup in England.

Her successor, the 66ft Wild Oats X, also enjoyed great success and won line honours in both the 2005 and 2007 Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.

IMPOSSIBLE BUT TRUE!

But it is Wild Oats XI that will go down in history. This 100ft maxi yacht was completed only two weeks before the 2005 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race and yet went on to win the ‘treble’ – line honours, handicap and race record.

And that was just the start of her story. Since then, Mark has skippered Wild Oats XI to victory a further eight times, winning the Treble a second time and repeatedly breaking all records in this most gruelling of races.

It’s the stuff of legend.

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RMYC Port Hacking

Your gateway to the bay, book a table, what’s on, enhance your life on the water.

Enjoy uninterrupted views of Gunnamatta Bay at the Royal Motor Yacht Club (RMYC) Port Hacking. Formed in 1934, RMYC Port Hacking is more than a club – it’s a community of like-minded boating enthusiasts with a range of events throughout the year.

From a stunning waterfront location, family friendly bayside dining and function rooms to marina, boat ramp, slipway, dry storage, and on-site marine electrician – RMYC Port Hacking has everything you need to enjoy life by and on the water.

Trading Hours

Mon-Wed: 11am – 10pm Thurs: 11am – 11pm Fri: 11am – 11:30pm Sat: 11am – 11:30pm Sun: 11am – 10pm

Boat Ramp Hours

Mon-Sun: 7am – 10pm Boat ramp use outside of these hours is not permitted.

228–232 Woolooware Road Burraneer, NSW, 2230

Urgent Vessel Assist

Call Solander Radio Base on VHF16 or Phone 8071 4838.

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Online Booking

Book a table, download our app, the rmyc port hacking boat ramp is for the exclusive use of boating members, 7am-10pm 7 days a week., use our mooring search to look up a boat name or registration., the galley rmyc is your club’s bistro by chef dom ayers, open 7 days a week., stay in the loop, sign up to our newsletter to stay in the loop about upcoming events and promotions., live acoustic entertainment every friday and sunday afternoon at your favourite spot on the bay, waterfront facilities, where you’ll find one of the largest floating concrete marinas on port hacking.

Our facilities have been designed, built and consistently upgraded to ensure members can access a clean, modern, well-equipped marina, berths and moorings in close proximity to the club, and services to ensure you make the most of your time on the water.

Drop anchor and stay awhile

RMYC Port Hacking invites members, their guests and cruising yachties to experience our exceptional waterfront facilities. Subject to availability and conditions, we are able to offer marina berths, moorings and casual berthing.

Reach marina services & facilities

The latest in marina design and construction leads to a club marina able to offer a professional slipway service, marine electrician, interior and exterior detailing, tenders and dinghies.

And, there’s more on the horizon!

Coming soon is a permanent fuel wharf. Offering diesel 7 days a week with discounts applying for RMYC Port Hacking members. This will be the most accessible, most affordable, and guaranteed cleanest fuel on Port Hacking!

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Enjoy all of the facilities our club has to offer, as well as receiving voting privileges and eligibility to join sub-clubs by becoming an RMYC Port Hacking member today.

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