Bellerive Yacht Club

Bellerive Yacht Club (BYC) is a family-oriented club on Kangaroo Bay at 64 Cambridge Road, Bellerive, just across the Derwent from the Hobart CBD. It turns 100 in 2026, and with more than 1,000 members it's one of Tasmania's biggest and busiest sailing clubs.

Sailing and events. BYC runs Wednesday twilight sailing in summer, Saturday racing through the summer season and Sunday racing over winter. Its signature event is the annual Banjo's Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta each February, which in 2026 included the Tasmanian Yachting Championship for keelboats. The club also hosts the Tasmanian Women's Keelboat Regatta, combined-club series and offshore races. Racing spans off-the-beach classes, Elliott 6 keelboats and a performance cruising keelboat division.

Facilities and membership. The club has an upgraded marina of about 120 berths, including 10, 12 and 15 metre berths, a slipyard with crane for haul-out, dinghy storage, refuelling and ample parking. Ashore there are two bars, Anchors Restaurant, a barbecue area and a function centre.

Training. BYC promotes safety and learning, with Australian Sailing courses, Safety at Sea refreshers and women's Come and Try Sailing days on its calendar.

See our Bellerive sailing clubs page, Derwent River and Hobart pages for more.

The club supports a range of training and accreditation: Learn to Sail programs for off-the-beach sailors, Safety at Sea refresher courses and Australian Sailing courses such as regional judge training. Race training and combined-club race documents are published on the club website during each season.

BYC also runs targeted programs to bring new people into the sport, such as women-focused Come and Try Sailing days. With a large keelboat fleet racing on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, there are always skippers looking for crew, which makes crewing a great next step after a course. Wondering when to start? See our FAQ on the best season to learn to sail in Tasmania.

BYC sits on Kangaroo Bay at Bellerive, on the eastern shore of the Derwent estuary opposite Hobart. The club races on the sheltered but tidal waters of the Derwent and nearby approaches, running inshore twilight and Saturday series as well as offshore races that start locally.

The Derwent is one of Australia's great sailing rivers. It's broad, deep and scenic, with kunanyi/Mount Wellington as a backdrop, and it's known for shifty, gusty breezes that roll off the hills. Sea breezes usually fill in from the south-east on summer afternoons, while north-westerlies can bring strong, puffy conditions. Our FAQ on docking in gusty Tasmanian winds is worth a read before bringing a boat in.

Bellerive Yacht Club was established in 1926 to encourage sailing among the growing population on Hobart's eastern shore, in what's now the City of Clarence. Its beginnings were humble: a shed converted into a well-furnished clubhouse.

From that shed the club grew into one of Tasmania's largest sailing clubs, with a marina, slipyard, restaurant and more than 1,000 members. It has long organised the annual Bellerive Regatta, which has grown into the Crown Series Bellerive Regatta, one of the state's premier keelboat events.

In 2026 BYC celebrates its centenary under Commodore Hughie Lewis, with a centenary book, sailing re-enactments and a big regatta program marking 100 years of sailing on Kangaroo Bay.