Welcome to the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
The 2025 Hansa Class World and International Championships will take place at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club from March 23 to 30 March 2025.
Invited Hansa Classes will be the Hansa 2.3, 303 singles and doubles, Liberty and SKUD18.
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club is located in Newport, Sydney on the picturesque Pittwater. The Club has a rich history, having been formed in 1867, gaining its “Royal” prefix in 1911.
RPAYC has produced many notable sailors, including Kay Cottee, the first woman to perform in a single-handed, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the world in 1988, Olympian, Sydney to Hobart and America’s Cup – Jimmy Spithill, SailGP – Nina Curtis, Natasha Bryant and Jason Waterhouse and, in the Hansa Class, 2012 & 2016 Paralympic champions Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch sailing the SKUD18.
RPAYC is located on the North Shore of Sydney, approximately, 35km from the Sydney CBD. Visit the club at www.rpayc.com.au
See the Accommodation page for information regarding accommodation and transport options.
Schedule of Events
| Event | Date | Time | Venue |
| Entries Open | Online | ||
| Entries Close | 30 November 2024** Late Fee applicable | Online | |
| Registration | 23 – 24 March | 0900 – 1700 | RPAYC Regatta Office |
| Equipment Inspection, Measurement | 23 – 24 March | 0900 – 1700 | Technical Area |
| Para Classification | 23 24 March | 0900 – 1700 | RPAYC |
| Welcome to Sydney & Competitors Race Briefing, Practise Racing | 24 March | 1700 1730 1300 | RPAYC – Tickets are included in the Entry Fee. Additional Tickets for others |
| Racing | 25 March | 1000 | Pittwater |
| Racing | 26 March | 1000 | Pittwater |
| Racing & Sailors Forum | 27 March | 1000 1800 | Pittwater |
| Racing | 28 March | 1000 | Pittwater |
| Racing | 29 March | 1000 | Pittwater |
| Racing | 30 March | 1000 | Pittwater |
| Presentation | 30 March | 1800 | RPAYC – included in Entry Fee. Additional Tickets available for others |
