Can I pay my entry fees via Direct Deposit?
Competitors can pay their Entry Fees by Direct Deposit using the following details:
Please ensure entry fee and any bank fees are paid in full in Australian dollars.
Entry Fees can also be paid directly via the Invoice produced in your entry by clicking the Pay Now Button or following the URL link at the bottom of your invoice.
Cancellations & Refunds Policy – NoR 8
Before the 1st December 2024: a full refund of entry fee shall be refunded less any banking charges and differences in exchange rate.
After 1st December 2024 and before 22nd February 2025: 50% of entry fee shall be refunded less any banking charges and differences in exchange rate.
After 22nd February 2025 there will be no refunds.
Parent Waiver Form
Download the Parent /Guardian Waiver form. To be completed by a parent or guardian of competitors under 18 years of age.
Para Classification – Application Form
Para Classification will be conducted at RPAYC on 23 & 24 March 2025. Registration by Sunday 9 March 2025 is necessary for all competitors who wish to compete in the Para Sailing Championships, even if they are on the current World Sailing Para Classification Master List.
What to bring to the Regatta
- General
- Sails
- Lifejacket o PFD
- Boat Gear
- Boat Dolly/Trolley
- 50+ Sunscreen
- Plenty of water. The water station will be on-site to refill bottles.
- People requiring a crane transfer should bring their own slings.
- Charter Boat Requests
- Sails
- Paddling/seating arrangements
- Personalised approved Hansa gear, see below details for the process of equipment approval
Welcoming & Closing Event Tickets
Competitors and Coaches tickets to the Welcome and Closing event are included in their entry fees.
Additional Tickets to the Welcome and closing Functions will be available to purchase in February. Additional purchased tickets can be collected from Reception from Sunday, 23 March onwards (for the Opening Ceremony, 24 March) and Wednesday, 26 March (for the Closing Ceremony, 30 March) – please present your payment confirmation to collect your ticket.
Media coverage
Where can i download Event Images?
Event images will be posted to a Facebook album. Follow the @RPAYC & @Hansa Worlds pages.
Transport from Sydney Int. Airport
There are a number of transport options at Sydney Airport to get you to your accommodation.
From Pre-booked Shuttle Buses to Taxi, Shareride provides like Uber, Didi, Hire Cars and Private HC services. It is best to ask your accommodation provider for their recommendation, they may have regular services they use for guests.
The airport train is a quick way to get into the CBD (Central); from here, you can catch various lines or metros around Sydney or take a ferry to Manly for great views of Sydney Harbour.
Welcome to Sydney Airport
Visit Sydney Airport HERE
Transport Options HERE
How to find RPAYC
Address: 16 Mitala Street Newport 2106 NSW AUSTRALIA
- Click here for directions from Sydney to RPAYC
- Click here for directions from Parramatta to RPAYC
- Click here for directions from Gosford to RPAYC
Tel: 02 9998–3700 (reception)
For Emergencies Only – After-Hours Security: 0411 072 362
Keoride Service
The Keoride service ‘Travel on demand’, complements the NSW Government’s Northern Beaches B-Line Service. You can book a service to pick you up from either:
- Your home, within the zone (Palm Beach to North Narrabeen)
- A designated point of interest within the service area – The Alfreds!
- A bus stop
The service operates 7 days a week on:
- Monday to Wednesday 6am – 10pm
- Thursday and Friday 6am – 11.30pm
- Saturday 7am – 11.30pm and
- Sunday 7am – 9pm
To book your trip, download the app, Book Now or call us on 1800 536 743.
General Questions
Wheelchair emergency repair: Call the Specialised Wheelchair Company on +61 2 99055333 and press 2 for service. Alternatively Email at service@swco.com.au
The Specialised Wheelchair Company will do their best to respond as quickly as possible.
Note: The landline number is for the office which is manned from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, however this number is monitored for emergencies. Otherwise Email the service email and the company will respond quickly.
Charges apply for a repair or spare parts. If required a temporary wheelchair can be loaned /leased while the original wheelchair is being repaired.
- If I am bringing my own boat, where do I park my trailer and boat?
Roads around the RPAYC are narrow and easily congested by traffic. If you are bringing a boat and trailer, please drop the boat at the RPA Crystal Bay Car Park accessed from Crystal St, off Irrubel Rd, Newport before attempting access to the RPA Club grounds. See aerial photographs attached.
At Crystal Bay, traffic marshals will indicate where your boat is best dropped before directing you to Rowland Reserve, Pittwater Road, Bayview to drop your trailer. Adjacent to Marine Rescue Broken Bay headquarters in Rowland Reserve you will find a dedicated area for HANSA trailer DIY stack parking. If a volunteer traffic marshal is not on duty, please remain mindful that Rowland Reserve is public space, that trailers are to be left wholly within the marked HANSA area and with consideration for the many other trailer owners sharing the space.
- If driving my own vehicle, where do I park during the regatta?
Once boats are dropped at Crystal Bay carpark and trailers are dropped at Rowaland Reserve, RPA has two dedicated car parking facilities, one within the Mitala Street, Newport, Club grounds and the other at Crystal Bay.
There is pedestrian access between the Club grounds and Crystal Bay.
We anticipate heavy demand for both carparks, particularly during Club racing on the evening of 20 March and afternoon of 22 March, after which racing activities at the Club have been deferred until the HANSA regatta concludes.
Volunteer Club traffic marshals will direct you to available spaces in either car park, but once RPA parking is exhausted, visitors will need to park in adjacent streets. Whilst Council is aware of the regatta and has been instrumental in assisting it to fruition, they have provided no moratorium on parking fines that apply for breaches of parking notices.
- When I arrive at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (“RPA”) where do I register for the event?
A Welcome desk and separate Registration desk will be located in the ground floor bar area of the Clubhouse. When you arrive at Reception you will be guided to this location.
Registration is available 23 & 24 March from 0900 – 1700.
- Where and when will my boat be measured?
Measurement will commence 20 March 2025 with first priority to circa 50 HANSA boats delivered to the Club for charter purposes.
Measurement will proceed until 1600 24 March 2025.
The measurement will start with the charter boats on the 20th 21st and 22nd and be completed on the 23rd and 24th March.
Liberty class dinghies and Liberty sailors will be measured at the Clubs Green Point Facility.
Hansa 2.3’s and 303’s will be measured either at the Crystal Bay hardstands or Clubs Green Point
SKUD’s will be measured at the Clubs Crystal Bay hardstands.
Sails will be measured on Level 1 of the Clubhouse. Sames dates as the boats as above.
- If I am Chartering a boat, how do I collect it?
Before collection of a charter boat, charterers must first attend the Charter Table in the clubhouse to complete any necessary arrangements.
This is handled by the Hansa Association.
The Charter table will advise location of a boat for collection and for preparation and sailing.
Competitors are responsible to arrange launching and retrieval of their boats at any time prior to 1700 24 March 2025 and competitors may need to queue at the Clubs Crystal Bay ramp for that purpose.
The NOR provides that all boats must be launched before 1700 24 March 2025, after which boats may only be retrieved from the water for repairs or otherwise in terms of NOR Amendment 3.
- If I need to repair my boat out of the water, how do I do this?
This is coordinated with Hansa Yachts and Chris Mitchell.
- At the end of racing each day where do I take my boat?
Your boat will be returned to the general location from where it was launched. Assistance will be provided by Dock volunteers. See aerial photograph.
Liberty on the Services Dock
Hansa 303 on dock ARM C
Hansa 2.3 on Dock Arm L
Hansa Skuds on Crystal bay dock.
- Where can I obtain information about places to eat?
Welcome desk volunteers will be able to provide suggestions.
- The RPA opens for breakfast at 0800.
- Lunch is available until 1500.
- Dinner is available each day.
A range of restaurants, bars and cafes are available in the nearby Newport retail strip of the larger Mona Vale suburban shopping centre.
- Where is the nearest supermarket?
The more comprehensive is located in Mona Vale shopping village is located around Pittwater Place in Park St, Mona Vale while the sub-regional Warriewood Square is located in Jacksons Rd, Warriewood.
Each locale has ample free parking.
- If I am staying in a group/team location, how do I get to and from the club each day?
Competitors are responsible for their own transportation to and from the Regatta.
The Northern Beaches is well serviced by bus transport, particularly to the Sydney CBD or local tourist destinations like Manly Beach: Routes and Timetables – Keolis Downer .
There are numerous Pittwater providers for most styles of tourism.
- Where should I store my onshore clothes and possessions during racing – are there lockers or a secure location?
A limited number of lockers are provided in RPA changerooms. Keys may be obtained at the RPA Ground Floor Reception desk.
- On the final day of the Regatta where should I take my boat?
Pending any announcement during the course of the Regatta, boats are to return to their allotted berthing area at the end of each race.
- If I need Medical assistance – who should I speak to?
A Medical Station is located in RPA’s Jack Gale Centre and is marked on the aerial map.
The Australian Emergency Services telephone number is 000 i.e. triple zero.
- Are spectator boats available for members of my team/family? Where do they access the boats?
Yes. Limited Spectator boats will leave from End of DOCK ARM C at 12.15 to 12.30pm on race days. Please refer to the RPA site map.
- Where do I get “on water” fuel for my Rib Fuel can be purchased from The Royal Motor Yacht Club approximately 300 meters north of the RPAYC.
- How can I get my carers /family out to “on water” to watch the race There will be some limited access to on water viewing and especially for any wheelchair access.
