🏆 Havoc win 2019 Etchells World Championships 🏆
Congratulations to the newly crowned 2019 Etchells World Champions. RPAYC Members Iain Murray, Colin Beashel and Richie Allanson racing on Havoc have won the 2019 Etchells World Championship.
What an amazing achievement, we are very proud to have the team as members of RPAYC (combined total of 97 years membership here at The RPAYC).
This is not the first Etchells World Title for Iain (1984 Winner) & Colin (1993 & 1995 Winner).
These guys are also collectively the current Australian and NSW Etchells Champions.
Full Article & Results Here
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Christmas in July - Club Event
Come down and celebrate Christmas in July.
Cruising will be joining the party with this months First Friday MC's Roger & Anne Kennedy
All Club Members and guests very welcome
Book with Reception
Last bookings by 5pm Wed 3 July
Happy Hour from 6pm
Halyards 7pm
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Level 1 Water Restrictions
More than 85% of Greater Sydney’s water supply relies on rain and right now, water restrictions apply to everyone in Sydney (Blue Mountains and the Illawarra), including the Club and our Members while at the Club. Water restriction breaches carry fines of $220 by individuals and $550 by companies, and the Club requires all Members, Tenants, Contractors and visitors to adhere to water restrictions when at the Club. Where the Club is issued a penalty as the result a breach by an individual or business operating on Club premises, the penalty will be forwarded to the offender.
Water Use – Club Property
✓ Wash boats (only for maintenance purposes) with a bucket then rinse with a hose
✓ Hoses must be fitted with a trigger nozzle
X Wash boats with a hose that doesn’t have a trigger nozzle
X Leave hoses running unattended
X Use fire hoses for any purpose other than firefighting, testing or related
X Wash hard surfaces with hose
X Wash vehicles whilst on Club property
Full Article & Information Here
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Annual General Meeting -
Tuesday 23rd July 2019, at 8pm
The Notice of Meeting and Elected Director Nominees have been sent by mail to all Full members. To view the Nominee profiles and ballot information - click here.
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Portuguese Picnic
The second of the Portuguese Club Picnic Days was hosted by Rear Commodore Activities - Julia Hornsby on Sunday.
Approximately 35 people made it down to the beach on a fantastic day for a warm and sunny BBQ, with 4 boats racing down and some fantastic wines donated by Tony Doyle.
The next Portuguese Picnic is scheduled for Sunday 28th July and will be hosted by Rear Commodore Membership - Liz de Soyres.
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Combined Interclub Final Results
Teams from the Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia (CYCA), The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC), Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) & Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) contested the final event of the 2019 Interclub Challenge on Sunday, hosted by the CYCA.
The Interclub Challenge sees youth sailors from the four yacht clubs get out on the water and compete in this fleet racing challenge. Each yacht club has a turn of hosting the event, and is represented by two teams, with the combined scores of the two teams going towards an aggregated point score to determine the winning yacht club.
We are pleased to report that the RPAYC finished in 2nd place overall.
Overall Results
Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia 88pts
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club - RPAYC 133pts
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron 134pts
4th - Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club 164pts
More Here
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Club Member Achievements
Optimist World Championships 
Good Luck to Daniel Links & Jono Tuite who are part of the 5 Australian sailors that make up the The Australian Optimist Team competing in the Worlds in Antigua with racing scheduled for 6-16 July. Reports so far are that the breeze and conditions appear to be good every day and the location is absolutely beautiful!
This is the first time the event is being held in Antigua. It is only the second time it has been held in the Caribbean after Dominican Republic hosted it in 2012.
Good Luck Boys!
Follow their results here
International 5.5m Swiss Open
Martin Cross has just finished up in 7th place at the International 5.5 Swiss Open in Lake Geneva. They were racing in their latest 5.5m Beta Crucis and had a blast.
Next up is the Gold Cup and Worlds in Helsinki in 3 weeks.
Full Article & Results Here
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Jensen Fights Hepatoblastoma
The RPAYC Members were saddened to hear of the challenge ahead for our centreboard sailor Jensen Lambeth and his parents Justin & Heidi Lambeth (nee Gordon). Nine year old Jensen, is fighting a super rare, one in one million, tumour in his liver that has been diagnosed as a high risk hepatoblastoma.
We would like to wish Jensen all the best over the coming months and look forward to seeing him back sailing soon.
To find out more…
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Maintenance Notice - Surface Cleaning Car Parks
Over the next month Club staff will be cleaning the car park surfaces to remove glass, dust and debris. To minimise inconvenience to Members and in order to carry out work efficiently the Club will provide Members with at least one weeks’ notice via newsletter and will sign post areas and dates required. 
Weather permitting the middle level car park will be cleaned on Tuesday 9th July.
We kindly ask that Members ensure that vehicles are not parked in the areas as sign-posted and request Members with vehicles in storage observe the Club Parking By-laws which prohibit parking for more than 3 consecutive nights per week.
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The Member's Badge Draw jackpot is now at $850! Make sure you are at the Club this Thursday between 6pm and 8pm for your chance to win!
Halyards bistro will be open for dinner from 1730hrs - 2000hrs with a new weekly special each week as well as the Bistro Menu & Kids Menu available each week. Invite your friends to join you dockside.
This week’s bistro special:
Seafood Pot Pie $15 (member price).
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Last Weeks Member Drawn
Below is a list of the recent Member name and date drawn.
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Alan Bolton |
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The Members Badge Draw sits at $850. This increases by $50 each week to a maximum of $1000 if it is not claimed. You must be in the clubhouse, be a financial member and claim within 4 minutes.
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RPAYC Recreational Moorings - Updated
 The RPAYC Recreational Moorings Map has been updated including the addition of a new recreational mooring at The Basin.
View the updated Recreational Moorings Map here.
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RPAYC Water Bottles
Enjoy your water without the waste!
Our reusable, Stainless Steel RPAYC Drink Bottles are BPA Free, and are available from Reception or Halyards at $9 Member / $10 Non Member.
Do your bit for the environment!
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Event Bookings
Bookings can be made through Reception on 02 9998 3700.
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This Weeks Yachting Events
- Wednesday 3rd July - Wednesday Waterford Race 5: 1400hrs
- Saturday 6th July - Winter Series Race 5: 1200hrs
- Sunday 7th July - Two Handed & Womens Winter Series Race 3: 1000hrs
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2019-2020 Club Marine Bluewater Pointscore Series
The 2019-2020 Club Marine Bluewater Pointscore Series is out now. With an 8 race series including a variety of bluewater races from Category 3 to Category 1.
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race – Organised by the CYCA (R1)
Bird Island – Sydney - Rtn Yacht Race (R2)
Cabbage Tree Island Yacht Race – Organised by the CYCA (R3)
Newcastle Rtn Yacht Race (R4)
75th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race – Organised by the CYCA (R5)
Sydney – Bird Island – Rtn Yacht Race (6)
Port Hacking - Rtn Race (R7)
Port Stephens Race (R8)
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Dustbuster Round 2
17 boats were out on the water for a 0815hrs first warning signal on Sunday morning for the second stage of the Dustbuster Series with 4 windward leeward races done and dusted by 1030hrs.
Stage 3 of the Dustbuster regatta is scheduled for the 28th of July - Lock it in your calendar now!
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Letter to Yachties - Protesting 
Just a reminder that ours is a self-policing sport, in that in most cases we don’t have umpires on water, so it’s up to us to all obey the rules.
With that in mind, we should all remember that if we are involved in an incident on the water we should protest. By doing so everybody learns and it hopefully resolves the ongoing disputes and discussions.
Full Article Here
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Audit Season - Expiry
A reminder that 2018/19 Audits have now expired. All Australian Sailing Special Regulation compliance forms expired on the 30th June 2019. If you have yet to book your audit do so ASAP by contacting the Sailing Office or email your completed audit form to sailing@rpayc.com.au as you are not eligible to race without one. Please be aware that spot checks will be carried out randomly this season.
 2017-2021 RPAYC & AS Equipment Audit Forms | Download
Racing Rules Updated January 2018 | Learn More
2017-2021 Australian Sailing Special Regulations | Learn More
Fire extinguishers, Lifejacket's and Danbouy's can be serviced at the Bosuns Locker.
To assist owners with the audit process and questions please read the following Audit Process and Owner requirements
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2019/2020 IRC Rating Certificates
The new 2019 IRC ratings year has started. Don’t waste time and revalidate online your IRC certificate by simply clicking on the IRC Revalidation logo below.
The 2018 IRC Rating Year ended on the 31 May 2019 and all IRC certificates have expired after that.
All boats that were rated in 2017 and 2018 will be able to revalidate online their certificates.
If you require assistance completing the form, please contact:
Ratings Office
(02) 8424 7441
Email ratings@sailing.org.au |
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Crew Needs
If you have space for extra crew, please see our Crew & Boat Register online here to create your online profile.
If you find yourself short of crew on the day, a new crew board is also available behind the sailing office front desk. Please let the sailing office or reception know and they will put your details up.
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29er - Assistance to identify owner 
A 29er (sail number AUS353) with a red cover is currently in storage at Centreboard under the staircase to the middle car park. This boat is not labelled with a boat name or owner and we are unable to correspond the sail number AUS353 to a storage agreement. The Club is asking for your assistance to help us identify the owner, if you are the owner of this boat or know who the owner is, we would appreciate if you could let us know or ask the owner to make contact with the Club urgently.
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Selden for Sailing Icebreaker Series 2019
Ice Breaker Series Round 2 will be rescheduled for Sunday 7th July 2019 following the abandonment of racing on June 16th 2019.
Amendment No.1 to the NoR and SI's for Selden for Sailing Ice Breaker Series
Notice of Race & Entry available online here.
There is still time to come for a casual Sail for Round 2, 3 & 4.
A reminder that this is a regatta and therefore Regatta Race Entry Fees apply.
(Free race entry for full members applies to standard weekly club races and does not include regattas).
**SEE YOU FOR ROUND 2 - Sunday 7th July ** |
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Women's Laser Regatta
Hosted by Double Bay Sailing Club
8-29 September 2019
A 2-day regatta run by women, coached by women and competed by women and girls on the wonderful
waters of Sydney Harbour.
Krystal Weir is leading the coaching - an opportunity not to be missed!
Please register your interest (no payment required as yet) by filling in the EOI form Here
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Active Kids Voucher
 Did you know that you can use your Active Kids Voucher for the Australian Sailing Accredited Tackers Programs here at the club. Book your kids/grandkids in for next Tackers Program and apply your Active Kids Voucher to get $100 off.
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Optimist Core Skills Holiday Camp - Brewer Racing
Brewer Racing have some great opportunities to get on the water during this July school holidays!
They are really excited to be working with a new bunch of kids for their core skills camp these holidays here at The RPAYC. They have 3 or 4 spots left for this so jump on board if you want to be involved.
Core skills is targeted to those who are in intermediate, or early stages of open fleet racing. There is a focus on technique needed for good speed and boat handling and generally will be a smaller group than the open fleet sessions.
Dates: 8-10 July
Times: 930am - 4.00pm
Cost: $330
For more details and to book contact Tom Brewer directly
email tom@brewerracing.com
phone 0417 384 251
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With winter upon us preparation for the new season begins with a number of Training Courses available
A selection of courses are listed below, view the Australian Sailing website for the full list, here. (Adjust the Course drop down menu to select other courses)
CPR, Pain Management, Provide First Aid - Location: RPAYC
- CPR – Thursday 25th July 2019 9am – 11.30am ($65)
Provide Pain Management – Thursday 25th July 2019 12.30pm – 4pm ($65)
Provide First Aid (inc CPR & basic emergency) – Thursday 15th August 2019 9am – 5pm ($170pp)
- Provided by Surf Life Saving Australia. For Club Members regularly volunteering for race management participation is FoC. Email your confirmation to Sailtraining@rpayc.com.au and SLSA will email your course material and pre learning.
Race Official
- The Club Race Officer seminar is aimed at educating Australian Sailing members in the basics to conduct consistent, fair and safe club racing.
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Special Regulations Auditor
- The Club Equipment Auditor seminar is aimed at educating Australian Sailing members to assess Category 3-7 racing vessels and their compliance to the Special regulations.
Club Judge Course
- The Club Judge seminar is aimed at educating Australian Sailing members in the basics to conduct consistent procedure, fair protest hearings at a club level.
Safety & Survival at Sea (SSSC)
- Option 1 - Above & Beyond Boating have 2 x SSSC courses scheduled at the club: 20-21 July 2019 and 2-3 November. Booking is required as there are limited spaces on each.The courses are organised and run by Above and Beyond Boating, full details and booking follow the link below. The SSSC costs - $595 per person.To book your place go to: Register Here.
- Option 2 - Marine SafetyWorks have numerous World Sailing Safety & Sea Survival Courses booked which are based down in Rose Bay (Theory) & Qantas Pool (Practical) for the coming months as well. For more details and to book Click Here.
VHF / HF Radio
- If your boat has a VHF radio then you need this licence to use the radio and to obtain an MMSI number for your radio and/or AIS. This is our recommended pathway to a radio licence unless you are planning to operate HF radios. Register Here.
Working with Children Check
- A Working With Children Check is a requirement for people who work or volunteer in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and a review of findings of workplace misconduct. Register Here.
Keelboat / Dinghy Instructor and Assistant
- Become a Dinghy Assistant Instructor.
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RPAYC Coaching Services
Are you new to sailing, coming back to sailing or wanting to tuneup your skills. Contact the Sail Training department for some Coaching assistance.
Keep your skills sharp without committing to a full program, and get out on beautiful Pittwater when it suits you best. These sessions are ideal for people who are short on time but still love sailing! Our prices are all inclusive of boat usage and instructor hire
Training sessions are less formal than a course and have no predefined syllabus. You have more freedom to practice what you choose. Contact the Sailing Office on 9998 3771 or email sailtraining@rpayc.com.au to book.
There is space on board a Club Elliott 7 for up to to 4 participants. Private Keelboat Lesson's are priced at $100 per hour/per person with a minimum session time of 2 hours, however we recommend 3 hours as a more efficient use of time.
Own a boat already or seeking dinghy training, coaching can be provided at $60 per hour/per person. Contact the office for a customised package to suit your needs.
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Members Suggestions Log
Members are advised that in addition to the new Report & Suggestions Log Book at reception, you can also email any feedback, suggestions or maintenance issues by using the below link or email: suggestionbox@rpayc.com.au
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