RPAYC at the 2026 Zhik NSW Youth Championships

RPAYC Youth Sailors Shine at Zhik Youth Sail NSW

RPAYC’s junior and youth sailors were out in force at the 2026 Zhik Youth Sail NSW, proudly representing the Club and achieving some fantastic results across the fleet.

Held on Lake Macquarie, the event brought together young sailors from across New South Wales and Australia for a week of learning, friendship and competition. A three-day coaching clinic, led by some of the state’s most experienced youth sailing coaches, gave our sailors the opportunity to develop their skills before putting them into practice over three days of championship racing.

For RPAYC’s young sailors, the week offered much more than a chance to compete. It was an opportunity to build confidence, learn alongside their peers and strengthen friendships within the wider sailing community.

Congratulations to all our RPAYC sailors who took part! It is wonderful to see such strong Club representation at this major youth sailing event, with enthusiastic participation and impressive performances to celebrate. Thank you to the coaches, families and supporters who help our young sailors make the most of these opportunities.

Class RPAYC Sailors
ILCA 4 26th – Clifford Gates
Int 29er 10th – Rosa Crawford
Int 420 1st – Victoria Lin & Annabelle Sampson
2nd – Aaveer Patil-Chaudhari & Olivia Lee
3rd – Gary Zhu & Darcy Miles
Optimist Intermediate 13th – Sienna Murray
17th – Ebba Nixey
28th – Olivia Dorling
Optimist Open 10th – Jayden Wang
32nd – Lavinia Liu
33rd – Hamilton Zhao
38th – Oliver Sun
48th – Courtney Harrison
53rd – Bono Svacek
57th – Willow Murray
74th – Lara Dorling
WASZP 1st – Will Troop
2nd – Louis Tilly
4th – Oliver Ross
5th – Charlie Snell