Welcome to the Hansa World Championships 2025
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.. The IDP pre-worlds event will run from the 18-22 March, this is a unique coaching program hosted by World Sailing on Pittwater.
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, Olympians, Sydney to Hobart and America’s Cup – Jimmy Spithill, SailGP – Nina Curtis, Natasha Bryant, Jim Colley and Jason Waterhouse (and Olympian) and, in the Hansa Class, 2012 & 2016 Paralympic champions Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch sailing the SKUD18.
The Club looks forward to welcoming competitors and their families from across the global to Pittwater for a fantastic World Championships.
Visit the Worlds Website at: https://hansaworlds.org/
2025 Hansa Worlds
The Hansa Class World & International Championships and Para Sailing World and International Championships March 23 to March 30
Event Overview
These championships will demonstrate the inclusive nature of sailing as a sport with open fleet racing enabling sailors with a variety of disabilities to compete with and against sailors without disabilities.
The Hansa Worlds has attracted more than 200 competitors from 19 nations.
- Para Classification Registration
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
Complete the following Para Classification form HERE
Volunteer
Be part of the Hansa Worlds by volunteering. A huge number of tasks and roles are required to run the Worlds.
- Shore assistance – Welcome Teams, Traffic Control, Parking, Unloading, Registration, launching, boat movements, Social Events, hull and sail measurements and more.
- On water – Tow boats, support boats, race mgt vessels, start/finish boats, WS Official boats.
Volunteers Information Evening – Wednesday 22 January, 1800hrs RPAYC.
Volunteer Induction Sessions
- 9am on Saturday 8 March – at RPAYC
- 6pm on Friday 14 March – at RPAYC
Agenda to include:
- Further event details
- Disability awareness
- Safe handling of boats & equipment
- Venue layout
Volunteer Rosters - TBA
RPAYC Edinburgh Lounge will be the volunteer and race mgt headquarters during the championship from 19 – 31 March.
Head Volunteer Coordinator – Russell Murphy
World Sailing Approved Race Officials:
Technical Delegates
- IHCA TD David Staley AUS/NSW
- World Sailing TD Hannah Stodel GBR
- Inclusive Development Program
Coach Grant Alderson AUS/WA
Race Officers
- Principal Race Officer Megan Kensington NZL
- Course Race Officer Alpha Louise Hutton AUS/VIC
- Course Race Officer Bravo Rob Ridley AUS/NSW
International Jury
- Jury Chair Doug Elder NZL
- Jury Member Steve Hatch AUS/NSW
- Jury Member Jerrold Ng SGP
- Jury Member Colette Kraus NZL
- Jury Member Darren Eger AUS/VIC
- Jury Member Paul Pascoe AUS/VIC – TBC
- Jury Member Ed Vincent AUS/NT – TBC
- Jury Secretary Richard Hudson AUS/NS
International Classification Committee
- Chief Classifier Helen McKenzie NZL
- International Classifier Sarah Ross AUS/NSW
- International Classifier Stephen Wilson AUS/NSW
- Classifier Kathy Yu AUS/VIC
- AS Consultant Psychologist Darren Eger AUS/VIC
Measurement & Equipment Inspection Committee
- Chief Measurer Graeme Robinson NZL
- Deputy Chief Measurer Bob Schahinger AUS/SA
- Measurer Terry Peek AUS/ACT
- Assistant Measurer Deirdre Schahinger AUS/SA
- Assistant Measurer John Sanderson AUS/NSW
- Assistant Measurer Robert Eadie AUS/TAS
- Assistant Measurer Michael Katzakis AUS/NSW
- Assistant Measurer Susan Hextell
AUS/NSW - Assistant Measurer Margie Sanderson AUS/NSW
Latest Hansa Worlds News
All-star cast to converge on Pittwater for 2025 Hansa and Para Worlds
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Entries Open Now – for 2025 Hansa World and International Championships
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Hansa World Championships – Notice of Race Published
MEDIA RELEASE The Hansa World & International Championships 2025 is set to sail into action from March 23 to March 30, 2025, at the prestigious Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, located at 16 Mitala Street, Newport, NSW, Australia. The Notice of Race has now been published, marking the official start
2025 Hansa Worlds Championship – Overview
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2025 Hansa Class Worlds Announced
The International Hansa Class Association is pleased to announce details for the next Hansa Class World and International Championships. The 2025 Hansa Worlds will be held in Sydney, Australia at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, from March 17th to 23rd 2025. Invited classes will be the Hansa 2.3, 303 singles and doubles,
