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.
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 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/
Latest News
RPAYC at HANSA Class QLD Championships
Our RPAYC sailor, Race Committee volunteer and President of Sailability Crystal Bay, Greg Jacobs, travelled to Southport recently and competed in the HANSA Class QLD Championships. The regatta took place from 2-3 September and hosted by Southport Yacht Club. Congratulations Greg on your third place finish! Read more about Greg’s
Australian SKUD18 champions crowned in Sydney
Robert Crofts and Grant Alderson from Royal Perth Yacht Club (WA) have won the SKUD 18 Australian Open Championship which concluded today on Pittwater. It came down to the final of six races to decide the title, with Crofts & Alderson finishing one point ahead of overnight leaders Neil Rowsthorn
Expression of Interest – Entry
Competitors, Coaches and Supporters are requested to complete the EOI form for the Organising Authority event planning. This form is not the entry form for competition.
Complete your Expression of Interest Form HERE
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
Volunteering Expression Of Interest
Be part of the Hansa Worlds by volunteering. A huge number of tasks and roles are required to run the Worlds, Register today HERE
