22/23 SCL:AP - FINAL



The SAILING Champions League: Asia Pacific is back in its 5th year and has partnered up with the Royal Price Alfred Yacht Club to be bigger than ever before. Qualifications for the SCL:AP-FINAL this year has come through the newly created State Leagues, where the top clubs from each State will now take on each other as well as invited clubs from Asia and the Pacific. This year there can be a total of 24 teams who will race in RPAYC’s fleet of identical Elliot 7’s over two days for the title of ‘Top Club”.
Racing will kick off on Saturday 20th May with the Qualifying Series which will continue until 2pm Sunday, when the top four teams from the Qualifying Series will then race it out in a winner takes all Final Four Series.
From the results of this SAILING Champions League: Asia Pacific – FINAL the top Australian, top Asian and top Pacific teams will gain automatic qualification into the SAILING Champions League: World Final being held in Travemunde, Germany in later July 2023. Where they can fight it out with clubs from around the world to be the “Top Club”.
The following clubs qualified for this years SCL:AP Finals:
- Mornington Yacht Club (2021/22 SCL:AP Open Champions)
- Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (2021/22 SCL:AP – U22 Champions)
- Vanuatu Cruising Yacht Club (Pacific Islands team)
- Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club (SA-Sailing League -1st)
- Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia (SA-Sailing League – 2nd)
- Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club (SA-Sailing League -3rd)
- Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia (SA-Sailing League – 4th)
- Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia (SA-Sailing League – Wildcard)
- Royal Brighton Yacht Club (VIC-Sailing League – 1st)
- Royal Geelong Yacht Club (VIC-Sailing League – 2nd)
- Sandringham Yacht Club (VIC-Sailing League – 3rd)
- Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron (VIC-Sailing League – 4th)
- Derwent Sailing Squadron (TAS-SL)
- Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (TAS-SL)
- Australian Defence Force Academy Sailing Club (ACT)
- Woollahra Sailing Club (NSW-SL – 1st)
- Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (NSW-SL – 2nd)
- Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NSW-SL – 3rd)
- Lake Macquarie Yacht Club (NSW-SL – 4th)
- Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (NSW-SL – 5th)
- Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (WA-SL)
- QLD-SL (tbc)
- QLD-SL (tbc)
- New Zealand (tbc)
We are keen to make this event fun for all and if you have any questions please contact us directly.
Teams are able to book in practise prior to the regatta directly with RPAYC for all day Thursday 18th and in the morning on Friday 19th May. The cost of each 3hr session is $150 and can be booked by clicking HERE
ENTRANTS
Entries have now closed and the following clubs will be represented in the Finals:
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- Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club: 1 (Y)
- Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club: 2 (Y)
- Royal Brighton Yacht Club
- Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron (Y)
- Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia: 1 (Y)
- Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia: 2
- Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia: 3
- Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (Y)
- Derwent Sailing Squadron
- Australian Defence Force Academy Sailing Club (Y)
- Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (Y)
- Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club (Y)
- Vanuatu Cruising Yacht Club
- Woollahra Sailing Club (Y)
- Royal Geelong Yacht Club (Y)
- Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (Y)
SCHEDULE (PROVISIONAL)
Saturday 20th May
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- 0830 – 0900: Briefing at RPAYC (Tea / Coffee / Juices etc
- 1000 – 1300: Group A (target 10 races)
- 1300 – 1400: Lunch / Changeover
- 1400 – 1700: Group B (target 10 races)
Sunday 21st May
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- 0830 – 0900: Briefing at RPAYC (Tea / Coffee / Juices etc)
- 1000 – 1130: Group A (target 6 races)
- 1130 – 1200: Changeover
- 1200 – 1330: Group B (target 6 races)
- 1330 – 1400: Changeover
- 1400 – 1500: Final Four
- ASAP: Presentation at RPAYC (BBQ / Hospitality)
Regatta
Notice Board
RACE DOCUMENTS
IMPORTANT LINKS
- Team practise sessions (Thur (am/pm) Fri (am) booking link
- Skippers Declaration & Crew Details
- RPAYC Lunch Orders are available for pre-order. Please complete more than 24hrs in advance. Lunch orders can be collected from the Halyards Bar & Bistro at the daily briefing.
- Boat Allocation & Groupings
- Tracking
- Results
ABOUT THE SCL FORMAT
Typical NSL events include a round-robin Qualifying Series of up to 45 races. Teams rotate through the boats in each flight so that each team competes against every other team and sails in every boat. The top 4 teams from the Qualifying Series compete in the Final Series. Both series use a short course, stadium format which includes: