The Royal Perth Yacht Club is a sailing club in Perth, Western Australia, based at the Crawley Marina on Pelican Point with an annexe at Challenger Harbour in Fremantle. Its roots reach back to a modest Foundation Day regatta in 1841, and the sailors who gathered around those early races formalised the Perth Yacht Club in 1865. It received a Royal Charter in 1890 and the right to fly the Blue Ensign in 1903, and it moved to its present site in 1953 when siltation made the old William Street jetty unusable. The club is best known for the America's Cup: its syndicate fielded Southern Cross in 1974, and in 1983 Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand, ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year hold on the trophy. It then hosted the 1987 defence off Fremantle, and members have gone on to win Olympic and Paralympic medals.
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The Royal Perth Yacht Club (RPYC) is a yacht club in Perth, Western Australia.
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In 1865, this original group of pioneer sailors formalised the Perth Yacht Club.
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Australia II won the match races to win the America's Cup
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is a yacht club in Perth, Western Australia.
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