Royal Perth Yacht Club
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| File:RoyalPerthYachtClubFlag1.png Burgee | |
| Founded | 1841 |
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| Clubhouse | Australia II Drive, Crawley, Western Australia |
| Country |  Australia
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| Website | http://www.rpyc.com.au |
The Royal Perth Yacht Club (RPYC) is a yacht club in Perth, Western Australia. This club staged the unsuccessful 1987 America's Cup defence at Fremantle following the 1983 victory at Newport, USA, of Australia II—ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year domination of the event. The entrance road that the RPYC is on was commemoratively renamed 'Australia II Drive'. To comply with the requirements for entering the America's Cup races, RPYC opened an annex at Fremantle.
Club flag
At a general meeting in 1891, the old blue PYC burgee was replaced with a triangular St George's Cross with a St Edward's crown in the upper canton.
File:RPYC Riverside.jpg
RPYC view from the Narrows
References
Further reading
- Uren, Malcolm (1966) Sails on the Swan : the history of the royal Perth Yacht Club, 1865-1965. Perth : Royal Perth Yacht Club.
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