ICOYC News
2027 ICOYC World Forum Preliminary Cruise Itinerary
The proposed ICOYC 2027 Cruise will take place in Sydney Harbour and the Pittwater area during Easter, Sunday, March 28, 2027, and the following week.
The cruise is organized in conjunction with the 2027 ICOYC World Forum hosted by Sandringham Yacht Club, which anticipates participants arriving through Sydney and invites them to cruise prior to flying to Melbourne for the World Forum, which is April 5-9, 2027. Flights between Sydney and Melbourne are numerous and take about one hour.
The cruise will commence over the Easter weekend with four days of activities around our harbour city and accommodations provided by Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, a five-minute ferry ride to the city center. Many hotels are also located within an eight-minute walking distance to the RSYS clubhouse, which will serve as the center for cruise activities and the venue for our ‘farewell dinner’ on Saturday, April 3.
All participants will be visiting members of the club during their stay in Sydney, with planned excursions guided by RSYS locals.
On Easter Monday, cruise participants will set off for Pittwater, a beautiful cruising area three hours sail north of Sydney. Boats will sail in company for Pittwater and experience total isolation from the city, in a national park with magnificent anchorages.
We will also be entertained by new ICOYC Member Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, and another closely associated club, Kuringai Motor Boat Club. Participants will experience a few nights in isolated bays that are part of RSYS’s Annual Cruise.
We envisage this cruise to Pittwater will be on host yachts rather than charter boats as Sydney does not have this option available. From Pittwater, motorboats can be chartered quite easily and are often used by our membership during RSYS’s Annual Cruise as mother ships for some race boats.
The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS), in conjunction with the ICOYC Organizing Committee, would like to assess member interest in a Pre-Forum ICOYC Cruise to be held in Sydney in April 2027, immediately prior to the ICOYC World Forum. To assist with planning, we kindly request that survey responses by mid-February 2026.