Hall of Fame

Jamie Dunross OAM

Member of RPYC : 2000 – current

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• Gold Medal – Sonar Class – North American Sonar Class World Championships (1999)
• Gold Medal-Sonar Class-Paralympics Sydney (2000)

Other Sailing Achievements

• 5th Medenblick World Disabled Sailing Championships (2002)
• 5th Athens Paralympics – Sonar Class (2004)
• Jamie was the first quadriplegic sailor to circumnavigate Australia (2010)

Kylie Forth

Member of RPYC : 2006 – current

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• Gold Medal – IFDS World Blind Match Racing Championships – Skipper (2014)
• Silver Medal – IFDS World Blind Match Racing Championships – Skipper (2013)
• Best Sailor Award Silver Medal – IFDS World Blind Match Racing Championships (2013)
• Silver Medal – IFDS World Blind Match Racing Championships – Skipper (2012)
• Silver Medal – Homerus Italian National Open Blind Match Racing Championships (2011)
• Gold Medal – Homerus International Blind Match Racing Championships – Crew (2006)

Other Sailing Achievements

• WADSA (WA Disabled Sports Association) Disabled Sports Team of the Year – Blind Sailing (2013)
• Yachting Western Australia Sailor of the Year with a Disability (2007)
• Yachting Australia Sailor of the Year with a Disability (2007)
• 2^nd WA Disabled Keelboat Championships – Skipper (2007)
• 1st WA Access Dinghy Championships – 303 Double, Skipper (2007)
• 2^nd WA Disabled Keelboat Championships – Crew (2006)
• 2^nd WA Access Dinghy Championships – 303 Double, Skipper (2006)
• 2^nd WA Disabled Keelboat Championships – Crew (2004)

Peter William Gilmour

Member of RPYC : 1984 – current

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• 1990,1997, 1998 World Match Race Champion
• Ranked No 1 match race Skipper for 3 years

Other Sailing Achievements

• Etchell World Champion 1984
• 12m World Champion 1988
• Skipper Americas Cup Challenge 1995, 2000
• Americas Cup Defense 1987
• Australia Yachtsman of the Year 1988
• WA Sportsman of the Year 1988
• Japanese Sailor of the Year 1998
• Named in the top 100 WA Athletes of the Century 2000

Colin Harrison OAM

Member of RPYC : 2002 – current

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• Gold Medal – Three Person Sonar Class – Paralympics Rio (2016)
• Bronze Medal – Three Person Sonar Class – Beijing Paralympics (2008)

Other Sailing Achievements

• 6^th – Three Person Sonar Class – Athens Paralympics (2012)
• Silver Medal – Three Person Sonar Class at the IFDS Championships (2015)
• Bronze Medal –  Three Person Sonar Class  at the IFDS World Championships (2016)
• Bronze Medal – Three Person Sonar Class at the IFDS World Championships (2014)
• Bronze Medal – Three Person Sonar Class  at the IFDS World Championships (2013)
• Sailor of the Year with a Disability (2013 & 2014)

Kenneth Peter Judge

Member of RPYC : 1973 – current

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

•  1983 Americas Cup Winner
•  Trimmer—Australia II

Other Sailing Achievements America’s Cup Challenges

• 1974—Southern Cross
• 1977—Australia
• 1980—Australia
• Crewed all RPYC Challenges for the America’s Cup

C.M. 'Skip' Lissiman O.A.M

Member of RPYC : 1970 – current

Name of Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• America’s Cup—Australia II 1983 (winner)
• Louis Vuitton Cup—Australia II 1983 (winner)
• Admirals Cup—Ragamuffin 1979 (member of winning team)
• Parmelia Race 1979 (1st—corrected time)

Other Sailing Achievements

•  National Champion J24’s – 1980
•  Member of winning Australia Cup Crew 1990, 1991, 1992
•  Australian Match racing Champion (Skipper) 1995
•  2nd in Transatlantic race 1979
•  6 Sydney to Hobart—Line Honours winner on Drumbeat as Sailing Master 1990

Gordon Lucas

Member of RPYC : 1958 – current

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• World Champion Hornets 1981
• 3rd Fireball World Championship 1974, 1978
• USA Fireball National Champion 1976
• Winner Bermuda Gold Cup (Match Racing) 1986

Other Sailing Achievements

• National Champion (Cherubs) 1964, 1965, 1967
• 2nd Australia Cup 1990, 1991, 1992
• 2nd Lymington Cup (UK) 1992
• Helmsman on True Blue—winner of Australian Admirals Cup Selection regatta

Elise Rechichi

Member of RPYC : 1994 – 2016

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• World Champion 420 Class – 4 occasions
• Junior World Champion 470 Class – Italy 2004
• COCA COLA Junior Sports Star 2004

Other Sailing Achievements

• 2004 Placed 1st in 5 International Regattas
• 2005 Placed top 3 at 4 International Regattas
• 2006 Placed top 3 at 3 International Regattas
• 2007 Placed top 3 at 4 International Regattas
• Plus 5 Australian Championships
• 1st Olympic Selection Regatta 2007

David Noel Robins OAM

Member of RPYC : 1972 – 2004 (deceased)

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• Gold Medal—Sonar Class—Paralympics Sydney 2000

Other Sailing Achievements

• Skipper ‘Hitchhiker’ winner of World Two Ton Cup—Sardinia 1981
• Skipper Australia I—Americas Cup Challenger 1977

Rolly Tasker

Member of RPYC : 1949 – 2012 (deceased)

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• Silver Medal Olympic Games Melbourne 1956
• Sailing International 12m Falcon IV

Other Sailing Achievements

• World Flying Dutchman Champion 1958
• World ‘B Class’ Catamaran Champion 1966
• Inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame
• Falcon IV Australia Sharpie Champion 1952—1955
• Australia Flying Dutchman Representative Rome Olympics 1960
• Australian Flying Dutchman Champion 1960
• Crew on 12m Gretel—Americas Cup 1962

Steven Thomas

Member of RPYC : 2001 – 2020

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• 1st Flying Ant Australian National Championships (2003)
• 1st Sydney International Regatta, 29’er Class (2007)
• 1st Int. 420 Class, Falmouth Yacht Club Regatta (USA) (2007)
• 1st Int. 420 Class, Hyannis Regatta, Hyannis Yacht Club (USA) (2007)
• 1st Int. 420 Class, Buzzards Bay Regatta (USA) (2007)
• 1st World Championship, 29er Class (Melbourne) (2008)
• 1st Colin Mullens Match Racing Regatta (2008)
• 1st Ronstan Indian Ocean Classic, 49’er Class (2008)
• 1st WA Sail Classic, 49’er Class (2009)
• 1st Western Australia State Championship, 49’er Class (2009)
• 1st World Championship, 29’er Class (Lake Garda, Italy) (2009)

Other Sailing Achievements

• 1st Australian Teams Racing Championship (2005)
• 1st Western Australian Teams Racing Championship (2006)
• 5th ISAF World Teams Racing Championship (Lake Neisldt, Austria) (2006)
• 3rd 29’er Australian National Championship (2007)
• 4th ISAF World Teams Racing Championship (Granada, Spain) (2007)
• 2nd Western Australia State Championship 49’er Class (2008)
• 2nd Champion of Champions Regatta (2008)
• 2nd Australian teams Racing Championship (2008)
• 2nd Yachting Australia Match Racing Championship (2008)
• 3rd Australian National Championship, 49’er Class (2009)
• 3rd Warren Jones Youth Match Racing Championship (2009)

Matthew Wearn OAM

Member of RPYC : 2000 – current

Events in which Nominees Achieved Success:

• Gold Medal – Laser Class – Olympics Tokyo (2020)
• Gold Medal – World Sailing Championships ILCA 7 (2023)
• Gold Medal – Laser Class – Olympics Paris (2024)

Other Sailing Achievements

• Silver Medal – Laser World Championships (2020)
• Silver Medal – Laser World Championships (2019)
• Silver Medal – Laser World Championships (2018)