The series of 6 sessions on Racing Rules of Sailing kicked off on Monday night with a positive turnout of 30 people including Members from other clubs. It’s free to attend and you’ll receive helpful handouts on the night.
Catch this week’s Australian Sailing weekly webinars on various topics relating to yacht club matters. They are quite informative and very current. The first 3 are available at the bottom of this newsletter. Catch the next one this Thursday.
Equipment Audit Forms are now done online via Yacht Safe and it’s pleasing to see some Skipper’s preparing early by submitting theirs now. If you need some assistance submitting yours online, feel free to sit down with your Sailing Administrator and get yours out of the way for the coming season. Depending on your preparedness, the whole process can be done in under 5 minutes. Please bear in mind that if you intend to participate in the Billy Run you need to select Category 6 which is also good for river racing.
For the first time, SoPYC Off The Beach Boats will also be included in Yacht Safe. OTB Skippers can submit their Equipment Audit Forms online. No longer will you need to drop paper forms off at the Club or event send it by email. Expect an invitation in your Inbox from Yacht Safe this week which will enable you to setup your Yacht Safe profile.
Australian Youth Championship – Cancelled
The 2021 Australian Youth Championships have regrettably been cancelled after a joint decision by Australian Sailing and host club the South of Perth Yacht Club and partner Club, Royal Perth Yacht Club).
The uncertainty created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, border closures and the impact of holding a national event in the current climate on the health and wellbeing of participants and members of the local community were identified as reasons for the cancellation of the 2021 Australian Youth Championships.
Schweppes Applecross Cup Series
Next cab off the rank will be Group 2 on Sunday 09 August 2020.
Group 2 Classes: Laser Standard – Laser Radial – Laser 4.7 – Optimist – 29er – Open Skiff – Moth – Waszp
Group 1 Classes: Pelican – 125 – Flying Fifteen – Windsurfer and Bic Techno
For further details, please click the button below.
Schedule of Races
Date | Start | Group |
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Sunday 28 Jun | 1300 | Group 1 |
Sunday 12 Jul | 1300 | Group 2 |
Sunday 26 Jul | 1300 | Group 1 |
Sunday 09 Aug | 1300 | Group 2 |
Sunday 23 Aug | 1300 | Group 1 |
Sunday 12 Sep | 0930 | Group 2 |
Sunday 13 Sep | 1400 | Group 1 |
Canning Bridge IGA Frostbite Series
Last Sunday was one of those drifters that had the Start Team nervously preparing the ‘N’ over ‘A’ flags just in case but in the end 27 out of 28 boats managed to finish.
Boat entries are still open, all you have to do is click the Enter Event button below. If you are not sure whether you have already done so, just click on the Entrants List below to check.
The Sailing Instructions and Course Sheets are available online. Please ensure you are using these new course sheets and dispose of any old copies.
There has been a 3rd course added for all fleets which essentially is there for those really light days. Please click here for course 3 diagrams.
Schedule of Races
Race | Date | Start |
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1 | Sunday 19 Jul | 1400 |
2 | Sunday 02 Aug | 1400 |
3 | Sunday 16 Aug | 1400 |
4 | Sunday 30 Aug | 1400 |
5 | Sunday 06 Sep | 1400 |
6 | Sunday 20 Sep FINAL | 1400 |
Jane Brook Wines Midweek Winter Series
Race 1 of the Winter Series attracted a fleet of 30 boats last week and if we can rely on the forecasted steady SE breeze this week, race 2 numbers should be even higher. This week will be a pursuit race for C Fleet boats which gives the boats at the slower end of the scale a chance to take the lead. If you’re not already entered in the series, it’s never too late to join. Expecting The First Jindarra back racing this week, so H28’s you’ve been warned.
Schedule of Races
Race | Date | Start |
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1 | Wednesday 29 Jul | 1440 |
2 * | Wednesday 05 Aug | 1440 |
3 | Wednesday 12 Aug | 1440 |
4 | Wednesday 19 Aug | 1440 |
5 | Wednesday 26 Aug | 1440 |
* C Fleet Pursuit Race
Keelboat Sign On
For a brief guide on how the Sign On system works, please click here.
2020 Keelboat Awards
Join us on the front lawns for a special afternoon following the final of the Canning Bridge IGA Series on Sunday 20 Sept 2020. Crew can join their skippers in being recognised for their achievements during the 2019-2020 Keelboat season. Friends & supporters are also invited. No bookings required.
Equipment Audits
Equipment Audits are an important requirement for all sailing events throughout the country. Find out how to prepare your boat for an audit and submit via Yacht Safe. National Equipment Auditor, Warren Erasmus will take you through all you need to know. Please let us know if you’re interested in attending via the button below:
Remote Control Yacht Racing
There is a regular group of Members who meet each Friday afternoon at 3pm on the Western Hardstand for a couple of hours of intense racing and camaraderie.
Visitors are warmly welcomed to sit and watch or even give it a go. You only need to ask.
To register your DF95 yacht for racing, simply use the entry button below and select the Singlehanded classes section.
E-Racing
Now there really is something for the armchair sailor. Join us each Thursday starting at 2pm for some close short racing online. New sailing venues each week:
Aarhus Auckland Cagliari Copenhague Cowes Fecamp Hong Kong Kiel La Trinite sur Mer Marseille Newport Palma de Mallorca Porto Cervo Portsmouth Rio Janeiro San Francisco Sydney
Equipment Audit Forms
Now available for Off The Beach Boats!
Keelboat Skippers, please note that your Equipment Audit Forms have now expired as of June 30. To be eligible to compete in the new season starting from Opening Day on Oct 4, a new Equipment Form must be submitted online. Most, if not all Skippers have had their previous Audit form submitted online via YachtSafe already, so it should be relatively easy to resubmit a new form in time for your first race of the new season and the good news is that you can view your previous form in Past Audits on your YachtSafe dashboard.
Schedule of Events 2020-2021
Planning for next season’s sailing program is well underway. The draft Schedule has been updated and is available for Member’s to view via the Member’s Portal. Check that your events have been slotted in and start getting ready for the 75th SoPYC Sailing Season.
New online Volunteer Roster
Our friends at MySail continue to develop the online volunteer system for us. The calendar below contains all there events that require volunteers. By clicking on the button below, you will be taken to the live online site where you can view all events at SoPYC. Getting involved is pretty straight forward – either sign up online or contact the Sailing Administrator Email: . A brief guide on how to create your profile enabling you to sign up for events is available below.
Yacht Trackers
On Water Group are trialing yacht tracking software that is capable of tracking all boats in an event via an App. We are looking for just a few boats to add to Keelboat racing, currently Midweek and Frostbite races. If you interested and don’t mind taking your electronic device with you on the water, please let us know. It is envisaged that every race can be viewed from the Club’s website and replayed at anytime.
Australian Sailing Club Conferences
The conferences bring together clubs from across the state and are a great way to engage with other clubs and AS. Hear from industry experts and learn from your peer clubs as they share success stories and best practice ideas that can help develop skills, capacity and further improve your club.
Australian Sailing is making our annual Club Conferences accessible to all this year. By cancelling the physical attendance components of each state’s Club Conference, we will be delivering a national agenda online instead. In order to help those who still have concerns about travel and mass gatherings at this time, this more easily accessible format will be run this year only.
This week’s topic is titled, ‘How Australian Sailing programs and resources can help with your club retention‘ by Brett Yardley
Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club