With the fantastic array of boats out on the water for last Sunday’s Opening Day race, this season looks like being a real corker!
This week marks the start of the Jane Brook Wines Midweek Spring Series on Wednesday, another season of E-Sailing on Thursday, DF95 sailing on Friday, Keelboats Saturday Series with Club Championships for most, then it’s the first of the Club Championships for the Off The Beach Boats on Sunday. But it doesn’t stop there folks! Our Offshore Section has been busy preparing for the 75th Anniversary Navigators’ ToD Race out on the ocean this Sunday morning. The weather is really turning it on for the 13 boats already entered. Get in quick and beat the deadline of 1700 Wednesday when entries close.
If you haven’t already cottoned on to the changes for this season, please click here.
For photos and video of all the action and ceremony from last Sunday’s 75th Anniversary Sailing Season Opening Day, take a look at the H28’s website.
Opening Day 2020
2020 – 2021 Sailing Season
Have you entered for the next season yet? Entries are now open for the 2020/21 season for Keelboats and Off The Beach. Please use the appropriate button below to be directed to the online entry portal. Don’t forget to submit your Equipment Audit Form via Yacht Safe and ensure the Front Office has a copy of your current boat insurance policy.
Notice to Competitors
Please keep checking here for important race information for both Keelboats and Off The Beach Boats.
SoPYC 75th Anniversary Navigators ToD Race
SoPYC, proudly supported by Orange Point Drafting Solutions will be running this special enduro race on Sunday starting off Leighton Beach at 0930. There is already a healthy 13 boats nominated so far. The pressure will be on navigators to plan a course that covers a maximum distance within the time limit of 6 hours. Total distance plus handicaps will be used to determine the winners in Division 1 and Division 2 on PHS and IRC. Presentations will be held in the Sunset Deck at FSC at 1700 following the race. For full details on this race, please use the button below.
Goolugatup Sailing Carnival – 04 to 14 Jan 2021
With the unfortunate cancellation of the Australian Youth Championships due to COVID-19, SoPYC is announcing a special replacement event for Off The Beach classes on Melville Waters. A Preliminary Notice of Race is now available and entries are open. This event includes the State Championships for both the 29er and the Optimist classes. While national events are being cancelled or postponed left right and centre across the country and borders closed, rest assured there will opportunities to compete with some of the best right here at home.
As the name suggests, this will be more than just a sailing event. A variety of activities and attractions are planned around Coffee Point to keep the family entertained. Much more information will be forthcoming in due course. Please stay tuned!
Upcoming Courses
Theses courses below will all be held at SoPYC and are very relevant, if not mandatory for all on-water activities. Please use the appropriate button below.
RST Course
8 Oct 2020
VHF Radio Course
5, 12, 19 Nov 2020
Racing Rules of Sailing
The series of Monday night Rules Sessions with Christina Heydon wrapped up last night but if you are interested in learning more, there will be an opportunity to catch up with Christina in the Quarterdeck from 11:30 to 12:00 beginning on Wednesday 21 October.
Another series of Monday night Rules Sessions is scheduled for next Winter. Look out for details.
Jane Brook Wines Midweek Spring Series
Race 1 of the Spring Series kicks off this week and Division 3 (out with “C Fleet”) start the series with a pursuit race. Although handicaps simply roll over from one series to another, boat nominations don’t. If your boat doesn’t appear in this list (click here), you still need to nominate your boat.
Congratulations to the Winter Series winners. The previous series was certainly a close one across all divisions.
Lookin’ the goods! Our Midweek Winter Winners L to R
Glen Stanley (H28), Cliff Lawrence (Div 1), Ben Marshall (Div 2) & Colin Delane (Div 3)
Schedule of Races
Race | Date | Start |
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1* | Wednesday 07 Oct | 1440 |
2 | Wednesday 14 Oct | 1440 |
3 | Wednesday 21 Oct | 1440 |
4 | Wednesday 28 Oct | 1440 |
5* | Wednesday 04 Nov | 1440 |
6 | Wednesday 11 Nov | 1440 |
7 | Wednesday 18 Nov | 1440 |
8 | Wednesday 25 Nov | 1440 |
9* | Wednesday 02 Dec | 1440 |
10 | Wednesday 09 Dec | 1440 |
11 | Wednesday 16 Dec FINAL | 1440 |
* C Fleet Pursuit Race
Keelboat Sign On
For a brief guide on how the Sign On system works, please click here.
Swan River Retro Series
Welcome to the 12th SWAN RIVER RETRO YACHT SERIES 2020 – 2021
This year’s event will be hosted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club with races finishing at RFBYC, South of Perth YC and RPYC.
We are looking forward to a fabulous summer of classic yacht sailing and Esprit de Corps from all the yacht clubs of the Swan River and beyond.
Information Link http://www.rfbyc.asn.au/content/on-water/regattas/swan-river-retro-series-2020-21.php
Entry Link https://www.revolutionise.com.au/rfbyc/eventsregister/75997/
We look forward to receiving your entry and welcoming you to the 12th Swan River Retro Yacht Series on our wonderful waters. Let’s enjoy our sailing and celebrate good times on and off the water.
Offshore Racing Season 2020-2021
Ocean Racing WA are now accepting entries to the 2020-2021 season. South of Perth Yacht Club will be running 2 new events this season –
- Navigator’s Time on Distance Race – Sunday 11 October 2020
- Night Race – Saturday 10 April 2021
Entries for these races along with all the other offshore races can be made online all through the ORWA website 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
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.
Yacht Trackers
The ability to replay club fleet races is now available. Try the free Yacht Bot tracking software yourself. It can be downloaded and installed on your smartphone or tablet via an App. If you interested and don’t mind taking your electronic device with you on the water, please let us know. Past races can be viewed using the button below.