As we approach the deadline of this transition out of lockdown for this Sunday, despite some modifications to the program, sailing at South of Perth Yacht Club is going ahead!

Now for the details..

  • Wed 10 Feb – Jane Brook Wines Midweek Summer Series – On!

**Division 1 the spinnaker race will be rescheduled and replaced with a standard jib & main race for this week. All other divisions racing as scheduled.

  • Wed 11 Feb – Twilight Series – On!
  • Fri 12 Feb – DF95 Series – On!
  • Sat 13 Feb – Saturday Series – On!

**Division 1, 2 & 3 are no longer Invitation races this Saturday. They are now standard club consistency races at SoPYC.

**Viper 640 are also now included in the Saturday afternoon racing.

  • Sun 14 Feb – OTB Non-Consistency Races 

Sadly, the Saturday Windward Leeward events scheduled for this Saturday morning will be postponed. They include the following:

Viper 640 Short Course Series – S97 Windward Leeward – S80 Swan River Championships

Royal Perth Yacht Club’s Refined Edge Mini Series has been rescheduled for Sat 8 & Sun 9 May 2021 and will not run this weekend as was originally scheduled.

The offshore fleet has managed to dodge this one and will be setting off this Friday in the 170nm Bunbury and Return Ocean Race starting at midday. Please refer to the event website for more information (click here).

Alright, that’s it. Let’s roll!     Hey, let’s be careful out there.

Notice to Competitors

Please keep checking here for important race information for both Keelboats and Off The Beach Boats.

WEATHER FORECAST

EVENTS

TWILIGHT SERIES

Experience racing into the sunset and finishing under a brilliant summer moon that only the Twilight Series can offer. If you’re lucky you may even catch the ISS streak overhead. Twilights have been designed with short courses to keep boats relatively close to the Club and being jib and main only boats are not so dependant on skilled crew required for spinnaker work, keeping in line with the more relaxed style of racing Twilights are known for.

Series Leaders Board

Division Boat
Division 1 NUMBERS GAME, Chris Higham
Division 2 BALLINA, Colin Cowden
Division 3 WINSOME, John Glaister

Upcoming Races

Race Date Start
11 Wednesday 10 Feb 1825
12 Wednesday 17 Feb 1825
13 Wednesday 24 Feb 1825
14 Wednesday 03 Mar 1815
15 Wednesday 10 Mar 1815

JANE BROOK WINES MIDWEEK SUMMER SERIES

A Keelboat series of races consisting of 4 divisions under jib and main only. There are 4 series in one season  – Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. A very popular event during the week that keeps on rolling on month to month all year round.

Series Leaders Board

Division Boat
Division 1 MISTRESS QUICKLY, Nigel Kingdon
Division 2 SHADOWFAX, Jim & Mark Gooding
Division 3 EUTOPIA, Colin Delane
H28 MARINER, Brian Cross

Upcoming Races

Race Date Start
4 Wednesday 10 Feb 1440
5 Wednesday 17 Feb 1440
6 Wednesday 24 Feb 1440
7* Wednesday 03 Mar 1440
8 Wednesday 10 Mar 1440
9^ Wednesday 17 Mar 1440
10 Wednesday 24 Mar 1440
11 Wednesday 31 Mar 1440

* Division 3 Pursuit Race

^Division 1 Spinnaker Race

SATURDAY SERIES

If you’re looking for maximum speed, then the Saturday Series can provide. This is the day where boats require all hands on deck to handle the fast downwind runs experienced when the Freo Doctor’s strong summer sea breezes kick in and colourful ballooning spinnakers fill the river.

Club Championship Leaders

Division Boat
Div 1 FARRAGO, Petrus Vlaar
Cole 32 MINGARA, George Ruul
Div 3 BLUEGRASS, Craig Gee
H28 WYNELLA, Glen Stanley
SS27 KARINA, Paul Rees
SS22 WILDFIRE, Bruce Uren
Red Witch ORACLE, Peter Gillett
Viper 640 STEAL DE BREEZE, Nick Jerwood

Saturday 13 February

Division Event
Division 1 Saturday Series
Division 2 Saturday Series
SS27 Saturday Series
H28 Saturday Series / Lyn Rue Memorial Trophy
Division 3 Saturday Series
SS22 Saturday Series
Red Witch Saturday Series
Viper 640 Saturday Series
Division 4 Saturday Series Jib & Main

OFF THE BEACH BOATS

Held every Sunday afternoon during the summer season, a number of sailing classes compete over two separate courses – one for the junior classes with a mix of training and racing while the other course caters for youth and senior sailors using laid marks and back to back racing.

Club Championship Leaders

Class Boat
Optimist TACHYON, Zen Salisbury
Optimist Int. SEE ME, Youri Karantonis
Pelican JUST MAGIC, Finn Caldwell & Lachie Hart
Laser FR8 TRAIN, David Whait
Laser Radial BEERACUDA, David Luketina
125 RUSH, Ryan Sherburn & Kimberley Lanter
29er SHIP SHOW, Annabelle Jones & Jenna Everett
Flying 15 INEFFABLE, Nick Jerwood & Brad Sheridan

Sunday 14 February

Class Event
Optimist Non-Consistency Races
Pelican Non-Consistency Races
Laser Non-Consistency Races
125 Non-Consistency Races
29er Non-Consistency Races
Flying 15 Non-Consistency Races

2021 REFINED EDGE MINI SERIES RESCHEDULED!

Due to COVID restrictions RPYC has decided to reschedule this event in May.

Royal Perth Yacht Club will be hosting the 2021 Refined Edge Mini Series from February 13 & 14 February 2021 May 8 & 9 2021.

Webpage: https://www.rpyc.com.au/on-the-water/sailing/2021-mini-series/

Facebook event to share: https://www.facebook.com/events/422005938992213/

BILLY RUN

EFYC has issued the Notice of Race for the D’Arcy Race which is incorporating this year’s Billy Run to Rottnest Island. The event starts at 1000 off North Head on Saturday 6th March 2021. SoPYC boats must nominate via TopYacht and also complete the nomination found in the Notice of Race.

While the Billy Run is a Keelboat race, members wishing to cruise over to Rotto are also invited to participate. Further details can be found in the Notice of Race.

WINTER RULES SESSIONS

We are delighted to have our Rules Chair and National Judge, Christina Heydon back for another informative series of Race Rules of Sailing sessions throughout the winter months starting at 1800 Monday evenings. Please diarise these dates now and in due course the topic details will be announced.

Winter Schedule

Date: 2021
Mon 14 June
Mon 21 June
Mon 28 June
Mon 05 July
Mon 12 July
Mon 19 July
Mon 26 July
Mon 02 August

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.

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.

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