With sailing now in full swing, its been a busy week on the water. The Offshore Section ran a new concept race last Sunday on the ocean – the 75th Anniversary Navigators ToD Race where boats sail the farthest possible on defined courses using PHS and IRC handicaps. Once you get your head around it, it’s quite straight forward but still providing a challenge for Navigators to get the most out of their boat. New trackers were trialled especially for this race. Placed on Twitch and Argo, they can provide an idea of the race area and their chosen course – click here.
Click here for the results.
With the Twilight Series beginning in a few weeks, we are currently running a bit thin in the Start Box. If anyone can assist with flag signals, timekeeping or recording finish times, please contact the On Water Group office Email: . The series runs from November to March, 15 races in total and is held every Wednesday starting around 6pm. The team can run very easily with just 3 helpers alongside the Race Officer.
BOATS LOOKING FOR CREW
Listed below are this week’s featured boats requiring new crew. For a complete listing of all boats looking for crew, please click here.
SP330 King Canute
Looking for crew for Wednesday Twilight, Saturday Afternoon & Sunday Winter Afternoon
Contact Matt Rose on 0427984058 or
SP248 Commotion
Looking for crew for Saturday Afternoon (Keelboat), Sunday Winter Afternoon (Keelboat)
Contact Martyn Compton on 0490682712 or
Notice to Competitors
Please keep checking here for important race information for both Keelboats and Off The Beach Boats.
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.
VHF Radio Course
5, 12, 19 Nov 2020
Racing Rules of Sailing
The PDF (click here) has 3 scenarios in relation to boats on the start line and OCS.
These scenarios will be discussed at our inaugural 11.30 Wednesday Rules sessions commencing 21st October 2020.
Skippers, crew and others invited to come along.
Christina Heydon (National Judge) will be leading the half hour sessions which will cover a topic and Q&A’s.
Plenty of time to then go and rig up and have lunch.
Bookings not required
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. With only 2 weeks until kick off, make sure your boat is entered and crews organised.
Last Season’s Series Winners
| Division | Boat |
|---|---|
| Division 1 | WICKED, Richard Evans |
| Division 2 | MORNING FLITE, John Woolhouse |
| Division 3 | TALSIMAN, Bob Harrap |
| H28 | SWIFTSURE SAGE, Bill Richards |
Upcoming Races
| Race | Date | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday 04 Nov | 1815 |
| 2 | Wednesday 11 Nov | 1815 |
| 3 | Wednesday 18 Nov | 1815 |
| 4 | Wednesday 25 Nov | 1825 |
| 5 | Wednesday 02 Dec | 1825 |
| 6 | Wednesday 09 Dec | 1825 |
| 7 | Wednesday 16 Dec | 1825 |
JANE BROOK WINES MIDWEEK SPRING 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. 30 boats raced last Wednesday which was good to see.
Series Leaders Board
| Division | Boat |
|---|---|
| Division 1 | WICKED, Richard Evans |
| Division 2 | MORNING FLITE, John Woolhouse |
| Division 3 | TALSIMAN, Bob Harrap |
| H28 | SWIFTSURE SAGE, Bill Richards |
Upcoming Races
| Race | Date | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
* C Fleet Pursuit Race
SATURDAY SERIES
What a terrific day last Saturday with 40 boats competing in race 1 of the Saturday Series. Some boats were away representing SoPYC at Royal Perth Yacht Club’s Opening Day. For some divisions it was also their first Club Championship race for the season. We’ll keep a tab running on this one.
Club Championship Leaders
| Division | Boat |
|---|---|
| Div 1 | Sp347 MINDS EYE, Peter Burtenshaw &
SP6669 ARAJILLA, David Gilham |
| Cole 32 | SP139 COLUSION, Barry Arnold |
| Div 3 | SP325 BLUEGRASS, Craig Gee |
| H28 | SP29 THE FIRST JINDARRA, Andrew Bell |
| SS27 | Not yet raced |
| SS22 | Not yet raced |
| Red Witch | SP166 ORACLE, Peter Gillett |
| Viper 640 | Not yet raced |
Saturday 17 October
| Division | Event |
|---|---|
| Div 1 | Saturday Series |
| Div 2 | Saturday Series /
John Ingram Memorial Trophy |
| SS27 | Saturday Series |
| H28 | Saturday Series /
Jim Leach Memorial Trophy |
| Div 3 | Saturday Series |
| SS22 | Saturday Series /
Club Championship |
| Red Witch | Saturday Series |
| Viper 640 | Saturday Series |
| Div 4 Jam | Saturday Series |
OFF THE BEACH BOATS
It was quite a combination for last Sunday’s kick start to the season. Not only was it Consistency Series, with the first race for the Patron’s Trophy for all classes, but also race 1 of the Club Championship. Between Alpha and Bravo Courses that meant 24 sets of results – whew!
Club Championship Leaders
| Class | Boat |
|---|---|
| Optimist | PRESSURES ON, Aaron Teo |
| Optimist Int. | SEE ME, Youri Karantonis |
| Pelican | JUST MAGIC, Finn Caldwell & Lachie Hart |
| Laser | FR8 TRAIN, David Whait |
| Laser Radial | TEEN SPIRIT, Stefan Elliott-Shircore |
| 125 | RUSH, Ryan Sherburn & Kimberley Lanter |
| 29er | SHIP SHOW, Annabelle Jones & Jenna Everett |
| Flying 15 | INEFFABLE, Nick Jerwood & Brad Sheridan |
| Moth | not yet raced |
Sunday 18 October
| Class | Event |
|---|---|
| Optimist | Consistency Series |
| Pelican | Consistency Series |
| Laser | Consistency Series |
| 125 | Consistency Series |
| 29er | Consistency Series |
| Flying 15 | Consistency Series |
| Moth (Non Foiling) | Consistency Series |
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!
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.
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.
