Now that the highly successful Goolugatup Sailing Carnival is over it’s back to standard club events which began on the weekend with the resumption of the Saturday Series and Sunday OTB racing. This Wednesday the Jane Brook Wine Midweek Series is back kicking off with race 1 of the Summer Series, followed by the race 8 of the Twilight Series starting at 1825.
By the time you read this, the Club’s primary safety boat Heathcote should be back home and ready for work and aren’t the volunteers happy about that!
Entries are now open for Royal Perth Yacht Club’s Off The Beach Regatta Refined Edge Mini Series from February 13 & 14 February 2021. Further details available below.
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 | SAGACIOUS IV, Chris Hind |
| Division 2 | OLIVE MARIE, Les Ballantyne |
| Division 3 | WINSOME, John Glaister |
Upcoming Races
| Race | Date | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wednesday 20 Jan | 1825 |
| 9 | Wednesday 27 Jan | 1825 |
| 10 | Wednesday 03 Feb | 1825 |
| 11 | Wednesday 10 Feb | 1825 |
| 12 | Wednesday 17 Feb | 1825 |
| 13 | Wednesday 24 Feb | 1825 |
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.
Spring Series Winners
| Division | Boat |
|---|---|
| Division 1 | MAXSTAR, Graeme Monkhouse |
| Division 2 | MINGARA, George Ruul |
| Division 3 | EUTOPIA, Colin Delane |
| H28 | SWIFTSURE SAGE, Bill Richards |
Upcoming Races
| Race | Date | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday 20 Jan | 1440 |
| 2 | Wednesday 27 Jan | 1440 |
| 3* | Wednesday 03 Feb | 1440 |
* Division 3 Pursuit 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 | COLUSION, Barry Arnold |
| Div 3 | BLUEGRASS, Craig Gee |
| H28 | THE FIRST JINDARRA, Andrew Bell |
| SS27 | KARINA, Paul Rees |
| SS22 | WILDFIRE, Bruce Uren |
| Red Witch | ORACLE, Peter Gillett |
| Viper 640 | STEAL DE BREEZE, Nick Jerwood |
Saturday 23 January
| Division | Event |
|---|---|
| Division 1 | Club Championship |
| Division 2 | Saturday Series / Cole 32 Club Championship |
| SS27 | Club Championship |
| H28 | Club Championship |
| Division 3 | Doug Rickman Series |
| SS22 | Club Championship |
| Red Witch | Club Championship |
| Viper 640 | Club Championship |
| 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 31 January
| Class | Event |
|---|---|
| Optimist | Consistency Series |
| Pelican | Consistency Series |
| Laser | Consistency Series |
| 125 | Consistency Series |
| 29er | Consistency Series |
| Flying 15 | Consistency Series |
2021 REFINED EDGE MINI SERIES
Royal Perth Yacht Club will be hosting the 2021 Refined Edge Mini Series from February 13 & 14 February 2021 and entries are now open!
Attached is the Notice of Race and poster to promote within newsletters, class reps and on your Club notice board. The relevant links are below:
Webpage: https://www.rpyc.com.au/on-the-water/sailing/2021-mini-series/
Facebook event to share: https://www.facebook.com/events/422005938992213/
Entries received prior to January 14 2021 will be entered into a draw for an early bird prize.
MARATHON RACES
The Marathon Races for both Division 3 and Red Witch fleets are coming up soon. For either fleet, there is no additional nomination required. If your boat is already in the Saturday Series, your boat is already in the Marathon races. Click the button below for further information.
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.
