The summer season will be over by the end of this week and our winter program will be commencing shortly after. But before that, we celebrate the series winners of the Jane Brook Wines Midweek Summer Series tomorrow and judging by today’s forecast, the breeze is looking very promising. For those with Yacht Bot trackers, it appears the system is operational again following the office fire at Yacht Bot, so we will try again tomorrow.
The DF95 summer season saw our Flying Fifteen and Viper 640 champion, Nick Jerwood add another feather to his cap by taking out the very first DF95 Club Championship and in convincing style. Our remote control yachties compete every Friday from 3pm in front of the Club. Come on down, front row seats guaranteed.
With the Keelboat consistency and championship series done and dusted, it only leaves our Closing Day Commodore’s Trophy race to complete the season. The last time this race was run was at the end of the 2018-2019 season and featured Spacesailer 22s in the first 3 places. A great class effort SS22s, but you can expect you’ll have to work a lot harder this time around. Supplementary Sailing Instructions are now available – click here. The start times will be available on Thursday and will be sent direct to nominated skippers.
For all Off The Beach classes, Sunday will mark the final of the Consistency Series and specifically for the Bravo Course classes, Sunday will also be the final of the Club Championships.
Just as the date and format of the Keelboat Prize Night has changed, in a similar fashion so to0 has the Centreboard Prize Night. Centreboard trophies will now be awarded on Friday 28th May 2021 starting at 1800. Further details to come.
As promised last week, the Keelboat Frostbite Sailing Instructions are now available – click here. It is now known as ‘The Good Grocer Frostbite Series’. There are already 57 boats nominated (click here) and there is still time for new boats to nominate by selecting the Saturday Series (click here).
Attention Midweek sailors: Just as a general bit of advice, following the start and when the RPYC boats are charging down towards Foam Buoy for the first time, do try to keep well clear of that area otherwise your pleasant afternoon sail could turn into a real demolition derby. We want to avoid ugly scenes like this, so after rounding Sampson Spit, pass Foam Buoy (55) to starboard and stay safe.
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
KEELBOAT AWARDS 2021
The season’s presentations will be held on Sunday 30 May,2021 at 6.00 pm in the Ballroom after the conclusion of the Frostbite race and announcements. Finger food and drinks will be available during the presentations, plus the normal dining in the evening etc. This is a chance for the entire crew to come along and celebrate the season’s achievements with their skipper. We will ask for numbers closer to the date. This is not a ticketed event, and free for all to enjoy.
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 | SLIPPERY WHEN WET, Paul Harry |
| Division 2 | COVER DRIVE, Peter Were |
| Division 3 | WILDFIRE, Bruce Uren |
| H28 | MARINER, Brian Cross |
Upcoming Races
| Race | Date | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Wednesday 21 Apr FINAL | 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 Winners
| Division | Boat |
|---|---|
| Div 1 | FARRAGO, Petrus Vlaar |
| Cole 32 | COLUSION, Barry Arnold |
| 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 24 April
| Division | Event |
|---|---|
| Combined Divisions | Commodore’s Trophy Pursuit Race |
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 Winners
| Class | Boat |
|---|---|
| Optimist | Decided this Sunday |
| Optimist Int. | Decided this Sunday |
| Pelican | Decided this Sunday |
| Laser | FR8 TRAIN, David Whait |
| Laser Radial | BEERACUDA, David Luketina |
| 125 | GOING GONZO, Georgette Keating & Calyn Reid |
| 29er | SHIP SHOW, Annabelle Jones & Jenna Everett |
| Flying 15 | INEFFABLE, Nick Jerwood & Brad Sheridan |
Sunday 25 April
| Class | Event |
|---|---|
| Optimist | Consistency Series FINAL / Club Championship FINAL |
| Pelican | Consistency Series FINAL / Club Championship FINAL |
| Laser | Consistency Series FINAL |
| 125 | Consistency Series FINAL |
| 29er | Consistency Series FINAL |
| Flying 15 | Consistency Series FINAL |
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.
