This week has a few away events on which will free up some space for those remaining at home for racing. On Saturday RFBYC will be hosting a SS22 State Championship race as well as welcoming Division 1 while Royal Perth Yacht Club plays host to Division 2. Meanwhile, 0ur Viper 640 fleet will be competing at Sail Freo (FSC) this weekend along with many of our Off the Beach classes. SoPYC will be running non-consistency racing for OTB boats this Sunday.
For those interested in upskilling their yacht racing navigation skills, the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria are running some online courses including one presented by world-renowned ocean navigator Will Oxley. See further details below.
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.
SP140 Eutopia
Looking for crew for Saturday Afternoons & Sunday Winter Afternoons
Contact Col Delane on 0415387293 or email
SP393 Cover Drive
Looking for crew for Wednesday Afternoons & Saturday Afternoons
Contact Peter Were on 0419373364 or email
Volunteer Opportunities
Extra hands are needed for the operation of the Centreboard’s galley ‘Port of Call’ on Sundays to serve our ever hungry sailors.
No experience necessary, training will be provided.
Contact:
Karen Lingard
SoPYC Galley Coordinator
Ph: 0422805385
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 11.30 summer rules sessions commencing this week in the Heritage Room.
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
Summer Rules Sessions
Date | Time |
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Wed 21 October | 11:30 |
Wed 28 October | 11:30 |
Wed 04 November | 11:30 |
Wed 11 November | 11:30 |
Wed 18 November | 11:30 |
Wed 25 November | 11:30 |
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 |
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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. Last week’s boat count hit 38. Noice!
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 |
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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
Only 4 divisions racing at home this Saturday as Division 1 will be at RFBYC, Division 2 at RPYC, SS22 at RFBYC and Vipers at FSC.
Club Championship Leaders
Division | Boat |
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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 | SP254 WILDFIRE, Bruce Uren |
Red Witch | SP166 ORACLE, Peter Gillett |
Viper 640 | Not yet raced |
Saturday 24 October
Division | Event |
---|---|
ss27 | Saturday Series / Club Championship |
H28 | Saturday Series |
Div 3 | Saturday Series |
Red Witch | Saturday Series |
Div 4 | Saturday Series JAM |
Div 1 | Saturday Series / Invitation Race at RFBYC |
Div 2 | Saturday Series / Invitation Race at RPYC |
SS22 | Saturday Series / State Championship at RFBYC |
Viper 640 | At Sail Freo |
OFF THE BEACH BOATS
This Sunday’s races will all be non-consistency while many boats will be competing away at Fremantle Sailing Club’s Sail Freo regatta.
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 25 October
Class | Event |
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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 |
Moth (Non Foiling) | Non-Consistency races |
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
ORCV New Courses on Expedition
For those that would like to learn how to win ocean races, the ORCV has 2 new courses plus a Masterclass with Will Oxley. These courses concentrate of using Expedition Software starting with the very basics and building your knowledge.
In the basic course you will learn how to: set and manage marks and routes, creating race notes, uploading and working with charts, boat polars and sail charts with Expedition.
The second course, “You’ve got the basics. What’s next?”, builds your knowledge further in: how to work with weather routing, weather routes, wave polars and wave gribs, anaylsis of wind, current and MSLP and moves onto georeferencing weather images.
Will Oxley, is then running a Masterclass and discusses race planning, tactical boat positioning, how to evaluate GRIB data, communications and shares how he prepares and manages onboard whilst racing.
All courses run online and can be booked individually.
• Expedition, Learn the basics starts October 29 at 6 – 9 pm.
• Expedition, You’ve got the basics, what’s next? Is November 5, at 7 – 9 pm
• Masterclass with Will Oxley, starts Monday, November 9, 6.30 -9 pm and runs for 3 nights.
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.