This week saw the publication of the new Australian Sailing Blue Book covering the new racing rules of sailing 2021-2024. The new edition of the Blue Book is now available for download. See below for details. For those wishing to learn more about the racing rules, join in the Midweek sessions starting at 1130 with our Rules Chairperson, Christina Heydon. These sessions are free and no bookings required.
Next Wednesday marks the start of the SoPYC Twilight Series. Please ensure that your boat is entered and eligible to race. It is requested that if you’re able to do so, download the Yacht Bot App so that Race Control is able to monitor your location live at all times particularly when it becomes very dark. The App can be downloaded on anyone’s device, not necessarily on the Skipper’s. To view the simple instructions – click here. This is not mandatory, only a request. You can even replay your race afterwards.
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.
Details on the Marathon Races for Division 3 and the Red Witches are now available further down as well as a special invitation to S80 boat owners, both past and present to participate in this year’s S80 Legends Race.
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.
SP557 Natalouka
Looking for crew for Saturday Afternoons & Sunday Winter Afternoons
Contact Ron Reddingius on 0417279103 or email
SP250 Fair Game
Looking for crew for Saturday Afternoons and Sunday Winter Afternoons
Contact Dean Picot on 0412729255 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 1 week until kick off, make sure your boat is entered and crews organised.
Last Season’s Series Winners
Division | Boat |
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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.
Series Leaders Board
Division | Boat |
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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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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
All fleets racing at home this Saturday with the exception of the Spacesailer 27s who are competing at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. Meanwhile out on the ocean representing SoPYC in the Coventry Reef Race is Chris Higham’s Argo, Barry & Betty Walsh on Twitch and Mike Giles with his Sydney 47 “Endorfin”. Coventry results will be available here soon after the finish.
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 31 October
Division | Event |
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Division 1 | Saturday Series |
Division 2 | Saturday Series |
H28 | Saturday Series |
Division 3 | Saturday Series |
SS22 | Saturday Series / Coaching |
Red Witch | Saturday Series |
Viper 640 | Saturday Series |
Division 4 | Saturday Series Jib & Main |
SS27 | Saturday Series / State Championship at RFBYC |
OFF THE BEACH BOATS
Following a full weekend at FSC’s Sail Freo, all classes will return to consistency racing at home this Sunday.
Club Championship Leaders
Class | Boat |
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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 01 November
Class | Event |
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Optimist | Consistency races |
Pelican | Consistency races |
Laser | Consistency races |
125 | Consistency races |
29er | Consistency races |
Flying 15 | Consistency races |
Moth (Non Foiling) | 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!
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.
S80 Legends Race
SoPYC plays host this year to the very special event that brings back all those yachting greats to relive those memories racing S80s. All S80 skippers past and present are invited to participate on Wednesday 25 November 2020. For further information please click on the button below for the Notice of Race.
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.
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.