SAFETY & SEA SURVIVAL COURSE CERTIFICATES

Australian Sailing has just announced that all current SSSC certificates now have an 18 month extension to the 5 year validity period. Click here for the notice.

EQUIPMENT AUDIT FORMS

Keelboat 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, 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.

Click here to login to your YachtSafe account.

If you need some help, click here for a how to guide.

APPLECROSS CUP SERIES 2020

Looking forward to hot racing and warmer weather on Sunday 12 July with Group 2 classes:

Lasers – Optimists – 29ers – Open Skiffs – Waszp/Moths

Race dates are listed below:

  • Sunday 28 June – 1st warning @ 1300
  • Sunday 12 July – 1st warning @ 1300
  • Sunday 26 July – 1st warning @ 1300
  • Sunday 09 August – 1st warning @ 1300
  • Sunday 23 August – 1st warning @ 1300
  • FINALS Saturday 12 September – AM races
  • FINALS Sunday 13 September – PM races

For further details, please refer to the event webpage.

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.

Results are available here.

JANE BROOK WINES MIDWEEK AUTUMN RACES

This event consists of non-consistency races. Please refer to Notice to Competitors. All going well, the Winter Series will be run as per the Red Book and will remain as a series. Boats already entered in the Midweek Series are not required to enter again.

Midweek Results – click here

C Fleet Midweek Results – click here

E-RACING – now on Thursdays

With real wet racing recommencing on Wednesdays, the Club will now run e-racing on Thursdays starting at 2pm. There are still spots available if you wish to join in.

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

We now have a new set of NoR & SIs – please click here.

Please click here for further information and to enter.

E-Racing Results – click here

CANNING BRIDGE IGA FROSTBITE SERIES

The Sailing Instructions and Course Sheets are now available online. Please ensure you are using these new course sheets and dispose of any old copies.

There has been a 3rd course added for all fleets which essentially is there for those really light days. Please click here for course 3 diagrams.

Please click here for the Entrants List

Please click here to enter if you are not already featured in the above Entrants Lists and wish to complete.

Remaining races as per the Red Book.

  • Sunday 19 July
  • Sunday 02 August
  • Sunday 16 August
  • Sunday 30 August
  • Sunday 06 September
  • Sunday 20 September

Results will be available by clicking here.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2020-2021

Planning for next season’s sailing program is well underway. The draft Schedule has been updated and is available for Member’s to view via the Member’s Portal. Check that your events have been slotted in and start getting ready for the 75th SoPYC Sailing Season.

WEATHER FORECAST


Use the slider at the bottom to select relevant day and move the flag marker to your desired location.

NEW ONLINE VOLUNTEER ROSTER

Our friends at MySail continue to develop the online volunteer system for us. The calendar below contains all there events that require volunteers. By clicking on the calendar below, you will be taken to the live online site where you can view all events at SoPYC. Getting involved is pretty straight forward – either sign up online or contact the Sailing Administrator Email: . A brief guide on how to sign up is available – click here.

AUSTRALIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS – 10 to 14 January 2021

Australian Sailing is currently working through the impacts of COVID-19 on the planning of the Australian Youth Championships scheduled to be held at South of Perth Yacht Club (SoPYC) 10 – 14 January 2021.

We acknowledge that the confirmation of the event going forward is critical to the planning for athletes, parents, coaches and the Host Club. Australian Sailing will communicate by mid-August on the Australian Youth Championships.

The health and safety of the Sailing community is the priority throughout our planning process.

YACHT TRACKERS

On Water Group are trialing yacht tracking software that is capable of tracking all boats in an event via an App. We are looking for just a few boats to add to Keelboat racing, currently Midweek and Frostbite races. If you interested and don’t mind taking your electronic device with you on the water, please let us know. It is envisaged that every race can be viewed from the Club’s website and replayed at anytime.

Email Scott

THE RACING RULES OF SAILING

Here’s an update on the next RRS.

The current edition of the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) is 2017-2020. It is revised and published every four years by World Sailing and the new edition RRS 2021-24 will take effect on 1 January 2021. Rest assured there will be further notifications on this from various sources.

VIDEO SECTION

The spaceships have taken off! The IMOCA (International Monohull Open Class Association) Vendée-Arctique-Les Sable d’Olonne race started last weekend and conditions haven’t been easy. This race is seen as a “warm-up” to the Vendée Globe starting on 8 Nov 2020. Check it out!

P/S Knowing French would be a bonus.