It’s all Keelboats this week with the Jane Brook Wines Midweek Series starting on Wednesday and the Canning Bridge IGA Frostbite Series continuing on Sunday. If you are thinking about joining in on the Rules Sessions starting next Monday, you do need to register first in order to comply with COVID room capacity limitations.
If you’re not aware, Australian Sailing are producing weekly webinars on various topics relating to yacht club matters. They are quite informative and very current. The first 3 are available at the bottom of this newsletter. Catch the next one this Thursday.
We’re looking for crew to ride shotgun on the Club’s safety boat ‘Heathcote’ on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons escorting the Keelboats during racing. We have a some regulars already but any additional help would be welcome. If you have some boating skills and pocess some agility commensurate with working on a large, fast rhib, please let us know ">.
Equipment Audit Forms, yes they can be done online and I hope Keelboat skipper’s have managed to include it on their To Do’ lists. Read further on on how to lodge it via Yacht Safe. One thing to keep in mind when pondering on the race category selection, next season we’re off to Rotto and that will be Cat 6. Boats that normally race on the river but would also like to venture “offshore” as part of the Billy Run, submitting a Category 6 form will suffice for both – river & Billy Run.
While we wallow in endless drifters here in Perth, did you hear that the world sailing speed record has been broken again? At a highly classified location somewhere in France on a board the Goodies would have been been proud of, Pierre Mortefon’s tridem windsurfing team redlined at 67.17 knots! Word around the traps is that the H28s are preparing a challenge.
Applecross Cup Action Day 3
Thanks to Mr. Weatherman, we all knew to expect light conditions last Sunday and that’s exactly what we got. It was Group 1’s turn this time after their first series was abandoned last month. Everyone managed to ghost around the cans and get 4 races in before the worst of the weather bore down. Our candid camerman, Rick Steuart was lurking around and caught many unawares. Take a look at his compilation by clicking below. Group 2 will be next on 09 August.
Schweppes Applecross Cup Series
Next cab off the rank will be Group 2 on Sunday 09 August 2020.
Group 2 Classes: Laser Standard – Laser Radial – Laser 4.7 – Optimist – 29er – Open Skiff – Moth – Waszp
Group 1 Classes: Pelican – 125 – Flying Fifteen – Windsurfer and Bic Techno
For further details, please click the button below.
Schedule of Races
| Date | Start | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 28 Jun | 1300 | Group 1 |
| Sunday 12 Jul | 1300 | Group 2 |
| Sunday 26 Jul | 1300 | Group 1 |
| Sunday 09 Aug | 1300 | Group 2 |
| Sunday 23 Aug | 1300 | Group 1 |
| Sunday 12 Sep | 0930 | Group 2 |
| Sunday 13 Sep | 1400 | Group 1 |
Canning Bridge IGA Frostbite Series
It might still be Winter, but if you haven’t already seen the weather forecast, it’s looking pretty awesome! Now might be a good time to remind sailors to slip, slop, slap.
Boat entries are still open, all you have to do is click the Enter Event button below. If you are not sure whether you have already done so, just click on the Entrants List below to check.
The Sailing Instructions and Course Sheets are 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.
Schedule of Races
| Race | Date | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday 19 Jul | 1400 |
| 2 | Sunday 02 Aug | 1400 |
| 3 | Sunday 16 Aug | 1400 |
| 4 | Sunday 30 Aug | 1400 |
| 5 | Sunday 06 Sep | 1400 |
| 6 | Sunday 20 Sep FINAL | 1400 |
Jane Brook Wines Midweek Winter Series
Good bye Autumn, hello Winter! Race 1 of the Winter Series starts on Wednesday. Looking rather light but with all races now forming a series, it’s hard not to miss this this one.
Existing Midweek entrants will simply roll over with their Midweek Summer Series handicaps.
Schedule of Races
| Race | Date | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday 29 Jul | 1440 |
| 2 * | Wednesday 05 Aug | 1440 |
| 3 | Wednesday 12 Aug | 1440 |
| 4 | Wednesday 19 Aug | 1440 |
| 5 | Wednesday 26 Aug | 1440 |
* C Fleet Pursuit Race
Keelboat Sign On
For a brief guide on how the Sign On system works, please click here.
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
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 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.
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.
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 button 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 create your profile enabling you to sign up for events is available below.
Australian Youth Championship – 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.
Australian Sailing Club Conferences
The conferences bring together clubs from across the state and are a great way to engage with other clubs and AS. Hear from industry experts and learn from your peer clubs as they share success stories and best practice ideas that can help develop skills, capacity and further improve your club.
Australian Sailing is making our annual Club Conferences accessible to all this year. By cancelling the physical attendance components of each state’s Club Conference, we will be delivering a national agenda online instead. In order to help those who still have concerns about travel and mass gatherings at this time, this more easily accessible format will be run this year only.
Click here for further details including the schedule. This Thursday at 4pm AWST Joel Steendam from Network Steadfast will talk about club insurance.
