Thanks to Warren Erasmus, Members had the opportunity to better understand the Australian Sailing Equipment Audit process in last night’s Equipment Audit Information Night. Warren, himself an accredited National Equipment Auditor provided many tips on how to properly maintain a boat in accordance with the Australian Sailing Special Regulations. SoPYC has 5 National Equipment Auditors who volunteer their time to help you and the Club ensure a level of safety out on the water. I think we all left the room having learnt something from Warren’s professional advice.
We are delighted to welcome back Paul Eldrid who will be presenting a new sail trim seminar on Monday 21st September. Come and listen to Paul discussing all aspects of sail trim and the simple tips to make your yacht go faster! Paul will be focusing on inshore/offshore, racing/cruising Keelboats. If you would like to come along, kindly register using the button below. Notes will be made available following the seminar, so please ensure you record your email address when registering.
The popular Racing Rules of Sailing sessions run by National Judge, Christina Heydon will resume next Monday 24th August. Everyone is most welcome regardless of what boat you sail or what club you are from. Participants are encouraged to bring along any prepared questions they may like settled once and for all by an expert.
ORWA 2020-2021 Season Calendar
Ocean Racing WA (ORWA) have just released the 2020 – 2021 season calendar. There will be a number of new and exciting developments coming out of the newly formed offshore boat owners association very soon. One of them being their new logo to the left.
Racing Rules of Sailing
As a service to Members, National Judge Christina Heydon is running a series of evening education sessions at SoPYC on particular topics of interest relating to the new edition of the Racing Rules of Sailing that only recently were published by World Sailing. All sailors are welcome to attend and encouraged to bring along your questions and have them expertly answered. Next session will be held on Monday 24 August in the Ballroom.
Schweppes Applecross Cup Series
This Sunday Group 1 will hit the water in what is shaping up to be a fine day according to the weatherman. Sailors from all both groups, please note that this Sunday will be the last chance to register in time for the FINALS. The FINALS does not require a separate registration. If you have already entered the Applecross Cup Series, you are already registered for the FINALS.
There has been a Change to Sailing Instructions for Group 1. Use the button below to visit the event webpage for full details.
Group 1 Classes: Pelican – 125 – Flying Fifteen – Windsurfer – Bic Techno
Group 2 Classes: Laser Standard – Laser Radial – Laser 4.7 – Optimist – 29er – Open Skiff – Moth – Waszp
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 |
| Saturday 12 Sep | 0930 | Group 2 |
| Sunday 13 Sep | 1400 | Group 1 |
Canning Bridge IGA Frostbite Series
The Frostbites lived up to its name last Sunday, with many boats opting to stay home in front of the fire. Hopefully those that did venture out will be fully defrosted in time for the next race in 2 weeks.
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
Race 4 is scheduled for tomorrow and is looking pretty light to say the least. With there being 7 races remaining in the series, there is still time for new boats to nominate. Please use button below.
Schedule of Races
| Race | Date | Start |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Wednesday 19 August | 1440 |
| 5 | Wednesday 26 August | 1440 |
| 6* | Wednesday 02 September | 1440 |
| 7 | Wednesday 09 September | 1440 |
| 8 | Wednesday 16 September | 1440 |
| 9 | Wednesday 23 September | 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
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.
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.
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.
This week’s topic is titled, ‘Growing your volunteers and training programs: how to attract, develop and retain Instructors, Coaches and Officials’ by Adam Gristwood & Olivia Newman, The Boatshed
Regattas
29er State Championship – Dec 19 & 20
Optimist State Championship – Feb 27 & 28
125 State Championship – Apr 3 & 4
