Despite a couple of fourth places and a dsq on the last day frosty has secured the aero 5 world championship by two points!! Huge huge congrats to him.
Ben Poe took fifth overall as well.
In the 7’s Chris Jones took 13th.
What a bunch of stars we have at the club??
Full results http://www.yccarnac.com/files/Documents/Regate/RS%20aero/resultats/overall-aero-results-5-7-9.htm
Issue 10 of the club’s Sailing Instructions (SI’s) for Club Racing has just been released. This document supersedes all previous versions and is the one to be used for all ‘Club Racing’ (Vs Open Meetings) with immediate effect. Hard copies have been placed in the Race Office and on the Clubhouse noticeboard. They are also available for review (and download) from the club website (under Club/Racing/Racing Documents).
This update has been issued to introduce changes to achieve the following:-
1. Simplify the whole document by editing out the specific instructions that were only applicable to Open meetings.
(A separate set of SI’s for Open meetings held at SBSC will be issued shortly.)
2. Clarify, standardise and formalise a number of undocumented ‘Custom & Practice’ procedures that have been introduced & operated at the club over a number of years. The main ones in this category being the adoption of “Average Lap Racing” and the improvement of the procedures for shortening a race, if required.
3. Tidy up a few sections and perform some admin changes to ensure that the SI’s are consistent with the current Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) & the club ‘Operating Manual’.
I was asked if I could write a note identifying &/or explaining all the differences (para by para) between the previous SI’s and these new ones. Well I could try, but I won’t………
I believe it would be much more beneficial & efficient if everyone would read the new document, in its entirety, themselves. It is about the equivalent of 4 sides of A4 & only takes around 5 minutes to read. Having read it, if there are any issues or clarifications that anyone feels they would like to discuss, I would be happy to address those either in person or via the club forum (so club members can see the discussion) ..…. whichever you prefer.
Happy reading
RF
Beginners
Recognising that many club members were introduced to sailing through crewing for a friend or family member, we are creating a new opportunity for inexperienced sailors. If you’ve attended an RYA Course, a Get Afloat Day or one of our Shorebased Sailing Workshops then crewing for an experienced club member could be the ideal next step to enjoying our sport.
We have organised informal racing in double-handed dinghies on Sundays from 16th July, starting at 10.30am. This will be an extra race to the published programme and It’s all FREE of charge including the boat hire. Just sign up for as many weeks as you like on the list in the clubhouse.
Experienced Helms
Please put your names down on the list on the clubhouse notice board if you’re available to sail an extra race on these dates with a beginner in one of our club Trios. Boat hire is free.
Double-Handed Dinghy Owners
You are very welcome to join in and make up the fleet with your regular crew. Alternatively, subject to demand, we’d love you to introduce a beginner to sailing for this first extra race of the day.
Hi Everyone,
Sailing on Saturday was a real blast. Fabulous breeze, exhilarating sailing, superb race management and on shore support and great feedback from our competitors. One to be proud of 🙂
Here are the links to the reports:
RS Aeros:
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/196475/RS-Aeros-at-Sutton-Bingham?source=email
Solos:
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/196472/Solos-at-Sutton-Bingham?source=email
Good sailing
Chris Jones
SBSC Sailing Secretary
Please support SBSC and the triangle series if you can and make your way down to this fine piece of sailing water. The quick fire 7 race event should be a blast.
If you plan to go please let Rob Jamieson know, confirming the class of boat you’re going to sail to help Castle cove to plan and to speed up the registration process.
Here are the event details:
Start Time:- First start 10.45am (note – there will be a keelboat start approx 5-10 mins before the dinghies first start, for one long race away from dinghies)
Sailing area – in the harbour
Format -7 short races, back to back, quick turnaround
Start Sequence – 3,1, Start – all-in starts
Courses:- Will vary, likely shapes will be triangle, windward leeward, square, P, or possibly figure of eight. Courses will be displayed on Committee boat prior to each race
Marks – likely to be layable dan-buoys with coloured flags
Scoring:–
Allen Welling Cup – CCSC boats will count all races
Triangle Series – 2 discards will be allowed, first 4 boats from each club to count towards results (or 3 boats dependant on team sizes)
After racing – as well as the bar, there will be a ‘Pulled Pork’ supper on offer
To find out more about Sastle Cove Sailing Club go to: http://www.ccsc.org.uk/
On Saturday well over two hundred visitors took the opportunity to try sailing for free at Sutton Bingham Sailing Club just outside Yeovil. The come and try it day was part of the annual Royal Yachting Association’s Push The Boat Out initiative in which hundreds of sailing clubs up and down the country throw open their gates to give local people the chance to try this brilliant sport.
It was a perfect day with a good breeze – almost too much at times and bright sunshine most of the day. Experienced club sailors took adults, children and families out on the water in the clubs fleet of Comet Trios and Raider keelboat, all reefed down to smaller sails to make them safe and manageable for the prevailing conditions.
Club Commodore, Phil Bailey commented, “Our sailing club was delighted to host Push The Boat Out which encourages interest in sailing. The event was a great success with such a fantastic response from the public, many of whom experienced sailing for the first time. Club members loved showcasing our sport and I am sure that everyone who visited the club enjoyed their introduction to sailing. New members to our club will be assured of some great training opportunities and a very warm welcome.”
During the trial sails most participants had the opportunity to take the helm during their 40 minute sessions on the water. Neil from Sherborne enthused, “Yesterday I sailed with an instructor called Julian and a young lad with learning difficulties. I thought Julian was fantastic keeping us both involved in the session.”
Marcus, who joined the club just a few years ago said, “Many people assume that sailing is an expensive sport to get into, as did I, but actually starting out can be a good deal less than your average gym membership. If I’d realised this I would have got into sailing much sooner.”
For those that enjoyed their sailing experience there are plenty of ways to get involved. David Thomson, the club’s Training Principal explained, “The Club runs training courses for youngsters and adults at all level from beginners to people who want to improve their skills or get into racing. We’ll be following up with everyone who expressed an interest in learning to sail. If you weren’t able to make it on Saturday you can find out about our RYA accredited sailing courses under the “Learn To Sail” section of this website. Alternatively, come up to the club on any sailing day and chat to our members. The best times would be Thursday evenings, 5.30pm-8pm or 10.30am-4pm on a Saturday or Sunday.”
Chris Jones Sailing Coach has just announced new race training dates starting soon. For more details go to:
Dear Club Member,
With the spring now with us, it is perhaps timely to remind members of the importance of safety at Sutton Bingham. Without Safety Cover, sailing at Sutton Bingham is not possible and we all have a duty to ensure that the safety of members and visitors is protected at all times. If you have a duty allocated, please make sure that you fulfil your duty on that day.
Details of this new initiative for members to get you out on the water after the winter are now on the Club page under Club Facilities. Friendly and experienced Club members will be on hand to help to you rig, launch and Get Afloat, either in your own boat or in one of the Club dinghies.
The first date is Saturday 6th May. We look forward to seeing you and Getting You Afloat.
This talk will be pitched to appeal both to those that are relatively new to racing, through to experienced Race Officers who will be able to benefit from a debate on the best courses to set for different wind directions and strengths and the finer details that sometimes catch us all out, as well as the basics of the start sequence and what the flags signal. The session will also cover the use of SailWave which is being encouraged at the club this season. The aim is to give everyone greater confidence in race management.
To attend reserve your place at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/race-officer-essentials-tickets-33000500385?aff=es2
