Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club

Finally after weeks of gale / storm force winds the weather god abated to finally allow racing to take part once again.

The winds from the west proved challenging for both the competitors & the race officer !! with the wind starting from the west then swinging to the north & disappearing altogether at one stage before going south & then east to round the compass off !!

Despite these challenges (who would want to be a race officer on these days !!)  we did manage to get three races in despite a long wait for the worlds slowest tanker to come in between the second & third races (thanks to all that stuck with it).

Results now posted

Saturday 28th November

For Race 2 results (1st race of the day) Please click here

For Race 3 Results (2nd race of the day) Please click here

For Race 4 Results (3rd Race of the day) Please click here

For the Overall Series Results – Please click here

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Don’t forget the next race is Saturday 28th November – Start time 10:00

The average wind forecast is the best we have seen for sometime so fingers crossed we may be able to get out on the water once again after a long enforced break

Hope to see you on the water – Jon Buckler – RC Sail  RPCYC  (Solo – 986)

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Sadly we have no option but to cancel the scheduled races for Saturday 21st November 2009  due to the forecasted winds in the region of 40mph. This information is reported on all of the main weather web sites.

We have taken this decision now to avoid people traveling unnecessarily.

Jon Buckler – RC Sail  RPCYC

Saturday 7th November saw the start of the RPCYC Autumn Series with 30 dinghies of the 37 entered racing in squally conditions.

Results

The First race saw the fast Handicap fleet sail a windward leg to Ash followed by a run back to West Mallard with the asymmetric Dinghy reaching at warp speeds especially Graham McCloud who did a fantastic job to keep his Hobie Tiger the right way up !!

Rod Boswijk & Sharon Binney revelled in the conditions to take first place in their B14 with John Bower’s Phantom in second place ahead of Kieron & Betsy Kennedy who were literally flying in their Kestral.

The Slow Handicap fleet had 23 starters & they sailed a similar course with the windward mark being NW Winter with a run back to West Mard & a short reach to South Mallard.

The series has attracted a good number of laser sailors who dominated the race with close racing throughout the six laps they completed. Dan Ellis took a well deserved first place ahead of Neil Dunkley in second & Kate Sargeant in third place. Rob Lloyd sailed a fantastic race & claimed fourth place in his Topper.

After the first race the Race Officer decided to take advantage of Brittanny Ferries departing to change the course whilst the waiting for the ferry to depart. A huge squall then came through leaving many crews swimming.

 It was decided to abandon the second race to leave the rescue boats to recover those in need of help. Special thanks go the safety boat crews of Plymouth Youth Sailing & RPCYC.

If there are any volunteers available to man Safety Boats or the Start line please email sail@rpcyc.com