Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club

Following on from the successful 2009 series Gul have again kindly agreed to sponsor the 2010 Gul Winter Series.

2009 saw more than 60 entries for the series with over 40 boats on the water on many occasions.

Notice of race can be downloaded here & on line entry will be available from 01/01/10.

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For Online race entry please click here

Please select the following link for Sailing Instructions for this years Gul Winter Series 

Gul Winter Series 2010 SIs 

(NOTE  : Please ensure you have the latest chartlet – Appendix A in the SI’s)

So why not work off all that christmas turkey & enjoy some competitive dinghy racing in one of the best stretches of water on the South Coast

Any queries please email sail@rpcyc.com

Saturday 19^th December saw the last race of the Autumn Series, those that were brave enough to break the ice off their covers had the joys of drifting conditions with a flood tide to add to their enjoyment.

Fancy dress was the name of the day with many Father Christmas outfits along with a few fairies to brighten up the cold day. Winner of the fancy dress competition went to Graeme McCloud dressed up as King Kong & Chris Butler dressed up as a Damsel in distress on board their Hobie Tiger.

Eventually the wind filled in enough for the race officer to set a course which saw the slow & fast handicap fleets race the same course. The fast handicap fleet started first & by the time the boats reached the first mark the wind had subsided to the slightest breath. It was not long before the slow handicap fleet caught the fast handicap where the majority of boats remained trying to beat the flood tide. Most dinghies were able to keep pace with the tide but as soon as anyone lost momentum they were seen sailing in reverse at 3 – 4 Knots much to the amusement of the others.

Iain Christie & Tim McEvoy in their 505 were the first to manage to round the windward mark & make it past the second mark before heading to the finish line.

Eventually the race officer had no option but to end the race with only one finisher. The rest of the boats were towed home in the calm conditions & were greeted by a snowy end to the days sailing.

The results for the seventh race of the series can be found here.

The Overall results can be found here.

Congratulations to all that took part in the series. Special thanks need to be made to Keith Kendall our Race Officer & his line crew. Along with the safety boat crews of RPCYC / Plymouth Youth Sailing / Hooe Point Sailing Club who turned out in all conditions ranging from sunny days to very stormy conditions & finally snow !!

Without these people we would not be able to race.

We need more volunteers to help man the start line & the safety boats – please contact sail@rpcyc.com if you are able to help.

Saturday 5th December saw the fifth & sixth race of the RPCYC Autumn series.

Thankfully the weather abated once again to allow two races to take place with a variable force four wind which started as a WSW & gradually worked its way around towards the south as the racing progressed.

There was close racing in both the fast handicap & slow handicap fleets which saw a few capsizes here and there along with Graeme Macleod parting company with his Hobie Tiger in first race of the day.

The second race saw a few premature retirements due to gear failure ranging from a broken boom on a B14 to a hole in the bottom of Solo 986 caused by the owner putting his foot through the floor (I must go on a diet !!). Both dinghies got back safely under their own steam with repairs needed !!

For Race 5 Results please click here

For Race 6 Results please click here

For the Series Summary please click here

A special thanks to the safety boat crews and the those that man the start line. without them non of us would be able to race – THANK YOU.

Finally the next race is on Saturday 19th December FANCY DRESS MUST BE WORN BY ALL CREWS

After the racing we will gather at RPCYC for the series Prize Giving (food & drink will be available).