Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club

Firstly apologies for the late report & results which have been down to a few technical issues (not to mention sailing tonight with WHSC!!).

 The weather god’s do not seem to be playing this year with light winds once again dominating the racing so far compared to last years comparatively lively races which now seem a distant memory.

 The light conditions thankfully have not deterred the entries which last night saw 37 boats on the water. Despite the light conditions close racing took place across all the fleets as the crews fought to get the best out of their boats in the light conditions.

 I must say it is really encouraging to see so many boats on the water with many new faces taking part this year. With the numbers increasing I would like to ask all the competitors to encourage their friends to take part in the series. In 2009 we set a target of 40 boats racing and achieved 41 boats. This year we want to raise the bar & get at least 50 boats racing. Plymouth Sound is a world class venue for sailing & we want to put Plymouth back on the map as a prime site for good quality dinghy racing. We cannot do this without your help so please spread the word & encourage friends to come along & take part in the racing.

 During the racing the Corinthian is open for friends & family to watch the racing from an ideal vantage point & after the racing there is always food available with a choice of sailing suppers at £6. There’s always a good atmosphere & it’s a great way to round the night off discussing the events & getting the results first hand.

 For tonight’s results please click here & for the series results please click here

If anyone would like to submit a commentary for their relevant fleet please email it to me at sail@rpcyc.com & I will publish it on this site.

Many Thanks  – Jon Buckler (RS400 – 503)

To make things easier you can now enter a race / race series via our online entry form & pay for the race  / series online via paypal.

Click here for Online Race Entry

Don’t forget you can get immediate notifications of newly posted results via twitter (For a step by step guide please click here)

Sunday 25th April saw the final race of the 2010 Doombar Spring Series.

The final race of the series saw a force four south westerly wind with the IRC class racing a windward leeward course between Newgrounds & Dunstone whilst the PY class raced a traditional triangular course between Newgrounds, Duke Rock & Dunstone.

The racing in both the IRC & PY fleets was close with positions being fought  for throughout the  two & an half hour long race. Colin Leach’s Red Fox took first place in the IRC fleet despite finishing nearly twenty four minutes after Andy Williams Mighty Max 3 who finished second on handicap just ahead of Rick Adams’s Rushcutter.

After two hours racing Janie Smallridge missed out on first place in the PY fleets by 88 seconds  with Patrick Chapmans Sixpence taking first place once again to complete the series taking first place in all the races. Chris Pope from University of Plymouth SC took third place in a J80 with Eric Bates Rumpleteazer taking fourth place.

The IRC fleet saw the top three places seperated by one point between each position with John McLaren’s  Ker 39 “Miridadi” taking top spot on the podium with Colin Leach’s RF290 “Red Fox” in second place & Daniel Flanagan’s J80 “Jasmine” in third place.

The PY fleet saw consistancy paying off for Patrick Chapman’s Moody 27 “Sixpence” claiming first place ahead of Eric Bates Scanner 33 “Rumpleteazer” &  Janie Smallridge’s Albin Ballard “Duchess”.

Special thanks go to :

• Doombar for sponsoring the series & for providing the daily prizes for the series which was greatly appreciated.

• Sue & Mal Frary for providing their fantastic yacht  “Esperance” as the committee boat for the series.

• Roger Payne & Mike Rex who laid the start line for the races & provided safety cover.

 For todays results please click here

The Overall Series Results can be found here

Todays photos can be found at 

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/JONIK22500/DoombarSpringSeries250410?feat=directlink

Andy Thomas celebrating his escape from behind the bar onboard Rumpleteazer :)

We have received many enquiries regarding weekend dinghy racing in Plymouth.

Mayflower Sailing Club will be hosting a dinghy series to be held on alternate Sunday afternoons with committe boat starts in the sound.  So why not come along & enjoy some good racing on Sunday afternoons.

For further details (dates / times / race entry / NOR / SI’s) please contact Mark Prue (mark.prue@btinternet.com) Details to be posted on their website  www.mayflowersc.org.uk

The first race of the RPCYC Wednesday Spring Series series saw a fanatstic turnout with 32 dinghies taking part. As well as the normal faces there were a number of new ones who were a welcome addition to the fleet.

An easterly wind meant the dinghies had a short beat to the first mark just off Mountbatten. The first start saw the Asymmetric fleet & Fast Handicap fleet starting together with 21 dinghies  ranging from Hobie Tigers to Laser Radials rounding the first mark at the same time proving entertaining  for both the sailors and those watching from RPCYC / Mountbatten.

Once round the winward mark the Asymmetric fleet set off on a windward leaward course whilst the other fleets raced a more traditional course .

The leading boats in the asymmetric fleet unfortunately mistook the Asia buoy for St Nicholas buoy & hence sailed the wrong course and opted to retire with only three boats sailing the correect course. Congratulations go to Steph & Denise Newcomb who won in their first race in an RS200.

The Fast Handicap fleet was dominated by lasers saw some very close racing . Max Robinson took first place in his Lase ahead of Dave Adams & Dan Ellis.

The Enterprise fleet saw Dave Mitchell win the first race despite loosing his Jib stick which was kindly picked up for him by another competitor. Peter Hickling & Chris Tyrell claimed second place by just 13 seconds to beat Pete Ganderton & Alan Scarlett into third place.

The Slow Handicap fleet saw Chris Rollinson take first place ahead of Hugh Spencers Lightning with Steve Oliver in third place also in a Lightning.

For the Results please click here

Don’t forget the Wednesday Evening Series starts tomorrow (14/04/2010)

Entry Forms & SI’s / NOR are available at RPCYC, alternatively you can download them from the following links :

Wednesday series 2010 NOR

Wednesday Evening Series SI’s

Online Race Entry can be found here http://www.rpcyc.com/?p=436

Full Race report to follow shortly

For todays results please click here

For Photos of todays racing please visit 

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/JONIK22500/Doombar110410?feat=directlink

Saturday 10th April saw the last two races of the Gul Winter Series 2010. Glorious sunshine and a easterly force 2/3 gave the competitors some of the warmest sailing in the series which saw most weather conditions since the snow back in January at the start of the series.

A full commentary of todays racing will follow.

For todays results please click here

For the Overall Series Results please click here

For Pictures of todays racing along with the prize giving please click here

Special thanks to Gul for sponsoring the second Gul Winter Series.

Thanks also go to Keith Kendall & all of his crew for running the series.

After the first race of the Doombar Spring Series which saw relatively light winds many of the crews requested more wind for this weeks race !!. Well we cannot always supply the requested conditions, however this week we managed to (and some !!) 

With a WNW 18 – 22 knot wind the race officer set a six lap windward leeward course between Yacht Haven Buoy & F Buoy.

The IRC boats were first away with Maridadi able to stretch her legs in these conditions to take an early lead. Quickbrew & Mighty Max 3 were locked into a close battle throughout the race as was Jasmine & Jostix who were revelling in the conditions especially the downwind legs. Rushcutter managed to keep ahead of the two J’s despite their best efforts & tried to keep the leading IRC boats in their sights.

Peter Duffy’s yacht Xstatic suffered an early failure when they lost their genoa halyard & unfortunately had to retire from the race.

Meanwhile the PY boats were also having a close battle with Rumpleteazer & Duchess locked together in close racing throughout the race with Sixpence ever close on their heels.

After an hour of racing a dark ominous cloud descended the Tamar with a torrential downpour and its associated squally winds. Maridadi had just rounded the windward mark & hoisted here spinnaker when the squalls hit & suffered a spectacular knock down. Luckily everyone was ok & they were able to continue the race. Red Kite was also having problems of her own in the squally conditions with a torn spinnaker the result which saw their early retirement. Once the rain squall had past conditions returned to a relative calm for a few minutes allowing the crews to recover before the wind went back to its pre squall strength.

Despite the knockdown John McLaren’s Maridadi went on to win the days racing in the IRC fleet by more than four minutes on corrected time ahead of the J80 Jasmine. After nearly two hours racing the results were tied to the second for Quickbrew & Rushcutter on corrected time with both boats awarded joint third place proving how close the racing had been across the fleet.

The PY fleet saw a mirror image of last weeks racing with Sixpence taking the podium position with Rumpleteazer in second spot & Duchess in third place depite their best efforts.

I would like to thanks all that took part in a very eventful & entertaining race – I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Special thanks also to Sue & Mal Frary who have kindly allowed us to use their fanatastic yacht Esperance as committee boat along with their hospitality – THANK YOU.

Jon Buckler – RC Sail

Race 2 Results can be found here

Cummulative Series Results can be found here

For Photos of the day courteousy of Nikki Buckler please click on the following link  http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/JONIK22500/Doombar040410?feat=directlink