Racing Cancelled for 29/08/12 & 02/09/12
Sadly next Wednesday’s Race has to be cancelled along with the RPCYC Regatta 0n 02/09/12 due to lack of volunteers / resources. Apologies to all concerned Jon Buckler RCS
Read More →Pigeon Trophy Race – POSTPONED
Sadly I have had to take the decision to postpone Saturdays Pigeon Trophy Race. This is partly due to the closure of the area of the sound between the Club & Drakes Island shortly after our start of the race for the Armed Forces Air Display. The forecasted winds have been building as the week progresses, due to the length [...]
Read More →Pigeon Trophy Race Saturday 30th June
The NOR & SI’s for this years Pigeon Trophy Race are available here The race is for Yachts & Dinghies with proceeds going to Derriford Hospitals Oncology department. The race starts from the RPCYC start line with the finish off Cargreen Yacht Club (see NOR & SI’s) Cargreen Yacht club have kindly arranged to open their bar & to light [...]
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Racing Cancelled – 09/05/12
I cannot remember a year like this – Sadly we have to make the decision to cancel tonight’s racing. Three of the main forecasts all show winds gusting in the low to mid 30 knot region at 19:00 with it building from then onwards. I have also been checking live wind data from two sources which are mirroring the forecasts. [...]
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Wednesday Evening Series – 9th May 2012
Feast or Famine springs to mind !! – for those of you carefully watching the forecasts tomorrow’s racing looks like another gusty night !! We will keep a close eye on the weather situation and provide updates via the web site as necessary – Jon Buckler
Read More →RACING CANCELLED – Plymouth Gin Series Sunday 29th April
This mornings forecasts confirm we can expect gusts in the mid to high 30′s, therefor todays raced will be cancelled Don’t forget the Indoor Ski Racing time trials starting from 12:30 for teams of 3 & the series prize giving at 13:30
Read More →Plymouth Gin Spring Series 2012
With four different forecasts all showing gusts in the region of 40 MPH at 10:00, it is looking like tomorrows racing will be cancelled. I will not make a final decision until 07:30 tomorrow morning with the latest forecasts available to avoid wasted journeys for those living outside of Plymouth. I will update the website & email those who registered [...]
Read More →Rame Head Weather Station
The National Coast Watch has a weather station at Rame Head – click here to view
Read More →Rules Talk & Wednesday Evening Series Registration Night
The 2012 Wednesday Evening series is just over a week away so its a good idea to brush up on your rules knowledge as well as your sailing skills for those who have not braved the Autumn & Winter Series (and for some of those who have ). Jack Fenwick will be giving a very informative & interactive rules talk [...]
Read More →Sailing report for 2012 RPCYC Plymouth Gin Spring Series
The 2012 RPCYC Plymouth Gin Spring Series got off to a flying start in fantastic sailing conditions with an easterly force 4/5 & glorious sunshine to help blow away the winter cobwebs. Gallery Despite recent trends of decreasing fleet numbers, this years return of Plymouth Gin as title sponsor for the series has seen numbers increase over past years. The [...]
Read More →2012 Plymouth Gin Spring Series starts 25th March
The 2012 Plymouth Gin Spring series starts in two weeks time with two races held each day starting on Sunday 25th March & continuing through April on Sunday’s 1st, 15th, 22nd & 29th April 2012. The popular series caters for both IRC & PY handicap yachts along with class starts offered for any class with 6 or more boats entered. [...]
Read More →Saturday 25th February – ADDITIONAL RACES
Following on from last weeks cancelled racing due to the strong winds we are putting on two races on the 25th February. The races will be of the same format with the first warning signal at 09:55
Read More →Saturday 18th February – RACING CANCELLED
Sadly I have had to take the decision to cancel todays racing, the winds have been steadily building this morning as forecast. Four forcasts all show the same picture with wind speed building rapidly with gusts of upto 40 MPH (Salcombe is already getting gusts of 32 mph ) Jon Buckler – RCS (RPCYC)
Read More →RPCYC – Mountbatten Watersports Centre Winter Series 2012
RPCYC would like to wish all of its sailors a very Happy New Year The 2012 Winter Series is this year being sponsored by the Mountbatten Watersports Centre. The NOR & SI’s are now available on line and can be found here with online entry here
Read More →Help Raise funds for Plymouth RNLI crews at RPCYC Quiz Nights 2012
The Plymouth RNLI branch are looking to raise funds to renew lifejackets for the crews of both the inshore & all weather lifeboats. They need 20 lifejackets at £400 each. RPCYC would like to try to raise enough funds for at least two jackets & will be holding various fund raising events on our quiz nights. The first quiz night [...]
Read More →NE Vehicle Repairs Autumn Series 2011 – NOR / SI’s now available on line
NOR and SIs are now available for the Autumn Series (see link under Sailing Menu for NOR / SI’s), Online Entry and payment will be available from 18:00 0n 05/10/11.
Read More →RPCYC Autumn & Winter Series 2011 / 2012
This years Autumn & Winter Series dinghy sailing held by RPCYC is about to start on Saturday 8th October. The 2011 Autumn Series has been kindly sponsored for a second year by Nigel & Karen Ellis of NE Vehicle Repairs with the 2012 Winter Series being sponsored the Mountbatten Centre. The popular format remains the same with two races held [...]
Read More →Plymouth Lark Open Meeting 1st / 2nd October 2011
The Lark Class Association is holding a two day Open Meeting to be hosted by RPCYC. The first races will be held on Saturday 1st October with the first warning signal at 12:55. Entry is £20 per boat with registration held from 10:00 – 11:30 with a race briefing at 11:30. The nearest parking / launching is at Elphinstone Car [...]
Read More →Wednesday Racing Video Footage
For Video footage of Wednesday’s Racing click on the following link : RPCYC Dinghy Racing
Read More →2010-09-15 Wednesday Night Series
Twenty nine dinghies enjoyed fantastic racing conditions which proved to be the perfect end to the Wednesday Summer Series. The westerly wind saw the fleets leave the start line on a short fetch to South Mallard followed by a broad reach to Dunstone. From here it was a tricky beat with the incoming tide & many wind shifts which saw a variety of tactics [...]
Read More →Paypal Payment now available for online Race Entries
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)
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