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7th April 2008
The fleet for the Spring Series has been decided with a Sportsboat fleet, an IRC fleet and a PY fleet. The series got underway yesterday with a pleasant low water race in a 15kt breeze with the wind going from NW to SE by the end of the race. Musketeer had a relatively straightforward win in the Sportsboat fleet with Zulu retiring after a few minutes. In the IRC fleet John Mead's Spirit of Tilman had an excellent start at out at Mid Cardiff and came in only about 11 minutes after Sleeper to win the race by the same margin. The PY fleet decided to spend the day in bed - was it something I said?There was some discussion last weekend about the exact location of the 'Diffuser' buoy. Well, I went out for a sail myself last week and there it was. 51° 27.50' N 3° 04.50' W ish just as I thought.Next Sunday it is an 11o'clock start from PYC and will see a welcome return for Syd Thomas will be in charge, so get yourselves down the start line on time.
2nd April 2008
The Spring Series race programme is announced. It all kicks off with a Low water Race at 1200 this coming Sunday. See the full programme here. Fleet allocation will be decided before the first race. If there are enough sportsboats to make a viable fleet, then they will have there own fleet. If not and there are a large number of IRC boats entered then a sports/classic split will be considered. Otherwise there may be a single IRC fleet. There will be a PY fleet. Click here to enter.
1st April 2008
The Spring Starter Regatta provided two days of very mixed racing. On the Saturday a breezy Round the Cans was followed by a couple of short and sharp races in the Bay in quite blustery conditions. Sunday turned out to be a very pleasant sailing day with another Round the Cans in the morning and a Bay race in the afternoon. The Spring Series starts next Sunday. A full race program will be published here in the next couple of days. This may vary from previously published information so check here later.
25th March 2008
Well, thats the Early Bird Series done. Congratulations to the winners and all competitors. Who would have thought Tail Patch was such a difficult place to get to!Some IRC competitors will have noticed that they seem to have been disqualified from their races in the Early Bird. This is because they either havent copied me their IRC certificate or they havent paid or in one case both.On a brighter note, next weekend we have the Spring Starter Regatta. We will have three fleets - Sportsboats, IRC and PY. The Sportsboat fleet will be racing with CBYC Sportsboat Handicaps and so there is no need for anyone to get a Sportsboat Certificate. Its only £10 to enter if you pay before the start otherwise its £20. It would be appreciated if competitors would enter online this week.
20th March 2008
Last race of the series this Sunday. Its a low water race starting a couple of hours before low water, so I'd be expecting a race of about 3 hours.The presentation of prizes for this series will take place as soon as possible after racing in the Clubhouse.
10th March 2008
Well, thats the last Bay race of the series, and just two more races in the series to go. Both start at 1200 from PYC - next week a normal RTC race and a low water race the week after. Thanks to Chris Pope for laying and picking up the course and to Starship for not running down the committee boat.
Dont forget to enter the Spring Starter Regatta if you havent already. Click here to enter. We are expecting some large fleets for this event that will, hopefully, include a couple of boats from Swansea.
4th March 2008
A bit of a disappointing course on Sunday as the wind went SW instead of the NW as I was expecting. I suppose thats RTC racing for you. A Bay race next week at 1400 - marvellous. I'll pump up my armbands now.
If you were wondering what happens on Chill Out, then you need to look no further than here. I'm sure Mike would welcome suggestions on how he could improve his cinamatography.
The Spring Starter Regatta will be on us soon. Its the weekend of 29th & 30th March - thats the weekend after Easter. See the race programme here. Free refreshments will be provided on the Saturday after racing, but as its the Club annual dinner that night there may be some disruption to the usual Club facilities. Please note that fleets will be decided on entries recieved by the Thursday evening and at present there are only a possible 3 sportsboats entered which is not enough for a fleet. There will definately be a PY fleet.
25th February 2008
Yesterdays race over Low Water seemed to work out well for the majority of the fleet. A special thanks to 'Gatsby' for highlighting the shallow patch between the pier and Outer Wrach. Their afternoons activities attracted an impressive three 999 calls to the coastguard!Those of you who have seen the racing calendar either on the website or in the Cruiser Racing Handbook will have spotted that the Spring Series was missing a Race 9. This has been remedied by adding a race on 22nd June to make it up to 12 races. The weekend of 19th/20th April was shown as being on the Friday and Saturday with Race 3 of the Spring Series being held on the Saturday. This has now been changed so that the race is on the Sunday.The presentation of prizes for this Series will be held in the Clubhouse as soon as possible after the last race. Further details will be published as they become available..
18th February 2008
Well, the fleet is growing! 23 boats out on Sunday as a number of boats join in the IRC fleet. Welcome to a new J80 to the fleet 'Chilli Jam'.
The astute racer will have spotted that next Sundays race is to be held approximately 1 hour before low water. They will make sure that they lock out while there is a sufficient depth of water in the locks, harbour and approach channel. The use of a properly adjusted echo sounder might be prudent during the course of the race.
Fleet allocation, Payment and IRC certificates
What a good start to the new season. 20 boats have competed in the two fleets so far with at least two more poised to join later. Yesterdays low water race seemed to be a welcome alternative to thrashing up and down the Bay for an hour. It was good to see all the boats returned safely, especially our new 'King of the Castle'.With regard to fleet allocation I shall in future be basing it on the number of boats which are entered into the series before the start. For the current series only 5 non-PY boats were entered before the start of Race 1 (and one of those in the Car Park an hour before!) and so there will be a single IRC fleet for the series. Boats can enter online and pay at the office and should do both. The Office accept cheques, cash or cards in person, by post or on the phone, although having said that they dont take cash over the phone.The fees for the 2008 programme were published in the latest Bear Essentials, but for those who missed it here it is again.
"The racing fee structure is very similar to last year with the basic prices unchanged although there are a few small changes to encourage the early entry of boats into each series and so that all competitors contribute to support the racing programme. The fees are as follows;
Earlybird Series £20
Spring Starter Regatta £10
Spring Series £25
Tuesday Evening Spring Series £15
Tuesday Evening Summer Series £15
Frostbite Series £20
So, to enter all the series the cost is £105, but if you pay before 3rd February the cost is a mere £90. If you want to enter a series after it has started then the cost increases by £10. Boats may enter individual races at £5 a go by prior arrangement with the Race Officer. If a boat appears to start three or more races in a series, but does not pay an entry fee, then the fee for that series plus the £10 penalty will be required before they can pay for a subsequent series. Pay by cheque, payable to ‘Cardiff Bay Yacht Club’, Credit Card or Cash direct to the Club Office"My record keeping can be pretty shoddy at times so you can now check to see if I think you have paid. Click here to see a copy of my spreadsheet of whose paid what for 2008. If you have paid and you are not on the list then you need to do something - and fast. The club office will update me each week on payments they have recieved. You have a rather generous two weeks after your first race pay before you start being disqualified.I have seen very few IRC certificates so far this year. Please get me a copy of yours. You can email it, leave a copy behind the bar or in the office. Only boats with IRC current certificates will be included in the final results. Click hereto see if I have a copy of your certificate. If your handicap is in red then I havent got a copy.
Christmas Party and Frostbite Presentation evening
The Christmas Party and Frostbite Presentation evening will be held on Saturday 15th December. It will include a hot buffet and appropriate entertainment. Tickets are available at £8 each to Boat Owners from the Club office during normal working hours in person or by phone from now. They will be available to all Club Members and their guests from 1st December, so get yours now.
2008 Race Programme
There will be a meeting in the Clubhouse as soon as possible after racing on November 25th. This is to discuss the format of the 2008 racing programme. All owners/helms are invited to attend
Frostbite Series Update
Further to the note below, the results of Race 1 have been recalculated to use the 2 lap times of the those boats that completed two laps and an average time for two laps for those boats which completed one lap.
Frostbite Series
Insufficient boats are entered into the 'IRC Classic' fleet to make a viable class. The boats that are entered will join the boats in the 'IRC Sports' fleet to form a single IRC fleet. The results from Race 1 have been changed to use the times of boats completing the first lap.
Dale Weekend
A number of boats are going off to Dale Weekend at the end of August. See all about it here. James Dwyer is interested in hearing from anybody who is going, email him here
The Westawaysails Tuesday Evening Summer Series
The Tuesday Evening Spring Series and the Spring Series ended last week with the presentation of prizes on Saturday after racing. There is now no more weekend racing until the Shanghai and Nimrod Cup events in September. Details of these will be posted here when they are available.We are delighted to say that the next Tuesday evening Series will be sponsored by Westawaysails. The Series will be known as the Westawaysails Tuesday Evening Summer Series. The series starts on July 3rd and ends on 21st August. All starts will be at 1900 and there will be classes for Sportsboats, IRC and PY yachts.
End of Series Presentation Party
The Presentation of Prizes for the Spring Series and the Tuesday Evening Summer Series will be after racing on Saturday 30th June. Please let me know what kind of party you would enjoy the most by emailing me here. (Do you want a disco, band or neither - sit down meal or buffet etc.)
Tuesday Evening Racing
The Tuesday evening racing starts on the 8th May at 1900. As last year there will be two series giving a total of sixteen races. £15 for each series with a £5 late payment surcharge. (The late payment surcharge is made to encourage competitors to enter early and ease the administrative burden of the events)
As in previous years there will be three fleets - IRC, PY and Sportsboats.
Spring Series
The 2007 Spring Series starts this weekend. The entry fee is £25 before the 15th April and £30 afterwards. Dont forget the Sailing Instructions state 'Failure to pay the Race Fee within two weeks of a yacht’s first start shall result in previous races being discounted.' This will be applied at the Race Committees discretion.
Early Bird Series
Dont forget that British Summer Time starts this weekend. The clocks go on an hour - so if you forget you will be an hour late!
Early Bird Series
The presentation of prizes for the Early Bird Series will be held after racing in the Clubhouse next Sunday.
Cruiser Racing Handbook
I have produced a number of 'Cruiser Racing Handbooks' for 2007.They contain the whole years racing calendar and the Sailing Instructions as well as notes on PY Handicapping and IRC Fleet allocation. They also contain a Course List. These courses may be used when appropriate and may be refered to by course number only. It is therefore vital that all owners/helmsmen have this information.All the information is copied here or a copy of the handbook is available from me.
Early Bird 2007
Please note that the first Race in the Series will now start at 1200
Newsletter
See Steve Cooper's November newsletter here
Christmas Party
The Club Christmas Party will be held on the evening of Friday 15th December. This will also be the presentation evening for the Frostbite Series. Tickets are only £10 and are available from the office or the bar. The nights guest speaker will be Mr Colin A Lyons - lets hope he keeps it short!
Racing Classes
Is there a problem with the make up of the Sportsboat/IRc fleet? Click here to see what it might be and how it might be resolved. The views of the racing fleet are urgently sought.
Portsmouth Yardstick
Following a meeting of competitors the allocation of handicaps, their progression and material changes are described here. They will be in operation from the start of the 2006 Frostbite series.
Frostbite Series
Another change to the racing programme. The race on the 5th of November will now start at 1530. This is to accomodate the youth training event planned for that weekend.
Frostbite Series
The racing program has been changed. The plan is now to race until December 10th leaving out the race on the 17th. The Christmas Party/presentation night will be held on FRIDAY 15th December. This event will be open to all Club members so if you want to go make sure you get your tickets early.
Cruiser Racing Newsletter September 2006
Were does the time go, we have reached the end of our Spring and Summer racing season already !!!!!
By the time you read this edition of “Bear Essentials”, I hope all you keen sailors will have made your entries for the “ Bay Pointe” sponsored “Shanghai” and “Nimrod Cup’s”.
Our “Tuesday Evening Summer Series” came to an end on the 29th of August and what an excellent series it has been with 24 boats competing in three classes. Once again P.Y. was the largest class and there was still everything to play for up until the last race, with at least four or five boats in contention for 2nd and 3rd place which went to “Bugweed” and “Birthday Girl”. Congratulations to “Pindari” who had a run away victory with eight firsts out of nine races. I understand she is a Robber quarter ton class yacht, which are enjoying something of a revival on the South Coast at the moment. Nationally small yacht and sports boat racing seems to be on the up.
Unfortunately IRC class could only field four boats for this series, but it is understandable as this event is all bay racing and quite a lot of the larger boats go off to other events or on summer cruises at this time of the year, which is why we have not attempted to run a weekend series during July and August. Anyway well done to those who made the effort to enter with the eventual winner being “Papillon”, “Zulu” 2nd and “In The Doghouse” 3rd.
In sports boat class ( 9 entries ) “Musketeer” a Cork 1720 was the boat to beat being nine points clear of the next boat by the end of the series. There was a lot of friendly rivalry amongst the J80 fleet with “Purple Haze” 2nd piping “Junior High” 3rd, by just one point. Welcome and well done to newcomers “Merlin” 1720 and “Just in Time” J80, who were certainly getting on the pace by the end of the series. Thank you to all the skippers who took our young sailors and visitors aboard during the summer. We are very fortunate in having some very talented junior and youth sailors in our club now, so if you are short of crew and see them around looking for a sail please give them a chance and do not be surprised or embarrassed if you find some of them a lot better than us !!!!!!!!!
The weekend and Tuesday night “Spring Series” racing was well supported with around 20 boats in each event. We were hoping to publish all the summer seasons results in B.E. this month but I have been warned by the editor that space is at premium for this issue and not to ramble on for to long, so please check on the club web site for all the up to date racing information. One thing that has become apparent from talking to many of you this season is that format of racing Saturday and Sunday every other weekend is not popular. This was quite a common practice in Cardiff before the barrage was constructed and we had little choice this year because of the tides. However I am please to advise you that the “Frost Bite Series” which starts on the 15th of October will return to racing every Sunday with the last race on 10th of December which will enable us to hold a prize giving and “ Christmas Party” on Saturday the 16th of December, so please put the date in your diary.
Finally thank you to our race officer team Dave Cairncross, Syd Thomas and Colin Farr and to Colin Lyons for his help on the social scene. We now have all of the Autumn racing events to come and I look forward to seeing on the water.
Steve Cooper
Cruiser Racing Chairman
steven@jcwengineering.co.uk
Autumn Calendar 2006
Baypointe Shanghi and Nimrod Cups 10th to 30th September.
Welsh Sailing Games 16th and 17th of September ( free entry if you are participating in the Shanghai and Nimrod Cups ).
Frost Bite Series 15th October 10th December ( racing every Sunday ).
Prize giving and Christmas party on the 16th of December.
20 June 2006
C.B.Y.C. CRUISER RACING NEWS LETTER 21st JUNE
Well done everyone another good turnout for the Tuesday Night Spring Series, with some close racing in blustery conditions.
It still looks very close at the top, particularly in P.Y. with a lot depending on the last race next week.
The last race of the Weekend Spring Series will be on Saturday the 1st of July and there is still everything to play for looking at some of the results. I know its an early start but try and make the effort to get out as it would be really nice to have a large turn out for the last race.
On Saturday evening we have the end of series presentations for both the "Weekend and Tuesday Night Spring Series".
We have some excellent food and music arranged and tickets are now available for behind the bar at £10 each, so please make an effort to come along as we would like to have a chat with everyone about forthcoming events particularly those that we are combing with the dinghy section.
Weekend & Tuesday Night Spring Series
Presentations & Social Evening
A convivial evening of good food and music amongst sailing friends
Finally it would very useful if boat skippers could give Richard Southwell or myself an idea many of you will be able to come along so that we can advise the caterers accordingly. Your cooperation would be greatly appreciated.