Racing plays an important role in the club. There are several active classes, including 707s, Dragons, SB3s and International ‘H’ boats. As well as a series of combined handicap races there are many regattas and individual races. Evening points races are on a Wednesday and Thursday nights, tide permitting, and generally start at 19:00, all other regattas and club races tend to be at the weekend. Notices of open races are posted on the club notice board and made available in Downloads – Race Notices. Race results are also posted on the club room notice board and on the bulletin board of this website.
For a full calendar view of the events go to: The Events Pages It will open in a new page.
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR RACES
A Sailing Instruction booklet for club races, which will include courses, is now
available to download in A4 format from the website. You can download it here:
The booklet, and laminated course charts, will also be available for purchase from the bar.
Sailing Instructions (SI’s) and Notices of Race (NOR’s) for open events will
be published on the Club website.
Dutyman
The DutyMan system was introduced in 2011 to:
a) Allow an up-to-date view of the duty roster to be maintained that is accessible to members
b) Make it easier for people to volunteer for duties and to swap duties.
DutyMan is used nationwide by sport clubs including golf clubs and sailing clubs. It is completely free for members to use and works well. Last year was the first year in use at RFYC and was overall successful. There were some issues as to be expected with a new approach and this year we will introduce some tweaks to improve the experience.
The process for setting up the Duty roster is detailed in the new handbook.
Do get to know how to use Dutyman and use it to manage your duties.
Club 707s
The Club boats are available to members and the University for sailing and club events. They are regularly used on Tuesdays for training and the University has used them for yacht training as well. If you wish to charter the 707s the cost is £25 for a half day/evening. In the first instance please contact Kevan Gibb with dates you would like. A couple of days advance notice is required. Please do not be offended if asked questions about your sailing ability and qualifications, especially if we don’t know you personally, as we require to ensure that the boats are used in a proper manner. There are details on each of the boats about where the equipment is and which sails are club ones to be used, as the owners may have their racing sails onboard at the same time.
Handicap application form on the downloads page. Forms should be handed in for the attention of the Sailing Secretary and then they will be assessed by the FYCA handicap Committee.
The handicap list is on the Club notice board and the full list is on www.fyca.org.uk
When racing it is up to the skipper / owner to ensure that they are covered for racing risks on their insurance and that adequate safety provisions are made for their crew.
