Sunshine Coast Yacht Club
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...sailboat racing for the fun of it
SAILBOAT RACING
Club Racing Information page
Wednesday Evening Races
Postponed -July 3, 2025
Standby for further information
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Series NoR and SI apply.
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NOTE
NO skippers meeting for Wednesday night races in spring and summer.
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Refer to the NoR and SI for instructions and course.
If in doubt call the RC on VHV 73
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Sunday pre-race Skipper's and Crew meeting
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Sunday race morning at 10:15 at the Gibsons Marina.
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At the skippers meeting we will pick the course and the type of race as either a "Shot gun" (time on time) or a and "pursuit start".
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For Time on time races, boats report their finishing time by radio channel 73 and the Race Committee later determines the results after calculating the adjusted time for each boat using its PHRF rating, or, if it is a pursuit race, the finish order is the race result.
The details of all this are to be found in our Official Notice Board.
C​​​heck out this excellent brief description of the basic Sailboat Racing Rules.
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Ten Commandments of Beercan racing -
Although there are references to regulations that are no longer in force, this humorous "spirit of Beer Can" racing is embodied within.
​​Series Notice of Race amended - ​Effective May3, 2025.
See official Notice Board for amendment.
These apply to regular Club races.
Specific NoR are available for the regatta.
Usually a group email is sent out to by the Fleet Captain the day before the race to remind members of the race.
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Series Sailing Instructions amended -Effective May 3 29, 2025
See official Notice Board for amendment.
These apply to regular Club races.
Specific SI's are available for the regatta.
Fleet List and race scoresheet
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Pre-planned Courses: Courses are announced at the pre-race Skipper's Meeting and usually selected from our list of pre-planned courses.
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Pursuit race Start Times Matrix.
The system for pursuit races is described in our August 2021 newsletter.
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A short PDF explaining how pursuit starts are calculated.
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A brief reefing tale.
I’ll never forget the first time I tucked a reef in. We were running off before, what to my inexperienced eyes, was a full gale in the Bay of Biscay. It was a dark filthy night. The waves were steep and breaking and I was the young skipper faced with reefing a thousand square foot gaff rigged main while screaming towards a lee shore. Did I mentioned I’d never reefed before? Well, that’s a story for another time. I managed of course but when we finally made Vigo some days later, I made damn sure I didn’t go to sea again before learning all there was to know about reefing. Perhaps the first question I should answer is, when should you reef. The advice that’s been common throughout my life is if you’re wondering whether it’s time to reef…… it’s time to reef. Good advice although, as I regularly prove, it’s no way to win races. But suddenly the boat is on her feet, the helm is neutral once again and usually the speed is the same or better.
Peter H