News from the office

ATTENTION: B MARK IS NOW BACK IN PLACE. NTC on board and website

JENNIFER GOLDSMITH RACE & LUNCH LAST CHANCE
Anyone still wanting to enter the Jennifer Goldsmith race and or lunch have until Thursday 13th  12 noon to do so. Late entries and lunch booking can not be taken. 

Race entry fees are donated by RMYS to melanoma research. This year Food and Desire will also donate 10% of lunch booking proceeds.

RUTH NANGLE/JEANETTE TURNBULL RACES:
We have a good fleet registered for the race of 21 boats, to date I have only received 8 confirmations and Marina/Insurance documents.   All boats MUST have marina & insurance documents to Colin by Monday 17th February if they wish to compete. 

Remember this season I will pre arrange berths for you, these will need to be prepaid to RMYS by the 17th February.( $50 per boat)
We need you to please complete a Martha Cove Marina rental agreement 
or Blairgowire Visitor Berth . Remember berths can not be allocated on the day.

FUNCTION BOOKINGS WILL CLOSE: Thursday 21st. February at 5pm
To book
The link for dinner bookings is https://www.trybooking.com/BHRWQ and this is now open.

SAIL PASS and CREW DECELERATION REMINDER
As a reminder anyone sailing on a RMYS registered vessel must either be a RMYS member or a non member holding a Sail Pass for the particular race. A Sail Pass must be purchased for each race and provides the non member with the correct insurance cover for the race. All crew must be listed on the vessels online crew deceleration prior to the race start start with all details correct and up to date.  Failure to do so will bring point 4.9 of SI’s into action. 

FLINDERS CUP CRUISE

The annual ‘Flinders Cup’ Cruise event is coming up this Labour Day weekend, 7, 8 9 March, 2020.
The flotilla of RMYS yachts will gather early in the morning of Saturday the 7th of March at Queenscliff, prior to heading east to Flinders Yacht Club, Western Port. This is a great event for both the novice, and the old salts of the sea. FYC will supply their customary welcoming hospitality, together with the thrills and spills of the Flinders Cup race on the Sunday.
Boat numbers will be limited, so please enter NOW with your expected total number of crew and the vessel name.
Time quickly running out, so please don’t delay ! !
Marc can also be contacted on 0412 385 630. yabberon@gmail.com

UP COMING SAILING:

Race Date Time  Club
Big Bay Challenge 15th Feb 1000 HBYC
Jennifer Goldsmith (PPWCS R2) 16 Feb  1100 RMYS
Ruth Nangle Trophy 22nd Feb 0830 RMYS
Jeanette Turnbull 23rd Feb 1000 RMYS
Range Series R5 29th Feb 1330 SYC


Note: Big Bay Challenge requires a Safety Category of 5N or better

RMYS Race Results in Review

Wednesday: Twilight’s Race 5
A great evening for sailing, with steady breeze a fleet 42 yachts took on the challenge.

Yamaha Generators La Nangle Pursuit   
1 S1515 CLIPPER OF CAPRICORN Barry Thompson
2 S350 SIREN David Kelly
3 S400 AVOCET Tom Jordan
4 S2 SILK Ken Simpson
Yamaha Generators Terry Hills AMS   
1 S43 PORTOFINO Stuart Tait
2 S28 SILHOUETTE Claire Scanlon
3 S369 ELLIPSE Jack Setton / Albert Kaminsky
Insight Building & Design Spinnaker Twilight II PHS
1 S8000 MOOD INDIGO Keith Chatto / Roger Byrne
2 S411 ROCK N ROLL Stephen Barker
3 S823 THE BIRD Christopher Havre
Insight Building & Design Spinnaker Twilight II AMS
1 S47 MRS OVERNEWTON Leslie Norton
2 S411 ROCK N ROLL Stephen Barker
3 S138 ANTAGONIST James Lynch
Insight Building & Design Spinnaker Twilight II PHS
1 S411 ROCK N ROLL Stephen Barker
2 S191 SALAMANDER III Monica Jones
3 S138 ANTAGONIST James Lynch
Tonner Trophy II    
1 S64 CHARLOTTE Ross Flood
2 S25 DALLIANCE Dalliance Syndicate
3 S3740 VITAMIN C Julie Cutler / Cameron Reed
Banks Group Best Start  
0 sec S133 Vargrant David Connolly

 

Saturday: Range Series race 4

A windy day saw only 1 race run, it sounded like it was fun for those on the water and a few wind blown faces turned back up at the bar foe a well earned beverage. Special thanks to the volunteer David Gordon, Greg Blackwood and Stephen Hopkins who were out on DIV 1 course in Albatross See Results HERE