News from the office

Welcome to 2020 and what will no doubt be a great season of sailing. It has already kicked of with a bang with Twilight Series II,  an extra 15 boats joining this year compared to 2019. Then we hosted the 80 Victorian Championships over the weekend which went of with out a hitch and was well received by all who attended . (see full report ). There is lots more to come and the office will be flat out for a few weeks so your help and participation is highly welcomed by me. See you all around the club.

TWILIGHT SERIES II help needed: We have the possibility of 20 Rotary members joining us the 22nd to go sailing. This means I will need extra boats to take them out. Can you please confirm if you can help out and how many spots you have. If these and the usual number of Sail Pass arrive we are looking at up to 50 spots needed. A challenge but one I’m sure you can help me with. Please email me to confirm what spots you can provide. racing@rmys.com.au

RULES NIGHT: 16th January 1900 hrs . Ian Humphries is an international jury but lives in Newcastle. He’s down for Sail Melbourne and is planning to help do a rules night for us. All skippers who are or wish to race are requested to attend this please as it is a great refresher for those who always race and highly important for those new to racing. You are also welcome to bring extra crew with you on the night. Please confirm your attendance via the  link  .Rules Night Registration 

CLUB RACE OFFICER COURSE:  RMYS is hosting a one day training course for those interested in becoming a race officer. This is open to anyone that is keen to volunteer on a  regular basis both tower and on water. The cost is covered by the club and we have limited spots. Date 1st March 2020. Contact Colin on racing@rmys.com.au if interested.

UP COMING SAILING:

Race Date Time /Host club
LA Nangle/Les Norton twight R2 15-Jan 1800 – RMYS
2 Short Aggregate races 18-Jan 1300 – RMYS
La Nangle/Les Norton Twilight R 3 22-Jan 1800 – RMYS
Festival Of Sails Passage Race 25-Jan 0800 – RGYC
West Offshore Agar Wynne 28-Jan 1000 – RGYC 

Note: Festival of Sails and Agar Wynne require a Safety Category of 5 or better.


RMYS Race Results in Review

Wednesday: Twilight’s Race 1

A good turn out of 35 boats to start the year. A steady breeze saw the fleet take on a 7nm course with warm temps and flat sea conditions. 

Yamaha Generators La Nangle – PHS
1 S371 B.O.O.T.S Boots Sydnicate
2 S178 REVENGE Richard O’Beirne
3 S601 CLOUD TEN Cloud Syndicate
Yamaha Generators Terry Hills – AMS
1 PORTOFINO S43 Stuart Tait
2 SILHOUETTE S28 Claire Scanlon
3 SEA EAGLE S91 Kevin Curtis
Insight Building & Design Spinnaker – PHS
1 S18 SUNSHINE James Oosterweghel
2 S823 THE BIRD Christopher Havre
3 S947 ESPRESSO Steve Thompson
Insight Building & Design Spinnaker – AMS
1 XIT STRATEGY S149 Peter Smith
2 SUNSHINE S18 James Oosterweghel
3 MATADOR S8640 Murray McCutcheon
Insight Building & Design Spinnaker – IRC
1 XIT STRATEGY S149 Peter Smith
2 SALAMANDER III S191 Monica Jones
3 MATADOR S8640 Murray McCutcheon
Tonner Trophy    
  S371 BOOTS  
Harrick Lawyers Best Start
  S178 revenge  


Saturday: West offshore Products Doc Bennell Trophy
The 3rd and final race in the Charles Marshall Trophy was hosted by RYCV  in conjunction with their Lord Brassey Trophy. It Provided a more challenging day with Southerly winds gusting 25Knts and a choppy sea. There were many a tired sailor at the end of the day. Again RMYS made up over 65% of the fleet on the day so well done teams.

West Offshore Doc Bennell –  AMS
1 S197 TAKE FIVE Jurgen Pfeiffer
2 S8640 MATADOR Murray McCutcheon
3 S9 JUNGLE JUICE Janet Dean
West Offshore Doc Bennell –  IRC
1 S9 JUNGLE JUICE Janet Dean
2 S17 ARCADIA Peter Davison
3 S369 ELLIPSE Jack Setton / Albert Kaminsky
West Offshore Doc Bennell –  IRC
1 S18 SUNSHINE James Oosterweghel
2 S621 REMEDY Nadine Huels
3 S313 WEEKEND OPTION Michael Culhane