This year we thought it would be useful to send out a monthly message to highlight upcoming events plus any useful updates and information.

As well publicised the sailing season starts in just over one weeks time on Sunday 24th March, so if not already done so, now is the time to check your boats to make sure everything is working properly and fittings are secure. We want to highlight that due to tidal conditions the start time for the first race  is early at 9am and the Race Officer will not have much scope for any delays so please do arrive early.  Racing is for the Amy Cup and ANRP Mug split into Fast and Slow Handicap racing which will be held over 4 weekends with 5 races out of 8 to count.

Our first Regatta of the year is on Easter Monday with a 3-race series starting 10am. This is always a popular event particularly as there might be some chocolates involved! In the run up to this we have some top UK ILCA / Laser race coaches arriving on the 29th for a four day training camp. This is a superb opportunity to learn new skills from the best. There are still a few places open so be quick and sign up on webcollect.

The RCIYC Nick Cousins Memorial Spring Regatta takes place over the weekend of 13^th/14^th April. We need volunteers for rib duty, beachmaster and also cars to tow ribs to and from St Aubin. Please contact Justin Horton who is co-ordinating, your help will be much appreciated. Sailors need to organise themselves and where necessary collaborate getting dinghies to and from the venue. Entries are through Eventbrite with a deadline 8th April. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-royal-channel-islands-yacht-club-18654642776

We would like to highlight some useful resources on the club website under the Racing / Notice Board. Here you will find the Programme of Events, Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and Handicaps. Also, this page will be where we post any amendments so keep an eye on this.

As you may have seen in the press, Ports of Jersey are conducting a survey of the breakwater and slipway following damage from Storm Ciaran. We are in close communication with PoJ as restricted access will impact the running of our events. We will keep you informed of any changes to our programme.

Please could all sailors make sure their trolleys are clearly labelled with their name and sail number. This helps the shore party identify trolleys as sailors return to shore and speeds up the process.

An advance thankyou to all members helping with race duties this year. We recently held an excellent briefing session at the club to share knowledge on the running of club events. If anyone missed this and is unsure of their duties and what is involved, please contact a member of the Sailing Committee.

Finally if you have duties assigned to you on Dutyman and have not yet accepted or swapped your duty please do this as soon as possible so we can avoid last minute complications.

In the meantime, we look forward to seeing you on the water – Happy Sailing

Sailing Committee

The 2022 Collas Crill C.I. Masters Championship takes place at St Catherine’s Sailing Club over the weekend 9th – 11th September. If you are aged 35 and over this is the event to enter with sailors from our sister island in Guernsey tobogan acuatico hinchable joining us for a competitive and fun packed weekend.

Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions can be found under Racing on the Fixture List Page.

Congratulations & well done to all those tente gonflable who won a prize at the club this year.

Attached is the full list of prize winners.

The Club’s Jubilee Regatta that was previously postponed due to adverse weather is re-scheduled to take place on Sunday 18th October.

The Regatta will comprise 3 races aufblasbare wasserrutschen back to back with the first race starting promptly at 9am so as to ensure racing can be completed before we lose water off the slipway due to the large spring tide.

This will be the last regatta of the 2020 season and we hope to see as many of you as possible taking part. Entry will as usual be through the web collect system.

Copy of the SI Amendment attached – https://www.scsc.org.je/wp-content/uploads/SCSC-Sailing-Instructions-Amend-Jubilee.pdf

Good luck to all and enjoy the event from your Sailing Committee.

The postponed Liberation Regatta is re-scheduled to take place on Sunday 30th August.

Racing commences at 10:00 with the Vega Pursuit Race followed by the Beagle and Liberation Open Handicap races.  An amendment to the Schedule of Races with full details has been posted to the Fixture List Page. https://www.scsc.org.je/wp-content/uploads/SCSC-Sailing-Instructions-Amend-Nr-6.pdf

The Sailing Committee has updated this years Race Programme  in an effort to recover many of those events lost during lock down.

The revised race schedule can be found on the Fixture List page  with changes highlighted in Red along with SI Amendment Nr 5.

Notably  for your diaries the Club’s Annual Regatta is to be held  over the weekend 14th-16th August

The Dutyman system has also been populated to reflect the updated programme.  Many of you will have received Duty notifications by  email and the Sailing Committee urges members to accept or swap duties as soon as possible by hinchables logging into the system and action accordingly.

In the meantime Happy Sailing.

This Sunday the club is running a combined Commodore’s / Double Handed & Day Boat Regatta. Warning Signal of the first race  is 10:55hrs (see Fixture list page for the Updated Sailing Instructions).

Entries should be made as per usual through the club’s  web collect system. The weather parque hinchable forecast is still looking good and we are hoping to see a strong turnout for the club’s first Regatta of the year so please arrive in plenty of time. Sailors briefing will be held at 10:15hrs.

Due to tidal considerations races will be held back to back with the start time of the Beagle Open Handicap Race commencing as soon as possible after the finish of the Vega Pursuit Race and the Liberation Race likewise commencing as soon bouncy castle for sale as possible after the finish of the Beagle Open Handicap Race.  An amendment to the Sailing Instructions detailing this change has been posted under General Sailing Information on the club website.

Lunch will be served after racing has finished for the day.