New Captain Yachts 2018

ByDom Brandreth

Hi Everyone

I’ve taken over as Captain Yachts this year. My aim for the next three years is to:

  • Make yachting as easy and enjoyable as possible for all
  • Introduce more dinghy sailors and social members to yacht racing
  • Entice more boats onto the water and boost racing on Wednesday nights
  • Help sociable sailors to communicate and cruise in company

Pursuit Races and other formats

I’d like to investigate the possibility of doing the occasional pursuit race. This should make things more appealing to novice and non-707 racers. Also up for consideration: different helm nights. I.e. Ladies, Ex-commodores (not the band), dinghy instructors or any other inventive ideas. Please email me with your thoughts: [email protected]

Sailing Calendar

You can see all the club’s events and scheduled activities in the Sailing Club Manager events section: http://helfordriversc.clubmin.website/events. To get these events to sync with your computer or smartphone click on “Click here to subscribe to this calendar”. All HRSC yachts events are in this calendar. “Cruising in company” dates will be added if/when dates are confirmed.

Calendar snapshot (9 May 2018)

Saturday, 14 April PoFSA | Falmouth to Fowey 1 | Coastal Series | RCYC Events ltd

Sunday, 15 April PoFSA | Fowey to Falmouth | Coastal Series | POFROC

Wednesdays 2 May – 6 June HRSC | Wednesday Evening Yacht Racing, Early Summer Series

Saturday, 14 April PoFSA | Falmouth to Fowey 1 | Coastal Series | RCYC Events ltd

Sunday, 15 April PoFSA | Fowey to Falmouth | Coastal Series | POFROC

Friday, 4 May PoFSA | Roscoff Race | Offshore Series | RCYC Events ltd

Saturday, 5 May PoFSA | Roscoff to L’Aber Wrac’h | Trial Race | RCYC Events ltd

Friday, 11 May RYA | Push The Boat Out RCYC

Sunday, 27 May PoFSA | Gull Rock to Manacles | Coastal Series | FSC

Monday, 28 May RYA | Push The Boat Out | FSC

Saturday, 2 June PoFSA | Plymouth to Fowey | Coastal Series | Saltash SC

Saturday, 9 June PoFSA | Loe Beach Regatta

Wednesdays 13 June – 18 July HRSC | Wednesday Evening Yacht Racing, Mid-Summer Series

Saturday, 16 June PoFSA | Falmouth Town Regatta

Fri 22 – Sun 24 June PoFSA | 2018 Falmouth Classics

Saturday, 23 June PoFSA | Eddystone Race | Coastal Series | St MSC

Thu 28 Jun – Sun 1 Jul PoFSA | 2018 IRC SW Championships | FSC

Friday, 29 June HRSC | HRSC to L’Aber Wrac’h

Fri 6 – Sun 8 July PoFSA | 2018 Working Boat Championships | St MSC, COGS

Saturday, 14 July PoFSA | Point & Penpol Regatta

Saturday, 14 July PoFSA | A2 Rigging, Falmouth to Penzance | Coastal Series | Penzance SC

Saturday, 21 July PoFSA | St Mawes Social

Wednesdays 25 July – 5 Sept HRSC | Wednesday Evening Yacht Racing, Late Summer Series

Friday, 27 July PoFSA | PASAB | Offshore Series | Penzance SC

Sunday, 12 August HRSC | Helford River Sailing Club Regatta Day, part of Falmouth Week

Sun 12 – Sat 18 Aug PoFSA | Falmouth Week

Wednesday, 15 August HRSC | Wednesday Evening Yacht Racing, Bonus Race

Friday, 24 August PoFSA | Trinity Race | Offshore | RCYC Events ltd

Saturday, 25 August PoFSA | Porthscatho Regatta

Sunday, 26 August PoFSA | Percil Regatta

Saturday, 8 September PoFSA | Mylor Yacht Harbour Cup, Falmouth Coastal Race | Coastal Series | Mylor YC

Saturday, 22 September PoFSA | Falmouth to Fowey 2, Layup Cup & Social | Coastal Series | POFROC

Wednesday, 14 November HRSC | Yachts Prize Giving

Many thanks,

Dom.

Dom Brandreth

HRSC Captain Yachts
M: 07967 077 491
E: [email protected]

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Yacht Wash-up Meeting 26.2.2016

ByJeff

Present: Mark Buckley, Clive Dudley, Pat Scannell, Nick Gough, Matt Palmer, John Walker, Phil Badger, Charles Richardson, Steve Kestin.

Agenda: To review 2015 yacht racing season and discuss plans to attract more yachts to participate in racing and cruising in 2016

NG. voiced the general feeling that it was a great shame that the fleet racing had fallen away from around ten 707s and some PY yachts on each start line in 2013 and 14 to only half that number of 707s and no PY yachts last year, despite very good close racing.

NG said that he had been approached by a few PY yacht owners saying that they wished to be included and felt left out. He proposed that we try to include PY yachts by having a joint 707 and PY start.
There were some objections but NG asked that we try that for the first series and see if PY yachts do actually want to race.

It was generally agreed that we must try to encourage more participation and include PY yachts.

NG presented some ideas that had been sent to him by Tom Smith and also thanked Phil Badger for sending some ideas all of which were discussed.

It was agreed that:-

Yacht owners should be contacted to ask what support and encouragement they would like and what type of racing. NG to contact owners.
Occasional Cruise/Races to be organised, also cruises in company. NG, PS and CD to take forward.
Courses to be varied sometimes two short races other times one longer at discretion of the OOD.
The race night should remain on Wednesday for the coming season at least.
Juniors should be encouraged to join the 707 racing.
CD to talk to Nick Allsop, Capt Juniors, to identify likely elder juniors. PS to talk to Dominic and Ian Lawrence to ask if their boys might be interested.
NG and PS to consider offering Avocet as a ‘junior boat’ skippered by one of them with junior helm and crew.
PB also volunteered to skipper a junior boat if necessary.
VHF sets to be used by all racers on channel 72 for safety reasons and also to enable self starts if no OOD was available.
OODs should be encouraged to attend but if that meant a boat not sailing on that evening then self start should be agreed.
Rule infringements should be owned up to on the water and the appropriate 360 or 720 penalty taken. However protests can be a learning exercise and should not be discouraged. They should be conducted as an opportunity to talk through the rules and issues.
CD has a Protest pack and offers to chair the protests.
The relative small cost of owning and racing a 707 should be widely advertised.
NG to work out average cost and add to news letter and put on notice board.
Race day meals should be good value to attract racers back to the club. £10 meal and pint was suggested. MB to discuss with new stewards.
Culdrose Naval base should be encouraged to enter a team. The possibility of the club buying or chartering a 707 for […]

Late Summer Series 2015

ByJeff

Results as of 16:14 on September 24, 2015
One Design Fleet
Sailed: 5, Discards: 0, To count: 5, Entries: 6, Scoring system: Appendix A

Rank
Fleet
Boat
Class
SailNo
HelmName
Rating
R1
R2
R3
R5
R6
Total
Nett

1st
One Design
Jambo
Hunter 707
7086
Phil Philpot
1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
6.0
6.0

2nd
One Design
Dragun
Hunter 707
7103
Charles Richardson
1
7.0 DNC
2.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
18.0
18.0

3rd
One Design
The Wildebeest
Hunter 707
7097
Phil Badger
1
7.0 DNC
7.0 DNC
2.0
2.0
1.0
19.0
19.0

4th
One Design
Grumpy
Hunter 707
7057
Pascoe/Dudley
1
4.0 DNF
3.0
4.0
4.0 DNF
4.0 DNF
19.0
19.0

5th
One Design
Avocet
Hunter 707
7072
Samuel/Gough
1
2.0
4.0
6.0 DNF
7.0 DNC
7.0 DNC
26.0
26.0

6th
One Design
Zoom Baby
Corby 25
8155
Tom Smith
1
3.0
5.0
5.0
7.0 DNC
7.0 DNC
27.0
27.0

R1 – One Design Fleet
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Rank
Fleet
Boat
Class
SailNo
HelmName
Rating
Place
Points

1
One Design
Jambo
Hunter 707
7086
Phil Philpot
1
1
1.0

2
One Design
Avocet
Hunter 707
7072
Samuel/Gough
1
2
2.0

3
One Design
Zoom Baby
Corby 25
8155
Tom Smith
1
3
3.0

4
One Design
Grumpy
Hunter 707
7057
Pascoe/Dudley
1
DNF
4.0

R2 – One Design Fleet
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Rank
Fleet
Boat
Class
SailNo
HelmName
Rating
Place
Points

1
One Design
Jambo
Hunter 707
7086
Phil Philpot
1
1
1.0

2
One Design
Dragun
Hunter 707
7103
Charles Richardson
1
2
2.0

3
One Design
Grumpy
Hunter 707
7057
Pascoe/Dudley
1
3
3.0

4
One Design
Avocet
Hunter 707
7072
Samuel/Gough
1
4
4.0

5
One Design
Zoom Baby
Corby 25
8155
Tom Smith
1
5
5.0

R3 – One Design Fleet
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Rank
Fleet
Boat
Class
SailNo
HelmName
Rating
Place
Points

1
One Design
Jambo
Hunter 707
7086
Phil Philpot
1
1
1.0

2
One Design
The Wildebeest
Hunter 707
7097
Phil Badger
1
2
2.0

3
One Design
Dragun
Hunter 707
7103
Charles Richardson
1
3
3.0

4
One Design
Grumpy
Hunter 707
7057
Pascoe/Dudley
1
4
4.0

5
One Design
Zoom Baby
Corby 25
8155
Tom Smith
1
5
5.0

6
One Design
Avocet
Hunter 707
7072
Samuel/Gough
1
DNF
6.0

R5 – One Design Fleet
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Rank
Fleet
Boat
Class
SailNo
HelmName
Rating
Place
Points

1
One Design
Jambo
Hunter 707
7086
Phil Philpot
1
1
1.0

2
One Design
The Wildebeest
Hunter 707
7097
Phil Badger
1
2
2.0

3
One Design
Dragun
Hunter 707
7103
Charles Richardson
1
3
3.0

4
One Design
Grumpy
Hunter 707
7057
Pascoe/Dudley
1
DNF
4.0

R6 – One Design Fleet
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Rank
Fleet
Boat
Class
SailNo
HelmName
Rating
Place
Points

1
One Design
The Wildebeest
Hunter 707
7097
Phil Badger
1
1
1.0

2
One Design
Jambo
Hunter 707
7086
Phil Philpot
1
2
2.0

3
One Design
Dragun
Hunter 707
7103
Charles Richardson
1
3
3.0

4
One Design
Grumpy
Hunter 707
7057
Pascoe/Dudley
1
DNF
4.0

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Helford – L’Aber Wrac’h Race | 2018 RESULTS

ByDom Brandreth

Pictures © Sue Hewett

There were 30 yachts entered for the 2018 Helford to L’Aber Wrac’h race. It was a race of variable winds! Very light winds, if any, for the majority of the fleet, for the first six hours or so then it blew ENE 6 for the rest of the passage. Fourteen yachts finished and sixteen retired, some of whom motored towards France until the wind filled in.

Results

The winner this year was Richard Hall in his Westerly, Physis, with French yachts in 2nd and 3rd place.