2023 Racing Results

The rain held back for our club closing operations, the AGM and the BBQ this weekend.

Here are the series racing results announced at the meeting.

We ran a total of 52 races in the series this year.  24 skippers participated, including 9 women.  We recorded 358 dinghies starting,  an average of 6.9 boats at each start. This year, the top end of the fleet was exceptionally competitive, while at the same time other sailors were racing for the first time.

11.1 The scoring system is as follows: The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A for “series longer than a regatta” (Rule A9) will apply to all races official club races completed in the year, of which 15 races will be required to be completed to constitute a series. A boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores, excluding her 16th best score and all those below it.

Ten skippers completed the 15 or more races required to be competitive in the FSC Dinghy Series.

Results for 2023

1Dave L15
2Sharlene19
3Feavers29
4B Kelly35
5B Woods35
6Wendy50
7Patti54
8Roger64
9Phil66
10Ian91

2023 FSC Keel Boat Series

The weather was not very cooperative on keel boat racing days, but we were able to hold three keel boat racing days this season.

Scoring for keel boat races is based on each boat’s results for half the total number of races in the series, rounding upward for an uneven total.

This year, we completed seven races, so a boat’s best four scores were counted.

Five skippers participated in the KB series. We completed a total of seven races, so “at least half” represents four races.  All five skippers completed at least four races to qualify.

2023 FSC KB series scores
Charles41
Garth72
Al93
Marcello154
Ian165

Most Improved Sailor

Each year, we watch with interest the progress of newer sailors as they learn to manage their boats in a variety of conditions.  We celebrate this progress by naming one “Most Improved Sailor” every year. The most improved sailor for 2023 is Jan Waters


The full Race Report for 2023 is HERE.

August 5 Race Results

A lovely hot afternoon with fluky, light winds. A learn to race clinic in the morning produced results; everybody was contesting the start line, with some “interesting” situations! Thanks to David and Craig Baker for running the races.

RACE 1			
Dave L		25.41	1401	2
Sharlene	26.10	1369	1
B Kelly		26.13	1539	8
Josh		27.54	1459	4
Roger		27.16	1426	3
Phil		26.47	1582	10
Feavers		27.14	1599	11
Wendy		29.26	1540	9
Patti		28.12	1475	6
B Woods		28.02	1466	5
Cole		29.02	1519	7

RACE 2			
Dave L		16.44	913	1
Sharlene	20.52	1092	5
B Kelly		15.54	933	2
Josh		21.30	1125	6
Roger		30.54	1616	10
Phil		DNF		11
Feavers		16.19	958	3
Wendy		30.15	1582	9
Patti		18.28	966	4
B Woods		25.55	1356	7
Cole		27.30	1439	8

July 10 race results

SkipperTimeUK Corr timeUK position
RACE 1
Dave L10.075521
Phil10.176072
Sarah12.306543
Wendy12.346574
B Woods12.586785
Roger12.596796
B Kelly12.197237
Cindy15.317718
RACE 2
Dave L6.013281
B Kelly6.073592
B Woods7.143783
Phil6.273814
Sarah7.173815
Roger8.024206
Wendy8.084257
Cindy11.115558
RACE 3
Dave L8.574881
Sarah10.005232
Wendy10.125343
B Kelly9.095374
Phil9.305615
B Woods10.525686
Roger12.236487
RACE 4
B Kelly6.594101
B Woods9.244922
Phil8.305023
Dave L9.135034
Sarah9.455105
Wendy10.055276
Roger11.035787

Sept 26 Racing

Saturday turned out to be a combined club close-up and racing day. We put away the boats, did lots of cleaning, lifted the docks in the morning, and as the weather turned nice in the afternoon, we set a race course to the South-East, based on the winds of the moment. It was an official keel boat day, with three boats on the line, and dinghy sailors went sailing around the buoys too. The wind was capricious; it pretty much blew from every direction, and everything from a zephyr to a hard blow.

SkipperTimeCorr. TimePoints
RACE 1
Al31.0218.341
Feavers31.0319.012
Marcello32.3019.503
RACE 2
Al20.0211.841
Feavers19.2211.862
Marcello23.2414.043

Keel Boat Activities

Five Boats enjoyed a gentle NW breeze to take us down to Picnic Island for a BBQ on Saturday evening.

Sailing back to the club Sunday morning was a beat into a brisk and gusty NW wind, much cooler than the night before.

It seemed like the wind had settled down a bit around noon, so we set up a course for a keel boat race, but when we gathered at the start line the wind was once again coming in hard gusts, dangerous conditions to try racing for our fleet, so the race was called off.

Long Weekend Activities

If the weather cooperates, FYC plans for the weekend include:
– Dinghy racing Saturday and Monday
– Keel boat races on Sunday, and
– BBQ on Picnic Island Saturday night

We will have a planning session on Saturday to allocate crews to the keel boats for the Sunday races. Some of the new members may be interested in sailing on a keel boat.

Dinghies are welcome to race with the keel boats on Sunday, but the dinghies won’t be timed or scored.