Classic (Vic) 2021/2022 Summer Series.
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Kingurra takes out the best
boat on aggregate points.
Honourable mentions.
Runner ups
Boambillee and Mercedes III
Photo
Bruno Cocozza Photography
bruno@brunococozza.com
Melbourne - Australia
Classic (Vic) 2021/2022 Summer Series.
It’s time to enter the 2021/2022 Summer Series
Time to sort out your 2021/2022 Summer Series entry. Click on the link to download the series
entry form. Irrespective of potential Covid-19 Restrictions, the summer series which runs through
to Feb 2022 , has been set up as per the published 2021/2022 Summer Series Notice of Race.
Click on this link to list your classic yacht on the Top Yacht Entry system for 2021/2022 Summer
Series for the Individual race Sign on and Results management. This is a no fee listing requirement.
Click on the link to see the schedule of the eight races for the series. First race 26th Sept. At HBYC.
Current Covid-19 plan at HBYC is to be open on Sept 23rd. We have Melbourne Ports approval to
conduct the series and Top Yacht have set up the event for our results management.
First Time entrants
For CYAA members considering a first time entriy to a CYAA racing event and for those who
haven’t raced for the past five years contact the handicapper. There’s way and means available to
help your decision to enter easy.
Dirty boats
Yes we all know our classic yacht hulls will be dirty for this
series. The bigger picture is the boats have to be used where
possible and our crews have to be kept racing sharp.
Classics (Vic) 2021 Cup Regatta
Although the event is scheduled for 31st October for event
planning purposes we would like to have indicating on the
participation numbers. Click on this link to register your intent
to enter the 2021 Cup Regatta. To celebrate our 25th year
of Classic Yacht racing on Port Phillip your association has
waived the entry fee for the 2021 Cup Regatta. We have a Top
Yacht event listed for the Cup Regatta. Use this Top Yacht link
that’s also on the intent to enter form to put your boat on the Top
Yacht data base for race sign on and results management.
CYAA 25th Anniversary Dinner
2022 Geelong Wooden Boat Festival
March 11 2022
There’s a new event festival format being considered. The idea
of a passage race to Geelong on the prior Friday isn’t practical.
What’s being considered is organising the no charge availability
of RGYC marina pens starting the weekend prior to the festival.
This feature will allow entrants to sail to Geelong the weekend Merlin approaching the RGYC Marina
prior to the festival. The festival organisers plan is to bring more
boat to people. Sailing activites of previous festivals didn’t allow this feature to work. When the
sailing activities of the last festival were cancelled for high wind conditions,the organisers saw a
huge increase in public viewing attendance on the new RGYC Marina walkway facility. They want
a repeat of this experience.
Sydney S2H Classic Regatta
Sydney based CYAA members are participating in this Sydney based regatta scheduled for
December 11/12 2021 on Sydney Harbour. Click on the link for further details. It’s organised by
the CYCA. Our Sydney members have put out the invite to interstate CYAA members to join with
them in both the regatta racing and the dinner to celebrate the event. Space on CYAA classics
competing in this event is all set. Our President is our local event co-ordinator.
Kiwi racing schedule
For those who want to be involved with some serious
Classic Yacht racing on Auckland’s Waitematā
Harbour waters check out the Classic Yacht
Association of New Zealand Event Schedule. For
those CYAA there’s the opportunity to have your
name engraved on the Trans Tasman Trophy.
Auckland to Mahurangi and return
28th -30th Jan 2022
CYANZ Anniversary Regatta
31st Jan 2022
CYANZ Regatta 2022
12th -14th Feb 2022
Waitangi during her days on Port Phillip
Classic racing is now in the Top Yacht race management world
Speaking of Top Yacht we need all entered boats to be listed on the Top Yacht data base for this
series. This listing is required to cover our race conducting club requirements regarding the boat
racing sign on process. All Classic’s participating in each race are required to comply with the
conducting club racing sign on procedures. The Top Yacht address for the CYAA Summer Series
entry is https://www.topyacht.com.au/db/kb/1414. There’s a no charge entry fee when listing
your boat on this Top Yacht database. Come 2022 the Top Yacht details of your boat will require
all crew and their contact details to be listed.
For all CYAA Skippersentered in our Port Phillip Summer Series and Cup Regatta please take note
of this extract from the 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing with Australian Prescriptions.
Analysis of our members crewing on our Port Phillip classics shows the requirements of para 3 in
rule 46 will apply to about 10% of our crews. Most CYAA members crewing on our Port Phillip
classic are members of the yacht clubs conducting our racing events.
RRS Rule 46 PERSON IN CHARGE
A boat shall have on board a person in charge designated by the member or organization that entered
the boat. See rule 75.
Australian Sailing prescribes that the person in charge shall be a member of a Club affiliated to
Australian Sailing and have an Australian Sailing number, or, if an international competitor, a
member of club affiliated to a World Sailing recognised Member National Authority. Furthermore,
except in an international event, any crew member who sails in more than 3 races in a season shall
be a member of a Club affiliated to Australian Sailing and have an Australian Sailing number.
From 1st January 2022, all persons on board a boat while racing shall be members of a Club affiliated
to Australian Sailing and have an Australian Sailing number, or hold a valid Sail Pass, or if an
international competitor, be a member of club affiliated to a World Sailing recognised Member
National Authority
Classic 2021 Winter Series Wrap up
Race 5 Cancelled
While our last race of a short winter series
has been lost what we did have four races
with consistent numbers to show our classic
yacht racing ethos is going strong .
A consistent fleet of some fourteen boats
took in the great sailing conditions Port
Phillip waters put on for each race., three at
RMYS and a pursuit start at RYCV.
A view of the conditions provided by Port
Phillip can be seen at this link to a series of
Race three photo’s provided to us by Mark
Chew and Jane Williamson.
Acrospire III participating in some 2001 Winter
racing on Port Phillip
Aggregate result for the 2021 Winter Series
The aggregate decision was all down to the last race.
It was to be a closely watched down to the wire pursuits
race affair to see if Boambillee would be able to put
two boats between herself and Kingurra. What role
would the Race 5 fleet and their co-starters Mercedes
III and Acrospire III play in that mad dash to the
pursuit race finish line.was the question of the day. As
we now know Race 5 had to be put aside. Sorting out
the unfortunate Covid-19 situation takes precedence
over a yacht race. Classic yachts can race another day,
not so for some people who had no say in their untimely
demise.
Boambillee and her crew. Always working
Boambillee
2021 Winter Series Wrap up
In the series wrap while it’s well deserved
congratulations to Ian Macfarlane and his
Kingurra crew for their winter series take
out, congratulation must as well go across the
winter series fleet. Congratulations must also
go to our series runner up Boambillee and
Mercedes III. Yes that last race was to be
some
race.
Mercedes III leads a pursuit race fleet home
O u r
Tumla
ren Avain who came home a credible series aggregate fourth
took out the best performing Tumlaren of the Series. Avian
Skipper Roger Dundas and his crew of Martin Delves and
Charles Pizzey were sure working on a race and series podium
placing.
Tack tracker on the move
One new aspect of our Port Phillip classic yacht racing has
been the implementation of the Tack Tracker feature. So far issues relating to maintaining signal
acquisition to the smart phones being used to track boats during the race have dented the success of
this feature. As we still have eight tracker rights available till March 2022 we’ll continue the effort
to make the smart phone based tracker work. We want it to work . It’s the process that will put our
Classic Yacht racing on the world stage.
No more from the handicapper
While there was a delay in generating these notes I hope the info and news they contain keeps us
all set to sustain the ethos of Classic Yacht racing .Till the next time all the best and get those entries
in.
Regards to all Peter Costolloe CYAA (Vic) Handicapper It’s the racing that keeps us going.
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