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Sailing Handbook 2018 X332 Tyke, SYC Yacht of the Year 2016 & 2017 Welcome to the 2018 Sailing Season from your SYC Sailing Section Committee. Guy Stansell, Sailing Captain* Adam Thompson* Ann Macey (Rallies) Antony Tomkins (Race Secretary)* David Nunn (Results) David Skinner (Pursuit Racing) Kate Leigh (Trophies) They are contactable by email at sailing-section@sussexyacht.club * Also members of the Race Committee 2018 Objectives  To provide the framework for everyone to enjoy the sport of sailboat racing in whatever capacity and to whatever level the individual desires.  To ensure that the sport of sailboat racing welcomes all people and treats them equally.  To ensure that those who experience sailboat racing are encouraged to continue. Principles and Practices  The sport welcomes all participants; it relies largely on self-compliance and self-policing. Those that deliberately take unfair advantage of this or behave in an inappropriate manner, either on

or off the water, can expect action to be taken against them.  Competitors agree to compete in compliance with the rules and behave in accordance with accepted standards of sailboat racing. When involved in a genuine dispute, all parties to the dispute and those deciding the matter will use the established procedures for achieving resolution.  Foul or abusive language, intimidation, aggressive behaviour or lack of respect for others and their property will not be tolerated.  Organizers, officials and other providers of sailboat racing agree to provide the fairest racing possible. This includes encouraging feed-back and facilitating the resolution of genuine disputes (including protests) in a timely and proper manner.  Support persons agree to encourage their competitors to behave in compliance with the above principles and practices. This Charter applies equally to those who organize, manage, coach, advise, judge, provide services and compete (including those who

support competitors) in sailboat racing. The RYA encourages the adoption and implementation of this Charter, and provides guidance and support to individuals and organizations to assist implementation. This guidance and support is consistent with the practices of World Sailing. For further information, visit www.ryaorguk/racing Page 2 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 HANDBOOK CONTENTS RYA Charter Racing Overview and Notices of Races Pursuit & Inshore Long Inshore Offshore Club & Christmas Cracker Yacht of the Year Race Officer Duties, Declarations, Fees etc. SYC General Sailing Instructions Race Chart Notice of Rallies Related Club Events Appendices: 1 SYC Mandatory Safety Equipment 2 SYC Standard Courses 3 SYC Trophies Page 2 4 5 6 8 10 13 14 15 20 22 23 24 27 28 Notes: The format and content of this Handbook has been revised for 2018, please let the Sailing Committee have any constructive feedback, good or bad via email to sailing-section@sussexyacht.club Ratings and

Handicaps - Boat rating data is now shown on the website along with any changes made during the year. For 2018 Skippers can only race as IRC and subject to a valid IRC certificate, the Race Committee may make arrangements to enable a non-IRC boat to join in IRC races on an introductory basis. Pursuiting will continue with a straight forward handicap system based on minutes before or after the nominal race start time. Safety – The notes have been reduced in volume but cross referenced to the source websites, please ensure you are familiar with them. See the regulations at wwwsailingorg/documents/offshorespecialregs for the detail. Caution - For 2018 a number of set race courses that pass near the Rampion construction area will have marks set to ensure that boats keep out of the area. These will be Rampion cardinal marks plus SYC 2 where applicable. Rather than a mark to round they may effectively form one or more exclusion areas SYC 2 will be kept under review and may become a racing

mark again later in the season. SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 3 2018 RACING OVERVIEW & NOTICES OF RACES 2018 This overview is intended to function as a guide for SYC boats and as Notice of Race for each of the individual events and series. The races described in the overview are organised by the Sussex Yacht Club and are governed by the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020, the World Sailing Equipment Rules of Sailing, the SYC General Sailing Instructions and the IRC guidelines. Boats intending to enter the IRC division should produce a valid IRC certificate; Pursuit races by themselves do not require this. Please send a copy of your current or revised rating certificate to the SYC sailing section via email to sailing-section@sussexyachtclub as soon as possible and at the very latest by Monday 23rd April 2018 for those wishing to be scored for the Spring series and at least 48 hours in advance of the first race of every other series. Boats racing within the IRC

class shall comply with the IRC rules as prescribed by their rating certificate. Should a competitor have reason to believe that this is not being complied with the competitor should put this in writing to the Race Committee who will investigate these and take the appropriate action as required. Boats shall not change their rating during the course of a series. Emails, Texts and Notices Any changes to these races will be communicated to owners/skippers by means of email and or text messages so it is vital that all owners/skippers lodge valid email and mobile details with the SYC Sailing section at sailingsection@sussexyacht.club It is the owner or skippers’ responsibility to ensure that email messages from this address and text messages can be received. Pursuit races will continue to use the Southwick notice board as their primary notification and all races will use VHF Ch. 37 when on the water Classifications and Eligibility The classifications given for each event refer to the

race category or series and the safety classification. Participants must comply with the safety requirements. Unless described as an open event all SYC racing events are for SYC boats only. Those wishing to join in with our racing should note that new racing crews & non-SYC boat skippers wishing to participate in an SYC race or series should apply for membership of the club at the earliest opportunity; details are on the SYC website www.sussexyachtcluborguk/club-facilities/joining-syc Page 4 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 PURSUIT SERIES (Classification: Pursuit) A series of easy races held on Saturdays, no previous racing experience and no IRC certificate required. The Pursuit Racing Guidelines are shown on the SYC website and Sailing Instructions and courses will be found on the SYC Southwick notice board before each day’s race. Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series 1 2 3 4 5 6

Spring Pursuit Series 7 Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 Summer Pursuit Series 7 Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit Series 1 2 3 4 5 Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit Series 6 7 10:00 Saturday 10th March 11:00 Saturday 17th March 13:00 Saturday 24th March 13:00 Saturday 7th April 11:00 Saturday 14th April 15:00 Saturday 21st April followed by a Pursuit Supper at Southwick 11:00 Saturday 28th April 10:00 Saturday 12th May 12:00 Saturday 2nd June 12:00 Saturday 16th June 10:00 Saturday 23rd June 15:00 Saturday 7th July 11:00 Saturday 11th August & Open Day at Shoreham 15:00 Saturday 18th August followed by a Pursuit Supper at Southwick 13:00 Saturday 15th September 10:00 Saturday 22nd September 12:00 Saturday 29th September 10:00 Saturday 6th October 12:00 Saturday 13th October followed by a

Pursuit Lunch then the Sailing Meeting at Southwick 10:00 Saturday 20th October 11:00 Saturday 27th October INSHORE SERIES (Classification: Inshore) Two series of seven round the cans races held on Sundays. Courses will be set by the Race Officer on the day with an expected 1½ - 2 hour race duration. Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11:00 Sunday 11th March 10:00 Sunday 18th March 10:00 Sunday 25th March 10:00 Sunday 8th April 10:00 Sunday 15th April 09:00 Sunday 22nd April 10:00 Sunday 29th April Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10:00 Sunday 23rd September 10:00 Sunday 7th October 13:00 Sunday 14th October 10:00 Sunday 21st October 12:00 Sunday 28th October 09:00 Sunday 4th November 13:00 Sunday 11th November SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 5 2018 LONG INSHORE SERIES (Classification: Long Inshore) A series of seven

races of a medium length. Courses are specified below but further sailing instructions may be made by the Race Officer on the day. Where a self-declared finish time is required skippers must follow the instructions under “Declarations” on page 14 of this handbook. Race 1 Solent Race Friday 4th May, start 12:00 Start on the Old Fort line, SYC 2 to starboard, Mixon beacon to starboard, Street to starboard and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she crosses a line drawn between the eastern sides of Horse Sand Fort and No Man`s Land Fort. Boats should take their own finish time. Race 2 Tala Hinna Race Saturday 19th May, start 12:00 Start on the Lancing line, SYC E to starboard, SYC 6 to port, BMYC 3 to port, Friars Bay Outfall Buoy to port, BMYC 4 to starboard and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC E to port and bearing 180°. Boats should take their own finish time. Race 3 Round Rampion Race Sunday 3rd June, 12:00 Start on the Old Fort line, SYC W to

port, Rampion buoys N1, W1, S3, S2, S1, E1 & N3 all to port and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC E to starboard and bearing 090°. Boats should take their own finish time. Race 4 Ferguson Race Saturday 21st July, start 11:00 This is an Open event and a separate Notice of Race will be published beforehand. Suitable courses will be set for both Yachts and Dinghies competing in separate fleets. A course will be set by the Race Officer on the day which may include a committee boat start and or finish. Page 6 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 Race 5 Double Diamond Race Sunday 19th August, start 11:00 Start on the Old Fort line, SYC W to port, SYC 3 to port, SYC 4 to port, SYC 6 to port, SYC W to port, SYC 1 to port, SYC 4 to port, SYC 6 to port, SYC 1 to starboard and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC E to starboard and bearing 180°. Boats should take their own finish time. Race 6 Black Rock Race Saturday 1st September, start 13:00

This is an Open event and a separate Notice of Race will be published beforehand. Suitable courses will be set for both Yachts and Dinghies competing in separate fleets. The traditional course is Start line, BMYC1 to starboard, Finish. A course will be set by the Race Officer on the day which may include a committee boat start and or finish. Race 7 Littlehampton Race Saturday 8th September, start 10:00 Start on the Old Fort line, SYC W to port, SYC 4 to starboard, SYC 2 to starboard, Rustington weather station to starboard and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when the Yellow Buoy (YFL Y 5s and charted at 50° 46.27” N 0° 3054” W) is to starboard and bearing 000°. A committee boat from Arun YC may be on station to record finishes but otherwise boats should take their own finish time. SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 7 2018 OFFSHORE SERIES (Classification: Offshore) A series of four races of approximately 60 miles or more, plus the Royal Escape Race. Courses are

specified below but further sailing instructions may be made by the Race Officer on the day. Where a self-declared finish time is required skippers must follow the instructions under “Declarations” on page 14 of this handbook. Royal Escape Race Friday 25th May, start TBA This is the Club’s major Open event and a separate Notice of Race will be published beforehand. The annual iconic cross-channel race which is the largest offshore race on the South Coast outside of the Solent and 2018 will be its 41st edition. Register on The Royal Escape Race website www.royalescaperacecouk Whilst this remains a very important race in our calendar, from 2018 the results will not count towards the Offshore series Race 1 Dieppe Race Friday 8th June, start 20:00 This is our primary overnight cross channel race. Start on the Lancing line, SYC E to starboard, SYC 6 to port, CS1 to starboard, CS2 to starboard then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has D1 (E cardinal) to starboard bearing

000°. Boats should take their own finish time. Race 2 Pactolus Race Friday 13th July, start 10:00 The event is for SYC boats only but with a special invitation to SRF boats to participate. An offshore race to coincide with the traditional Pactolus rally with kind hospitality from our friends at Societe des Regates de Fécamp (SRF). Start on the Old Fort line, SYC 1 to port, Rampion buoys N2, N3, E1 & S1 all to starboard, Greenwich Light Vessel to port and then to the finish at Fécamp, with boats taking their own finish time in BST with declaration handed to the nominated boat in Fécamp on arrival. The finishing line extends 3 cables westward bearing 105° true from the pier head of the western harbour arm at Fécamp. Boats must finish by crossing the line heading in a southerly direction and may make use of the waypoint 49°45.928” N, 00°21564” E which falls close to a point midway along the finishing line Boats should take their own finish time. Page 8 SYC Sailing

Handbook 2018 2018 Race 3 Seaway Trophy Race Sunday 26th August, start TBA A return race after our annual rally to St Valéry-en-Caux with hospitality from Club Nautique Valeriquais. The start will be a transit set by the Race Officer on the day then Greenwich Light Vessel to starboard, Rampion buoys S1, E1 & N3 all to port and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC 6 to starboard and bearing 090°. Boats should take their own finish time. Race 4 Nab Tower Race Saturday 29th September, start 07:00 Start on the Old Fort line, SYC W to port, Rampion buoys N2, N1, W1 & S3 all to port, plus SYC 2 to starboard, Street to starboard, Nab Tower to port, South Pullar to port, Rampion buoys S3, W1, N1, N2, & N3 all to starboard, plus SYC 2 to port and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC E to starboard and bearing 180°. Boats should take their own finish time. SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 9 2018 CLUB RACES (Classification: Club) This

is not a series but a mix of individual and varied races. Courses are specified below but further sailing instructions may be made by the Race Officer on the day. Where a self-declared finish time is required skippers must follow the instructions under “Declarations” on page 14 of this handbook. Broomstick Challenge Friday 30th March, start 11:00 About 200 years ago, Dutch warships sailed up the Thames to Chatham, straight through the British chain defences and set fire to British warships. The Dutch then hoisted broomsticks up their masts to boast how they had swept the British vermin from the sea. A tradition started by SYC Skippers Chris ONeill and Corns Van Rietschoten, the Broomstick Challenge is a yacht racing battle between the Dutch and the British with the winner claiming The Broomstick. The start and course will be set by the Race Officer on the day. Easter Egg Treasure Hunt Sunday 1st April, start 11:00 A novelty fun race in a new format for SYC. All boats will be

issued with a course time limit based on their IRC rating using two hours as a baseline. Rounding a SYC race Mark to port will gain the boat points (dependent on wind strength & direction). The boat scoring the highest number of points and passing through the finish line within their time limit wins. Skippers may choose to round Marks in any order they wish but may only score a Mark once. Individual boat time limits and mark scoring points will be issued by email by the Sailing Section by 17:00 on Saturday 31st March. Please ensure that you have registered your intention to participate by emailing sailing-section@sussexyacht.club by midday on the same day Short Handed Race Sunday 13th May, start 10:00 An inshore race for yachts racing single or double-handed. The start and course will be set by the Race Officer on the day. New Members Crews Race Sunday 24th June, start 10:00 The helm for this race must be a new 2017 or 2018 club member, have raced on the boat at least once

previously during the 2018 racing season and not be the regular helm. Owners are permitted to enter the race as long as they meet these conditions. The start and course will be set by the Race Officer on the day. Page 10 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 IRC One Day Challenge Saturday 30th June, start 12:00 The IRC One Day Challenge will be a mini regatta consisting of 3 short races. Race courses will be set by the race officer on the day, and we expect each race to last for 45 to 60 minutes. All three races will count towards the results. This event is only open to boats with a valid IRC certificate, and may be opened up to yachts from other clubs. We will also have a social event at Southwick in the evening, which will commence as soon as crews get off the water. Beach Dreams Sunday 15th July, start 12:00 A yacht race to coincide with the legendary Shoreham festival, Beach Dreams. An opportunity to cruise past the festival in full SYC racing glory. The start and course will

be set by the Race Officer on the day. Rose Bowl (Lady Helm) Sunday 12th August, start 11:00 The helm for this race must be a female club member. The start and course will be set by the Race Officer on the day. Crews Race Sunday 9th September, start 11:00 The helm for this race must be a club member, have raced on the boat at least once previously during the 2018 racing season and not be the regular helm. Owners are permitted to enter the race as long as they meet these conditions. The start time and course will be set from Littlehampton back to Shoreham and will be announced on the pontoon on the morning of the race. Boats should take their own finish time. Barts Bash Sunday 16th September, start 13:00 A global sailing event in memory of Andrew Bart Simpson. The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation charity aims to raise money to improve young lives by using sailing as a tool. Read more on the SYC Just Giving page and donate if you can. Participants will be encouraged to make a

charitable donation to the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation although this is not mandatory. A separate Notice of Race will be published for this event. SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 11 2018 CHRISTMAS CRACKER SERIES (Classification: Club) This is a series of four ‘round the cans’ handicap races, using the current IRC rating for the first race but amended for the next race(s) based on the following rules:The yacht finishing in the middle position (calculated on the number of starters) will have its handicap unchanged. In the case of an even number of starters the yacht whose handicap is unchanged will be the one whose position is half the number of starters. The yacht finishing one better will have its handicap increased by 0.010, the yacht finishing two better by 0020 and so on The yacht finishing one place worse than the middle position will have its handicap decreased by 0.010, the yacht finishing two worse by 0020 and so on Courses will be set on the day by the Race

Officer. Christmas Cracker Christmas Cracker Christmas Cracker Christmas Cracker Ho’s Pinta 1 2 3 4 10:00 Sunday 25th November 12:00 Sunday 2nd December 10:00 Sunday 9th December 11:00 Sunday 16th December, followed by prize-giving and meal at Shoreham Monday 31st December, start 11:00 A stand-alone fun race to blow away the post-Christmas blues. This race is not included in the Langley Trophy scores. The course will be set on the day by the Race Officer. Page 12 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 YACHT OF THE YEAR The SYC Yacht of the Year is designed to find the top Yacht at SYC. It will be awarded to the best performing boat across a combination of the Inshore, Long Inshore and Offshore series, based upon the results calculated under the IRC rating system. To ensure that any yacht in the fleet has the opportunity to win this prestigious award, only two series will count for each yacht. This means, that a yacht which opts not to compete in the Offshore series, for example,

will count its series scores from the Inshore and Long Inshore series. A yacht that competes in all three series will be able to discard the series in which it performs worst. For the Long Inshore and Offshore series, where a yacht does not compete in a race, their score to count for that race will be the total number of entrants in that series plus one. For the Inshore series (as there will likely be different numbers of entrants in each of the individual Inshore series) where a boat does not compete in a race, their score to count for that race will be the total number of entrants plus one across both of the Inshore series. Because there are a different number of races in each series, an adjustment will be made to the Long Inshore and Offshore series race points. The adjustment will ensure that the same number of points are awarded for each series. To achieve this a multiplying factor of 2 will apply to the Long Inshore series and a factor of 4 to the Offshore series. The number of

races to count from each series is roughly half of the races scheduled, and a boats best results will be used towards the Yacht of the Year trophy. In the event that races are cancelled, and less than the number of races to count from a series are actually raced, the points will be adjusted accordingly to ensure equal weighting for each series. Inshore Series Races designated as Inshore series to count towards the Yacht of the Year trophy are: Spring Series Autumn Series There are a total of 14 races in these series, of which 8 will count. Long Inshore Series Races designated as Long Inshore series to count towards the Yacht of the Year trophy are: Solent Tala Hinna Round Rampion Ferguson Double Diamond Black Rock Littlehampton There are a total of 7 races in this series, of which 4 will count. Offshore Series Races designated as Offshore series to count towards the Yacht of the Year trophy are: Dieppe Pactolus Seaway Trophy Nab Tower There are a total of 4 races in this series, of

which 2 will count. SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 13 2018 RACE OFFICER DUTIES Such a comprehensive sailing program could not be achieved without the support of Skippers undertaking Race Officer duties. You can sign up for your duty at the Sailing Meeting on 3rd March 2018, otherwise duties will be allocated to boats that have taken part in SYC racing last year. The Skipper will receive a reminder email the week before their duty, if you are unable to undertake your duty then it is your responsibility to make alternative arrangements (please inform the sailing section via email sailing-section@sussexyacht.club) Boats that support the racing program by performing Race Officer duties will be scored OOD in the results and will be exempt from fees for that race. A boat will receive an average of their valid series results for that race if applicable. HELP FOR RACE OFFICERS AND STANDARD COURSES Help for Race Officer’s is available on the SYC website at

www.sussexyachtcluborguk/sailing/yacht-racing/17help-for-race-officers A range of Standard Courses is available in this handbook (Appendix 2). If a Race Officer elects to use a standard course they will still be required to broadcast the entire course on VHF Channel 37 as part of the race preliminaries. MAST RAISING AND LOWERING AND PRE-SEASON SAILING SECTION MEETING The Mast on the beach used for racing is planned to be raised on Saturday 3rd March at 09:30. This will be followed by the Sailing Section Pre-Season meeting held at the Shoreham clubhouse starting at 12:00. The mast is planned to be lowered on Saturday 17th November at 10:00. The Sailing Section Prize Giving Dinner will be held at Shoreham that evening. DECLARATIONS Where a Boat is required to take their own finish time they should record this as GPS generated UK clock time, so either UTC or BST (depending on the time of year). This should be shown in 24hr format (eg 13h, 30m, 15s), together with the Boats name plus the

boats name ahead and astern (wherever possible) emailed to sailing-section@sussexyacht.club directly after the finish and in any event within 2 hours of finishing the race Retirements etc. should be reported in the same way Where use of email may be problematic the Race Officer may announce a mobile phone number where the same information can be shown in a message. FEES All races throughout the 2018 season will be charged at £6.00 per race, except for the following: Christmas Cracker series, £10.00 for the 4 race series (there is no reduction if fewer races are sailed) Pursuit series all races at £3.00 per race Invoices will be issued to competitors from the SYC Office after the Spring, Summer and at the end of the year and should be paid promptly. Page 14 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 SYC GENERAL SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Rules 1.1 These Sailing Instructions shall prevail in the absence of alternative Sailing Instructions (SI) 1.2 Racing will be governed by the current

version of: a. World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020 (RRS), to download a copy go to the World Sailing website www.sailingorg; b. The prescriptions of the RYA Racing Charter (page 2 of this Handbook); c. The prescriptions of IRC; d. SYC Safety Equipment Rules; e. These sailing instructions; f. Notice of Race together with any supplementary sailing instructions. 1.3 Where safety rules of the above named organisations conflict the higher specification shall prevail 1.4 A boat’s sail number shall be consistent for all races of the series unless written permission is granted from the Race Committee. No boat will be permitted to display different sail numbers on any part of the boat at the same time. 1.5 Where a conflict between languages exists the English language will take precedence 2. Safety 2.1 Boats may be measured or scrutinised before or after any race at the discretion of the Race Committee. 2.2 Any boat found not to comply with a relevant SI may be referred to the

Race Committee and may be disqualified from the race without a hearing. This changes RRS Rule 631 2.3 An SYC inspection does not confirm a boats’ compliance with the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations. Compliance is the sole responsibility of the individual skipper and or owner of the boat concerned. 3. Conditions of Entry 3.1 Attention is drawn to the World Sailing RRS, Part 1 Fundamental Rules and World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations 2018-19 Rules Section 1.02: Under RRS 4 the responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or continue racing is hers alone. The safety of a boat and her crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the Person in Charge who shall do his best to ensure that the boat is fully found, thoroughly seaworthy and manned by an experienced and appropriately trained crew who are physically fit to face bad weather. The person in charge shall also assign a person to take over his responsibilities in the event of his

incapacitation. 3.2 Neither Sussex Yacht Club nor individual race organisers shall be held responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury, howsoever caused. 3.3 All boats shall be covered by Third Party Liability Insurance for a minimum of £2,000,000 and be covered for racing risks. 3.4 All boats shall be entered by and have on board whilst racing, a member of the Sussex Yacht Club, except by invitation or by way of a race being designated an Open Event. 3.5 For a boat to be eligible to race, she shall have an IRC rating, unless otherwise permitted in supplementary sailing instructions. 4. Start Times and Delaying Races 4.1 All classes shall start at the time prescribed in the SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 (this document) unless amended by supplementary sailing instructions sent by email or text to registered owners/skippers. 4.2 Any change to the sailing instructions will be sent by email or text to registered owners/skippers before 09:00 on the day it will take effect or

two hours prior to the prescribed start time, whichever is the earlier, except that any change to the schedule of races will be sent by 20:00 on the day before it will take effect. 4.3 Any changes to the sailing instructions will be communicated to owners/skippers by means of email or text messages so it is vital that all owners/skippers lodge valid email and mobile details with the SYC Sailing Section at sailing-section@sussexyacht.club It is the owner and or skipper’s responsibility to ensure that emails and text messages from this address can be received. SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 15 2018 5. Course Marks and Signals 5.1 Course marks, which are not navigation buoys, will be either: a. Yellow or orange cylindrical buoys; b. Yellow spar buoys; c. Black, orange, pink or yellow spherical buoys; d. Yellow or Orange inflatable Marks. 5.2 For names and positions of fixed marks see the racing chart and check for updates on the SYC website www.sussexyachtcluborguk 5.3 Details of

courses not previously published will be displayed on the notice boards or transmitted, via VHF Ch.37, 20 minutes prior to the start time 5.4 Where a committee boat start is used she will be identified by flying a large SYC burgee 5.5 No sound signals will be made from the beach Attention to Race Signals may be given on VHF Ch37 This changes World Sailing RRS Nos. 26, 27, 29, 32 and 33 6. Class Identification Flags 6.1 Unless otherwise advised in supplementary sailing instructions all boats competing under IRC shall fly a code flag 1 pennant from the backstay if fitted, or other suitable highly visible point at the stern of the boat. All boats competing in Pursuits should fly a code flag 2 pennant from the backstay if fitted, or other suitable highly visible point at the stern of the boat. 7. Racing Area 7.1 Inshore and Pursuit racing will take place in the English Channel between the western arm of the port of Shoreham to the east, Worthing Pier to the west, and five miles offshore

to the south. The start area will be within two miles of the western arm of the port of Shoreham. Long Inshore, Offshore and Club racing will use a racing area defined by the individual race descriptions and Notice of Race. 8. Obstructions 8.1 The main shipping channel to the south of the entrance to the port of Shoreham is designated as an obstruction. 8.2 The area covered by a radius of 200m adjacent to the entrance to Shoreham Harbour is excluded from the race area in order that general marine traffic may navigate the approach to Shoreham Harbour. 9. Starting and Finishing Procedures 9.1 Unless otherwise stated in supplementary sailing instructions, races will be started from either a committee vessel or the club starting mast situated approximately ¾ mile west of the harbour entrance. A large SYC burgee will be flown from the mast The start line will be a line extending seawards from the mast through an orange (or similar) transit mark set on the beach and there will be an ODM.

When the West (W) mark is used as the ODM the line will be referred to as Lancing When the East (E) mark is used as the ODM the line will be referred to as Old Fort. An alternative ODM may be laid. 9.2 All starting procedures will be in accordance with World Sailing RRS No 26 Attention may be drawn to signals via VHF Ch.37 A verbal countdown may also be given 9.3 Unless otherwise stated in supplementary sailing instructions, the finish line is a line extending seawards from the club mast through an orange (or similar) transit mark set on the beach and there will be an ODM. The ODM of the finish line may not necessarily be the same as the ODM of the start line. When the West (W) mark is used as the ODM the line will be referred to as Lancing When the East (E) mark is used as the ODM the line will be referred to as Old Fort. An alternative ODM may be laid. Page 16 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 10. Gate Starts 10.1 A gate start shall not be used where the wind angle is greater than

45 degrees either side of a line drawn between the Gate Buoy and the First Mark of the course. The First Mark of the course shall be to windward of the Gate Mark. 10.2 The Gate Boat may be a boat competing in the race 10.3 The Race Officer shall make clear the Gate Buoy via the Course Announcement 10.4 The Start Line shall be a line formed between the Stern of the Gate Boat and the Gate Buoy after the Start Signal. 10.5 The Gate Boat shall time her approach to the Gate Buoy to coincide with arriving at the Gate Buoy at the Start Time. To facilitate timing of arrival at the Gate Buoy at the Start Time the Gate Boat may take advantage of using engine propulsion under World Sailing RRS No. 423(i) up to the time of the Start Signal. 10.6 At the Start Time, the Gate Boat shall adopt a heading Close Hauled on a Port tack and maintain such heading until the Start Period has expired. 10.7 During the Start Period competing boats shall keep to leeward, and keep clear, of the Gate Boat 10.8 The

Start period shall be defined as commencing at the time of the Warning Signal and ending at such time as all competing boats have crossed the Start Line, or 2 minutes after the Start Signal, whichever is the lesser time. 11. Time Limits 11.1 There will be no time limits except as indicated on supplementary sailing instructions 12. Declarations 12.1 In races where supplementary sailing instructions indicate the finish is either not at the club finish line or the Race Officer has stated that all boats are to take their own time, the Race Officer may nominate a boat to act as the designated boat. Where a Boat is required to take their own finish time they should record this as GPS generated UK clock time, so either UTC or BST (depending on the time of year). This should be shown in 24hr format (eg 13h, 30m, 15s), together with the Boats name plus the boats’ names ahead and astern (wherever possible) emailed to the SYC Sailing Section directly after the finish. Any boat not finishing

the race must inform the Race Officer or designated boat 12.2 The time limit for such a declaration will be within two hours after the boat finishes 12.3 Competitors not returning to Shoreham or the set destination may sign off by notifying the race control, or designated Race Officer at the set destination by VHF. 13. DNF and Retirement 13.1 A boat failing to finish or retiring from a race shall signify her intention by flying her Ensign and draw the attention of the Race Officer to their DNF or retirement. 14. Race or Series Validity 14.1 A race shall be valid if at least three boats rank as starters 14.2 Where less than three boats rank as starters, the race will be abandoned and not re-sailed 14.3 Three races are required to be completed to constitute a series 15. Results 15.1 A list of results, which may be subject to protest, will be posted on the Sussex Yacht Club website www.sussexyachtcluborguk as soon as possible after the race clearly marked Provisional These will then be

subject to ratification by the Race Committee. 15.2 Races, which finish at an away port, will be calculated by a designated Race Officer at the finish and be posted on the SYC website www.sussexyachtcluborguk at the earliest opportunity 16. Scoring 16.1 All races will be scored using the low points system as prescribed in Appendix A of the World Sailing RRS, including Appendix A 8.1 and 82 for series tie resolution 16.2 For IRC races, where a boat does not compete in a race in a series because of Race Officer duties that boat will be awarded her average points scored per race in that series. a. When fewer than 4 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 17 2018 b. When 5 or 6 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. c. When 7 or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding

her two worst scores. 16.3 For Pursuit races, a. When fewer than 4 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. b. When more than 4 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her best four race scores. 17. Use of Engine 17.1 Engines may not to be used for propulsion after the preparatory signal 17.2 An engine or power pump may be used to charge batteries or operate bilge pumps 17.3 An engine may be used to assist in the recovery of a man overboard, to render assistance or in any other emergency. Full details to be reported in writing with the race declaration 18. Rendering Assistance 18.1 If, during the course of a race, a boat ceases racing, temporarily or otherwise, to go to the assistance of another vessel or person, redress may be requested in accordance with World Sailing RRS No. 62.1(c) 19. Alteration to Sailing Instructions 19.1 The Race Committee reserves the right to amend these instructions and any

published supplementary instructions in accordance with World Sailing RRS No. 882 19.2 In the event of an alteration whilst boats are at sea and prior to the start of a race, International Code Flag L will be flown from the flagstaff or committee boat. It is the competitors responsibility to ensure he is aware of the alteration by VHF or hailing. 20. Waste Disposal 20.1 Boats shall not put rubbish or waste in the water 20.2 Boats must remove rubbish and waste from Southwick moorings for disposal at home 21. Radio Communication 21.1 The race channel shall be Marine Band VHF Ch 37 21.2 During the race, the Race Officer call-sign shall be SYC Race Control 21.3 General announcements to competitors shall be announced using the call-sign SYC Race Fleet 21.4 Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to other communication channels or equipment. 22. Disclaimer

of Liability 22.1 Competitors participate in the race entirely at their own risk See World Sailing RRS Rule 4, Decision to Race. The organising authority does not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the race. 23. Behaviour 23.1 Skippers of all boats associated with the Sussex Yacht Club and or sailing under the SYC banner will be held responsible for the behaviour and actions of their crew at all times during such events. Any misbehaviour that is deemed likely to bring the name of the Sussex Yacht Club into disrepute will result in immediate action, which could result in that boat being banned from taking part in any event associated with the Sussex Yacht Club. 24. Use of Self Steering 24.1 Boats sailing with only 1 or 2 persons on board may use any type of self-steering gear Page 18 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 Intentionally Blank SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 19 2018 RACE

CHART Notes: The race chart on the next page is based on the positions of the Marks as surveyed by members of the Race Committee in February 2017. The distances and bearings all relate to those positions and there is no urgent initiative to move any of the Marks as their position is considered adequate for racing. However Skippers should satisfy themselves of the positions of the Marks before using them. The latest known positions will be shown on the Club’s website www.sussexyachtcluborguk but weather conditions etc. may alter the reality at any time If you are aware of any changes please record a GPS position and email it to the SYC Sailing section at sailing-section@sussexyacht.club Race Officers can only set courses on known information so any new information will be gratefully received. Page 20 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 21 2018 NOTICE OF RALLIES 2018 Skippers are required to sign up for Rallies in advance, please do so initially by

emailing the Sailing Section at sailing-section@sussexyacht.club with your intentions Solent Rally Friday 4th May to Monday 7th May The rally starts with the popular Solent race finishing between the forts near Portsmouth, then heading to Gosport Marina for Friday night. They have a really nice restaurant on the marina and would be happy to accommodate us, see www.theboathousegosportcouk They quoted £18 per head and a deposit would have to be paid in advance. Alternatively there is a pub (The Castle Tavern) a 5 minute walk from the marina Saturday we proceed to Lymington for the night on the Dan Bran pontoon, a really pretty town with good shops for those who wish to top up their provisions. Lymington Yacht Club have a restaurant which can be booked for those who wish to eat there. Then on Sunday we head to Cowes for the night, always as popular place to stay, finally returning to Shoreham on Monday. Royal Escape Race Friday 25th May to Monday 28th May This will be the 41st edition

of the Royal Escape Race to Fécamp. All prospective entrants need to register for the race on the Royal Escape Race website at www.royalescaperacecouk The always popular rally is an informal event leading on from the race itself and usually includes, a cheese & wine do, prize giving hopefully at the Casino and a disco at the Club. Dieppe Rally Friday 8th June to Sunday 10th June Last year was our first Night Race for some time and hopefully this year will build on it. The rally starts on Saturday with the boats racing arriving before lunch time on the Saturday. Dieppe is a pretty town with a variety of eating places and a great market on Saturday morning. If you don’t want to night sail, then choose your own start time and arrive when it suits you. If partners, friends etc don’t want to sail at all then they can take the ferry from Newhaven and still join in. Pactolus Rally Friday 13th July to Sunday 15th July There will be a Pactolus dinner on Thursday 12th July at the

Shoreham clubhouse with our friends from SRF. Friday morning is the SYC race to Fécamp, but with a special invitation to SRF boats to participate. We will be hosted by SRF with free moorings and on the Saturday evening there will be a dinner at the Casino. This year we will be there for the Bastille Day celebrations so it should be an extra special event. Eastbourne Rally Saturday 28th July to Sunday 29th July Boats can choose their own arrival time at Sovereign Harbour, moorings are available by Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club and they have a restaurant meal on Saturdays which needs to be booked in advance. The Harbour itself has a few shops and restaurants which tend to get very busy on Saturday evenings. Deauville Rally Friday 3rd August to Monday 6th August This is a repeat of last year’s visit to Deauville but without a race, boats can choose their own start time depending on their expected speed and the tidal constraints on arrival. Deauville and its neighbour Trouville are

both great places to visit and informal arrangements will be made between the boats attending for eating out etc. Deauville has tidal restrictions and Skippers will need to satisfy themselves of entry and exit arrangements Page 22 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 St Valery en Caux Rally Friday 24th August to Sunday 26th August Sail over at your leisure on the Friday followed by dinner with our most hospitable friends at Club Nautique Valeriquais on the Saturday evening. Sunday is the Seaway Trophy race back to Shoreham Most Skippers will already be aware that St Valery has tidal restrictions and they will need to satisfy themselves of entry and exit arrangements. Littlehampton Rally Saturday 8th September to Sunday 9th September An enjoyable Littlehampton race on the Saturday with ferry across the river for dinner at Arun Yacht Club on Saturday night followed by the Crews race back to Shoreham on the Sunday. Skippers will be aware that Littlehampton has tidal restrictions and they

will need to satisfy themselves of entry and exit arrangements. RELATED CLUB EVENTS 2018 These are either Open Regattas that SYC Boats may be keen to enter or other Club’s visits to SYC. IRC Sussex Championships at Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club, Eastbourne 16th to 17th June Now in its third year, the IRC Sussex Championships, formally known as “The Sussex Regatta”. The Sussex Regatta was started as a way to improve the standard of yacht racing in and around Sussex by promoting better competition. Through its success, it has had now been recognised as a serious yacht racing event open to all yachts and crew. Increasingly the regatta has attracted entries from further field with up to 70 entries from near & far. The regatta is organized by the Sussex Combined Clubs (SCC) and has been running as an “inter-club collaboration” since 2005 but independently for many years before that. The event has been run by a number of yacht clubs in central Sussex including the Sussex Yacht

Club in Shoreham, Brighton Marina Yacht Club & the Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club in Eastbourne. The hosting club currently rotates between these three clubs and for 2018 it’s the turn of Eastbourne’s Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club. The event will take place between 16th and 17th June 2018 for what promises to be an amazing event with competitive racing and shore based fun for all the family. We encourage as many SYC yachts as possible to attend this great event, and for those who do not hold a valid IRC certificate there is also racing available under NHC. SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 23 2018 APPENDIX 1 SYC MANDATORY SAFETY EQUIPMENT All SYC boats participating in races must comply with the following safety equipment requirements. 1. Where a race is classified by the Club as Inshore or Long Inshore, World Sailing/ORC Special Regulations, Category 4 Requirements will apply except for such boats of a recognised one design having a Class Association that provides safety

regulations of an equivalent standard and relevant to the design; in such a case the boat must comply fully with the Class Association’s safety regulations; in addition, the skipper/owner(s) must hold current membership of the Class Association. 2. Where a race is classified by the Club as Offshore, World Sailing/ORC Special Regulations Category 3 + liferaft requirements will apply, as stated in the notice of race. 3. A boat may be inspected for compliance with safety requirements at any time by a Scrutineer appointed by the Race Committee for that purpose. 4. All equipment should be suitable for the use intended as defined by the relevant ORC regulation. 5. Full ORC details can be found at www.sailingorg/documents/equipmentrules CAT 4 CAT 3+ A summary of the ORC rules follows: - ORC rule Item/Category 3.201 3.231b A cooking stove, permanently installed, capable of being operated at sea with fuel shutoff control Two strong buckets, each with a lanyard and of at least

9 l capacity (App B: one bucket, App B 3.23) Two permanently installed manual bilge pumps (one complies for cat. 3) 3.231b One manual bilge pump 3.24a A permanently installed magnetic marine steering compass, independent of any power supply, correctly adjusted with deviation card X 3.24b A second magnetic compass which may be hand-held and/or electronic X 3.24 One compass (a handheld is acceptable) 3.271 3.273 Navigation lights mounted above the sheerline that they will not be masked by sails or the heeling of the boat Reserve navigation lights that can be powered independently 3.274 Spare bulbs for navigation lights (not required for LED) X 3.283b The propulsion engine shall have a minimum amount of fuel for at least 8 hours X 3.2901 en 02c A marine radio transceiver (VHF) and an emergency antenna when the regular antenna depends upon the mast. (If installed after 2015 it shall be DSC capable) X 3.2905 A hand-held marine VHF transceiver, watertight or with a

waterproof cover X X 3.2906 A second radio receiver capable of receiving weather bulletins, which may be the handheld in 3.2905 above “ Sail numbers must comply with RRS 77, or by alternative means X X X X X X 3.231a 4.01 4.03 4.041 Page 24 X X X X X Soft wood plugs, tapered and of the appropriate size stowed adjacent to every throughhull opening Jackstays: uncoated stainless steel 1 X 19 wire of minimum diameter 5 mm, webbing or HMPE rope X X X X X SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 X ORC rule Item/Category 4.042 Position of clipping points shall enable two-thirds of the crew to be simultaneously clipped on A fire blanket adjacent to every cooking device with an open flame 4.051 4.052 4.052 4.06 Fire extinguishers, at least two, readily accessible in suitable and different parts of the yacht Fire extinguishers, at least two, of minimum 2 kg’s each of dry powder or equivalent in different parts of the boat 2 Un-modified anchors ready for immediate assembly

and ready for deployment within 5 minutes (LOA < 8.5 m only 1 anchor) CAT 4 CAT 3+ 2018 X X X X X X X 4.06 One un-modified anchor with the specs above 4.07a(b) A watertight, high-powered searchlight, suitable for searching for a person and a watertight flashlight with spare batteries and bulb X 4.081 A suitable First Aid Manual X X 4.081 A First Aid Kit X X 4.09 A foghorn shall be provided X X 4.101 A passive radar reflector with octahedral circular plates of minimum diameter 30cm (12”), or octahedral rectangular plates of minimum diagonal dimension 40 cm (16”), or a nonoctahedral reflector with a documented minimum Radar Cross Section (RCS) area of 2 m2 X X 4.11 Navigational charts (not solely electronic), light list and chart plotting equipment X X 4.12 A safety equipment location chart in durable waterproof material clearly displayed in the main accommodation, marked with the location of principle safety items X X 4.131 Speed log X

4.132 A depth sounder X 4.15 Emergency tiller (if no unbreakable metal tiller) and alternative method of steering in case of rudder-loss Tools and spare parts, including effective means to quickly disconnect or sever the standing rigging from the hull shall be provided 4.16 4.17 Yacht’s name shall be on miscellaneous buoyant equipment (App B 5.011(c)) 4.18 Marine grade retro-reflective material shall be fitted to lifebuoys, lifeslings, liferafts and lifejackets Liferaft capable of carrying the whole crew, annually inspected (SOLAS, ORC and Hired life rafts) or every 3 years (ISO liferafts) 4.2 X X X X X X X X X X 4.223 A lifebuoy with a self-igniting light and a drogue X X 4.227 Heaving line 15-25m, no less than 6 mm diameter, ready accessible to cockpit X X 4.228 Recovery sling X 4.231 4.231 Pyrotechnic signals shall be provided conforming to SOLAS LSA Code Chapter III Visual Signals and not older than the stamped expiry date (if any) or if no expiry

date stamped, not older than 4 years. 4 red hand flares and 2 orange smoke 4.231 2 orange smoke 4.25 Cockpit knife readily accessible from the deck or the cockpit X 4.262a A heavy-weather jib with area of 13.5% height of fore triangle (IG) squared and readily available means, independent of a luff-groove, to attach to the stay, X 4.262a Either a mainsail reefing to reduce the luff by 12.5% or a heavy weather jib as above SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 X X X X X X Page 25 ORC rule Item/Category 4.262d Either a storm trysail as defined in OSR 4.262(c), or mainsail reefing to reduce the luff by at least 40% Each crew member shall have a lifejacket (see for all specifications OSR 5.011 www.sailingorg/documents), comply with ISO 12402 - 3 (Level 150) or equivalent, and be fitted with a whistle, lifting loop, reflective material, automatic/manual gas inflation system, crotch/thigh straps Each lifejacket shall have an emergency position indicating light with boat’s or

wearer’s name and sprayhood A yacht shall carry at least one spare lifejacket gas cylinder 5.011 5.011b 5.012 5.021 5.022 Each crew member shall have a safety harness and tether that complies with ISO 12401 or equivalent with a tether not more than 2m in length with overload indicator and manufactured after 2000 All crew shall have a midpoint snaphook on a 2m tether safety line X X X X X X X 6.011 When there are only two crewmembers, at least one shall have undertaken training as in OSR 6.01 X 6.053 At least one member of the crew shall be familiar with First Aid procedures, hypothermia, drowning, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and relevant communications systems X Page 26 CAT 4 CAT 3+ 2018 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 X SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Old Fort Old Fort 23 24 Old Fort 21 Lancing Lancing 20 22 Lancing 19 Lancing 18 Old Fort 15 Lancing Old Fort 14 17 Old Fort 13 Old Fort Old Fort 12 16 Old Fort 11 Old Fort 9 Lancing Lancing

8 10 Lancing Lancing 6 7 Lancing 5 p p W W p W p s 6 6 s 5 p 1 p 3 p s 3 1 s 3 p p W 1 p W p W p s 6 6 s p 1 5 p 1 p 3 p s 3 1 s Rounding 3 Mark 1 4 4 E 6 1 6 3 4 3 6 E W 4 4 E 6 1 6 3 4 3 6 E W Mark 2 s s p s s s s p p s s s s s p s s s s p p s s s Rounding 3 3 1 6 2 5 6 4 4 3 3 1 6 2 5 6 4 4 Mark 3 s s p s s p p s s s s p s s p p s s Rounding 1 1 2 W 6 3 3 3 1 1 2 W 6 3 3 3 Mark 4 s s p s s s s s s s p s s s s s Rounding 4 W 3 6 3 6 1 6 4 W 3 6 3 6 1 6 Mark 5 p s p s p p p p p s p s p p p p Rounding W 4 W 5 2 W 4 W 5 2 Mark 6 s p s p p s p s p p Rounding 6 6 1 3 6 6 1 3 Mark 7 p p s p p p s p Rounding E 1 W W E 1 W W Mark 8 p s s s p s s s Rounding W W Mark 9 Caution: Always draw these courses on a copy chart and

check start, marks, roundings and finish! Then read the detail to the race fleet. Some of these courses include the use of Race mark 2 (Beechams) but you must check that is safe to use as it is in Rampions construction area during 2018. S SE E NE N NW Old Fort Old Fort 3 4 Old Fort 2 W Old Fort 1 SW Start Line Course Number Wind Direction s s Lancing Old Fort Lancing Old Fort Old Fort Lancing Old Fort Lancing Lancing Old Fort Lancing Old Fort Lancing Old Fort Lancing Old Fort Old Fort Lancing Old Fort Lancing Lancing Old Fort Lancing Old Fort Rounding Finish Line 10.5 6.2 2.4 11.8 8.5 4.4 15.0 10.0 5.6 12.0 10.2 4.3 10.5 6.2 2.4 11.8 8.5 4.4 15.0 10.0 5.6 12.0 10.2 4.3 NM approx. 2018 APPENDIX 2 SYC STANDARD COURSES This is a table of standard courses that Race Officers may choose to use for inshore races: Page 27 2018 APPENDIX 3 SYC TROPHIES SYC Trophies awarded for 2017: Trophy Awarded for Skipper

Awarded at the Sailing Section Prizegiving November 2017 Pursuit Series 1st Series Original Cup Spring Pursuit Series David Skinner 2nd Series Summer Summer Pursuit Series David Skinner 3rd Series Pursuit Overall Autumn Pursuit Series Chris Redman Inshore Series Meadows Mug Spring Series (SCCH) Neil & Anne-Marie Prescott Delbuoy Trophy Spring Series (IRC) Robin Stevenson Lady Colwyn Cup Autumn Series (SCCH) Graham Howling & Paul Barrett Martletts Trophy Autumn Series (IRC) Guy Stansell Long Inshore Series Villiers-Johnson Solent Race Brian Thomas Challenge Cup Tala Hinna Cup Tala Hinna Race David Skinner Gibbs Challenge Black Rock Race Doug Beanlands Pirata Cup Ferguson Race Graham Howling & Paul Barrett Dodd Reynolds Double Diamond Graham Howling & Paul Barrett Littlehampton Cup Littlehampton Race Graham Howling & Paul Barrett Copper Yacht Round Rampion Race Giles Mayley Flica Cup Long Inshore Series Brian Thomas Overall Offshore Series Cullen Cup Dieppe Race Giles

Mayley Seaway Trophy St Valery Race Giles Mayley Centenary Salver Nab Tower Channel Brian Thomas Race Offshore Points Cup Offshore Series Overall Giles Mayley Club Races Broomstick Trophy Broomstick Challenge Adam Thompson & Lauren Willis Rose Bowl Lady Helm Lauren Willis Tony Mouland Crews Race Eric Roberts Memorial Trophy Special Racing Awards Langley Coaster Finishing the most races Brian Thomas (both IRC and Pursuit) in the season F C Bush Trophy Yacht of the Year Brian Thomas Awarded in Fécamp July 2017 Pactolus Pactolus Cup (Open) Pactolus Race Open Pactolus Cup (SYC) Pactolus Race SYC Page 28 Giles Mayley Giles Mayley Boat Moonlight Saunter Moonlight Saunter Flying Fish Kingfisher Upstart Ghylly Captain Scarlet Tyke Moonlight Saunter The Italian Job Ghylly Ghylly Ghylly Zonpuka Tyke Zonpuka Zonpuka Tyke Zonpuka Skitter Skitter Tyke Tyke Tyke Zonpuka Zonpuka SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 2018 Trophy Pactolus Maurice David Cup Awarded for Pactolus Race Line Honours

English Awarded after the Races December 2017 Other Races Beach Dreams Christmas Cracker Series Skipper Giles Mayley Boat Zonpuka Mark Yates-Smith Guy Stansell Arwen Captain Scarlet Awarded at the SYC Club AGM February 2018 (for 2017 season) Matthey Challenge Cup Helmsman with most miles logged in year Compass Challenge Cup Skipper with best kept cruising log Windflower Cruising Skipper with most miles Cup in 21 consecutive days Percy Ludgate Shield Most outstanding yachting achievement or service to the Club Bulldog Trophy Extraordinary services in a supporting role to Sailing Section Lulu Trophy Competitor in Pursuit Series who participates in the true spirit of racing SYC Trophies available for award for 2018: Trophy Awarded for To be awarded at the Sailing Section Prizegiving November 2018 Pursuit Series 1st Series Original Cup Spring Pursuit Series 2nd Series Summer Summer Pursuit Series 3rd Series Pursuit Overall Autumn Pursuit Series Inshore Series Delbuoy Trophy Spring

Series Meadows Mug Spring Series (Handicap) Martletts Trophy Autumn Series Lady Colwyn Cup Autumn Series (Handicap) Long Inshore Series Villiers-Johnson Cup Solent Race Tala Hinna Cup Tala Hinna Race (IRC) Tala Hinna Motor Sailor Tala Hinna Race (MS) Gibbs Challenge Black Rock Race Pirata Cup Ferguson Race Dodd Reynolds Double Diamond Littlehampton Cup Littlehampton Race Copper Yacht Round Rampion Race Flica Cup Long Inshore Series Overall SYC Sailing Handbook 2018 Page 29 2018 Offshore Series The Cullen Cup Seaway Trophy Centenary Salver Offshore Series IRC Trophy Club Races Broomstick Trophy Stena Sealink Trophy Pewter Chalice SYC IRC Cup Rose Bowl Tony Mouland Memorial Trophy Special Racing Awards Langley Coaster Crew Member of the Year Trophy F C Bush Trophy Dieppe Race St Valery Race Nab Tower Channel Race Offshore Series Overall Broomstick Challenge Short-handed race New Members Crew Race IRC One Day Challenge Lady Helm Race Crews Race Finishing the most races (both IRC

and Pursuit) in the season Crew Member of the Year Yacht of the Year To be awarded in Fécamp July 2018 Pactolus Pactolus Cup Pactolus Race Open Pactolus Cup Pactolus Race SYC Pactolus Maurice David Pactolus Race Line Cup Honours English Pactolus Carpenter Cup Pactolus Motor Sailor To be awarded after each Race Other Races Easter Egg Treasure Hunt Beach Dreams Ho’s Pinta To be awarded at the SYC Club AGM 2019 Matthey Challenge Cup Helmsman with most miles logged in year Compass Challenge Cup Skipper with best kept cruising log Windflower Cruising Skipper with most miles Cup in 21 consecutive days Percy Ludgate Shield Most outstanding yachting achievement or service to the Club Bulldog Trophy Extraordinary services in a supporting role to Sailing Section Lulu Trophy Pursuit competitor who participates in the true spirit of racing Page 30 SYC Sailing Handbook 2018