Good brisk winds were perfect for the first race of the Rear Admiral's Cup.  The RAC is an interclub competition for the four yacht clubs in Yacht Clubs of Weymouth.  Each club is represented by three yachts and there are three races - 15 May, 5 June and 27 June.   Boats sailing in the WSC team are Paul Barford in Sole Bay, Jez Rees in Farr Out and Chris Olding in Folio.  Provisional race results after the first race Rear Admiral Race results race 1 

Race results 2 and 3 RAC races 2 and 3

What a great final day racing in the YCW Spring Series !

When the IRC fleet proved a little too keen a general recall came into play and the first start of the day produced a lesser-spotted black flag to keep the competitors in check !  Everything to play for today with 2 races in near perfect conditions, however the windward mark of the first race disappeared in a thick mist, the worst visibility for weeks.

Foxed Again sailed two excellent races to clinch the IRC series.  Well done to Andy and Justin Campbell-Watson and team.

The PY class was won by a Contessa Swenn sailed by Stuart Roebuck and Jo Perry.  Well done to them both for sailing two handed throughout the series.

The welcome arrival of Spring weather has allowed volunteer teams of club members to complete work to the Squib pontoons and to the hard standing area adjacent to the new crane.    Preparation work has been going on all week to the area around the crane in Hooker's Dock and with a delivery of concrete on Friday the job will be completed by the end of the week.  This work finalises the installation of the new crane and makes a good working area for lifting and storing boats. 

The Squib pontoon furthest from the club has been out of the water all winter.  New floats have been built and new pontoon arms purchased.  Today a large team of Squibbers under the leadership of John Croydon worked to install the decking ready for the pontoon to be lifted back into the water.  With the weather in its present good mood there will be a queue of Squibs anxious to moor onto it.

 When you are racing in the Bay this summer, you may be surprised to see a new shaped mark on the course.

'T' mark has been changed to a yellow column shaped object.   It will be fitted with a radar reflector before launching on Saturday and will be ready for the first spring series race this Sunday.

No excuses for going to the wrong mark now!