Date |
Activity |
8 Jun 2024 |
1st Frostbite Race |
6 Jul 2024 |
2nd Frostbite |
3 Aug 2024 |
3rd Frostbite; AGM in Clubhouse & Presentation |
7 Sep 2024 |
4th Frostbite |
21 Sep 2024 |
Ist Warmup Race |
28 Sep 2024 |
2nd Warmup Race |
5 Oct 2024 |
October Regatta; Spiral TT1&2 |
6 Oct 2024 |
October Regatta; Spiral TT1&2 |
12 Oct 2024 |
Championship 1; GOF 1 |
19 Oct 2024 |
Points 1 |
26 Oct 2024 |
Sprints 1 |
2 Nov 2024 |
Points 2 |
9 Nov 2024 |
Championship 2; ACT Champs |
16 Nov 2024 |
Points 3; Richard's Boat => Support Boat |
23 Nov 2024 |
Sprints 2; Spiral States at Avalon |
30 Nov 2024 |
Points 4 |
7 Dec 2024 |
Championship 3; Dec 8 GOF HEAT 2 @ ILLAWARRA Y.C. |
14 Dec 2024 |
Points 5 |
21 Dec 2024 |
Sprints 3 |
28 Dec 2024 |
No Race Christmas Break |
4 Jan 2025 |
Points 6 |
11 Jan 2025 |
Championship 4; Nowra Marathon (proposed) 1130 start; GOF 3 |
18 Jan 2025 |
Aero Training Day; Extra Club Sprints |
19-23 Jan 2025 |
Sunday 19 to Thursday 23 Jan Aero Nationals |
25 Jan 2025 |
No Race Australia Day |
1 Feb 2025 |
Points 7 |
8 Feb 2025 |
Sprints 4 |
15 Feb 2025 |
Points 8 |
22 Feb 2025 |
Championship 5 |
1 March 2025 |
Catch-up Race |
8 March 2025 |
Points 9 |
15 March 2025 |
Sprints 5 |
22 March 2025 |
Points 10 |
29 March 2025 |
Championship 6 |
5 April 2025 |
Points 11 |
12 April 2025 |
Sprints 6 |
19 April 2025 |
No Race Easter |
26 April 2025 |
Points 12 |
3 May 2025 |
Championship 7 |
10 May 2025 |
Points 13 |
17 May 2025 |
Sprints 7 |
24 May 2025 |
Points 14 |
31 May 2025 |
Catch up Race |
7 June 2025 |
1st Frostbite Race |
5 Jul 2025 |
2nd Frostbite |
2 Aug 2025 |
3rd Frostbite; AGM in Clubhouse & Presentation |
6 Sep 2025 |
4th Frostbite |
20 Sep 2025 |
Ist Warmup Race |
27 Sep 2025 |
2nd Warmup Race |
4 Oct 2025 |
October Regatta; Spiral TT1&2 |
5 Oct 2025 |
October Regatta; Spiral TT1&2 |
6 Oct 2025 |
Labor Day Holiday |
The Club runs three series throughout the season using various courses (see below):
Event | Course | Number of Races per day | Indicative Time (10-15 knots) | Indicative Leg length (10-15 knots) |
Sprints | Triangle Sausage | 4-6 | 20 minutes | 550 m |
Championship | Triangle Sausage Triangle | 2 | 45 minutes | 800 m |
Pointscore | Triangle Sausage Triangle Sausage | 1 | 90 minutes | 1100 m |
For a definitive guide for setting courses of various types and configerations see the Set Courses App
The courses for the three events run by the club are:Note:
Yellow Marine Park buoys => 1380 m apart
Red Hazard Buoys => 800 m apart
Triangle-Sausage-Triangle-Sausage |
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wind range |
5-8 knots |
8-12 knots |
12-15 Knots |
15+ Knots |
Leg length for 30 min Race (nm) |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
Leg length for 30 min Race (km) |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
Leg length for 45 min Race (nm) |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Leg length for 45 min Race (km) |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
Leg length for 60 min Race (nm) |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
Leg length for 60 min Race (km) |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
Leg length for 90 min Race (nm) |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
Leg length for 90 min Race (km) |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
Leg length for 120 min Race (nm) |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
Leg length for 120 min Race (km) |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
Championship
Triangle-Sausage-Triangle |
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wind range |
5-8 knots |
8-12 knots |
12-15 Knots |
15+ Knots |
Leg length for 30 min Race (nm) |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Leg length for 30 min Race (km) |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
Leg length for 45 min Race (nm) |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
Leg length for 45 min Race (km) |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
Leg length for 60 min Race (nm) |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
Leg length for 60 min Race (km) |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
Leg length for 90 min Race (nm) |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
Leg length for 90 min Race (km) |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
Leg length for 120 min Race (nm) |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
Leg length for 120 min Race (km) |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
Sprints
Triangle + Sausage |
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wind range |
5-8 knots |
8-12 knots |
12-15 Knots |
15+ Knots |
Leg length for 20 min Race (nm) |
0.3 |
0.35 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Leg length for 20 min Race (km) |
0.5 |
0.55 |
0.7 |
0.75 |
Leg length for 30 min Race (nm) |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
Leg length for 30 min Race (km) |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
Leg length for 45 min Race (nm) |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
Leg length for 45 min Race (km) |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
Leg length for 60 min Race (nm) |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
Leg length for 60 min Race (km) |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
Leg length for 90 min Race (nm) |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
Leg length for 90 min Race (km) |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
Leg length for 120 min Race (nm) |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
Leg length for 120 min Race (km) |
2.6 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
Laser Radial | ||||||||
Wind Range | 5 - 8 Knots | 8 - 12 Knots | 12 - 15 Knots | 15+ Knots | ||||
Units | Min/Nm | Min/km | Min/Nm | Min/km | Min/Nm | Min/km | Min/Nm | Min/km |
Upwind Speed | 22 | 11.9 | 20 | 10.8 | 17 | 9.2 | 16 | 8.6 |
Run Speed | 18 | 9.7 | 14 | 7.6 | 10 | 5.4 | 9 | 4.9 |
Reach Speed | 13 | 7.0 | 10 | 5.4 | 8 | 4.3 | 7 | 3.8 |
Laser Full | ||||||||
Wind Range | 5 - 8 Knots | 8 - 12 Knots | 12 - 15 Knots | 15+ Knots | ||||
Units | Min/Nm | Min/km | Min/Nm | Min/km | Min/Nm | Min/km | Min/Nm | Min/km |
Upwind Speed | 20 | 10.8 | 19 | 10.3 | 16 | 8.6 | 15 | 8.1 |
Run Speed | 17 | 9.2 | 12 | 6.5 | 10 | 5.4 | 9 | 4.9 |
Reach Speed | 12 | 6.5 | 9 | 4.9 | 7 | 3.8 | 6 | 3.2 |
See this link for additional leg length guides for Regattas
REGATTA - Indicative Leg lengths for race duration under various wind speedsNote: For the Pointscore the slower yachts are given several minutes start ahead of the faster yachts ('Catch me if you can'). Ideally all yachts should finish very close together.
The handicaps are adjusted after each race according to the following scheme:
1st place => loss of 2 minutes
2nd place => loss of 1 minute
3rd place => no change - stay as you are
4th place and all other starters (including DNF) => plus 1 minute
All non-starters have no change to their handicaps, except when all the scores need to be adjusted to avoid negatives. For example,
when the winner has a Minutes Advantage Handicap of 1 minute and would lose 2 minutes, to a -1 minute handicap for the first place,
ALL handicaps are increased by 1 minute so that the winner's new handicap is 0 (zero).
Note: The committee and handicapper will make periodic adjustments to the system to keep it as fair and functional as possible,
and to assign handicaps to new members and visitors.
See the latest Minutes Advantage Handicaps as PDF
Incidentally => From the Red Point buoy to the top Yellow Marine Park buoy (A1) is NE and 1580 m in length, so setting bottom mark 200 m out from red buoy in that direction and setting the top mark after travelling 800 m towards the A1 Marine Park Buoy gives a great default set up for prevailing NE winds with an ideal leg length of about 800 m.
Note: Leg lengths can be set using the yellow GPS tool, or an app you install on your phone, or the Map Plotter, or by motoring at a constant speed or revs between the two red buoys and noting the time taken for this 800 m distance. Motor for the same time and speed to set the distance between the buoys for your course.
See the Map below for the distances between key markers in the bay
20 min race | 45 min race | 60 min race | 90 min race | ||
Class | yardstick | Winning Margin to dead-heat (mins) | Winning Margin to dead-heat (mins) | Winning Margin to dead-heat (mins) | Winning Margin to dead-heat (mins) |
Int Canoe | 93.5 | 6.1 | 13.7 | 18.3 | 27.5 |
Finn | 112.0 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 10.8 |
Laser Full | 114.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 9.0 |
Laser Radial | 118.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
RS Aero 7 | 112.5 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 10.4 |
RS Aero 5 | 116.8 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
Spiral | 124.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Spiral Race Time | 24.8 min | 55.8 min | 74.4 min | 111.6 min |
The yardsticks and times shown below provide some interesting match-ups.
The Aero options are vastly different 5 to 9 => 116.8 to 109.3, spans Laser Radial to Taser. With such a light-weight hull,
performance will be markedly affected by skipper weight.
Class | Yardstick |
Expected time for 90 min race |
Minutes advantage so all finish in dead-heat |
Laser 4.7 | 125 | 72 | 18 |
Spiral | 124 | 73 | 17 |
Laser Radial | 118.5 | 76 | 14 |
Aero 5 | 116.8 | 77 | 13 |
Laser Full | 114 | 79 | 11 |
Aero 7 | 112.5 | 80 | 10 |
Finn | 112 | 80 | 10 |
Aero 9 | 109.3 | 82 | 8 |
Taser | 108 | 83 | 7 |
Yacht | Sail Area | Yardstick | Hull Length | Hull Weight (kg) |
Finn | 10.6 | 112 | 4.5 | 107 |
Laser | 7.1 | 114 | 4.2 | 59 |
Laser Radial | 5.8 | 118.5 | 4.2 | 59 |
Laser 4.7 | 4.7 | 125 | 4.2 | 59 |
RS Aero 5 | 5.2 | 116.8 | 4.01 | 33 |
RS Aero 6 | 6.2 | 114.6 | 4.01 | 33 |
RS Aero 7 | 7.4 | 112.5 | 4.01 | 33 |
RS Aero 9 | 8.9 | 109.3 | 4.01 | 33 |
Spiral | 6.5 | 124 | 3.8 | 55 |
Spiral (small ) | 5.6 | 131.5 | 3.8 | 55 |