For 2011, it is planned to have five courses. There will be two for keelboat fleets, one for mixed handicap dinghies, one for the national dinghy championship boats and an additional dinghy course for junior dinghy classes. The types of boats planned for the courses are as follows:
Course K1 (Race Officer Sean Semmens):
IRC Cruisers (excluding IRC Rated Dayboats): Nine races are planned between Saturday and Tuesday on a course that will be NE of Brixham harbour. Depending on numbers, it is anticipated that there will be three classes as in previous years, IRC1, IRC2 and IRC3. The ratings at which the three classes will be divided is again anticipated to be 0.939 or below, 0.094 to 1.009 and 1.010 or above, though these will be changed should the number of boats in each division is not approximately equal.
The Admirals' Cup is open to teams of 3 IRC yachts that have entered Torbay Week and should be from one yacht club, or from a regional affiliation of clubs. Any number of teams can be entered by a club, but vessels can only enter one team. There are up to 7 races to count (from 9 sailed) as part of the individual championship from the Saturday 20th to Tuesday 23rd. Please note that the Cup used to be for teams comprising one from each class, though this is no longer the case (due to the reduction of the fleets) and any three IRC yachts can now enter. The entry form is available here.
The sailing instructions for course K1 can be downloaded here.
Course K2 (Race Officer Peter Rumbelow):
This is for Sports Boats, PY Cruisers, Sonatas, Folkboats & Dayboats. Sports Boats, Folkboats, Dayboats & Devon Yawls will sail eight races between Saturday and Tuesday. Sports Boats will have a separate start and a Windward/ Leeward course.
PY Cruisers and Sonatas will sail six races between Saturday and Monday, of which four will count. This is to enable local weekend-only sailors to compete with others who are able to sail on Monday. On Tuesday there will be a stand-alone coastal race. The PY Cruising class category is for cruisers that do not hold an IRC Certificate and for whom a Portsmouth Yardstick handicap number is applicable. The class is intended to encourage boats with small or family crews and an option applies for boats to enter by declaration of racing with or without a spinnaker or geneker. It is therefore important to complete the self-measurement form (on the website) and make sure it is sent to us well before the start of the Regatta, so that the PY number can be allocated in good time.
The sailing instructions can be downloaded here.
Wednesday Pursuit Race (Race Officer TBA):
This event is open to all keelboats and the time limit shall reflect the median handicap boat sailing for approximately 100 minutes. The course will be in the centre of Torbay. The slowest boat will have its warning signal at 10:30 and the stating times are listed on the website (here when available). The sailing instructions can be downloaded here.
Wednesday Passage Race to Dartmouth (Race Officer Robin Meads):
This race is organised by the Joint Regatta Commitee for Dartmouth Week and entry forms are here. The start will be off Battery Point in Brixham with the warning signal will be at 13:55. The sailing instructions can be downloaded from the Dartmouth Regatta website (http://www.dartmouthweek.com/) with further information provided here.
Friday Dinghy Pursuit Race (Race Officer Hugh Sutherland):
This will start at 17:55 off Paignton harbour.
Course D1 (Race Officer Bill Butcher):
All dinghies with a helm (and crew if applicable) under 18 on 27th August 2010. After Saturday, when an assessment race will be held, there are ten races planned between Sunday and Wednesday.
The sailing instructions can be downloaded here.
Course D2 (Race Officer Hugh Sutherland):
The race series will comprise eight races (three on Saturday and Sunday and two on Monday) and it is anticipated that there will be three classes, Assymetric, Fast (PY ≤ 1100),
and medium (PY > 1100), although the PY split may be changed to balance the numbers of boats entering.
The sailing instructions can be downloaded here (also includes the Friday dinghy pursuit race information).
The course details for D2 can be downloaded here.
Course D3 (Race Officer Ted Temple):
There will be separate starts for Buzz and ISO boats taking part in their National Championships and the race series will comprise eight races (three on Saturday and Sunday and two on Monday). Should the numbers of entries be lower than anticipated, the two courses, D2 and D3 may be combined.
The sailing instructions can be downloaded here.
Friday Dinghy Pursuit Race (Race Officer Hugh Sutherland):
This will be a 60 minute pursuit race on a triangular course to the NE of Paignton harbour.
The Si's are available as part of the D2 SI's (as above).
Additional pursuit race details (which will be updated as the entrant boat types are known) are available here. |