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One turn or two?

In the next in our occasional "Happy Sailing" series on the IYRU Racing Rules of Sailing, do you know when to take a one-turn penalty and when it should be two turns?

Rule 44 is quite straightforward – for touching any mark of the course while racing (Rule 31), including the start mark and finish mark, the penalty is one-turn.

For all other rules, the penalty is two-turns.

Each turn must include one tack and one gybe.

Remember that during penalty turns, you have no rights, so should wait until you are clear of all other boats, and at the first available time, take your penalty and sail on.

Remember, even Sir Ben Ainslie has taken race penalties and gone on to win the race!!

Happy Sailing J

Postsalon Bells

The start time for the race on Saturday will be 11am, on the club start line. It will consist of a long race up the Lough, with the finish at Rathmullan.

Dinghy Handicap races rescheduled

Following the postponement of the first two Dinghy Handicap races, due to strong winds, additional dates have been found in the calendar.

Dinghy Handicap 1 will be held on Sunday 24 May at 10:30
Dinghy Handicap 2 will be held on Saturday 30 May at 16:30
Dinghy Handicap 3 will be held on Saturday 6 June at 09:00
Dinghy Handicap 4 will be held on Sunday 7 June at 10:00

Hopefully these and the remaining dates will be held as planned.

Foyle Sailability Volunteer Training

LSYC is supporting Foyle Sailability next Wednesday (20 May 2015) at Lough Swilly Yacht Club from 6pm-10pm. Our Sailing School instructors will be running On the Water Sailing Training for Foyle Sailability volunteers.

If you would like to get involved with this great local charity whose aim is to provide sailing and other on the water experience for people with disabilities, contact Karen McCormick for more information. (+353 86 3871880)