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Club Class Handicaps have now been set for all racing yachts for 2012, valid until review at the end of June.

These will be displayed in the Clubhouse, and are now available on-line under the ‘Sailing Programme’ section of the club web-site, www.loughswillyyc.com

IRC class yachts whose rating certificates have not yet been received may race in the IRC class, with provisional results, until 30 April.

If you are new to club racing, and do not yet have a handicap, please contact the sailing secretary, Paul McSorley, on paul@mcsorleyp.wanadoo.co.uk

Don’t forget, there is still time to claim 10% discount on your LSYC subscription, for payment before the end of April.

Early payment makes it easier for the committee to manage the club’s running costs – every little helps!

To all IRC Class owners

The committee has agreed that the deadline for receipt of IRC certificates for 2012 will be 30 April.

All results will be held as provisional until this date to allow everyone to provide their certificate to the Sailing Secretary.

Yachts who competed in Class 1 and whose certificates have not been received by 30 April will be scored as Did Not Compete / Did Not Rank as a Starter.

RORC and ISA require 10 working days to process IRC certificates, so if you haven’t already applied, this week is the deadline!

This year, the Wellesley Coulter Memorial League Competition will be reintroduced. The trophy will be awarded to the yacht which scores the most points in a league competition during the season, from Opening Day to the last race before the Annual Dinner and Prize-giving. There are no class awards for this competition, only an overall winner.

Points are awarded and accumulated as follows:

• Every yacht that starts a race scores 2 points
• Every yacht that finishes a race scores 2 points
• First boat on handicap (each class) scores 6 points
• Second boat on handicap (each class) scores 5 points
• Third boat on handicap (each class) scores 4 points
• Fourth boat on handicap (each class) scores 3 points
• Fifth boat on handicap (each class) scores 2 points
• Sixth boat on handicap (each class) scores 1 points
• Single yacht in class (start and finish points only)

Example – a yacht finishing 4th is awarded a total of 7 points.

First points can be earned at the Opening Day Race at 12:00 on Saturday 14th April.

In an unprecedented move, "Swilly Time" has been aligned to Standard Time and in 2012, it is anticipated that all races will start at the prescribed time in the handbook.

Set your alarm clocks and be on time!