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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!

Two new race marks have been laid for 2012, to give a wider range of courses in differing wind conditions.

They are:

Bar Mark, estimated @ N55 06.00, W07 29.60
Crana Mark, estimated @ N55 07.80, W07 28.42

Full details of the location of race marks and new courses are available in the downloads section of the web-site, and in the 2012 Club Handbook, available to all paid up members.

Why not come along to the Opening Day Lunch on Sunday 15th April and pick up your handbook there!

In line with arrangements at many other clubs, this year we are trialling the use of a Race Declaration Form. The form will be used to collect race information and confirm the membership status of all participating sailors. There will be a small fee of 5 EUR (or £5) for visitors wishing to race on members’ boats, and a campaign to encourage interested non-sailors to come along and try crewing.

The first visit is free, and the limit of six races as a visitor has not been changed. If a visitor decides to become a member, they will be entitled to a 50% discount in the first year, and any race levies will also be deducted from their first year subscription.

Race Declaration Forms must be submitted to the Sailing Office in the Clubhouse after racing along with any fees due, and new forms are available on-line and in the clubhouse.

This process will be introduced after the Opening Day Race.