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2019 CLUB PROGRAMME This club was built for FUN
"Sailing the winds of paradise in 2019"
Port Douglas Yacht Club Inc
1, Spinnaker Close, Port Douglas, QLD 4877
Postal Address: PO Box 111, Port Douglas, QLD 4877
Contact Us:
Club Manager: Richard Stapleton
Ph: (07) 4099 4386
Website: http://www.portdouglasyachtclub.com.au
Email: pdy@portdouglasyachtclub.com.au
Rear Commodore: Phillip Kilfoy
Ph: (07) 4099 4386
Email: rearcommodore@portdouglasyacht club.com.au
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CONTENTS
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2019 Club Calendar 4
Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week 6
Club Championship 8
Fun Sailing Days 9
Cruising 10
Discover Sailing 11
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions 12
Volunteers 12
WAGS 13
Seasonal Series Supplementary Sailing Instructions 15
Handicapping 17
Safety Management Plan 18
Sponsors 20
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CLUB CALENDAR 2019
DATE EVENT DETAIL
January 19th - 20th Low Isles Cruise Cruise
January 26 Saturday Australia Day Celebration Fun day
Feb 8 Quiz night/Skippers meeting
Feb 09 Summer series Race 1 & 2 (buoy races)
Feb 16 Summer series Race 3 (Passage race)
Mar 02 Summer series Race 4 & 5 (buoy races)
March 16 Saturday Closehaven Cup Race 6
March 30 Saturday Ladies Skippers Race 1 & 2
April 06 Saturday Learn to sail – day 1
J24 sail training week 2
April 07 Sunday Learn to sail – day 2
April 13 Saturday Learn to sail – day 3
April 19 - April 22 Easter Rally Hope Isles
April 20 – April 21 Easter Fun Regatta CYC event Cairns Yacht Club
April 27 Saturday Commodores Cup Race 7 (Passage race)
May 04 Saturday CrystalBrook cup Race 8 & 9 (Buoy racing)
May 11 Saturday Working B All hands-on deck
May 18 Saturday Cruise: Port to Fitzroy Mickey Ink Rally - Meet boats
May 19 Sunday Cruise: Fitzroy to Port heading north for PDRW
May 19 Sunday Race week spinnaker run 4mile Beach fun run
May 20th - 25th Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week
June 8th Saturday Winter Series race 1 and 2
June 22 Saturday Winter Series race 3 and 4 Races 10 to 15 Club Championship
June 29 Saturday Winter Series race 5 and 6
July 6 Saturday Learn to sail - 2 week series
J24 sail training weekend 1
July 7 Sunday Learn to sail - 2 week series
July 13 Saturday Learn to sail - 2 week series J24 sail training week 2
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July 14 Sunday Learn to sail - 2 week series
July 20 Saturday Quicksilver Cup Race 16 Club Championship
July 27 Saturday Christmas in July Fun day
August 3 Saturday Keith Quinn Memorial Cup Race 17 Club Championship
August 08 - 15 Airlie Beach Race Week
August 17 - 24 Hamilton Island Race Week
August 17 Low Isles cruise Cruise
August 29 - Sept 4th Magnetic Island Race Week
September 14 Saturday Working B All hands-on deck
September 15 PDYC Open day
September 21 Saturday Annual General Meeting
September 28 Saturday Learn to sail - 2 week series
J24 sail training week 1
September 29 Sunday Learn to sail - 2 week series
October 4th Friday Lizard Island Rally cruise
October 4th Friday twilight Lizard Island Race Lizard Island Trophy
October 5 Saturday Learn to sail - 2 week series
J24 sail training week 2
October 6 Sunday Learn to sail - 2 week series
October 8 Tuesday Skippers Dinner
October 12 Saturday Coral Sea Cup Regatta
Races 18 to 20 Club championship
October 13 Sunday Coral Sea Cup Regatta
October 26 Saturday Lady Skippers Race Race 3 & 4
November 2 Saturday Spring Series race 1 and 2
November 16 Saturday Spring Series race 3 and 4 Races 21 to 26 Club Championship
November 23 Saturday Spring Series race 5 and 6
November 30 Saturday Working B All hands-on deck
December 7 Saturday Christmas Cup Race 27 Club Championship
December 14 Saturday Christmas Party Members only
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Quicksilver Clipper Cup Port Douglas Race Week
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Quicksilver Group is again the major sponsor of Port Douglas Race Week. 2019 is the third
consecutive year for Quicksilver as naming rights sponsor and adds to a long history of
supporting the community in the Douglas Shire and their association with PDYC.
25th Anniversary Clipper Cup
Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week
Racing the Winds of Paradise May 21nd to May 25th
Date Division First Warning
Mon 20th May All Divisions: Registration – from 1230 to 1630 hrs at PDYC
Tues 21st May Div 1, 2 & 4: Two short races; Div 3 short passage race 09:55
passage
Wed 22nd May Div 1, 2 & 3: Passage race; Div 4 two short races 09:55
Division 3: Short passage race
Division 4: Two short races
Thur 23rd May All Divisions: Lay day (possibility of racing)
Fri 24th May All Divisions: Two short races 09:55
All Divisions: Long triangle/W&R race 09:55
Sat 25th May
Presentation Night
The Notice of Race is available online at www.portdouglasraceweek.com.au
Entries open Monday 21st January. Launch Saturday 24th February.
Entries close Friday 17th May. Refer Notice of Race for details.
2018 Div 1 Winner
White Cap Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week
The Far North's Premier Sailing Event
2018 Div 2 Winner 2018 Div 4 Winner
Callista #SPANK
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Club Championship
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A 27 RACE SERIES WITH POINTS ACCRUED FROM RACES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
The 2019 Club Champions will be the boat, skipper and crew that accrues the least points
from 10 events in the 2018 sailing programme. The series is comprised of 17 races from the
winter and spring seasonal series plus 10 races from 7 individual trophy events.
The series allows for 3 results to be dropped from the 24 races.
SUMMER, WINTER AND SPRING SEASONAL SERIES
Summer Series: 4 buoy races, 1 passage race. Feb/Mar
Winter Series: 6 buoy races over 3 consecutive Saturdays in June.
Spring Series: 6 buoy races over 3 consecutive Saturdays in November.
INDIVIDUAL TROPHY RACES
March 16th Closehaven Cup 1 Passage race
April 27 th
Commodores Cup 1 Race, the Commodores call
May 4 th
CrystalBrook Superyacht Marina Cup 2 buoy races
July 20th Quicksilver Cup 1 Long race
August 3 rd Keith Quinn Memorial Cup 1 Race - Waypoints
October 12th & 13th Coral Sea Cup 1 Passage plus 2 short races
December 7th Christmas Cup 1 Passage race
Senga – 2018 PDYC overall Club
Championship winner
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FUN SAILING DAYS
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The most fun under the tropical sun
Points awarded for fun sailing events do not count towards the Club Championship
January 26th Australia Day Dress up and celebration time
May 19th 4mile beach spinnaker run Quicksilver Clipper Cup
July 28th Christmas in July Fun day with Christmas dinner
September 15th Open Day Club Open Day
We all know our famous motto, but where does it come from?
One Saturday afternoon back in the day, after a day racing on the bay, a disgruntled skipper
put in a protest against a fellow competitor. This was something unheard of for a friendly
Saturday afternoon social and the defendant was not
amused.
The following week when the skippers and crews
gathered for their next race a plaque appeared to
remind the racers just why they were there. That even
though yacht racing is an extremely competitive sport
they were all just out there for the fun of it!
There are two events on the club calendar that are
purely for fun. The results do not affect the Club Championship or the competitors future
handicaps.
Just for the record, it is alleged that Marina Mirage Challenge II won the protest over Sunburnt
Snowflake and the legend was born.
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CRUISING
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January 19th – 20th Low Isles Cruise
April 19th - April 22nd Easter cruise - Hope Islands - Details to be arranged
May 19th Port Douglas to Fitzroy Island
May 20th Mickey Ink Rally - Fitzroy Island to Port Douglas
August 17th Low Isles Cruise
October 4th Lizard Island Rally
"Go if it's good" is the theme for cruising events. Members are encouraged to "watch the
weather and plan together". Random cruises can be arranged whenever the weather is
suitable and there's nothing else on the calendar.
There are many places within a day's sail from Port. If the weather's looking good and time is
on your side, then why not go cruising?
Cape Kimberley, Snapper Island, Hope Isles, Low Isles, Upolo Cay, Green Island, Fitzroy Island,
Double Island and many reef anchorages within reach when the weather is right.
Watch the weather, plan together and go if it's good
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DISCOVER SAILING
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PDYC is an Australian Sailing Discover Sailing Centre. The club owns two
J24 yachts and has several members qualified through Australian Sailing
to conduct sail training.
Now is the time for all members to discover sailing
Throughout 2018 the club is running two four-day & one 3 day sail
training sessions held over consecutive weekends. April 6th, 7th, 13th. July
6th, 7th, 13th and 14th and September 28th, 29th and October 5th & 6th.
April 6 & 7th, 13th Day 1, 2, 3 Learn to sail a J24
July 6th & 7th, 13th & 14th Day 1, 2, 3, 4 Learn to sail a J24
September 28th & 29th Day 1, 2 Learn to sail a J24
October 5th & 6th Day 3, 4 Learn to sail a J24
Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina is a major sponsor of the clubs J24's
Each of the three Learn to Sail programmes is followed by a major club race on the
following weekend to enable students to crew in a race with the club fleet.
For more information and to book, contact Port Douglas Yacht Club. Ph: (07) 4099 438
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NOTICE OF RACE AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
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NOTICE OF RACE (NoR)
A NoR is published prior to each event which may cover a single race or multiple races
included in a single event.
The NoR shall advise where and when the sailing instructions will be available and include the
title, place and dates of the race(s). It will state how the race(s) will be governed and a list of
documents that will govern the event. It shall also include the divisions and the handicap
system that will be used and the conditions of entry.
Each NoR is published on the club notice board and website prior to each event.
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions for all events will consist of the instructions in the World Sailing Racing
Rules of Sailing 2017 - 2020 Appendix S, Standard Sailing Instructions, and the Supplementary
Sailing Instructions (SSI) issued for each event. The standard sailing instructions plus the SSI
for WAGS and the Seasonal Series are posted on the club notice board. SSI for other events
are issued prior to the event as detailed in the notice of race.
VOLUNTEERS
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WORKING B's
Working B's are held throughout the year where members come together to put their time
and effort into looking after the club. Check the calendar for dates and make sure your email
is on the distribution list.
WAGS
This club was built for fun only by the
A volunteer event that is only strength of its volunteers
made possible by the generous
members that put in the time
and the effort.
RACE WEEK
The success of Race Week
depends on members that give
their time planning, organising
and staging the event.
GENERAL DUTIES
Volunteers are always welcome and the club is forever grateful to those many members
that have assisted throughout the years, and those that continue to do so today.
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WAGS
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Wednesday sailing is a thriving
tradition at many yacht clubs. PDYC
skippers and their crew generously
give their time to take members
and the public for a free sunset sail
every Wednesday.
To get involved be at the club from
4PM and register your interest.
Skippers choose their guests who
are encouraged to participate in
dinner and drinks at the club.
Many years ago, in a distant port a few keen yachties hard at work one Wednesday
afternoon decided that the weather was just too good, and they should be out sailing.
Tools were downed and the race was on, and so was born the legend of WAGS.
WAGS SUPPLEMENTARY SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
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1 RULES
1.1 WAGS is governed by these Supplementary Sailing Instructions, PDYC WAGS Policy and Risk
Management Code of Practice contained within the PDYC Risk Management Plan and the
mandatory nature of the rules and regulations therein.
1.2 PDYC WAGS Policy and Risk Management Plan is available on the club website at
www.portdouglasyachtclub.com.au/risk-management.
2 EVENT CATEGORY
2.1 The event is a short course sunset cruise. PDYC adopts YA/AS Special Regulations Part 1 as a
guide for cruising boats.
2.2 The event is defined as a Category 6 event.
3 ENTRIES AND ELIGIBILITY OF VESSELS
3.1 WAGS is open to only monohulls and multihulls listed on the PDYC Yacht Register.
3.2 Boats registering in the event log on the day shall be deemed to have entered the event.
3.3 By entering the event an entrant implies compliance with PDYC policy.
3.4 PDYC shall not be held accountable for non-compliance of its policies by event entrants.
4 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
4.1 Every Wednesday, registration at the Club from 4:00pm sailing anytime thereafter.
5 COURSES, START & FINISH
5.1 Refer to course diagram below.
5.2 The Start and Finish are at the discretion of the skipper within the time limit.
6 TIME LIMIT
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6.1 All boats shall complete the course in daylight hours only.
7 CHANGE OF COURSE
7.1 When a strong wind warning is issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for Cairns Coastal Waters, the
course is to be changed to Dickson Inlet and Packers Creek only.
8 OMISSIONS
8.1 There will be no notices to competitors, changes to sailing instructions, divisions, signals, marks,
changes to the course, shortened courses, protests, penalties or scoring.
9 SAFETY REGULATIONS
9.1 All entrants shall agree to abide by PDYC WAGS Policy and Risk Management Code of Practice.
9.2 A boat that retires from the event shall notify the event office as soon as possible.
10 RADIO COMMUNICATION
10.1 All boats shall monitor VHF channel 16 for the duration of the event.
11 PRIZES
11.1 All entries are eligible for prizes to be drawn at random after the event.
12 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
12.1 Participation in the event is entirely at the sole risk of the participant. See Rule 4, RRS. The
organising authority, committee, members and employees will not accept any liability for material
damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior too, during, or after the
event.
13 INSURANCE
13.1 Each participating boat shall be insured with a minimum $5,000,000 third party liability cover.
APPENDIX A: WAGS COURSE DIAGRAM
No current weather warning
1–2–1
Strong wind warning
1–3–1
Boats may choose to navigate Dickson Inlet
and Packers Creek when there are no current
weather warnings but are required to do so
when a strong wind warning is current.
When navigating Trinity Bay boats are
required not to travel further than the point
at which their return shall exceed day light
hours.
1 = PDYC pontoon or your boats marina pen
2 = Any point on Trinity Bay
3 = Any point on Packers Creek
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SEASONAL SERIES
SUPPLEMENTARY SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
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1 RULES
1.1 Races will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions
of Australian Sailing (AS), and the Supplementary Sailing Instructions (SSI). The SSI may modify
parts of the RRS.
1.2 Australian Sailing Special Regulations Part 1, Category 6 shall apply.
2 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS This changes RRS Appendix S 2.
2.1 Any change to the sailing instructions will be advised at the race briefing or notified on VHF 72.
3 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE This changes RRS Appendix S 4.
3.1 No signals shall be made ashore.
4 SCHEDULE OF RACES
SERIES DATE RACES 1st WARNING 2nd WARNING LATEST WARNING
th
Summer 9 February 2 10:10 ASAP after 1st race 13:55
th
Summer 16 February 1 10:10
nd
Summer 2 March 2 10:10 ASAP after 1st race 13:55
Winter 9th June 2 10:10 ASAP after 1st race 13:55
th
Winter 16 June 2 10:10 ASAP after 1st race 13:55
rd
Winter 23 June 2 10:10 ASAP after 1st race 13:55
rd
Spring 3 November 2 10:10 ASAP after 1st race 13:55
Spring 10th November 2 10:10 ASAP after 1st race 13:55
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Spring 17 November 2 10:10 ASAP after 1st race 13:55
5 THE COURSE This changes RRS Appendix S7
5.1 The course to be sailed shall be notified at the briefing at 0830hrs on the day.
5.2 The course shall be either three laps windward leeward (WL) or one lap triangle sausage (TS).
6 MARKS
6.1 Course WL
• Start marks: A point (p) 100m from and through red outer channel marker in line with non palm
tree (S).
• Rounding marks: Inflatable buoy (P) and red outer channel marker (P).
• Finish marks: Red outer channel marker (P) and green outer channel marker (S).
6.2 Course TS
• Start marks: Inflatable buoy (P) and inflatable buoy (S).
• Rounding marks: Inflatable buoys (P).
• Leeward gate: Inflatable buoy (P) and inflatable buoy (S).
• Finish marks: Inflatable buoy (P) and inflatable buoy (S).
7 SHORTENED COURSE This changes RRS 32
7.1 Changes to the course shall be notified at the race briefing or on VHF 72.
8 THE START This changes RRS Appendix S 9.
8.1 Races will be started by using rule 26 except that there will be no signals.
8.2 All boats must use GPS time to count down to the start and record a finish.
9 RECALLS This changes RRS 29
9.1 Boats over the line prior to the start shall voluntarily re-cross the start.
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10 OMISSION OF RRS RULE 50.2
10.1 Rule 50.2 requiring that if used a whisker pole is attached to the mast does not apply.
11 THE FINISH This changes RRS Appendix S 11.
11.1 Yachts take their own finish times to be provided to race office as soon as possible.
11.2 Finish times must be taken off GPS time recorded in hours, minutes and seconds.
12 TIME LIMITS This changes RRS Appendix S 12.
12.1 Three hours.
13 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS This changes RRS Part 5.
13.1 Protests shall be lodged with the Race Committee within the protest time limit.
13.2 The protest time limit shall be at the discretion of the Race Committee.
13.3 Hearings will be held as soon as possible.
APPENDIX A: SEASONAL SERIES COURSE DIAGRAMS
WINDWARD–LEEWARD (WL)
Start – 1(p) – 4(p) – 1(p) – 4(p) – 1(p) – Finish
1 = Inflatable buoy
2 = A point 100m from 4 in line with 4 & 5
3 = Green outer channel marker
4 = Red outer channel marker
5 = Non palm tree on Rex Smeal Park
TRIANGLE–SAUSAGE (TS)
Start – 1(p) – 2(p) – L Gate – 1(p) – Finish
Start = 3(p) 4(s)
Gate = 3(s) 4(p)
Finish = 3(s) 4(p)
1 = Inflatable buoy
2 = Inflatable buoy
3 = Inflatable buoy
4 = Inflatable buoy
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HANDICAPPING
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Boats racing in PDYC events are allocated a performance handicap which, by definition,
indicates the expected performance of a boat relative to each other boat. This is based on
historical performance, crew and equipment.
Actual performance is used when historical data is available. Where historical data is not
available expected performance is based on information supplied to, or researched by, the
Sailing Committee.
The Sailing Committee issues an initial handicap to each boat.
Handicaps for Race Week are determined by the Race Officer in conjunction with the Sailing
Committee.
All events use SailSys race management software to nominate, compute results and adjust
handicaps. Handicaps will adjust based on the parameters that are entered into SailSys. To
determine the results SailSys creates a benchmark boat and this boats handicap will not
change after that race. Boats placing above this boat will usually increase and boats below
will decrease. By how much depends on how close the result is.
The Sailing Committee meets once a month and determines if any manual adjustments are
required. This might occur if a boat is clearly under or out performing for any reason such as
major change of crew, new sails or recent slipping.
The PDYC Handicapping Rules are available on the club website.
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SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN
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SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CLUB SAILING ACTIVITIES
PDYC Safety Management Plan addresses the issues of health and safety and demonstrates
an understanding of the duty of care to all members, workers, contractors, participants and
the general public in respect to club organized sailing activities.
Visit www.portdouglasyachtclub.com.au/risk-management to read the club Safety
Management Plan in full.
All skippers and crew participating in club organised sailing activities are encouraged to read
and comply with this document.
SAFETY CATEGORY
The safety requirements of YA/AS Special Regulations Part 1, Category 6 applies to all PDYC
sailing events unless stated otherwise in the Notice of Race or the Sailing Instructions.
The YA/AS Special Regulations Equipment Audit Form for Category 6 safety requirements is
available at http://portdouglasyachtclub.com.au/risk-management.
Skippers and their crew are encouraged to review this to ensure their compliance.
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POSTPONEMENT OF RACES
The rules for the postponement of races applies to all PDYC organised events on the club
calendar except Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week which is under the control of the
appointed Race Officer.
The following five point plan is in place to manage the inherent risk of sailing, limit possible
damage to equipment and preserve the integrity of the events.
1. If a strong wind warning is current for Cairns Coastal Waters for any period that a
scheduled race is due to take place then that race shall be postponed.
2. A postponed race is rescheduled for the same start time on the next Saturday.
3. Where there is an existing race on the next Saturday the postponed race will be run on
the same day provided the time limit allowed for the postponed race will not infringe
upon the time limit allowed for the existing race or races in which case the postponed
race will be postponed to the next Saturday.
4. Postponed races not rescheduled shall be abandoned.
5. Postponed events may be rescheduled to a day other than a Saturday if a majority of
skippers entered in the affected series agree.
Safety First Always
You're the Skipper - You're Responsible
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