Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is pleased to invite members to compete in the 2020 Keelboat Autumn Winter Midweek Series.  

We are looking to commence some informal Mid Week racing on Thursday, 21 May.  The format will be modified to accommodate the current Government restrictions.

Fleets

Yachts will be divided into groups of 20 participants.  Group start times will be at 10-minute intervals from 3:00pm.    

We welcome registrations from Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, BW8's, Couta, Dragons, Etchells, Flying 15's and Contenders.

Notice to Skippers & Crew

• Skipper and crew must be members of RFBYC to participate.
• Groups will consist of up 20 participants.
• A 'Get in, sail and get out' mindset is encouraged. Where possible skipper and crew should dress at home and shower at home to minimise use of the Club's changerooms.
• Main Clubhouse changerooms will be limited to 6 people at any given time. TBC
• Yachts too small for safe social distancing may register so long as the skipper and crew currently reside in the same house.
• The number of crew on board will depend on the length and width of each boat and will be the responsibility of the owner to determine the number of crew.
• Owner/skipper must take responsibility to ensure crew on board meet the 1.5m social distancing requirement. This is also applicable for when walking on jetties.
• Owner/skipper must register their boat to participate on-line via RevSports and confirm names of crew on board plus their contact number. Boats who show up on the day without registering will not be allowed to participate.
• Owner/skipper to take responsibility to ensure equipment on board has been adequately cleaned (sanitised) and appropriate hygiene is followed at all times.
• No sharing of equipment.
• Registered boats will be notified of their group start time and other relevant details by 5:00pm Wednesday, 20 May.
• Closing date and time for registration for the Mid Week sail will be 5:00pm, Tuesday, 19 May.
• There will be no consistency points.
• There will be no presentation at the Club after the sailing session. Finishing times will not be recorded. This will be reviewed for future sessions.
• The Club bar will be closed. Sailors are asked not to congregate on the upper lawn area or elsewhere on the Club grounds after sailing.
• Sailors and crew should not participate if they are unwell or have been in close contact with a known or suspected case of COVID 19.

Boats must be helmed by a financial Life, Special, Senior, Ordinary or Junior member of the Club unless otherwise approved by the Yachting Operations Office.