Entries are invited for the Friday Twilight Sailing Series organised by Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club for Series 1 to be held from Friday 11 October 2024 to 20 December 2024 and Series 2 to commence from 17 January 2025 to 4 April 2025 - Program available HERE

Participants need to be either SPASC Family/Senior/Junior members, specific SPASC Twilight racing only members, or financial members of an Australian Sailing affiliated club - refer link https://www.revolutionise.com.au/spasc/registration/ 

There are two divisions; Division One and GOLD Fleet

Division One is open to ILCA 7 (Laser Standard rig) and ILCA 6 (Laser Radial rig) boats and single handed off-the-beach monohull dinghy classes, that have a yardstick single handed off-the-beach dinghy classes participating with an Australian Sailing Yardstick between 106 and 125 - refer link https://www.sailingresources.org.au/class-assoc/yardsticks/.  

GOLD Fleet is a transition to racing category and is limited to either O'pen Skiffs or ILCA 6 or ILCA4 (4 = Laser 4.7 rig). Optimists are not allowed to be raced in the series.

Eligible boats should enter via this online registration process prior to entrants participating in this Friday Twilight Sailing Races.

A Twilight Sailing Series Race Entry Fee is payable via this online registration process prior to entrants participating in this Friday Twilight Sailing Races -

Division One

• Full season race fee (Series 1 + 2) $150.00; OR individual Series 1 or 2 fee $80.00
• Race fee including boat hire - Laser (ILCA 7/6) - full season $450.00; OR individual Series 1 or 2 $240.00 (note these prices includes race fees)

GOLD Fleet

• Full season race fee (Series 1 + 2) $100.00; OR individual Series 1 or 2 fee $60.00
• Race fee including boat hire - Laser (ILCA 6/4) - full season $400.00; OR individual Series 1 or 2 $220.00 (note these prices includes race fees)
• Race fee including boat hire - O'pen Skiff - full season $400.00; OR individual Series 1 or 2 $220.00 (note these prices includes race fees)

Participants need to be either SPASC Family, Senior, Life, Junior, Twilight Sailing Only members, or members of an Australian Sailing affiliated club, and have a current Australian Sailing number.

Racing Sessions - Maximum of two races per session

Timing - Weekly races held on Friday afternoons during Daylight Saving Time, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Start Sequence - Not before 5:30pm for the first race and not after 6:45pm for any subsequent race.

Refer to 'Notice of Series'  HERE

Refer to 'Sailing Instructions'  HERE

Sailing Area - In the area known as Cockle Bay, Warners Bay and Marmong Point, North Lake Macquarie.

Courses - As described in the Sailing Instructions.

Scoring - The results will be calculated for Outright placings using the Australian Sailing "Off the Beach" yardsticks.

Social activities are planned after each Sailing Session.  All are welcome.

SPASC is enclosed by Speers Point Park, which features plenty of activities for non-sailing family members such as an open air Olympic pool complex, parkland, walking pathways, jetty and a large enclosed children's playground.

Contact SPASC Twilight Sailing Manager Andy Clark, email clark.a@inbox.com or phone 0468 440 030 for any enquiries - or refer to SPASC website www.spasc.org.au