Finish the Season in Style at Medway Yacht Club
The Medway Yacht Club looks forward to hosting the 2024 Autumn Series, a five-race series.
Sundays 20th, 27th October, 3rd, 10th, 17th, November 2024.
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Handicaps, Classes and Prizes
All boats will be ranked using their YTC handicaps, divided into classes based on the entries received and prizes awarded accordingly. YTC certificates can be obtained free of charge from https://www.swytc.org.uk/index.asp. Prizes will also be awarded based on IRC handicaps where an IRC certificate has been submitted and the boats are in classes that have sailed the same course.
Entry Form
Before the Series you will be required to submit an entry form including your YTC certificate and, if you wish, your IRC certificate. Before each race you will be required to submit the number of people on board by WhatsApp.
Once an entry has been received and paid for you will be added to the Autumn Series WhatsApp group. Competitors can nominate additional phone numbers to be included in the Autumn Series WhatsApp group on the entry form.
2024 Autumn Series Entry Form in MS Word – Click the link and then look at your browser downloads for the entry form. The form is in MS Word so you can edit it with your information and email it to the office. Here is the form as a pdf for those that prefer to print it out and complete it by hand. Entry form as a pdf
Fees
The cost of entry is £40 for the series or £10 per race. This includes moorings for visiting boats for the period of the Series on a first come first served basis, use of the trot boat service, use of the Medway Yacht Club and free parking. To receive such a mooring, it must be requested on the entry form.
Services
Services such as use of the scrubbing trolley is allowed during the Series but requires the guidance of the bosun (yard team) and will incur additional charges. These services can be booked via the office.
Good value meals and drinks are available at the Medway Yacht Club and are paid for at the time.
All racing information throughout the year can be found on our cruiser racing page click here to visit Cruiser Racing – Medway Yacht Club.
Information and Timetable
Breakfast will be available from 08:00 each racing day in the club house (full English or a take way bacon/sausage bap and coffee will be available). It is intended that racing will start at 10:00 with a Committee Boat starts down river. The Committee Boat location will be notified by VHF channel 72 and may also be on the WhatsApp Autumn Series group. The time limit for racing will be 15:00. The Race Officer will make every effort to set courses that can be finished well within this time and will shorten the course if timing is looking problematic and it is feasible.
2024 Autumn Series Notice of Race – click the link to download
2024 Autumn Series Sailing Instructions – click the link to download
Autumn Series Minimum Equipment List – click the link to download the MEL
Protest Form in Word – Click the link and then look at your browser downloads for the protest form. The form is in MS Word so you can edit it with your protest
Notice to Competitors No 1 – All boats will be Class 1
Notice to Competitors No 2 – Autumn Series Race 1 on Sunday 20 October is cancelled due to weather conditions
Notice to Competitors No 4 – Autumn Series Time Limits -replaces Notice to Competitors No 3
Notice to Competitors No 5 – Race on 10 November Cancelled as No Wind Forecasted
Competitors
2024 MYC AUTUMN SERIES COMPETITORS CLASS 1
| Boat Name | YTC Rating | White Sail | IRC Rating | Sail Number |
| Mercury | 772 | 1160 | 962 | |
| Reefer X | 900 | 954 | 4228 | |
| Toucan | 902 | 1598 | ||
| X-Ray | 903 | 943 | 7317 | |
| Aquila | 904 | 9410 | ||
| Why Not | 908 | 9293 | ||
| Sulis | 920 | WS | 7680 | |
| Zephyros | 923 | 919 | 9746 | |
| Freya | 924 | WS | 4397 | |
| Equinox | 935 | 908 | 3724 | |
| The Wizard | 964 | WS | 6068 | |
| Chips | 979 | 904 | 3484 | |
| Petite Fleur | 1075 | 6500 |
Results
The provisional results for each race will be calculated as soon as possible after the last boat finishes and are planned to be available in the MYC club house where it is rumoured that a bottle of wine or two may be presented to the day’s winners. The provisional results will also be uploaded to the Club Results page. A WhatsApp message to the Autumn Series WhatsApp Group will advise as soon as they have been uploaded.
Past year’s results can also be seen in the Club Results page.
Should competitors have any questions or queries after submitting their entry form and having read the NOR please contact the office – office@medwayyachtclub.com.