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With the snow and wind recently, many boats simply weren't ready to get weighed and measured to get their full IRC rating in time for the first racing event of the year at Pwllheli Sailing Club and even those wanting the standard IRC rating found that it was just too windy to take such measurements as FL & P. With the glorious weather at the weekend, no-one wanted to avoid a competitive race to get a feel for their boat, especially those with recently purchased and previously unrated boats, unsure of whether they should race them or not. It was therefore a great help that we could all make use of the new NHC handicap that we had learned about just the previous week when Mike Urwin Technical Director - RORC Rating Office presented the IRC/NHC seminar. Test results were prepared by the Race Committee using the results from the Autumn Pwllheli Challenge series but we were all keen to see and learn how the new rating system worked on a live racing scenario.

It was a very cold Easter Weekend and the snow on the mountains of Snowdonia and mid Wales provided a majestic backdrop for the racing. The stiff Easterlies, gusting on the verge of force 7 at times, did discourage a few skippers but for those that ventured a great weekend was had. This was certainly evident when everyone returned to the club with beaming smiles on their faces, eager to look at the results.

So how did the new handicap system fair? Well, it certainly got people out on the water and by the smiles on their faces, I think they'll be hooked enough to apply for the full IRC handicap. For the boats that were already experienced racers with IRC applications in progress, they recognised that their subtle differences had been ironed out by the NHC handicap to give them the same handicap as a similar boat. If the racing had been more serious they would have wanted their extra 0.001 point to count, but then again that's what the full IRC rating is for. It is early days to see how the new handicap pan out, but for the purposes of this weekend, it was perfect - it provided a quick handicap that could be used by all and we all certainly enjoyed the weekend using it!

Pwllheli Sailing Club, the RYA's Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre in Pwllheli, has incorporated the performance based NHC into the 2013 Racing Programme on a dual scoring basis with the resultant handicap being carried forward from series to series. The J cup Celtic Regatta in June will again be dual scored (IRC and NHC) but all competitors being set on their base figures at the start of the regatta.

We are confident that the ‘National Handicap for Cruisers’ will encourage new entrants to racing in Pwllheli.

Racing Dashboard - Information

DASHBOARD with all the information you need to race in Pwllheli. From the 'Race Information Dashboard' you can access the full library of useful information with charts, list of marks, the list of fixed courses, and the Rules.
This information is available on all Racing pages of the CHPSC website!

Racing Information

Race Programme

The 2024 Race Programme is available in pdf format

Race Prorgramme - Here

Entry Form

If you have not joined as a 'Skipper Member' you can enter the race or series on-line - just follow the link

Enter the Race - Here

Windward/Leeward

The 2024 racing chart is available in pdf format

Windward/Leeward Chartlet -Here

Fixed Courses

All fixed courses for 2024 available in pdf format here - only use the 2024 version!

Fixed Courses - Here

Matrix of Marks

Matrix of Marks

A Matrix giving distance and course from one CHPSC mark to another

Matrix of Marks

A Matrix giving distance and course from one CHPSC mark to another. This is provided to assist competitors

Race Chartlet

Race Chartlet

A Chartlet of the bay showing the position of the Racing marks

Race Chartlet

A Chartlet of the bay showing the position of the Racing marks. A must have item in the cockpit whilst racing!

Course Cards

Course Cards

A library of all CHPSC courses

Course Cards

A library of all CHPSC courses

List Of Marks

List Of Marks

A list of all the CHPSC Racing Marks with co-ordinates and description

List Of Marks

The full list of racing marks and buoys with coordinates - is available in pdf format. Available by following the link

The Rules

Sailing Instructions

The CHPSC Club Racing Sailing Instructions 2024 - available in pdf format

here

List of 2024 SSIs

List of Supplemental Sailing Instructions 2024

here

RRS 2021- 2024

PDF copy of the RRS 2021-2024

here

Racing Rules Of Sailing

The new RRS are published by World Sailing - follow this link for more information from World Sailing

here

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Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli Sailing Club has been organising club racing of the highest quality for many years in the World acclaimed sailing waters of Cardigan Bay.
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The Bay provides near perfect sailing conditions with lack of commercial shipping, no strong tidal flows and ‘clean’ prevailing wind from the south west.
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The racing arena is all only minutes from the safe harbour, the marina or from the Plas Heli pontoon berths

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IRC Welsh National Championships

 

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