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It was another good turnout for the last weekend of the Pwllheli Challenge Series with everyone needing to gain valuable points from the last races to be in the prizes. After the last couple of weekends with Summer like conditions and no wind, talk in the bar on the Friday night was of a gale in the forecast and a cold wet day but as the forecast had been changing all week, no-one truly knew what to expect. In the end Saturday brought bright skies and a cold dense wind from the west – perfect racing conditions! Strong winds were still forecast and the start of a chop building on the water indicated that heavier weather was out there somewhere, but in the shelter of the bay wind speeds ranged from just 6kts to a maximum of 20kts.

Although Sgrech had built a good lead over the series they could still lose it during the weekend if they put in a bad performance and with points still to be had, everyone was eager to get a good start Saturday. As a result several boats were over the line at the start giving Poppy and Midnight Mojito a good head start. However, they failed to maintain their positions and the final results were Sgrech first, Jetstream second and Jeepster third. The good weather managed to hold out for the second race and the jostle for second place between Jetstream and Jeepster was quite evident on the water. Sgrech took line honours giving them first overall with Jeepster finishing second on the water, just seconds in front of Jetstream. However the 6 second lead wasn’t enough for Jeepster to take the point from Jetstream and both J-Boats were beaten on corrected time by Wil2Win who took second place. Jetstream got third and Jeepster fourth.

The overnight hail storms Saturday night had replenished the white coating to the hills around Pwllheli, giving Sunday the perfect backdrop for Alan Dop’s photo shoot of racing in the bay, for next year’s PSC calendar. Despite the photos, all focus was on the last two races. Midnight Mojito got off to a good start on the first race but they failed to fly their spinnaker on the first downwind leg, letting Jeepster back into the top three and although Midnight Mojito hoisted their spinnaker on subsequent legs, they were unable to make up ground already lost on the fleet. Sgrech took and maintained a good lead to take first place followed by Jeepster and Jetstream on the water but again, Wil2Win’s handicap was too much for Jetstream and they had to settle for fourth place in the table with Wil2Win third. The last race, and although Sgrech had definitely won the trophy, there was still a battle for second and third place. All boats milled around the pin end of the start line trying to get a good start at the gun. Jetstream got squeezed out by Wil2win and had to go round for a second go. However, a late start by Midnight Mojito put them at the ODM just as Jetstream tried again. Again they were squeezed out! This gave both Sgrech and Jeepster clear air to continue to the finish. Sgrech took first, Jeepster second and Jetstream put in an exceptional performance to overtake the fleet and take third place.

The final positions in the table at the end of the Challenge Series were: 1st – Sgrech, 2nd – Jeepster,3rd – Jetstream, 4th - Wil 2 win, 5th - Midnight Mojito, 6th – Poppy, 7th – Injenous, 8th - Wennol 111, 9th - Filthy Gorgeous.

Photographs by Alan Dop available here  and full results here. 

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

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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

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List of 2024 SSIs

List of Supplemental Sailing Instructions 2024

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RRS 2021- 2024

PDF copy of the RRS 2021-2024

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Racing Rules Of Sailing

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

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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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