Monthly Archives: September 2016

FFIA AGM

The FFIA AGM will be held at Esperance Bay Yacht Club on Wednesday 4th January 2017, full details to be forwarded later.
If there are any nominations for the FFIA Executive or Motions for the Agenda they need to be submitted to the Secretary no later than 20th October 2016. The current committee has confirmed it is happy to continue for another year.
Nomination Form

 

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Young guns sailing Flying Fifteens

The final Flying Fifteen Invitation Solo Series race is this Sunday 11 September at SoPYC. If you would like to sail, registration is at 11:15 am at the club. Racing begins at 12:30.
Series four saw RFBYC boat ‘Glamour Buoys’ venture up river sailed by Dragon sailors Peter Botman and Ethan Prieto-low. Grant Box was seen filling in for Tim Putt as crew on ‘Tie Fighter’ and Emily Pettersson helming with her mother on ‘Kerfuffle’.
Peter Rooke was out testing a set of new sails along with ‘Faffin’ with local sailmaker Brad Sheridan tuning the boat to make it go faster.
Who will we see this Sunday? Results from previous series can be viewed at the SoPYC
website.
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Pre-Season Regatta 25 September 2016

The start of the Flying Fifteen season is upon us with the Invitation Pre-Season Regatta held at South of Peth Yacht Club Sunday 25 September. We saw plenty of new faces out on the water for the last Solo Series creating havoc for those who had sailed the whole series battling for results!

Download the Pre-Season Regatta NOR with Kim Peaker stepping up as Race Officer. It is anticipated first warning signal will be at 0955. Enter online

Results of the Solo Series can be viewed on the SofPYC website. Congratulations to Fflashpoint Peter Rooke and Martin Arrowsmith 1st, Faffin Carl and Kristine Pettersson 2nd and Yes, No, Maybe Jennifer Sims and Any Cross 3rd.  Thank you Tim Cross for standing in to help skipper Ben Roadhouse out on Tie Fighter.

 

 

 

 

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FFI World Championship Napier

Just a reminder that Entries for the World Championship close on 24th November 2016, late fees will apply after this date.

The Esperance Nationals is the  qualifying event for Australian boats entry into the Worlds.

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National Championship Entries

Congratulations go to Ron Packer & Steve Ward for being the first
entrants into the Nationals. That must be worth a prize of a bottle of
Ferngrove red when they arrive. The next prize will be for the 10th
entrant so please get your entries in!

Entries Close on 22nd November 2016, Late Entry Fees apply after this date.

 

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