Women's Sailing News
Queensland Yacht Charters WISC- Final Race
16th April 2009
Hi All, Last Sunday 5th April saw the last of the 2 remaining races. Going into Race 9 we had 3 boats vying for first place in PHD, Rhiannon, Clockwork, and Hush who had a handy 8.5 point lead. There were 2 boats competing for first on AMS, Hush & Horizon Sprint, the latter having a 1 point lead. In IRC Clockwork had a nice lead over Wild Side. Sunday morning’s weather looked miserable , the Melbourne Temperature switch was truly turned… More
The WISC series is quickly drawing to a close
5th April 2009
The last race is this Sunday 5th April at SYC. RACING AREA. The races will be conducted on Port Phillip, in the vicinity of Sandringham Yacht Club and Royal Brighton Yacht Club. It will be a boat start , multiple races- windward/leeward. Racing starts at 1030 Don’t forget the BBQ and presentation after the race – download form here with details. Remember to get it by this Wednesday for catering purposes. Be great to… More
WISC Race 8 Passage Race & Presentation and BBQ booking info
5th April 2009
Women in Sailing Challenge is proudly sponsored by Queensland Yacht Charters in the Whitsundays. website: www.yachtcharters.com.au Good Evening WISC Teams, WISC race 8 was the passage race, and was to give the teams some variety, and importantly some time to settle the boats down, concentrate on sail trim, and execute spinnaker manoeuvrers. The talk around the bar proved some what an exciting event. The race started in around 15 knots SW under a… More
The WISC race on Sunday 8th February
17th February 2009
Hello Team, What an interesting weekend we had. I am sitting thinking of what to write about the race with the radio on in the background on 3AW, keeping me updated on the fire situation and hearing of the stories of survival and desperation of those calling in that were affected by the fires. I use to live near one of these areas (i.e the King Lake area) and frequented it a lot as a child and as an adult, riding my motor bike, and for work when… More
WISC races for 2009- Race 4
8th February 2009
Women in Sailing Challenge is proudly sponsored by Queensland Yacht Charters in the Whitsundays. Good Morning WISC Teams, This Sunday 8th February is the first of our WISC races for 2009- Race 4. We are well and truly into the series now. It is a boat start (multiple races) Windward/ Leeward, starting at 1030, run by SYC RACING AREA. The races will be conducted on Port Phillip, in the vicinity of Sandringham Yacht Club and Royal Brighton Yacht… More
WISC Race 3
17th December 2008
Hello WISC Teams, We have now hit the half way mark to our series. First race began in a 15-20 knot breeze, just north of Green Point, with a slightly sloppy sea. The start was uneventful with all boats jockeying for position and getting across the line without incident. A short beat to windward and we were around the top mark – some boats elected to use kites whilst others opted for poled headsails. Another lap around with a downwind… More
WISC #3 @RBYC
7th December 2008
Women In Sailing Challenge, Sunday 7th December @RBYC. click here Hcaps Boat start ,windward /leeward courses, multiple races. Please Note:Road closure in the morning at St Kilda due to Susan's Fun Run… More
Next Race
9th November 2008
Next Race will be on Sunday 9th Nov ,1030 start-Boat start, run by RBYC. Multiple races- windward/leeward. Women in Sailing Challenge is proudly sponsored by Queensland Yacht Charters in the Whitsundays . www.yachtcharters.com.au … More
Race # 2: Women in Twilight
27th October 2008
Race 2 of the new ‘Women in Twilight’ series will be conducted tomorrow evening Tuesday 28th October with an 1815 start time. The Race format is the same at Thursday Twilight racing, with the exception that a women must be on the helm for the duration of the race. Get your entry in now either online: click here or at the club. To view event poster, click here.… More
WISC RACE 1
12th October 2008
Women in Sailing Challenge is proudly sponsored by Queensland Yacht Charters in the Whitsundays. website: www.yachtcharters.com.au Good Morning WISC Teams,What an exciting lead up to Sunday's first race.Last Wednesday night we had the last of our training series- "Race starts and strategies"- by Rosi Colahan from RBYC. Rosi did a fabulous job in presenting to us how to be prepared for a race, discussing topics ranging from… More
Women In Sail
Twilight sailing for Women skippers introduced by Sandringham Yacht Club
Continuing its active role in promoting Women in Sailing in Victoria, Sandringham Yacht Club has introduced a new 10-race twilight sailing series into its 2008/09 keelboat sailing calendar - the Women in Twilight series - on Tuesday evenings, starting October 14th.
Along with Sandringham Yacht Club's popular Women in Sailing Challenge (WISC) series, the Women in Twilight series, supported by Horizon Sails, continues to provide opportunities for women to participate in yachting events in Victoria. The series is held fortnightly, starting at 6:15pm in a handicapped, pursuit-start around a short fixed-marks course off Sandringham. The key requirement of the series is that each eligible boat is helmed by a female for the duration of the race.
As well as the twilight series, the Women In Sailing Challenge (WISC) event returns for another year. Having been conducted by Sandringham Yacht Club for several years, Royal Brighton Yacht Club will host 2 of the 6 races this year, reflecting the growing interest in this event across Port Phillip. The first prize for the series is sponsored by Queensland Yacht Charters who have supported the event for a number of years. The series consists of 6 races (1 per month of the summer calendar) starting Sunday October 12th and starting at 10:30am. Racing is typically short-courses around laid marks in a windward-leeward configuration, with one longer race around fixed marks. Racing is conducted under Performance handicap, as well as IRC and AMS measured handicaps. Last year's event was won by Monica Tonner on Rampallion, with Kate Marchant on Bali Dancer winning IRC and Helen Cameron on Affirmative Action taking out AMS.
In the lead-up to the start of the series, and as part of Sandringham Yacht Club's commitment to ongoing training, a series of information nights for potential participants have been run, covering many aspects of yacht racing including boat preparation, sail tuning, starting techniques & strategies and racing rules.
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