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RULES FOR CRUISERS FOR RACES AND TROPHIES

THE SANSOM TROPHY

The Sansom Trophy is awarded annually to members of WBYC in order to encourage an early start to the cross channel sailing season. The Rules covering this event are :-

1 The Trophy is awarded to the helmsman or owner of the first boat to

reach Barry Harbour at the start of each year's sailing season.

2 For reasons of safety, no boat is eligible to enter which is less than 16ft overall, (excluding bowsprit, bumkin or part of the rigging).

3 No boat may leave Weston Bay (within a line from the seaward end of

Brean Down to the seaward end of Birnbeck Island) before 0001 hours on Easter Saturday morning.

4 On arrival at Barry the helmsman must obtain satisfactory evidence of the

time of arrival.

5 In order to be considered for the Sansom Trophy the helmsman or owner must submit a brief log of the voyage, including the evidence mentioned in 4 above, to a member of the Sailing Committee of the WBYC within 14 days of completion of the passage.

6 The logs will be considered by the Sailing Committee of the Club and their decision will be based on them.

7 Entrants who use any form of propulsion, other than sails, must declare it in their log with a note of the reason and the time that the alternative form of propulsion was in use. Engines or oars may only be used to avoid grounding or collision.

SCARWEATHER

Entries will be accepted at the discretion of the Committee. The race is to be TWO Classes for Monohulls, AND a Multihull Class.

JUBILEE CUP

The object of the Jubilee Cup is to promote weekend cruising. The course is to be at the discretion of the Sailing Committee and is to be of a minimum of two legs with an overnight stop at an away port. The Race is to be ONE Class.

SINGLE-HANDED RACE

Competing boats shall have only one person on board. The race is to be for TWO Classes

CHANNEL & RNLI PENNANT RACE

The object of the race is to raise funds for the RNLI as all entrance fees are

donated to the RNLI

1 The entrance fee is to be paid to the Sailing Committee, preferably by the eve of the race.

2 Late entries will be permitted - any boat crossing the start line will be considered to be an entrant and will be charged the entrance fee.

3 The race is to be TWO Class.

LADIES RACE

1 The boat is to be helmed by 1 lady who must be a full or social member of WBYC

2 The trophy is awarded to the "helmswoman" not to the boat.

3 The race is to be TWO Class.

CREW TROPHY

The object of this trophy is to encourage crews to sail regularly on one boat.

1 The boat is to be helmed by someone who has crewed for a minimum of three WBYC races during the current season prior to the Crew Race, and who is a full or social member of WBYC (the skipper is not eligible).

2 The trophy is awarded to the 'crew' not to the boat.

3 The race is to be TWO Class.

OLD SALTS RACE

As the name implies, this trophy is expected to be competed for by older members of the Club

1 Each boat competing must be helmed by a person at least 50 years old.

2 There should be not more than one other active crew member aboard who may be of any age.

3 Any other person on board should be deemed to be a passenger and shall not take any active part in sailing the boat.

4 The race shall be over any course considered suitable by the Sailing Committee.

.5 Handicaps shall be the WBYC handicap as issued by the Sailing Committee adjusted by PLUS 10 points for every year over 50 of the helmsman's age and Plus 10 points for every year over 50 of the crewman's age and similarly MINUS 10 points for every year below 50.

6 This event is restricted to bona fide members of WBYC

7 Apart from the above the standard WBYC Rules apply.

8 The race is to be ONE Class.

MAN O'BOARD RACE

During this race, a suitable object shall be thrown overboard, at any time of the skipper's choosing, and recovered under sail, during each leg of the race and before proceeding to the next mark. The race is to be ONE Class

BAY SERIES

The Bay Trophy is awarded for a series of races to be sailed within the confines of Weston Bay. Points are awarded for each race. Half the series +1 to count.
The Series is to be TWO class.

POINTS SERIES 'A' AND 'B'

The courses for races in the A Series and B Series are outside of the confines of Weston Bay. The A Series races are basically "two tide" and the B Series "one tide" races.

1 A Trophy shall be awarded to the boat gaining the lowest number of

points in each series.

2 To qualify, a boat must take part in half of the races in the series plus 1

3 Should any published race be cancelled, the sailing Committee will endeavour to arrange a substitute race.

4 The qualifying conditions may be varied at the discretion of the Sailing Committee to suit the season's programme.

5 Each Series to be for TWO Classes

SPONSORED EVENTS

Where races are sponsored by individuals who donate prizes, in cash or kind, special conditions may be applied. ( e.g. The race may be one class or two, or with a minimum number of entries required for the event to be valid ). In such cases any special conditions will be displayed on the club notice board at least one week before the event.

BEST SUPPORTING BOAT

This trophy shall be awarded to the boat which has supported and completed most races in the Club programme.

BEST SUPPORTING NON-WINNER

This trophy shall be awarded to the boat which has supported and completed the most races in the Club programme without winning any other trophy.

THE PROGRESS TROPHY

This Trophy shall be awarded to the person who, in the opinion of the Sailing Committee, has made the most progress in any activity of the Club. The activity is not restricted to sailing.

PILL POUNDER TROPHY

The Pill Pounder Trophy will be awarded annually to the boat which attends most open events held under the auspices of the BCYC, excluding WBYC's own Regatta. An application for the Trophy must be made to the sailing Committee by 30th November.

LOG OF THE YEAR TROPHY

The Trophy will be awarded annually for the best Log of a cruise lasting one week or more, undertaken in the current year. It is not to be the ships log proper, but based on it, with additional points awarded for accuracy, narrative and presentation. Entries must be submitted to the Sailing Committee by 30th November.

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BILL MEAKIN TROPHY

This Trophy ,to commemorate Bill Meakin, is to be presented annually to the boat owner who visits most ports etc.,in accordance with the following

1 The Trophy to be awarded to the owner who stays overnight and onboard at most ports, harbours and anchorages in the Bristol Channel. Only one visit to each port etc. to count.

2 For the purpose of this Trophy, the Bristol Channel is defines as bounded by a line drawn from Milford Haven to Lands End.

3 The boat must belong to and be skippered by a Club member.

4 The boat must be based at Weston.

5 The visits are to be made during the period Good Friday to October 31st.

6 Claims for the Trophy must be made to the Sailing Committee by 30th November

THE "MILE OUT" TROPHY

This Trophy Is to be awarded annually to the person who has experienced the most embarrassing sailing incident during the season.

GENERAL NOTES

1 All of the above Races are held in accordance with the Rules of Weston Bay Yacht Club. The Sailing Committee's decision will be binding.

2 Visitors are welcome to take part in Club events. To be eligible for any Club Trophy associated with the event however, the following conditions apply :-

a) The participating boat must be owned in whole or in part, by a Full Member of WBYC

b) There must be at least one Full Member of WBYC in the crew, who will be nominated as the helmsman or helmswoman for the event.

3 TIME LIMIT ON CLAIMS

The SANSOM, PILL POUNDER, LOG OF THE YEAR and BILL MEAKIN Trophies all require claims, with supporting evidence, to be submitted within specified time limits. These conditions must be observed.