While our offshore fleet were enjoying Arklow, Ian McMillan and crew started their Cowes week adventures on J105 ‘Only just an Eejit’ in the IRC 4 class.
Congratulations to team Mojito on third place in the J Cup hosted in DunLaogharie, and also to the Jackpot and Only Just teams for some very close sailing.
see report in afloat.ie
Later this week, the three boats are joined by Faenol, Panache and Jackknife to compete in the IRC European Championships, we wish all the skippers and crew the best of luck.
Meteorological Autumn starts at the end of the week but before you pack up all your sailing gear, it’s time to enjoy the last of the good weather in The Pwllheli Autumn Challenge Series.
Starting on Saturday 7th September, the series is run every other weekend for 4 weekends with 2 races each day on the following dates:
7th&8th September
21st&22nd September
5th&6th October
19th&20th October
Although tide dependant, most of our warning signals are aimed at 10:30/11:00 so you can enjoy a leisurely brunch before racing. Run from the Pwllheli bridge start off Gimblet rock, racing is open to all IRC racers, YTC cruisers and sports boats. Fixed and variable courses around the Pwllheli marks, enable a variety of racing from windward and leeward legs, to long reaching legs - something for everyone.
An autumn ball is planned for the 5th October to accompany the series, a chance to discuss your 2024 sailing challenges and successes.
Entry is free to skipper members. Please enter using the online entry form https://pwllhelisailingclub.co.uk/index.php/club-sections/racing/racing-entry-form
All racing information including mark locations, courses and warning signal times are on the Pwllheli Sailing Club website. Any queries, email Vicky at
Plas Heli and CHPSC hosts the ILCA Qualifiers on (Laser) 14th and 15th September and 110 boats are expected.
The ILCA UK Class are also at Plas Heli on Sturday7th & 8th Septemeber with a training camp for about 30 boats.
We also host the ILCA Nationals in August next year where we expect to see about 250 competitors !
It’s been a busy summer already with many of our fleet racing in regattas and events away from home. Our offshore fleet competed in the Kingstown to Queenstown race (Dun Laoghaire to Cork) at the beginning of July with many of them staying on for Cork Week Regatta - Jezebel, Panache and Faenol in the coastal class, Mojito in IRC class zero joining Impetuous, and Jac y do in IRC class 2.
After another race along the east coast of Ireland, the fleet then found themselves in Arklow for a glorious weekend, before racing north again for the latest of races in the ISORA series. Pwllheli Sailing Club currently occupy 4 of the top 7 spots with Mojito currently at the top of the table.
While our offshore fleet were enjoying Arklow, Ian McMillan and crew started their Cowes week adventures on J105 ‘Only just an Eejit’ in the IRC 4 class.
everyone is back home for a series of Pwllheli and Abersoch summer races and regattas in the bay.
First of all is Abersoch regatta (www.AbersochRegatta.co.uk) featuring raft races, paddle boards, sand castles and crab catching along with sailing for all. The regatta is open to Pwllheli sailing club boats too, so we’ve set up a feeder race for everyone heading round to the regatta, starting from Pwllheli at 1000 on the Pwllheli club line off Gimblet Rock and finishing at the SCYC finish line using ODMY.
More info about the feeder race can be found here.
Before Abersoch regatta rolls into Abersoch keelboat week, there is just enough time for a club coastal race run in conjunction with ISORA.
Calling all cruisers!! Our offshore sailors will no doubt be there for the coastal but split classes and a longer legs makes this race ideal for cruisers to join in the fun, setting a date and time in the calendar for friends and families to join the crew. Stock up your beverage supplies, pack your lunches and supply of cakes and join the fleet for a sail around Tremadog bay before returning to the finish line around late afternoon.
IRC class 2 boats and YTC cruisers get a head start with a warning signal at 1000, 30 minutes before the class 1 & 0 boats who have a warning signal at 1030.
As usual the start will be off Gimblet rock. The finish will be at the fairway buoy through a transit line to Plas heli and the course to be advised nearer the time. More information here.
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