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Easter Seals Regatta

Quick Links:

• Club-owned Keelboats: The club owns a small number of M242 and Cal 20 keelboats that are available for use by members. See the RVYC Keelboat Usage Policy for details and user fees.

• RVYC Club Racing Sailing Instructions, Updated 2011 November 01 (pdf)
• RVYC Club Racing Registration Form 2011-2012 (PDF)
• NON MEMBER Racing Registration Form 2011-2012 (PDF)
• RVYC Standard Annual Race Scheduling Protocol

• Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012
• ISAF Documentation
• CYA Prescriptions 2009-2012
• CYA Appeals 2009-2012

Winter One Design Regatta

Winter One Design is a early Spring regatta specifically for the Club's one design keelboat fleets.  The regular fleets include Stars, Martin 242s, and Cal 20s. 

• 13 March 2011

THRASH Regatta

Thank Heaven Racing And Spring are Here

THRASH is RVYC's spring opener regatta for keelboats.  THRASH always occurs in April, approximately two weeks before Opening Day.

• 16-17 April 2011
• Notice of Race
• Registration Form

You are invited to view Andrew Madding's photo album: THRASH 2011

Swiftsure

Swiftsure is RVYC's pre-eminent long distance keelboat race, welcoming some of the fastest and best prepared boats in the Northwest.

See the Swiftsure website for all race documents and information.

• 28-30 May 2011
  

Summer Solstice Regatta

Summer Solstice Regatta is held on the longest days of the year for PHRF and one-design keelboat fleets.  The one-design fleets are expcted to include J/80, Melges 24, Martin 242, T-bird, and Cal 20. 

• 18-19 June 2011
• Notice of Race
• Registration Form

Women & Wind Regatta

Women & Wind is the regional women's regatta.  For 2008, Women & Wind was the BC Women's Sailing Championship.

Follow us on Facebook under the group “Women & Wind”
Contact womenandwind@gmail.com

• Saturday August 27th, 2011
  
• Notice of Race

Thermopylae Regatta

Thermopylae Regatta is our big fall racing regatta for keelboats.

Join us for Marion's famous Roast Beef Dinner on Saturday, October 1. Notice of Race and Registration coming soon!

• 1-2 October 2011 
• Notice of Race
• Registration Form
• Photos by Andrew Madding

Instructions for online registration:

If you have used the site before enter your email address and password. New users enter your email address in the blue box to begin registration. Enter your personal information on the next screen then "submit and continue". The yacht information has mandatory fields; many do not apply to dinghy racing. Yacht name-give your boat a name, boat type is the class (i.e. Laser), LOA is the length-enter any number, year manufactured-enter any number, home port-enter the club you are affiliated with, model-type NA. Make sure you enter the sail number you are using for the regatta.
If you are paying by account for Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club or West Van Yacht Club designate RVIC, RVAN or WVAN before your account number (i.e. RVAN 123456)

Photo by Andrew Madding

Frozen Assets Regatta

Frozen Assets is the Club's winter dinghy regatta.

• 4-5 February 2012
  
• Notice of Race
• Waiver

Photo by Andrew Madding

Spring Dinghy Championships Regatta

Spring Dinghies is the Club's Spring dinghy season opener regatta, attracting boats form western Canada and the US.

• 7-8 May 2011
• Notice of Race and Waiver
• Waiver

You are invited to view Andrew Madding's photo album: Spring Dinghy Championships Regatta 2011

Photo by Andrew Madding

Gladwell Regatta

Juniors Regatta

• Date TBA

Photo by Andrew Madding

Fall Dinghy Championships Regatta

Fall Dinghies is the Club's fall dinghy season closing regatta, held in late September.

• 24-25 September 2011
• Notice of Race & Waiver
• Waiver
• On-line Registration

Photo by Andrew Madding

William Head Trophy Race

• 27 March 2011
• 2011 Notice of Race, Registration Form, and Sailing Instructions
  
  

Lipton Cup Trophy Race

The Lipton Cup is one of a handful of Lipton Cup trophies donated by

Sir Thomas Lipton for prestigious races in Victoria, San Diego, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia.

• 10 April 2011
• 2011 Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Registration Form

Whitehouse Trophy Race

• 25 September 2011
• 2010 Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, and Registration Form
  
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Thermopylae Cup Trophy Race

• 11 September 2011
• BUOY #3 Degaussing buoys amended to Brotchie Ledge
• 2011 Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, and Registration Form
  

Virtue Cup Trophy Race

• 23 October 2011
• 2011 Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, and Registration Form
  
  

2012 Easter Seals Regatta

• 8 September 2012
• See the Easter Seals Regatta Website for more information.
  
  

2011 Johnstone Reef Race

• 31 December 2011 - REVISED
• 2011 Sailing Instructions