Racing at Whitstable Yacht Club
2009 Racing schedule
| Date | HW (clock time) | Start Time | Club and Open Events | Race Officer/ Organiser | Assistant RO | Assistant RO | Class support/safety boat crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARCH | |||||||
| Sat 14 | 1456 | 1000 | WORKING PARTY | ||||
| Sun 15 | 1524 | 1400 | April Showers 1 (starts) | Wayne Dixon | Trish Dixon | Richard Cannon | Adrian Murch |
| Sat 21 | 816 | 1100 | April Showers 2 | Rick Perkins | Sarah Perkins | Alastair Gould | Francis Stileman |
| Sun 22 | 947 | 1100 | April Showers 3 | Charlie Baker | Carol Baker | Justin Sutcliffe | Philip Barton |
| Fri 27 | 2000 | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | |||||
| Sat 28 | 1344 | 1400 | April Showers 4 | Simon Reynolds | Barry Shotton | Sergei Samus | Ed Lowes |
| BRITISH SUMMER TIME BEGINS | |||||||
| Sun 29 | 1515 | 1400 | April Showers 5 | Keith Borders | Simon Jones | Dean Ralph | Ben Spratling |
| APRIL | |||||||
| Sat 4 | 824 | 1100 | April Showers 6 | Mark Barnes | William Lee | Lucy Lee | Peter Blaydes |
| Sun 5 | 1001 | 1100 | April Showers 7 (ends) | Graeme Oliver | Nigel Brown | Tom Bruton Jnr | Austen Scully |
| Fri 10 | 1424 | 1400 | EASTER NIP | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | David Lowes |
| Sat 11 | 1456 | 1400 | EASTER NIP | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | Jonas Lencer |
| Sun 12 | 1525 | 1400 | EASTER NIP | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | Frank Carson |
| Mon 13 | 1553 | 1400 | EASTER NIP | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | Adam Roake |
| Sat 18 | 1938 | 1400 | Spring Series 1 (starts) | Abby Ledger | Roger Fermor | Peter King | Laurie King |
| Sun 19 | 832 | 1100 | Spring Series 2 | Nick Dewhirst | Rob Filmer | Steve London | Josh Humphrey |
| Sat 25 | 1343 | 1400 | Spring Series 3 | Roy Hamilton | Steve Gerlis | Geoff Mylcrist | Steve Evans |
| Sun 26 | 1420 | 1400 | Spring Series 4 (CB) | Toby Winchester | David Lester | Peter Wilson | Steve Hodges |
| MAY | |||||||
| Sat 2 | 1915 | 1400 | Spring Series 5 | Mike Smith | Paul Moore | Steve Pimblett | Jonathan Barrett |
| Sun 3 | 820 | 1100 | Spring Series 6 (CB) | Richard Lamb | David Figgis | Mick Davidson | Simon Sparrow |
| Mon 4 | 938 | 1100 | RNLI Pursuit Race (CB) | Bob Long | Pip Parsons | Steve Buckle | Paul Mylcrist |
| Sat 9 | 1354 | 1400 | Spring Series 7 | John Kelly | Suzanne Stuart- Smith | Paul George | Dominic Wade |
| Sun 10 | 1427 | 1100 | Fowley Island Race (ctte boat start) | John Boorman | Nicholas Dunlop | Nigel Padgham | Peter Johnson |
| Sat 16 | 1753 | 1400 | Spring Series 8 | Andrew Folkard | Eriks Puce | Robin South | Steve Clarke |
| Sat/Sun 16/17 | DART 18 TT | Big Cats | |||||
| Sun 17 | 1852 | 1400 | Spring Series 9 | Adrian Kilburn | Jonathan Loynes | Kate Loynes | Adrian Burns |
| Wed 20 | 2202 | 1900 | Evening Series 1 (starts) | TBA | |||
| Sat 23 | 1230 | TBA | CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | David Giddings |
| Sun 24 | 1316 | TBA | CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | Colin Gotts |
| Mon 25 | 1401 | TBA | CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | Peter Dodds |
| Sat 30 | 1759 | 1400 | Spring Series 10 (CB) | Gavin Barr | Mark Skipper | Paul Hunt | Geoff Connolly |
| Sun 31 | 1901 | 1400 | Spring Series 11 (ends) (CB) | Richard Eperon | Paul Cross | Donna Hender | Ian Hender |
| JUNE | |||||||
| Wed 3 | 2220 | 1900 | Evening Series 2 | TBA | |||
| Sat 6 | 1245 | 1100 | Summer Saturdays 1 | Colin Cannon | Ian Waddington | Anthony Keam | Patrick Duffy |
| Sat/Sun 6/7 | MUSTO SKIFF/B14 OPEN | Merlins | |||||
| Sun 7 | 1327 | 1100 | Summer Sundays 1 | Ian Nevill | Glenda Nevill | Sally Newcombe | Claire McGovern |
| Sat 13 | 1643 | 1400 | Summer Saturdays 2 (CB) | Mark Fagg | Jonathan Carter | David Howard | Jeremy Scott |
| Sun 14 | 1721 | 1400 | Summer Sundays 2 (CB) | Chris Partington | Chris Adams | Gary Lewis | Gordon Vincent |
| Wed 17 | 2000 | 1900 | Evening Series 3 | TBA | |||
| Sat 20 | 1104 | 1100 | Summer Saturdays 3 | Ali Nicholson | Justin Bettany | Tim Valentine | Steve Tamsett |
| Sun 21 | 1203 | 930 | Cruise to Leysdown Beach and Seal Hunt | ||||
| Sun 21 | 1203 | 1100 | Summer Sundays 3 (CB) | Nick Stephens | Kelvin Tolson | Richard Legg | Adrian Kilburn |
| Sun 21 | 1203 | 1100 | Big Cat Long Distance Race | Huw Reynolds | |||
| Sat 27 | 1654 | 1400 | Summer Saturdays 4 | Charlie Campion | Stuart Davis | Chris Jarrett | Anja Stileman |
| Sat/Sun 27/28 | MERLIN ROCKET OPEN | Jon Silk & team | Asymmetric Skiffs | ||||
| Sun 28 | 1741 | 1400 | Summer Sundays 4 | Rosie Tribe | John Day | David Boyce | Dominic Wade |
| JULY | |||||||
| Wed 1 | 2029 | 1900 | Evening Series 4 | TBA | |||
| Sat 4 | 1123 | 1100 | Summer Saturdays 5 | Mark Grinter | Matt French | John Grace | Paul McNally |
| Sun 5 | 1217 | 1100 | Summer Sundays 5 (CB) | Max Hunt | Jack Kilburn | Kirsten Warley | Dan Harwood |
| Sat 11 | 1547 | 1400 | Summer Saturdays 6 | Andy Jackson | Natalie Adams | Andrew Bardel | Nigel Price |
| Sat/Sun 11/12 | WANDERER & STRATOS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | Lasers | |||||
| Sun 12 | 1618 | 1400 | Summer Sundays 6 | Keith Underdown | Peter Gowing | David Williams | Rufus Filmer |
| Wed 15 | 1815 | 1900 | Evening Series 5 | TBA | |||
| Sat 18 | 923 | 1100 | Summer Saturdays 7 | Steve Gray | Tom Baily | Fiona Henderson-Ross | Jeremy Henderson-Ross |
| Sun 19 | 1035 | 1100 | Summer Sundays 7 (CB) | Mike Oliver | Sarah Brown | Sally Gostelow | Allan Barnes |
| Sat 25 | 1553 | 1400 | Summer Saturdays 8 (CB) | John Phelan | Hugh Gostelow | Charlotte Bearcroft | Aidan Hanrath |
| Sun 26 | 1633 | 1400 | Dawes Trophy (Cttee boat start) | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | Josh Willmot |
| Mon 27 | 1715 | 1400 | WHITSTABLE WEEK | Whitstable Week Cttee | |||
| Tue 28 | 1758 | 1400 | WHITSTABLE WEEK | Whitstable Week Cttee | |||
| Wed 29 | 1847 | 1400 | WHITSTABLE WEEK | Whitstable Week Cttee | |||
| 1847 | 1900 | Evening Series 6 | TBA | ||||
| Thu 30 | 1944 | 1400 | WHITSTABLE WEEK | Whitstable Week Cttee | |||
| Fri 31 | 824 | 1400 | WHITSTABLE WEEK | Whitstable Week Cttee | |||
| AUGUST | |||||||
| Sat 1 | 933 | 1100 | Summer Saturdays 9 | Glenn Cook | Simon Nicholas | Peter Wilson | R Mass |
| Sun 2 | 1048 | 1100 | Summer Sundays 8 (CB) | Tony Dod | Julie Stuart-Smith | Nick Crook | Deborah Mylcrist |
| Sat 8 | 1455 | 1400 | Summer Saturdays 10 (CB) | Nick Dewhirst | Robert Govier | Peter Jones | Darren Wenbourne |
| Sun 9 | 1523 | 1400 | Town Regatta | John Boorman | |||
| Wed 12 | 1659 | 1900 | Evening Series 7 | TBA | |||
| Sat 15 | 1949 | Swale Barge Match | |||||
| Sat/Sun 15/16 | No club racing | ||||||
| Sat 15 | 1949 | MERLIN ROCKET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Sun 16 | 850 | MERLIN ROCKET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Mon 17 | 1017 | MERLIN ROCKET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Tue 18 | 1131 | MERLIN ROCKET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Mon 17 | 1017 | MERLIN ROCKET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Tue 18 | 1131 | MERLIN ROCKET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Wed 19 | 1231 | MERLIN ROCKET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Thu 20 | 1323 | MERLIN ROCKET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Fri 21 | 1409 | MERLIN ROCKET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| Sat 22 | 1451 | 1400 | Summer Saturdays 11 (ends) (CB) | Mark Holweger | Stephanie Holweger | Colin Wood | Ian Terry |
| Whitstable Harbour Day | |||||||
| Sun 23 | 1530 | 1400 | Summer Sundays 9 (ends) (CB) | Andy Clarke | Fiona Clarke | Mark Robson | Donna Staples |
| Wed 26 | 1724 | 1900 | Evening Series 8 (ends) | TBA | |||
| Sat 29 | 735 | TBA | AUGUST REGATTA | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | Glen Carney |
| Sun 30 | 847 | TBA | AUGUST REGATTA | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | Jason Lello |
| TBA | TBA | PRIZEGIVING for SPRING,SUMMER & EVENING SERIES | |||||
| Mon 31 | 1011 | TBA | AUGUST REGATTA | John Boorman | TBA | TBA | Paul Sheddon |
| SEPTEMBER | |||||||
| Sat 5 | 1400 | No club racing | |||||
| Sat/Sun 5/6 | FORTS RACE WEEKEND | TBA | TBA | TBA | All fleets | ||
| Sun 6 | 1428 | No club racing | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| Sat12 | 1819 | 1400 | Autumn Series 1 (starts) (CB) | Richard Jones | Helen Jones | Nigel Casswell | Richard Bradburn |
| Sun 13 | 1942 | 1000 | Cruise to Herne Bay and Wind Farm | ||||
| Sun 13 | 1942 | 1400 | Autumn Series 2 (CB) | Dick Ledger | Dick Ledger Crew | Tom Bruton Snr | Thomas Becker |
| Sat 19 | 1347 | 1400 | Autumn Series 3 (CB) | John Cooper | Hilary Bradshaw | Matt Green | Richard Shirreffs |
| Sun 20 | 1428 | 1400 | MAN OF KENT REGATTA | TBA | |||
| Sat 26 | 1829 | 1400 | Autumn Series 4 (CB) | Phil Emery | Sophie Mackley | Karen Emery | David Hawkins |
| Sun 27 | 1936 | 1400 | Autumn Series 5 (CB) | Mike Fitzpatrick | Julie Puckett | Richard Davis | David Proctor |
| OCTOBER | |||||||
| Sat 3 | 1253 | 1100 | Autumn Series 6 | Dan Spratling | Nolan Forwood | Jane Beaumont | Gary Danilewitz |
| Sat/Sun 3/4 | LASER MASTERS OPEN | TBA | General Handicap | ||||
| Sun 4 | 1326 | 1100 | Autumn Series 7 | Howard Paterson | Rien Zilvold | Julie Nuttall | Theresa Page |
| Sat 10 | 1716 | 1400 | Autumn Series 8 (CB) | Richard Davis | Tudor Owen | Kate Sharman | Hamish Kilburn |
| Sun 11 | 1821 | 1400 | Autumn Series 9 (CB) | Chris Lewns | Tom Pygall | Liz North | Dan Spratling |
| Sat 17 | 1237 | 1100 | Autumn Series 10 | Nick Tatt | Amanda Albon | Zac Dent | Kris Zambinski |
| Kent Schools Sailing Association event (TBA) | |||||||
| Sun 18 | 1323 | 1100 | Autumn Series 11 (CB) | Geoff Bush | Maureen Bush | Rob Spaughton | Chris Brealy |
| Sat 24 | 1713 | 1400 | Autumn Series 12 (ends) (CB) | Harvey Williams | Mary Wiiliams | Mollie Hamlin | Simon Luckhurst |
| BRITISH SUMMER TIME ENDS | |||||||
| Sun 25 | 1701 | 1400 | Winter Series 1 | Steve Baker | Mei Baker | Veronica Moore | John Moore |
| NOVEMBER | |||||||
| Sun 1 | 1110 | 1100 | Winter Series 2 | Stephen Nation | Yvonne Parrott | Jane Page | Chris Page |
| Sun 1 | 1400 | Meeting of Sailors | |||||
| Sun 8 | 1619 | 1400 | Winter Series 3 | Jon Bloice | Philippa Bloice | Chris Gerry | Bob Bell |
| Sun 15 | 1110 | 1100 | Winter Series 4 | Dan Harnett | Meia Harnett | Elin Harnett | Michael Flynn |
| Sun 22 | 1550 | 1400 | Winter Series 5 | Shelagh O'Riordan | Siobhan Lamb | Ed Lamb | Richard Saunders |
| Sun 29 | 935 | 1100 | Winter Series 6 | Andy Clarke | Josh Clarke | Hannah Fagg | Kate Ahern |
| DECEMBER | |||||||
| Sun 6 | 1524 | 1400 | Winter Series 7 | Mark Fagg | Alicia Clifford | Mali Harnett | Colin Macatamney |
| Sun 13 | 948 | 1100 | Winter Series 8 (ends) | Jason Wild | Clare Peterson | John Peterson | Peter Carter |
| Sun 13 | TBA | PRIZEGIVING for AUTUMN & WINTER SERIES & SPECIAL AWARDS | |||||