The SMYR Handbook

The SMYR Handbook - Races

Southwold Model Yacht Regatta
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Containing Information about the organisation, the boats which are sailed, the regattas and racing rules

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Championship and Cup Races

6.1 Championship. The following three Championships will be sailed each summer with Trophies awarded to the winners.

Class A. Boats 27" to 36" inclusive open to all sailors.
Trophy presented by Mr R C R Twallin.
Class B. Boats. 21" to 26" inclusive open to sailors who have not reached the age of 18 by 1 August.
Trophy presented by Mr P W S Boult.
Class C. Boats 15" to 20" inclusive open to all sailors who have not reached the age of 14 by 1 August.
Trophy presented by GatewayBuilding Society.

Qualification. To qualify to sail in the Class B or C Championship, a boat must have won one qualifying race and its sailor must have sailed that boat in two races during the season. To qualify for Class A Championship, the sailor must have won a race with the same boat in the current season.

Entry limit. No one may sail more than two boats in a Championship.

6.2 Cup Races. The tables below list the Special Races for which individual Trophies are awarded, together with entry qualification requirements and a description of the race.

Summer Competitions

Name of Cup or Trophy.	Qualification.	Description of Competition.
Cripps Cup Presented by Mr Humphrey Cripps	Boats with overall length of 24 inches or more. Yawls may not be entered.	A beat to windward,around a mark, before reaching the far bank. Return between two marks on the starting bank.
St Edmund's Cup	Burgee winners from the previous year, including all cup winners and runners-up	Two lengths heats. Four length final.
Sole Bay Bell Presented by Mr Geoffrey Earle	Open to all boats between 32" and 36" inclusive.	Two length heats. Four length final.
Golden Jubilee Challenge Cup	Adult Sailors, aged 16 and over.	Two lengths heats. Four length final.
De Lacroix Rose Bowl Presented by Mr George de Lacroix	Home-made boats. (See definition)	Two lengths heats. Four length final.
Nigel Boult Trophy Presented by Mrs Fiona Boult	New Boats made since the end of the last season.	Two lengths heats. Four length final.
Daphnia Cup Presented by Miss H Balfour	Class C Boats	Awarded to the boat that has attained the most points during the season but has not won the Class C Championship.
Walter Grint Trophy	Class C Boats	Awarded to the Runner-up for the Daphnia Cup
Pout Cup Presented in memory of Mr Geoffrey Pout	Class B & C Boats and Sailors	Modified Beat and Run
Quincentenary Salver	Beach Yawls	Two lengths heat. Four length final.
Collett Cup Presented by Mr David Collett	Veteran Yachts	Yachts made and sailed on the pond before 1957. Two lengths heat. Four length final.
Waveney Shield Presented by Waveney District Council	Class B & C Burgee winners from the current summer season.	Two lengths heat. Four length final.
Charter Plate Presented by Southwold Town Council	A relay team of four boats of which two belong to the family entering the race.	One length sailed by each boat as a relay race

May Bank Holiday Competitions

A pick-up regatta is generally arranged on the second Bank Holiday Monday in May. It will include the following cup races.

May Cup	Children draw for boats nominated by the committee.	Two lengths heat. Four length final.
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Class B Shield	Class B boats made as part of David Collett Project in Southwold.	Two lengths heat. Four length final.
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Class C Shield	Class C boats made as part of David Collett Project in Southwold.	Two lengths heat. Four length final.

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