Racing

YCC has a vibrant regatta scene with activities to suit all levels of racing experience.

If you are new to racing or would like to enjoy social races join YCC Internal Regattas. If you already have some racing experience then you may want to represent YCC in External Regattas organised by other sailing clubs and associations.

Note: The list of 2025 Regattas is not yet fully established. More details will be published later.

YCC Internal Regattas

YCC members receive email invitations throughout the season to participate in YCC Internal Regattas which are held in Port Choiseul. Racing is open to dinghies, catamarans and keelboats and all levels of racing experience are welcome. Please read the YCC Internal Regatta Rules.

External Regattas

SIGN UP via the External Regatta registration page and remember to give details of your racing experience and whether there's anyone you'd like to form a team with.
By registering for an External Regatta, it is understood that you have read and agree to the YCC External Regatta Rules.

We recommend that people develop their boat handling skills and racing experience in the YCC Internal Regattas before signing up for more competitive External Regattas.

Information and documentation for skippers to register for External Regattas: rating, jauge and insurance certificates.

Learn more about Regattas

Before each regatta, the race committee publishes a Notice of Race (NoR) and Sailing Instructions (SI) for all skippers and crews to read. These important documents help everyone to be clear about how the regatta will be run, including start time, start sequences, the course to be sailed and other key information. Sailing Instructions often refer to important information in the World Sailing 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing.

Racing tactics and strategy are critical to successful regatta participation. We strongly encourage crews to train together in preparation for a regatta. Aside from being fun, training together is an excellent way to improve teamwork, boat handling skills, race tactics, and to practice against other boats.

Useful resources:

• YCC (English): Regatta Tactics & Strategy Based on examples.
• ISAF (English): World Sailing 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing.
• ACVL presentations on regatta rules (French): Règles de course and Le départ.
• CER (French): Théorie CER - Départs - Victor Casas 2021 - YouTube.
• CER (French): Théorie CER - Réglages voile d'avant - Romain Defferrard 2021 - YouTube.
• CER (French): Théorie CER - Tactiques et stratégies au portant - Mathieu Cadei 2021 - YouTube.

Translémanique en Solitaire

Each year, there is the chance to participate in the epic, single-handed Translémanique en Solitaire race. If selected, the skipper must prepare the boat beforehand and give a post-race debrief to the club.

Interested candidates should email the Committee at club-yachting-committee@cern.ch to request approval to participate in this unique race.

Translémanique en Solitaire experiences shared by past YCC skippers:

• 2024 – Farhad Irannejad – Jedi
• 2023 – Sebastian Lopienski – Jedi
• 2022 – Andreas Valda – Mamma Mia
• 2020 – Antoine Bordelais – Mamma Mia
• 2019 – Luigi Gallerani – Mamma Mia
• 2017 – Andrin Hunziker – Mic Mac
• 2016 – Alex Kasterine – Mic Mac
• 2012 – Michał Kwiatek – Mic Mac
• 2011 – Thierry Boileau – Mic Mac
• 2010 – Andrea Messina – Mic Mac

Last modified: November 2024, FM