TCYC SUMMER SHORTS - 2023
Thursdays - June 15th to July 27th.
Boats and racers of all skill levels are encouraged to participate, and new racers will find the low key atmosphere especially welcoming. If you've thought about getting into racing, this is the night to do it.
Looking forward to seeing you all on the water!
COMPETITORS LIST
Tiddly Cove’s annual English Bay Scramble, the most interesting and popular sailboat race in Vancouver, and perhaps in the world due to its pure, unadulterated racing conundrums! Which way to go? Skippers and crews competing in the Scramble will be the most highly regarded sailors we know, and perhaps that one could meet, ever.
The English Bay Scramble is a unique race where tacticians have free rein in how the marks are rounded, even which way to cross the start line. It delivers a unique combination of:
Details on racing can be found somewhere, maybe below, maybe not yet but certainly before the start. Other info will follow.
"The Scramble is probably the only race in the Lower Mainland where independent thought actually pays off. Nowhere else does splitting away from your competition actually make sense and it is the only race where you can take a course that is not taken by your competitors and actually expect it to pay off in winning. The winning strategies that I have seen so far go from very straightforward to incredibly bizarre." - Peter Lagergren, GOOSE ‘n DUCK, 2006
Last Chance Regatta
This is a fantastic event to enter and everyone is welcome. The TCYC Last Chance Regatta is on Saturday, October 14th. This is your last chance to make up for some of your mistakes made over the summer or to really cement your racing dominance - or more perhaps to shake off the rust and see what you have forgotten. At the very least it is the last chance for us to pretend it's still summer and get a few more mark roundings in.
We plan a day full of short, round the cans races on varied courses to keep you on your toes. This is a great chance for everyone to practice for the upcoming Snowflake series or to tune-up your new crew for VRC's Polar Bear series.
Maybe you don't want to race, or don't have a boat - why not volunteer for Race Committee? Contact fleetcaptaintcyc@gmail.com to volunteer!
Registration closes at 20:00 on October 13th, so register today!