Lowry Bay Yacht Club
LBYC Sailboat Racing
Lowry Bay enjoys an active sailing programme throughout the year.
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New boats are always welcome. We run a Combined racing division for those who enjoy robust racing, and a Cruising division for those who enjoy a more relaxed race.
We generally sail on Sunday afternoons from a start line out in front of Seaview Marina. The bar is always open afterwards to relax on the deck or in the warm inside, with food and drinks. In daylight savings we run our very popular, but relaxed pursuit race on Friday evenings (no spinnakers).
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Lowry Bay Yacht Club now uses
How does it all work?
Below is a basic introduction to each of our races for those who are new to racing at LBYC or interested in learning how it all works. All formal rules and information can be found in our racing documents which supersede any information found here, should they not match.
Racing alerts - WhatsApp messaging
WhatsApp will now be used to communicate messages to racing boats.
Skippers and crew can join up to the clubs WhatsApp group by scanning the QR code on the Bar in the LBYC Clubrooms. There is an announcement section that will be used for all key alerts and virtual courses, and a general chat that members can use if and when they wish.
LBYC Sailing Committee
Irene Muirhead - Vice Commodore
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Lynn Porter - Sailing Secretary
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Jamie Reid - General Committee
​​Kathy Walls - General Committee
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Brent Porter - General Committee
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Tony Lucie-Smith - General Committee (also Treasurer)​
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Andrew Nixon - General Committee
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Mike Beck - General Committee
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Sam McDermott - General Committee
