Croeso - Welcome
We welcome all competitors to the IRC Welsh National Championships 2024, hosted by Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli Sailing Club and the Welsh National Sailing Academy and Event Centre here at Plas Heli, with the assistance of the Royal Dee Yacht Club.
Racing will be for the IRC Welsh Champion title in the two IRC classes.
We welcome the Sonata class, who will race within IRC 2 with those who hold IRC ratings competing for both the IRC title and the Sonata Welsh Championship.
IRC classes will race using a committee boat start and finish, with both windward/leeward and fixed mark courses planned.
We also have a popular cruiser racer class, racing under the YTC rating system and utilising the club marks and geographical waypoints, managed from the Pwllheli bridge start line at Gimlet.
Communications
On Thursday, we will set up a competitors WhatsApp group, “2024 IRC Welsh Champs – Notice Group” for official notices and other relevant and important information. This is not a chat group – please use the 'CHPSC Racing Group' for this. See below for the joining link and instructions.
Results will be posted on the website www.ircwelshchamps.com and we will put the links on the WhatsApp group.
Berthing
Visiting yachts have been allocated a berth as per the diagram below, please stick to your allocated berth, as all berths are full.
An empty berth doesn’t imply it’s free!
If help is required, please contact any of the event team by emailing ops@plasheli.org or contact Mark 07966490414 or Stephen 07977929116
For the J70 and Sonata’s the craning in will be on Wednesday or Thursday and haul out on Sunday afternoon. This is only offered by prior arrangement and for boats with centre point lift and certified strops.
The code for the bridgehead gate is 1950 for visiting yachts. This also allows access to the Cei Heli car park. Please do not share this code beyond your crew. This is a strict condition of entry and is for the security of your kit. Please inform us immediately if you suspect that your code has been compromised.
Please be careful to not leave to many sails, or kit, on the pontoons and cause a trip hazard for other users, we are able to offer a storeroom over the weekend for life rafts/delivery sails etc – please contact any of the team for further information.
