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The groundswell of support has begun for the Battle for the Bar! With no surprises our friends at Vaikobi Ocean Performance were the first to put their hand up and are now the Junior Champion Sponsor for 2024!
Vaikobi are huge supporters of ocean sports so click on the tab below and give them some love!
This is an event designed for maximum fun, a course built for absolute blasting on a reach, a collaboration between two progressive clubs, good people, good times and a passion for off the beach wind sports and culture. It's called an invitational but it's really a call to arms, to get involved and get more people involved in our amazing sport. This is an event that doesn't compete with others, it's purposely designed to be different, to stand alone, the first of it's kind.
The question is... Can you survive the Battle for the Bar?
It's time for yacht clubs to do things a little different. Currently all clubs are competing against each other to do exactly the same thing. We thought we'd do the opposite. We are passionate about ocean sports and our community and we want to see our sport grow, so we decided to collaborate together and design a race that is fun for everyone, yet challenging and exciting enough for those that want to push their limits. If you want to go for a cruise, you can do that too, with a hint of adventure.
The course is simple, there is a Start in front of Rye and Rosebud Yacht Clubs. These start lines are also the finish lines. The course is set just outside the 5kt markers in the beautiful turquoise waters just off the beach along the sandbar between Rye YC and Rosebud YC.
Competitors race from one club to the other and return to their start club.
There is a 'Midway Gate' exactly halfway between the two clubs that competitors must sail through.
The pin end of the start line is also the rounding mark that a competitor must leave to port for each rounding.
Monohulls do one lap 12km, Multihulls do two laps 24km, Foilers do 3 laps 36km and Cruisers sail the distance that suits them making sure to sail through the midway gate each time.
The race is held on one day in a weather window between Dec 27 and Dec 30, this day is to be the best 'Reaching' conditions possible.
Building on our sports unique culture is super important to us. We come together at a local brewery on neutral ground for a presentation, food and drinks in the evening following the race to connect and enjoy the good times with each other. This is what makes our sport great, shared experiences, lifestyle and of course respectful banter.
The Lads at the Bar Karate Podcast have been great supporters of the Capel Sound Invitational, have a listen here. Make sure you don't stop there either, there's many great entertaining episodes to listen to!
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Best result for competitor U21
All James had to do was vary his position out on the trapeze. In a usual race you may get one leg that is in the sweet spot but a whole race? That is the fastest I've had the Hobie going for an entire race. Perfect conditions with a double lap to Rye completed in about an hour. James said that he wanted a good sail, he got his wish in spades.
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