Chairman’s Report 2011

Some of you will remember, from my earlier letter this year, the EAORA Committee had looked very closely at how we could simplify the nature and timing of our races, simplify the compliance issues for regulations, understand the pressure of diminished leisure time and sharpen the programme with a view to appeal to a greater range of boats.

In order to achieve this, we felt EAORA racing needed to become more inclusive, easier to start racing in and to participate in and most importantly deliver a programme of races which was relevant to the needs of yachtsmen and women today.

New initiatives were introduced such as the

5th May 2012 - Pattison Cup Cat 4 Coastal Series- Burnham on Crouch to West Mersea - Organising Authority WMYC

6th May 2012 - Ralph Herring Cat 4 Coastal Series - West Mersea to Burnham on Crouch - Organising Authority RBYC

18th May 2012 - North Sea Race - Harwich to Scheveningen - Organising Authority RORC/RHYC/EAORA

2nd June 2012 - Jane's Cup Cat 4 Coastal Series - Burnham to Medway - Organising Authority MYC

3rd June 2012 - Thames Estuary Cat 4 Coastal Series - Medway to Burnham on Crouch - Organising Authority RCYC

16th June 2012 - Houghton Cup - Burnham on Crouch to Burnham on Crouch - Organising Authority CYC

29th June 2012 - East Coast Race - West Mersea to Breskens - Organising Authority WMYC/RORC/EAORA

1st July 2012 - Cannon Ball Cat 4 Coastal Series - Breskens to Breskens - Organising Authority MYC

2nd July 2012 - EAORA Week Cat 4 Coastal Series - Southern Holland - Organising Authority EAORA

18th August 2012 - Walker Challenge Cat 4 Coastal Series - Harwich to Lowestoft - Organising Authority HPYC

7th Sept 2012 - Buckley Goblets - West Mersea to Ostend - Organising Authority WMYC

13th October 2012 - Prize Giving - Crouch Yacht Club - Organising Authority EAORA

Overall Series 11 races - 4 Discards
Coastal Series 7 races - 2 Discards

Royal Thames Yacht Club Qualifiers
Pattinson Cup
Thames Estuary
Houghton Cup
East Coast Race
Buckley Goblets

FAY-J are the new EAORA champions for 2011

Finishing in second place in the Buckley Goblets and winning 112.8 points - Stan Fenton and his crew win the overall Series for 2011 with 634.45 points and Inn Spirit - Alan Bartlett second with 629.4 points and Heartbeat IV - Jason & Judy Payne-James third with 612.8 points.

FAY-J also win Class 2

Class 1 was won by INN SPIRIT

Class 3 by COSMIC DANCER III

Often Asked Questions – How do I get involved in EAORA Events?
Here are the answers to some of the questions regarding getting started and preparing a yacht to take part in an EAORA event.

What are the EAORA Events ? - The EAORA annual programme comprises 9 to 12 events, of which, a competitor must complete a minimum number to qualify for the season’s class and overall points. The programme is a mixture of off-shore races and coastal races and competitors can opt to take part in the complete series or just the coastal events. They must however comply with the general conditions within the Part 1 Sailing Instructions contained within the Handbook or downloadable from this website.