Main section 6: Club racing formats
Sunday Racing
Early Spring Series – Handicap Racing
First Race - 11.00am
Second Race - 1.00pm
Third Race - To follow immediately
Spring Series – Fleet Racing
First Race - 11.00am
Second Race - 1.00pm
Third Race - To follow immediately
Summer Series – Fleet Racing
First Race - 11.00am
Second Race - 1.00pm
Third Race - To follow immediately
Autumn Series – Fleet Racing
First Race - 11.00am
Second Race - 1.00pm
Third Race - To follow immediately
Frostbite Series – Handicap Short Races
First Race - 11.00am
Second Race - To follow immediately
Third Race - To follow immediately
Fourth Race – To follow immediately
Northern Brass Monkey – Handicap Short Races
First Race - 11.00am
Second Race - To follow immediately
Third Race - To follow immediately
Fourth Race – To follow immediately
The start sequence will be 5,4,1,0 minutes (as described in rule 26 of ISAF/RYA rules of sailing) for all series.
The starting order for class racing is: 1) Handicap fleet 2) ILCA/Laser fleets (Normal, Radial and 4.7) 3) Solo fleet.
If there are less than 5 Solos or Lasers entered into their race, they must start with the handicap fleet, with the results being separated afterwards.
Wednesday Evening Racing
6.45pm earliest start. Pursuit races based on 1 hour for the standard ILCA / Laser.
Scoring Summary (club racing only):
In a series, the number of races to count will be half of those completed, fractions being raised to the next whole number.
Point awarded: (insert table)
No. of boats starting 1 2 3 or more
Points for 1st place 3 2 1
Points for 2nd place x 3 2
Points for 3rd place x x 3
A boat that did not start shall be scored points for the finishing place one more than the number of boats entered in the series. A boat that did not finish, retired after finishing or was disqualified shall be scored points for the finishing place one more than the number of boats entered in the race.
Volunteers for rescue - average of individual’s points for that series (helm must sail in 25% of races and only volunteer if Race officer requests extra assistance).