Notice of Race
With the exception of working parties during the colder months and the annual closure for the powerboat championship in August there is racing every Sunday. All racing will take place under the Club Sailing instructions
PLEASE NOTE from 2025 there are specific modifications to the sailing instructions for powerboat weekends, to ensure greater separation between power and sailing boats.
January to March: The Icicle series
2 races back to back from 11:00. It is a requirement that participants sign up for a duty in this series before their first race. Any results obtained before signing up will not be counted in the final series results table.
April to September: The summer program
Across the summer we have 5 kinds of race days:
Type of race day | Start times |
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Fastnet,Portland and Rockall series |
11:00 and two races back to back from 1:30 |
Cup Days |
2 back to back from 10:30 then 2 back to back after lunch starting from 1:30
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Short Course and Pursuit | Short course sessions at 11:00. 3-4 races. A 90 minute Pursuit Race starts at 1:30 |
Wednesday evenings | April to September. Start times vary. See the club calendar |
Special Events | Such as the moonlight sail, MK Cup, Youth series, fund double handers |
The club summer racing days count towards a variety of series:
Trophy | Open to | races included | races to count |
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John Stubbs | under 18s | all rockall, portland and Fastnet Races | races/3 rounded up and + 1 |
Pilgrim | 18-44 | all rockall, portland and Fastnet Raceses |
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Chimney Pot | 45-60 | ||
Grand Masters Tankard | 60 + | ||
Kempston trophy | Cats | ||
Tillet | Single Handed mono-hulls | ||
Commodores Cup | double Handed mono-hulls | ||
Moretaine Cup | Lasers in 4.7, Radial and Full Rig | ||
Maudline Goblet | Ladies | ||
Fastnet | All respective races on normal race days | ||
Portland | |||
Rockall | |||
Houghton Cup | All | Races held on the day of the cup | |
Caulcott Cup | |||
Watts Cup | |||
Blackaby Cup | |||
Club Mono-hull Champion | All |
All races from the:
Rockall, Fastnet and Portland Series |
races/3 rounded up and + 1 |
Club Cat Champion |
Autumn Series October to December & Icicle Series January to March
2 races back to back from 11:00 (see club calendar for start date.
It is a requirement that participants sign up for a duty in this series before their first race. Any results obtained before signing up will not be counted in the final series results table.
New Year's Day
The first race of the year starts at 12:00. A single race for the Hangover Trophy
Last updated 22:21 on 10 February 2025