Racing

Introduction

The club has an active race section which competes most Wednesday evenings during the lighter summer months and on Sunday mornings year-round.

Racing is a great way to develop your skills with friendly and exciting competition on the loch.

We aim to have one race on a Wednesday evening and two on a Sunday morning.

Organisation

Club members take it in turns to organise the race, man the committee boat, set the course and record the results.

Safety boats are provided by the Park.

Sunday Racing

Each Sunday will have two General Handicap races based on PY numbers. PY numbers may be adjusted for spinnaker dinghies if members choose not to use their spinnaker throughout a series.

We will run four Sunday series over 2026/27 –

• Spring Series – Sunday 1st March till Sunday 24th May
• Summer Series – Sunday 31st May till Sunday 23rd August
• Autumn Series – Sunday 30th August till Sunday 22nd November
• Frostbite Series –  Sunday 29th November until Sunday 21st February 2027

The Club Championship will be based on the best aggregate results for a competitor over the Spring, Summer and Autumn Sunday Series.

A separate Frostbite series will be run on Sunday mornings from late November until late February 2027. This series will not count towards the Club Championship.

Wednesday Racing

On Wednesday evenings between April and September we run two Pursuit Series.

• Series 1 – Wednesday 1st April until Wednesday 17th June
• Series 2 – Wednesday 24th June till Wednesday 2nd September

Wednesday evenings will have one Pursuit Race of 1 hour starting at 1830 hrs.  These races will be based on personal handicaps with the handicaps being adjusted at the end of each month.

Benefits of Club Racing

It is a great way to meet people and helps develop sailing skills.

If you’ve never raced before why not come along and give it a go.