Downloads

• 90 minute PURSUIT RACE START TIMES and sequence (July 2020)
• 2 hour PURSUIT RACE START TIMES and sequence (revised July 2020)

• 3 hour PURSUIT RACE START TIMES  and sequence (revised July 2020)

• HSC Notice of Race for Club Race Series and Trophy Events
• NEW: Temporary Clauses to HSC Notice of Race during Covid-19 Emergency (July 2020)
• HSC Sailing Instructions (revised March 2020)

• Plan of Haversham Lake with racing buoys and course planner​

Dinghy Classes
A variety of dinghies are sailed at Haversham Sailing Club. If you are thinking of racing, have a chat with club members. Best time to do this is on a Sunday when many different types of boats will be about.

Race Series and Trophy Events
These take place every weekend throughout the year and Wednesday evenings in the Summer.
Other than 'pursuit' events and the new (2020) short race sequence (details below) that will take place on the Spring and Summer Bank Holidays, each race takes about one hour.

• Get a good idea of what's going on by looking at the Results web page
• Check the HSC Web Calendar for exact start times
• For the Winter and Mid Winter Series there are General Handicap races at 10.00, 11.30 and 13.30
• For the Spring, Summer and Autumn Sunday Series racing there are General Handicap Races at 10.00 and 11.30 with a single start for each race. The 10.00 and 11.30 races will count towards separate series
• In addition, the 11.30 race will count towards the Hot Lady Series which will be a combination of results from the Spring, Summer and Autumn 11.30 races. The ladies results will be taken from the overall results and will not be sailed separately
• The 13.30 and 15.00 races will be fleet racing for the Gold, Silver and Bronze and Rookie fleets and will also count towards separate Series
• The Bronze Fleet will have a start separate from the Gold and Silver fleets if there are four or more boats in the Bronze Fleet

Short Race Sequence for Spring and Summer Bank Holiday Races
There will be a new race format for the Spring and Summer Bank Holidays.

• There will be three 20 minute races sailed back to back – when the previous race has finished the shortened course flag will be lowered and the start sequence for the next race will begin
• The start sequence will be 3 minutes, 1 minute, start
• All races will be counted for the final result
• The races will commence at 12.00 and the rest of the day will be for social sailing

Handicaps and Fleets

• RYA Portsmouth Yardstick – link. The PNs can be found in the first link on the right hand side of their page.
• Club handicaps may differ from PN’s, and can be found by following this – link July 2020
• Find out which Racing fleet you're in by following this– link.

If your name doesn't appear or you feel you are on the wrong list please contact the Rear Commodore at racing@havershamsc.org

Wednesday evening races and Rookie fleets
These are intended to initiate people into racing. If you have thought of trying your hand, but were put off by the idea of getting in the way of the 'experts', then please don’t worry, these sessions are for you. Come along and give racing a try. The Dennis Cooke trophy for the Bronze (beginners) fleet and the Civil Service Sailing Club trophy for the Silver fleet are up for grabs so there is plenty to sail for if you are new to racing. Wednesday evening races are held between April and October. Race times are usually 18h30 April and September and 19h00 in May and August.

Racing Rules of Sailing

• Are revised and published every four years by World Sailing, the international authority for the sport.
• The World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020 can be seen here
• The RYA Racing link (disputes, advise etc) can be found here.