Race Management

We have an extensive racing programme at The Poole Yacht Club

Look at the Notice of race below to see our list of regular sailing events.

Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions Chart of Race Marks 2021-2024 Course Book

The website calendar contains all of the forthcoming events, including regattas, open meetings and training events

Events Covid19 Safety Boat risk assessment Safety Boat News #01 Single-handed Safety Boat Video

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2022

Day	Starts	Time	Classes	Ends
Sat	8 Jan	10:30 a.m.	8	12 Mar
Sun	9 Jan	10:25 a.m.	R	13 Feb
Sun	6 Mar	10:30 a.m.	1,2,3,R,4	10 Apr
Tue	29 Mar	6:15 p.m.	R,1,1A,2,3,4	17 May
Sat	2 Apr	2 p.m.	(G,D),8,T,7	28 May
Mon	4 Apr	6:15 p.m.	G,D,8,T,7	16 May
Thu	7 Apr	6:15 p.m.	R,G,D,O,8,7	19 May
Fri	6 May	6 p.m.	R,1,1A,2,3,4	10 Jun
Mon	23 May	6:25 p.m.	G,D,8,T,7	11 Jul
Tue	24 May	6:15 p.m.	R,1,3,1A,2,4	12 Jul
Thu	26 May	6:25 p.m.	R,G,D,O,8,7	14 Jul
Mon	18 Jul	6:15 p.m.	G,D,8,T,7	5 Sep
Tue	19 Jul	6:15 p.m.	R,1,2,3,1A,4	6 Sep
Thu	21 Jul	6:15 p.m.	R,G,D,O,8,7	8 Sep
Fri	5 Aug	6 p.m.	R	9 Sep
Sat	10 Sep	2 p.m.	R,(G,D,8),T,7	15 Oct
Mon	12 Sep	6 p.m.	(7,G,D),8,T	3 Oct
Tue	13 Sep	6 p.m.	R	4 Oct
Sun	2 Oct	10:30 a.m.	1,2,3,R,4	11 Dec
Sat	29 Oct	1 p.m.	(G,D,8),T,7	10 Dec

1

Class 1 Cruiser

1A

Class 1A Cruiser

2

Class 2 Cruiser

3

Class 3 Cruiser (A/B)

4

Class 4 Cruiser

C

All Cruisers inc. R19s

R

R19

D

YW Dayboat

G

GP14

O

Osprey

7

Laser/Aero H’cap

F

Fast H’cap Dinghies

T

Slow H’cap Dinghies + Hobie 16

E

Medium H’cap Dinghies

8

E,F,9 + T (Class 8)

9

Asymmetric + Foiling H’cap Dinghies

Handicap Dinghy Rating

Handicap Dinghy Racing at Poole Yacht Club is done under the Portsmouth Yardstick system.

We race in three banded groups, fast, medium and slow.

Class 9

Boats with a PY number 1000 and below.

Fast (Class F)

Boats with a PY number between 1001 to 1024 inc. are part of the fast group.

Medium (Class E)

Boats with a PY number between 1025 to 1200 inc. are part of the medium group.

Slow (Class T)

Boats with a PY number above 1201 are part of the slow group.

Cruiser Racing Class Definitions

Our Club rating system uses the Velocity Prediction Rating System, VPRS; www.vprs.org
For information about ratings contact Ruth Kelly, rating@vprs.org

The boat must hold a current VPRS rating certificate
The Low limit is 0.831 and High limit 0.899
Racing emphasis will be on Harbour Courses and ‘Out of Harbour’ when conditions allow.
Class Capt. Ian Aitken.

The boat must hold a current VPRS rating certificate
The Low limit is 0.800 and High limit 0.830
Boats with lifting keels may race with keels set at no less than 1m.
Racing emphasis will be on Olympic style courses within Harbour
Class Capt. John Waters

Every effort is made to accommodate those wishing to race and provide fair competition.

Ratings should preferably include a spinnaker. However, boats without a spinnaker may race but results may, subject to numbers participating, be differentiated from those with.

Larger/heavier weight boats are accommodated in Class 1 and 1A
Smaller/lighter weight boats are accommodated in Classes 2 and 3

For information contact the Club’s Cruiser Capt. Roger Bond, roger@normtec.co.uk.

Notice to Mariners

Local Notices to Mariners are issued by the harbour master on a regular basis to inform mariners of any operations or works taking place in the harbour which may affect the safety of navigation. These are distributed to all the marine operations involved in the harbour area, as well as adjacent harbour masters, local marine offices and notice boards at harbour access points.

Read the PHC Notices

Handicap systems

IRC

Well known and established rating system, used worldwide. Typically used for all major regattas and racing in UK. Large database of boats enables good correlation of ratings. Uses measurements to define the boat and sails, also includes a boat type allowance (Hull factor) which is used to amend the rating for different types of boat. More information at www.ircrating.org.There is an annual fee to obtain a rating.

PY (Portsmouth Yardstick)

This is an empirical rating system (no measurements) which analyses the performance of boats to derive a rating. Some values of PY are fixed for the year, typically for dinghies. It is also possible to use a PY which is varied statistically for each race based on performance of the boat. This rating system is free and is typically organised through either the club or via nationally agreed values for PY.

VPRS

New system (2010) based on velocity prediction formula, principally created for Poole Yacht Racing Association (PYRA). Uses only measurements to predict performance via polar diagram which is then converted to a rating based on averaged wind strengths. More information at www.vprs.org. There is an annual fee to obtain a rating.

Racehut Signals

If you are new to racing at Poole Yacht Club or have never worked out how we start, look at the excellent videos below.

These will explain the bespoke start sequence from the race hut. Otherwise they may remain a mystery to you!

Race Management

2022