Club Racing (Notice of Race) 2025
Burton Sailing club holds short and long series events for club members throughout the year. Classes of boat that regularly field three or more craft will be racing for a class position as well as a Portsmouth Yardstick Handicap position.
Burton Sailing Club will organise race series on Foremark Reservoir for the series quoted in the summary table below. The duration of the series in this table are approximate; the exact dates, number of races and the start times are reported in the Club Calendar on this website.
The races will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing and the Sailing Instructions of Burton Sailing Club.
The races will have 40% to count (rounded up) i.e. the number of discards will be 60% (rounded down) of the number of races in the series.
Competitors who sail in at least one race in a series will be ranked for every race in the series. In races they do not sail they will be given DNC which will score "number of competitors in the series"+1.
In addition to the overall handicap series boats of certain fleets will also be scored in fleet series. For a race to be a valid fleet race there must be at least three boats from that fleet competing in the race. The number of races to count in the fleet series will be the same as that for the overall handicap race. In the fleet series DNC will score number of boats of that fleet competing in the series +1. ie the fleet must ensure that at least 40% of the races are valid fleet races in order to allow fleet results in the series.
Members and guests of Burton Sailing Club, open meeting entrants and day sailors are eligable provided that they:
- agree to be bound by the Racing Rules of Sailing of Sailing and the Sailing Instructions of Burton Sailing Club;
- have a valid measurement certificate for the boat;
- have current insurance for the boat with third party cover of at least £3,000,000;
- accept responsibility for the safety and management of the boat.
Series dates for 2025
The 2025 calendar is split into the following series. The start and end dates are shown below, (see the club calendar for all the included dates)
| Series | Details |
| Early Spring |
AM series: 2 races, back-2-back starting at 11:00 PM series: 2 races back-2-back not before 13:00 02 Mar - 20 Apr |
| Spring |
AM series: 2 races, back-2-back starting at 11:00 PM series: 2 races back-2-back not before 13:00 11 May - 13 July |
| Summer |
Sundays AM series: 2 races, back-2-back starting at 11:00 PM series: 2 races back-2-back not before 13:00 27 July - 28 Sept |
| Winter |
Sundays AM series: 2 races, back-2-back starting at 11:00. PM series: 2 races back-2-back not before 13:00. 12 Oct - 14 Dec |
| Wednesday (Early) |
Wednesday evenings, first start no earlier than 18:30. 09 Apr - 17 Sept |
| Wednesday (Late) |
Wednesday evenings, second start no earlier than 19:15. 30 Apr - 03 Sept |
| Super Sundays |
Super Sundays between each Sunday series. ie the Sunday after a series ends and before the next series starts.
One pursuit race no earlier than 11:00 followed by 2 back to back handicap races no earlier than 13:00. All races to count |
All handicap racing will be using the current Portsmouh Yardstick handicaps. Helms can switch boats and/or rigs within a series.
When there is an open event taking place on a Sunday, the club racing start times may be adjusted to accomodate the visiting fleet(s). In some cases there may be fewer races or club racing may be cancelled. Details of these adjustments will be made available on the club website and notice board and published through the club's social media channels.
Special Events
There may be additional special events through the year planned within the year and published on the club calendar.