Reading Sailing Club

The club runs a full racing calendar throughout the year with races held every Sunday morning, racing on Wednesday evenings also takes place in the summer. In addition cup races are held on bank holidays. On Cup days the solo, laser, enterprise and mirror classes have separate prizes. Races are run on a handicap or pursuit basis using PY numbers. In addition to the overall results, positions are scored in three fleets: PY<1110; 1111<PY<1200 and PY>1201.

See the calendar for the Racing Programme.

Handicap Races

All boats start together and their time to complete a certain number of laps of the course are recorded. Results are determined afterwards by dividing the finish time by the Portsmouth yardstick number for the class of boats. Faster boats have a smaller number so will need to complete the course in less time than a slower boat. Handicaps
Frostbite is the winter series held every Sunday starting at 10:30am and lasting approximately 90 minutes. Total of 17 races - 7 to count.
Easter Series is a total of six races held over the three days of the Easter bank holiday weekend, two back-to-back races per day - 3 to count. Each race lasts about 45 minutes with the first starting at 10:30.
Summer Series is two back-to-back races, each lasting 45 minutes. Races take place on Sunday mornings, the first starting at 10:30am. 22 race series - 9 to count.
Gillette Series is held on Wednesday evenings in the summer, starting at 7:00pm (7:15 when light permits it) and lasting 1 hour. 18 race series - 7 to count.
July/November Cup Days with prizes awarded for each class. Three back-to-back races (2 to count), each 1 hour, first one starts at 10:30am.
Pennants are a one race held on bank holidays, starting at 11am. 1 to count.

Pursuit Races

In these races the start is staggered in such a way that after 90 minutes all boats should, in theory, be in the same position on the course. Start Number
Spring Series is held on Sunday mornings starting at 10:30 and lasting approximately 90 minutes. Total of 8 races - 4 to count.
Cobley Series is held in the autumn, starting at 10:30 on Sunday mornings and lasting about 90 minutes. 10 race series - 5 to count.