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The club has a regular programme of events for Dinghies over the summer and autumn months, with dinghy racing on most Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings.

The main club regatta is held in August or September, with a class regatta in May – and there are a number of other dinghy & keelboat races (some combined) dotted through the calendar.

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Racing Programme

There will be separate starts and courses for each race for the following classes :

1. Fast Asymmetric Handicap and Handicap classes
2. Non – Asymmetric Handicap (starting 5 minutes after class 1)
3. Novice/ Junior Handicap class

If numbers do not require separate starts one or more of the above may be combined.

Wednesday Evenings

Wednesday evening racing runs during summer evenings from May until the end of August. Racing starts at 1930, allowing plenty of time to get down after work, and there’s normally a social crowd in the bar afterwards.

There are two series that take place through the summer:

  • Wednesday First Series, from May-June
  • Wednesday Second Series, from July-August

Sunday Racing

Club racing is run on most Sundays throughout the season. There are two races, with the first race starting at 1400. The second race follows immediately after the first. There are a number of series that are run:

  • Early Bird series (8 races), March to April
  • Sunday Warm-up series (8 races), May
  • Sunday Summer series (16 races), June to August
  • Sunday Autumn series (16 races), August to October