Sailing Events for Club Members
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. The races will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing and the Sailing Instructions of Burton Sailing Club. 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 £2,000,000
- Accept responsibility for the safety and management of the boat
The year is split into the following series (see the race calendar for exact dates):
| Series | When | Details |
| Icicle | Jan-Feb | Sundays, 3 races (approx. fortnightly) for the hardy sailors |
| Frostbite | Feb-Mar | Sundays, 3 races |
| Spring | Apr-May | Sundays, 3 races |
| Summer | Jun-Aug | Sundays, 3 races |
| Autumn | Aug-Oct | Sundays, 3 races |
| Winter | Oct-Dec | Sundays, 3 races |
| Wednesday | Apr-Sept | 1 race at 6PM or 7PM (two series Apr-Jun & Jun-Sept) |
| Novice | Jun-Sept | 2 or 3 races in the afternoon. 1st race not before 1PM |
All handicap racing will be using the current Portsmouh Yardstick handicaps, unless otherwise stated.
Novice Racing
Junior/Novice racing will be on Saturday afternoons with two or three races depending on conditions. The OOD will give an informal briefing in the clubhouse or dinghy park prior to the racing explaining some aspect of racing, for example the start sequence (flags and horns), course board or racing tactics. Courses will be short (arounf 30mins) simple courses
Sunday Racing
Sunday racing will consist of three races as follows:
Whilst in BST (daylight Savings time)
- Race 1 not before 11:00
- Race 2 not before 13:30
- Race 3 to follow race 2.
Whilst in in GMT
- Race 1 not before 11:00
- Race 2 not before 13:00
- Race 3 to follow race 2 back to back.
The club also holds several one day events through the year where the 3 Sunday races make up a short event with 2 races to count (1 discarded result). All three races still, of course, count for the series.
Open Sailing Events
The club holds several regional, traveller and sometimes championship events mostly for the classes of dinghy sailed at the club but sometimes for other classes. The club often holds RYA squad training or race events. [open events]
