At Notts County Sailing Club we have racing on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Wednesday racing is specifically for Windsurfers where as Tuesday and Thursday racing are for sailing dinghies.

Below is a breakdown of the racing programme specifying the racing series that take place on the different days.
Club racing Sailing Instructions

Sunday

March 6th to April 24th 2011 Black and White Series.

The Black and White Series consists on 8 Sundays with 50% of sailable races to count.

This is a combined series consisting of a morning handicap race and an afternoon pursuit with the fast and slow average lap race times been combined to produce 1 race result. In extremely windy conditions (e.g. force 5 or over) or if the wind is less than 5 mph, the pursuit race will be replaced by an average lap handicap Race.

There will be starts for windsurfers, fast handicap and slow handicap dinghies plus a combined Junior/ Youth Start.

AM

11.00 Windsurfers Duration 30-40 minutes

11.03 Fast Handicap Start Duration 60-70 minutes

11.06 Slow Handicap Start Duration 50-65 minutes

11.09 Junior/Youth start Duration 30-40 minutes

PM

13.15 or later Windsurfer Start Duration 30-40 minutes

13.18 Pursuit Race Duration 75 minutes

13.21 Junior / Youth start Duration 30-40 minutes

May 1st to October 2nd 2011
Main Series

The main series consists of 20 Sundays with a third plus one of the sailable races to count in all of the individual series. During the main series there are three races on a Sunday, 2 class races followed by an average lap handicap race.

There is class racing for the Windsurfer, RS 400, Scorpion, Laser, Solo and Enterprise classes plus a Menagerie and a Junior/ Youth start.

Class Races

Starts are in the following order

11.00 Windsurfers Duration 30-40 minutes

11.03 RS 400 Duration 60-75 minutes

11.06 Menagerie Duration 60-75 minutes

11.09 Scorpion Duration 50-60 minutes

11.12 Laser Duration 50-60 minutes

11.15 Solo Duration 50-60 minutes

11.18 Enterprise Duration 50-60 minutes

11.21 Junior / Youth Duration 30-40 minutes.

The afternoon class race will start after 13.15 and follow the same sequence. Duration times will be the same.

The David Wadsworth is an average lap race for all dinghies with a start time after 15.00. There is also individual Junior/Youth and Windsurfer starts.

Starts are in the following order

15.00 Handicap Duration 50-60 minutes

15.03 Junior/ Youth Duration 30-40 minutes

15.06 Windsurfers Duration 30-40 minutes

October 16th to December 18th 2011 Frostbite and Oak Leaf Series

This series consists of 10 Sundays, there are two separate series. 50% of the sailable races are needed to qualify for each series.

The Oak Leaf Series will consist of fast and slow handicap fleets each having their own series. The afternoon Frostbite Series will be a 75 minute pursuit race. In extremely windy conditions (e.g. force 5 or over) or if the wind is less than 5 mph, the pursuit race will be replaced by an average lap handicap Race.

For each of the above series there will be a Windsurfer and Junior/ Youth start.

On the 16th October 2011, the first Sunday in the Frostbite and Oak Leaf Series, the morning handicap race will take place in the afternoon after the Pursuit race.

During the week-end of the 15th / 16th October 2011 the lake is also being used for a RYA Techno Board coaching weekend. The Frostbite Series race will start as usual at 13.15.

Oak Leaf Series,

11.00 Windsurfers Duration 30-40 minutes

11.03 Fast Handicap Start Duration 60-70 minutes

11.06 Slow Handicap Start Duration 50-65 minutes

11.09 Junior/Youth start Duration 30-40 minutes

Frostbite Series

13.15 or later Windsurfer Start Duration 30-40 minutes

13.18 Pursuit Race Duration 75 minutes

13.21 Junior / Youth start Duration 30-40 minutes

Saturday

May 7th to July 16th 2011 Saturday Club

11.00am to 1.30pm.

Activities for NCSC Members under 18years including: Sailing - Fun - Expeditions - BBQ - Week End Camps - Racing - Games. The idea is to promote sailing for enjoyment. Members are encouraged to use their own boats.

30th April to September 17th 2011 Stanier and Junior Challenge Series

There are 15 Saturdays in this series. On a Saturday afternoon there are two average lap races plus a windsurfer start. Each race will have 3 starts. To qualify for a series a third plus one of the sailable races are required.

The first start is for the Stanier Trophy, the results will be split into novice and experienced sailors by the Results Secretary with prizes awarded for each category. The second start is for juniors. Prizes will be awarded for each of the three age categories.

Junior Challenge Cup any junior of the age 13 or under on the 31st December 2011.

Junior Saturday Challenge Cup for those 14 or over but under 15 on the 31st December 2011.

Youth Challenge Trophy for those over 15 but under 19 on the 31st December 2011.

1st Race

14.15 Stanier start Duration 35 - 45 minutes

14.18 Junior Challenge Trophy Duration 25 - 35 minutes

Junior Saturday Challenge Cup

Youth Challenge Trophy

14.21 Windsurfer start Duration 20- 30 minutes

If there is only one Junior/ Youth boat for the second start they should start with the Stanier start. Their results will then be extracted and they will be given their average points for their classification.

The 2nd race will be back to back with the 1st race using the same sequence of starts.

Tuesday

May 3rd to August 23rd 2011

Two average lap handicap races intended for Junior & Novice sailors. There are prizes for junior, novice and experienced sailors. To qualify for a series a third plus one of the sailable races are required.

19.00 Average handicap start Duration 20-30 minutes

2nd Race No sooner than 15minutes after the last boat to finish 1sr Race.

Wednesday

April 14th to September 28th 2011

This is a Windsurfing evening with cruising, racing and training. There will be Team 15 training and competitions for those 15years or under who are interested. There will also be improver sessions and racing for adults

Racing : we are intending to have a race starting at 6.30pm with training & coaching before.
 

The Racing is intended to give everyone a chance though we havn't decided the best method - beat the stig is one possibility.

Thursday

April 14th to August 25th 2011

One average lap handicap race with two starts, slow handicap and fast handicap. To qualify for the series a third plus one of the sailable races are required.

19.00 Fast handicap start Duration 60-70 minutes

19.03 Slow handicap start Duration 60-70 minutes

Definitions and guidelines for Racing at Notts County Sailing Club.

1. When fleets are split into fast and slow handicap the fast handicap will consist of Scorpions and faster boats plus the Finn. All other boats will sail in the Slow Handicap except boats sailed with a junior helm and crew which may sail in the separate junior / youth start.

2. To qualify for any junior or youth trophy no person over the specified age may helm or crew in the boat.

3. All handicap races should contain all points of sailing for the PYN handicap system to work.

4. When calculating the number of races required to qualify for a series you should always round up if necessary.

5. Boats with class status must always start on their allotted start and may only race with the Menagerie Fleet if they are the only boat of their class sailing. A class boat racing in the Menagerie Fleet will not receive a finishing position.

6. With the exception of pursuit races all handicap races are average lap races. Windsurfers may compete with dinghies in handicap races under an agreed handicap number but must not pump.

7. Members attending Open Meetings may apply for up to 4 qualifying points in order to qualify for the class series. (for qualifying points to awarded a qualifying class race must have been sailed at Notts County) Qualifying points must be claimed before the end of the series in person or by post to the Results Secretary