Race Days
The Club monitors and responds to the popularity of various classes and chooses to conduct races in those that can demonstrate consistent and active fleets.
Sunday racing for 2024/2025 will commence at:
Optimist Dinghy Fleet
- 10:45 Briefing
- 11:55 First Warning
Senior Fleet
- 13:30 (1:30pm) Briefing
- 14:25 (2:25pm) First Warning
In our Open Mixed Single Hander Fleet, we welcome all single-handed dinghies, such as ILCAs (Lasers), RS Aeros, Melges 14, Spirals, Ok Dinghies, Sabres, RS Zests and the like. Racing will be conducted using Yardsticks and adjusted accordingly.
Our Open Mixed Double Hander Fleet welcomes all types of asymmetric or fast two-handers, such as any 9er, Cherub, NS14, Tasar, Flying 11s, RS Quests, Mirrors, 420, 470 and the like. Racing will be conducted using Yardsticks and adjusted accordingly.
The season calendar is here.
Results will be posted here.
Please see below attachments for all HHSC Club Racing including the seasons Notice of Race (NoR) and Sailing Instructions (SI).
We have made some changes to the rules from last season, so please download and read these documents.
Some key changes include:
- The ILCA Open Club Championship allows you to sail any ILCA rig in any heat, with times corrected by Yardstick.
- The Single Handed Club Championship allows you to sail any class of boat in any heat, with times corrected by Yardstick.
- DNC (not sailing or not making it to the starting area) scores points for the number of boats that came to start +2. This reduces the penalty for missing a weekend of racing, and should encourage sailors to come back next time.
- To be granted scoring redress for attending an away event, the results must show that you nominated HHSC exclusively as the club you are representing. Scoring redress will be median points for that day’s races.
Note: A further update to SIs was made 26th October 2024 to provide scoring reliefe to those undertaking HSC exams, working with the race committee or representing HHSC exclusively at State, National or International events. There was also a change to the Optimist Club Championship race schedule. Details here.
Intending competitors should note the Insurance provision of the Sailing Instructions.
INSURANCE
- Participants are advised that HHSC’s third party liability insurance cover does not extend to participants.
- Participants must make their own private arrangements with an insurer.
- Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $10,000,000.
- Confirmation of such insurance must be provided prior to a boat’s first race.
