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Summary of Races and Series for 2025

Code

Event

Type

Races

Perpetual Trophies

Open Meetings

 

 

 

Pill Race

SS

1

1st Overall

Pill Trophy

Club Events

 

 

 

GAD

Gadd Series

GH

 9

Fast: GSB

 

Slow

Eric Gadd Trophy, Sugar Loaf Beach Eagle, Firefly Shield

Mirror Gadd Trophy

DEN

Denny Series

GH

 7

Fast: GSB

Slow

Denny Decanter. Large Denny Bowl

Small Denny Bowl

SUM

Summer Series

GH

8

Fast: GSB

 

Slow

Cockburn Shield, Black Nore Trophy, Summer Bronze Trophy

Summer Glass Leaf

EVE

Evening Series

CR

8

Class 1
Class 2

Class 3

Silver Cup
Silver Cup

Evening Series Glass Trophy

BRN

Brunel Pursuit

PUR

1

1st Overall
1st Lady

Brunel Bolt
Brunel Nut

JUB

Jubilee Series

CR

7

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Golden Jubilee Trophy

Silver Jubilee Plate

Jubilee Glass Leaf

ISLAND

Denny Island race

SS

1

1st Overall

Island Trophy

SPRINT

Sprint Regatta

AL

2

 

Prizes on the day

Skool

Skool Series

AL

5

1st Gold

1st Silver

1st Bronze

Skool Series Trophy

Battery Point Trophy

Frazzle Rock Trophy

HOP

Holiday Hop

AL

6

1st Overall  

Grimsbury Park Plate

WIN

Winter Series

CR

6

Class 1
Class 2

Class 3

Newcome Trophy
Pint Tankard

Wingter Class 3 Cup

WES

Wessex series

STYLE

 

Asymmetric

Symmetric

Single

Wessex Water Aid Asymmetric

Wessex Symmetric

Wessex Single Hander

Festive

Festive Race

AL

1

1st Overall

Prize but no trophy

Newcome Speed Challenge

Best corrected time to Newcome and back

Unlimited attempts

Separate classes and 1st Overall Trophy for:

Asymmetric, Symmetric (inc. no spinnaker), Single-hander, Vision Class

 

 

Type of Race:

CR

Class Racing:

Three separate starts as per SI 8.5.

GH

General Handicap

2 separate starts as per SI 8.5

AL

Average Lap:

Results will be calculated by use of average lap times

PU

Pursuit:

Will be run as per SI 8.7

SS

Staggered Start:

Starts at 10-minute intervals. Helms may choose a time on which to start – see SI 8.8.

STYLE

Races for 3 individual fleets: Asymmetric, Symmetric (inc. no spinnakers) and Single Hander. OOD also has the option to implement Average lap timing for any Style fleet start if required.

GSB

Gold, Silver Bronze: winners for each category.