Competitions

Members are often content to sail their boat on our beautiful lake, simply for the pleasure of it.  They enjoy the challenge of navigating our buoys and the complex winds which swirl around the clubhouse and the lake.  They enjoy watching the oyster catchers and many other birds with which we share the lake.  They enjoy this in the knowledge that should their batteries fail, or they get caught on a buoy the rescue boat can be launched to retrieve their boat.

However most weeks members also engage in some friendly competition.  Usually a couple of laps around the buoys in a clockwise direction finishing opposite the club house, then, just to challenge the winds , another couple in an anti-clockwise direction.

The club calendar suggests weeks for DF95 sailing or Victoria sailing so members who have both know which to prepare and bring for that week's sailing.

However  we also run annual challenges when the competition gets a bit more serious.

We run two annual competitions

the structure of these competitions has remained the same for many years. However  now that the membership has expanded and many more members are regularly racing we are proposing a new structure for 2026.

 DF95 competition

There are ten sessions reserved during the year's program when priority is given at 13.30 to DF95 sailing races. There are usually six races which count in the annual competition although other informal races may take place on that day and on other sailing days.
Over the year members will be assessed on their 30 best racing results. 
 

New League Structure

From the sailing records a league 1 and a league 2 are derived.  League 1 would include the leading 8 competitors, and league 2 the rest. This would be a fluid arrangement throughout the season whereby as the results are compiled after each race, the competitor who may have been 8th does poorly and and a competitor who is in league 2 improves then he would be promoted and the 8 th person relegated. this would happen until the final race has been run and the final positions accountable for a league 1 award and a league 2 award.,

 

Victoria and DF65 competition

As with the DF95 competition except only 6 sessions are reserved for these classes. The two classes race together for one prize.  Members are assessed on their best 24 races.

Victoria/DF65 League

A league system is in place for this competition along the same lines as for DF85 except League 1 is the top 6 competitors.
 

The winners of both competitions are acknowledged at the

annual Presentation Tea.

 

Racing Rules 2026
Scoring 2026