Race Format

Race Structure
There are 4 races scheduled during the regatta. Saturday morning is reserved for the skippers' briefing, safety briefings and race training. The first 3 races will take place on Saturday afternoon. The final race will take place on Sunday morning.

The Beneteau 40.7's constitute the Level Rating 40.7 Class. All other yachts wishing to fly spinnakers will race in the IRC Spinnaker Class. All yachts which are not supplied with spinnakers will race in the Cruising Class. 

The start sequence for each class will be 5 minutes long, with a 5 minute warning, 4 minute, 1 minute and the a 'go' signal. Races will usually take 60-70 minutes each.

Points Scoring System
The Low Points Scoring System will apply to the regatta. This means that a team will score 1 point for 1st place, 2 points for 2nd place etc. The winning team will be the team with the lowest number of points.

In the event that two or more teams in the same class are tied on equal points, the team with the best results will be deemed the winner - i.e. Team 1 and Team 2 both have 4 points. Team 1 scored 2 x 2nd places and Team 2 scored a 1st and a 3rd. Team 2 will win on the basis of their 1st place.