River Cup
Double-handed Scow racing |
21st March |
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Spring Series
Our Spring Series for Cruiser-racers, Nordic Folkboats and J/80's runs on Sunday mornings from the end of March. |
29th March, 12th, 18th & 26th April
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Monday Evening Dinghy Racing
Mixed Fleet Dinghy Racing. 4 class starts for LR Scows and Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) handicap fleets.Races start and finish in the river, except at very low tides or south-easterly winds when a committee boat start is used in the Solent. |
20th April - 31st August (excluding 24th August for Youth Week)
Autumn Series - 7th - 28th September
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Thursday Evening Keelboat Racing
The heart of cruiser racing in Lymington is the Thursday Evening Racing Series which runs from the end of April to the end of September, when we race under both IRC and the Lymington Handicap system. |
Early Series: 16th April - 18th June
Late Series: 25th June - 27th August
Late Late Series: 3rd - 24th September
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Friday Evening Junior Racing
Friday night racing takes place after school from early April to late September for all the Youth and Junior classes and regularly attracts 25 to 30 young sailors. First Warning Signal is not before 17:30hrs. The race will start in the Lymington River. |
Early Series 24th April - 19th June (9 Races)
Late Series 26th June - 21st August (9 Races)
Autumn Series 4th Sept - 25th Sept (4 Races)
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Nordic Folkboat Point Series
Racing runs from April to September, with most races scheduled to have a warning signal at 13:45, racing lasting on average around 2 hours. |
25th April - 24th October
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XOD Points Series
Our XOD Points Series takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays and runs from late April until the end of October each year. Warning signal is generally at 14:00hrs. |
25th April - 24th October
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Duo Series
The club runs a Duo (double-handed) Series on various Saturdays from May to September. The ever-popular Duo Series is considered to be the most interesting and challenging race series based in the Western Solent. |
9th May, 23rd May, 30th May, 20th June, 18th July, 15th Aug, 22nd Aug, 12th Sept
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Scow Trophy Races
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Alexina Trophy 12th May
Hinxman Trophy 23rd June
Captain's Trophy 21st July
Reserve Date 18th August |
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Pottership Race Series
Average lap Keelboat racing held on Sunday mornings |
10th May, 7th June, 5th June, 5th July, 23rd August |
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Pottership Race
The Pottership Trophy was presented by Major Cyril Potter in 1937 and is awarded annually to the winner of this popular handicap race. |
4th October
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Club Champion of Champions Race
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Peter Andreae Trophy
Under-21 Double-Handed Scow Racing Event.
The event is limited to 12 crews (24 sailors) due to restrictions. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top performers.
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27th December
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Penguin Trophy
The Penguin Trophy is one of the Club’s most coveted prizes, often attracting Olympic-level sailors. It is raced for annually in loaned Scows, in the Lymington River close to the Club. |
28th December
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