RACING
Weekend Racing & Family Sailing at LBSC!
A family friendly day of sailing get-togethers/friendly races. For Family Sailing Days please see our events calendar for dates. Those interested in participating in Family Sailing Days should contact LBSC’s Head Instructor. If there’s enough interest, racing can also be arranged.
Club Championships
LBSC usually hosts the Annual Club Championships on the August long weekend. Please see our events calendar for this year’s date.
Race Organization
Boats: You are allowed to bring your own boat or borrow a club boat upon request. Please talk to the head instructor or a director of Junior Sailing.
Courses: The race committee (a club volunteer) will announce the course to be sailed before the race and set marks accordingly. For keelboats, surrounding islands may be announced as course marks before the race.
Start: There will be a separate start for each class of boat. There will be a 5 minute countdown starting sequence with whistle signals. The race committee will set two starting marks for a start line. The first race will start at 1 p.m. A race meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m.
Rules: The rules will be the same as those written in The Racing Rules of Sailing, available as a free app on your phone or, if you prefer, the printed rulebook is available for purchase at LBSC.