Overview

Racing at all level is at the heart of Brightlingsea Sailing Club. Whether you are a novice or a champion sailor our race programme has something for you.

Class races, handicap races, pursuit races, distance races, line starts, committee boat starts and series racing – races you win and races you lose.

We race from March to New Years Day two or three days a week so there is no excuse for not trying your hand if you have not raced before.

Our racing is founded on four key principles:

Fun

Well run races, good courses, a variety of race formats and plenty of banter and encouragement both on and off the water

Fair

Fairness runs through the club from the choice of appropriate handicaps to appropriate rules observance

Fast

Practise makes perfect and we all like to win – the club generates good club racers, national and international champions from an extensive sailing programme and “championship” style starts from the committee boat.

Safe

The club takes its duty of care seriously. Two well equipped rescue boats with radios and first aid on board accompany all races. All competitors are logged on and off the water.