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. The series involves exciting, varied and highly competitive races, including to the Eastern Solent, Christchurch Bay and around the Island. Boats can be raced single or double-handed, on a range of keelboats. A series of eight races throughout the season from May to September, with IRC and Lymington Adjusted Handicap fleets, and open to all boats and skippers. Long courses are set from near the Lymington River entrance, heading east or west taking advantage of the tidal flows and changes, typically of 3 hours duration heading beyond Cowes to the east or out through the Hurst Narrows into Christchurch Bay to the west, and finishing at the RLymYC Starting Platform. We also have a most socially acceptable Around The Island race from Lymington when conditions allow. Dates for this year’s races:
Race 1: Saturday 11th May
Race 2: Saturday 1st June
Race 3: Saturday 29th June
Race 4: Saturday 20th July
Race 5: Saturday 10th August
Race 6: Saturday 31st August
Race 7: Saturday 7th September
Race 8: Saturday 28th September
In addition to the Official Notice Board, the Organising Authority may send messages to competitors and support persons via the Event Messaging System, Telegram. Telegram is similar to WhatsApp but has better privacy (phone numbers are not public), it does not limit groups to 150 people and allows new arrivals to see existing messages. Please download Telegram for your Smart Phone and/or Laptop prior to the event from the links on https://telegram.org Then join the groups below by following the link or scanning the QR codes: Broadcast and Queries: Messages to and from the Organising Authority and Race Committee: https://t.me/+WQp2L8Tb2DFmODA0 The speed of answers may vary and may be sent via the broadcast group. Please use this facility as sparingly as possible and certainly not for chat or it will lose its effectiveness.
Duo Series 2024
Entry opens 1 March.
To be published.
Once completed this document must be submitted to the Race Office.
Reserve a table in advance to avoid disappointment.
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