Racing Documents

Welcome to the racing section of our site. Here you can find information and documents relating to DBSC yacht racing in regard to the different fleets.

New Sailing Instructions and Course Cards for 2025 will be uploaded here next year before the start of the season.

Please download racing documents below.

List of racing documents on this page. Please scroll down to download the relevant file.

Notice of Race 2024

Racing Programme 2024
2024 Race Times for Red Blue and Green Fleets
Sailing Instructions – all fleets
Course Cards for Blue, Red and Green Fleets
Hut Starts Course Cards
Dinghy Course Cards
DBSC Racing Marks Chart
DBSC Racing Marks and Bearings

NOTICE OF RACE 2024

2024 DBSC RACING PROGRAMME

Race Times  Red Blue and Green Fleet 2024

There is an Amendment dated 13th June to Red Fleet and Green Fleet starting sequence on Thursdays and Saturdays, (Change to Flying 15, Sportsboats and Dragons).   There is no change to Blue Fleet Thursday or Saturday Committee Boat or Hut Starts.

2024 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

2024 Sailing Instructions A – All fleets

Please see amendment to General Sailing Instructions ‘A’ 2024 below:  Amended 17th May 2024

11.1 A boat entered in a DBSC series shall not cross the start or finish line of any race in which she is not racing. The Race Committee may penalize a boat without a hearing for failing to comply with this Sailing Instruction by adding 3 points to her series score. (This changes RRS 63.1 and A5.1)

Is now amended to read:
11.1 [DP] A boat entered in a DBSC series shall not cross the start or finish line of any race in which she is not racing. The Race Committee may penalize a boat without a hearing for failing to comply with this Sailing Instruction by scoring her DSQ in the race or races she has sailed that day. (This changes RRS 63.1 and A5.1)

A new clause 11.2 is added which reads
11.2 [DP] On Saturdays boats having finished their race shall not sail between the Orange, Black or Green Starting Marks and the DBSC Hut.  The Race Committee may penalize a boat without a hearing for failing to comply with this Sailing Instruction by scoring her DSQ in the race or races she has sailed that day.  (This changes RRS 63.1 and A5.1)

11.3 is now deleted.

2024 Sailing Instructions B Red and Blue Fleet Committee Boat Starts

Amended 20.04.24 to include Clause 1.3 
1.3 If there is an individual recall the RO may shorten or adjust the line while such a boat or boats return to start correctly. This changes RRS27.2

Robot Marks Guidelines and SI Amendment

2024 Sailing Instructions C – Green Fleet 

2024 Sailing Instructions D – Dinghy

2024 Sailing Instructions H – Hut Fixed Mark Courses

2024 RACING COURSE CARDS – ALL FLEETS

Course Card Tuesdays West Pier Starts 

Course Card Blue Fleet Thursdays 2024

Course Card Freebird Red Fleet RTC Thursdays 2024

Course Card Freebird Red Fleet Thursdays W/L 2024

Course Card Green Fleet Courses and Race Times 2024

Course Card Hut Starts Saturdays 2024 (Amended 15.04.24)

Course Card Hut Starts Saturdays 2024 amended 15.04.24 to read

Q Course 

Course Card Committee Vessel Starts Saturdays 2024

Course Card Tuesday and Saturday Dinghy 2024

Dinghy Courses and Race Times 2024 amended 22nd April 2024 v1.1

CHARTS /BEARINGS 2024

DBSC Racing Marks Chart

DBSC Racing Marks and Bearings 2024

Hearing Request Form

Please use the link below to file a protest.  Once you have filled out the form press ‘SAVE’ to submit

The DBSC sailing instructions stipulate that protests shall be, submitted electronically through the DBSC website within 48 Hours of the start of the race for the protesting boat’s class. The time stamp recorded on the Hon. Protest Secretary’s system shall be deemed evidence of the time submitted. In the case of a diagram being considered necessary this shall also be submitted here

Notice to Mariners 2024