The Summer Social Racing Series (SSRS)

The Series is for sailors who want to:

• keep sailing fun (It's all about the sailing!)
• keep sailing simple (Focus on the sailing - not the rigamarole)
• keep sailing affordable (Almost any dinghy/cat can race)
• limit the time-commitment required (for sailors and officials)

Back-to-Basics Racing

• No Start Boat or Mark-set Boat (We do it all ourselves)
• Self Scoring (Bring a watch or phone for timing your finish)
• Multiple Short Races
• All the sailing fun with less of the hassle

Who can Race?

• Members and non-members may race and will be scored- but only members will be eligible for annual prizes.

How are races scored?

• Any type of sailing dinghy may race under the Portsmouth Handicap (which allows boats of different designs to race equitably against each other)
• There will be separate monohull and multihull Divisions
• At the discretion of the Race Leader, as long as there are at least three (3) sailboats remaining under Portsmouth, three (3) or more sailboats of one design may race in a separate start as a class. If fewer than three (3) boats remain in Portsmouth the one-designers will start with the Portsmouthers (but may decide to score themselves as a class).
• Participants must race at least 60% of races sailed to qualify for the annual Portsmouth fleet awards.

Other things you may want to know:

• In order to sail, skippers must execute a hold-harmless form
• The races are started with an 3-minute collegiate starting sequence - sound signals only (automated)
• Rule 2 - "Fair Sailing" will be enforced with venegance - this is supposed to be FUN!
• DSA's members have a high level of trust - and finishing times may be self-reported at times - we hope that you will not break that trust.
• Directions to the lake: Directions

Please direct any questions to the DSA SSRS Chair

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