(C) The Bosham Pursuit

Cobnor Start:

90 minute pursuit race for all classes, except silver Optimist

• 14:30 Gold Optimist start
• 16:00 Race ends

The race is open to all BSC dinghies and all sailors including cadets, but not suitable for silver Oppies. For those cadets who finish it will count as a Junior Week 2024 qualifying race. All the starts will be off the Cobnor line commencing at 14:30. The finish will be around the entrance to Bosham Channel.

Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions will be published under 'Downloads' below, when available. There will be a race briefing on the clubhouse terrace at 12:30.

Pre-entry is essential so we can plan numbers and sort out starting sequences. Enter free under 'Tickets' below.

For those who don't know, a pursuit race is like a handicap race in reverse. In a handicap race, everyone starts together, sails the course and has their elapsed time adjusted for their boat handicap. A pursuit race is for a set elapsed time, in this case 90 minutes. The slowest boats (Optimist) start first and faster boats start at intervals, depending on their handicap. Everyone sails the same set course, which will probably end up in a loop, and in theory every boat sails to their handicap and ends up at the same point after the time is up. In practice its nothing like that, but it is a sailing version of the tortoise and the hare.

Downloads

• Bosham Pursuit SSI
• Bosham Pursuit NoR

Crew needed and available

Last updated 10:23pm on 1 May 2024