Racing and Handicaps
Racing is encouraged by members and visitors and a weekly points series is offered from April to September. Keelboat visitors can enjoy excellent Marina facilities in the five gold anchor award Bangor Marina. Course cards are available in the foyer of the clubhouse.
Racing starts at 19:00 on Thursdays for:
| IRC Unstricted Classes 1 & 2 | Boats with current IRC Certificates scored under NHC and YTC) |
| Whitesail (no spinnaker) | Scored under CYCA handicap and/or RYA NHC and YTC |
| Belfast Lough Quarter ton Class (BLQTC) | See Website for eligibility - Class Faccebook page. Scored under IRC & RYA NHC |
| Laser Dinghy | Standard & Radial RYA PY |
| Laser | 4.7 & Topper RYA PY |
| Large Dinghy Class | PY of less than 1200 RYA PY |
| Bay & Waverley | One Design |
| Multihull | SCHRS |
Royal Ulster Yacht Club also runs the Northern Ireland Offshore Points Series (NIOPS) for boats with current IRC certificates (dual scored using NHC) and for Whitesail (no spinnaker) under NHC & CYCA handicap.
This year RUYC are also using the new RYA/RORC YTC rating sysem and are running results for boats with YTC certificates.
All boat owners are welcome to join our “Cruise in Company” events held throughout the season. Click Here for Cruising Pages and also see the Bangor Marina notice board for details.
The sailing secretary can be contacted at: sailingsecretary@ruyc.co.uk