Notice of Race – Frostbite Series
Frostbite Trophy
Sunday 4th January to Sunday 29th March 2026 (9 Sundays)
1. Rules
1.1. The Organizing Authority is Silver Wing Sailing Club (SWSC). All enquiries to
secretary@silverwingsc.co.uk
1.2. The series shall be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing 2025-2028, and the Rules of SWSC.
2. Eligibility
2.1. The series is open to all dinghy classes sailed at SWSC.
2.2. All boats must be helmed by club members. Current club fees must be paid by the helm or person in
charge before competing in any race.
2.3. Sailors need not be a member of the relevant class association
3. Schedule of races
3.1. Three short (30-40 minute) races every Sunday in the above period, except:
3.1.1. Sprint Series Sundays.
3.1.1.1. Sprint Series Sundays are the second of each month. See the sailing calendar
available on the SWSC website or on the club noticeboard.
3.1.2. No sailing Sunday 22nd March – Work Party (provisional).
3.1.3. On the first Sunday of each month there will be two (30-40 minute) races. The first warning
signal will be as soon as possible after the 50 minute Pursuit Race. The warning signal of the
Pursuit Race will not be before 10:55.
3.1.4. January Pursuit re-scheduled from 4th to 18th January due to weather.
3.2. Races will either be Average Lap Time of approximately 30-40 minutes, or fixed lap races, at the race
committee’s discretion.
3.3. The warning signal of the first race will not be before 10:55. The races will be sailed back-to-back.
4. Handicaps
4.1. Club racing will be carried out using the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick system. Local adjustments will be
made where the sailing committee see fit.
4.2. A list of PY numbers used for boats commonly sailed at SWSC is displayed on the results
noticeboard and the SWSC website. A boat not on the list will use the published RYA handicap.
4.3. Laser/ILCA, Topper and RS boats equipped with replica sails and parts shall have the same PYs as
fully class legal boats, unless it is judged by the sailing committee that they have a performance
advantage over class legal boats.
5. Sailing Instructions
5.1. Club Sailing Instructions are available on the SWSC website and are pinned to the club notice board.
6. Scoring System
6.1. The series is defined as a ‘Club Series’ as detailed below.
6.2. Scoring shall be IAW Appendix A, and shall use the Low Points System, with the following exceptions
for a ‘Club Series’:
6.2.1. Scores for races in a ‘Club Series’ are allocated to competitors as opposed to boats.
Competitors may race as either helms, or crews, or both; and will be scored separately as helms
or crews. Competitors may sail different boats during the series. This changes Appendix A.
6.2.2. Rule A5.3 will apply.
6.2.3. In a Club Series a competitor’s score shall be the total of their best scores from a number of
races equal to one quarter of the number of races sailed. If one quarter of the total races sailed
is not a whole number it shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. A competitor shall sail a
minimum of this number of races to qualify for a series.
6.2.4. The number of races counting towards the above qualifying score shall however not be less than
three.
6.2.5. If a competitor does not sail the required number of races in a Club Series they shall still be
given an overall position. They will however be deemed a ‘non-qualifier’ and will not be finished
higher overall than any competitor who has qualified. They will not be eligible for any trophies.
4th January 2026 Silverwing SC, Staines Road, Wraysbury, TW19 5AG
6.2.6. Club Series ties shall be broken IAW rule A8, except that excluded scores will be used. This
changes rule A8.1
6.3. Solo fleet
6.3.1. The Solo fleet will also be scored in an additional sub-series.
6.3.2. This will be scored as a ‘Club Series’ above.
6.3.3. Scores for the Solo sub-series will be a boat’s position in a race relative to all other Solo class
boats only.
6.4. Competitors undertaking RO or safety boat duties shall score for those races their average score
from the races they competed in during the series. These are defined as ‘RO average points’.
6.4.1. A competitor must have sailed the required number of races to qualify for a trophy however.
6.4.2. A competitor shall however only count ‘RO average points’ from no more than one day’s duty.
6.4.3. If a competitor does two or more day’s duties, and the number of races on the days differs, then
a competitor will count ‘RO average points’ for the day with the highest number of races sailed.
6.5. Four races are required to constitute a series.
7. Post-Race Penalties
7.1. RRS Appendix T applies.
7.2. Advisory Meeting
When there is an incident that will not result in the lodging of a protest or a request for redress, a boat
may request an advisory meeting and notify any boat involved in the incident. An adviser will then call
a meeting to learn what may have happened and will state whether any rule appears to have been
broken, and by which boat.
A boat may as a result notify the race office that it accepts a Post-Race Penalty when it applies to the
incident, or choose to retire, but is not required to do so.
8. Divisions
8.1. Helms will be seeded in to Divisions A, B and C by the committee.
9. Trophies
9.1. The trophy for the overall winning helm is the Windfall Shield Trophy
9.2. Trophies will be awarded for first crew, first Solo class, first Division B and first Division C.
9.3. Other trophies may be awarded by the committee.
10. Rights to use Names and Likenesses
10.1. Competitors automatically grant to the organising authority without payment the right in
perpetuity to make, use and show any motion pictures, still pictures and live, taped or filmed
television of or relating to the series.
11. Risk Statement
11.1. Rule 3 of the Racing Rules of Sailing states: “The responsibility for a boat’s decision to
participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone.” Sailing is by its nature an unpredictable sport
and therefore involves an element of risk. By taking part in the event, each competitor agrees and
acknowledges that:
a)They are aware of the inherent element of risk involved in the sport and accept responsibility for the
exposure of themselves, their crew and their boat to such inherent risk whilst taking part in the event;
b)They are responsible for the safety of themselves, their crew, their boat and their other property
whether afloat or ashore;
c)They accept responsibility for any injury, damage or loss to the extent caused by their own actions
or omissions;
d)Their boat is in good order, equipped to sail in the event and they are fit to participate; e)The
provision of a race management team, patrol boats, umpires and other officials and volunteers by the
organiser does not relieve them of their own responsibilities;
f)The provision of patrol boat cover is limited to such assistance, particularly in extreme weather
conditions, as can be practically provided in the circumstances
g)It is their responsibility to familiarise themselves with any risks specific to this venue or this event
drawn to their attention in any rules and information produced for the venue or event and to attend
any safety briefing held at the venue;
12. Insurance
12.1. Boats are required to be adequately insured including insurance against third party claims of
at least £3,000,000
