General

The Balmain Sailing Club currently races two fleets, a keelboat fleet and a dinghy fleet.


The keelboat fleet races as a single division (A) on Sundays (there is a Cruising (non-spinnaker) division during the Winter series), and as three divisions (A, B & C) in the Friday Twilight Series.


The dinghy fleet races in one division (Division I).

The Sailing Committee forms divisions of the fleet according to fleet size, safety considerations, and to ensure reasonable competition.

References to Divisions A ,B & C and Division I in these Sailing Instructions apply to subsequently formed divisions.

Race entry procedures

Entrants will lodge a completed Race Entry Form with the Sailing Office at the Balmain Sailing Club, accompanied by the appropriate entry fee. The listed Entry Fees are conditional on either:

• A completed Race Entry Form and payment being lodged with the Sailing 0ffice prior to the race; or

• The Sailing Office being notified of a boat's intention to race, by phone or fax, prior to the race - and payment is received on the day of the race.

Entries that fail to comply will be defined as Late Entries. Late Entries will be accepted subject to payment of a late fee of an additional $5.

Boat Registration

Payment of series or annual fees constitutes notification of entry and an intention to race; however, all series and annual entrants are required to display legible sail numbers or insignia, a BSC burgee and be skippered and crewed by current YA members.

While the Sailing Office will be open on race days two hours before the advertised starting time (one hour for twilight races), you can register your intention to race at any time. When you ring around to gather your crew, ring the club as well and leave a message!

As a courtesy to the Starter, series entrants are requested to register their intention to race with the Sailing Office (9810 2086) before the start of each race.