What kinds of races does the CLCF organize?
Skippers and crews of centerboard boats can race on Thursday evenings from June 1 to September 7, plus on Sunday mornings from June 11 to August 13. For skippers and crews of keelboats, the CLCF has scheduled three racing series: The Spring Series, the Summer Mid Distance Series, and the Fall Series (First race April 30; last race October 15). Dinghy races tend to be relatively short (usually well under an hour). Keelboat races in the spring and fall usually run just over an hour (two per Sunday). Keelboat mid-distance races in the summer can take up several hours (only one per Sunday). To equalize the chances of boats of different sizes and designs, two types of handicap systems are used, the Portsmouth system for dinghies and the PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Formula) for keelboats. Learn more about those two handicap systems on our Website, www.cruisingfleet.
Skippers and crews of centerboard boats can race on Thursday evenings from June to September, plus on Sunday mornings from June to August. For skippers and crews of keelboats, the CLCF has scheduled three racing series: The Spring Series, the Summer Latitude Series (plus some fun races), and the Fall Series (first race early May, last race mid-October). Dinghy races tend to be relatively short (usually well under an hour). Keelboat races in the spring and fall usually each run just over an hour (two per Sunday). To equalize the chances of boats of different sizes and designs, two types of handicap systems are used, the Portsmouth system for dinghies and the PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Formula) for keelboats. Learn more about those two handicap systems on our Website, www.cruisingfleet.org The main events in the summer are the six Latitude Races in which boats don’t race around buoys but sail to individual latitudes and back, the latitudes being determined by each boat’s performan
