{"id":25,"date":"2020-09-03T08:51:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T08:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/camsailingclub.org.uk\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:49:34","slug":"racing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c4cf6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c4cf6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22a13f0\" data-id=\"22a13f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d163e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d163e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e4d17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17e4d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DINGHY-SAILING-INSTRUCTIONS-2026.pdf\">Dinghy Sailing Instructions\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NOTICE-OF-RACE.pdf\">Notice of Race<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5418fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5418fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d428028\" data-id=\"d428028\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3145646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3145646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Club Dinghy Racing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f726df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f726df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a71f211\" data-id=\"a71f211\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc04ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc04ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We currently have regular races for the following classes (representatives):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:laser@camsailingclub.org.uk\">Laser<\/a>\u00a0(Rick Benson)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:enterprise@camsailingclub.org.uk\">Enterprise<\/a>\u00a0(Jonathan Cole)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:topper@camsailingclub.org.uk\">Topper<\/a> (Stacey Cougill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:optimist@camsailingclub.org.uk\">Optimist<\/a> (Katy West)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:cruiser@camsailingclub.org.uk\">Cruiser<\/a>\u00a0(Charles Cole)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:handi@camsailingclub.org.uk\">Handicap<\/a>-for dinghies not in the above classes (Dave Parker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The handicap fleet includes any suitable dinghies up to 14ft that members bring to the club and want to race (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/club-boats.html\">list<\/a>\u00a0of main classes currently used at the club). Longer dinghies may be sailed at the club but not raced, although we do race our sailing cruisers, see opposite.<\/p>\n<p>There are several types of races, some separate for each class listed above, others where all classes race together, sometimes with individual prizes for each class. There are also pursuit races, where the slower class boats start first and then each faster class in turn up to the fastest. The result of the race depends on whether the faster boats can pass the slower boats in the set time available. For full list of races, see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/sailing-programme\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"31\">calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Classes are reviewed each year and, if the number of boats from a class participating in racing make a change appropriate, then the change is made. For example, if more Mirrors started racing regularly that they could race as a class on their own rather than as part of the Handicap fleet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1789b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1789b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brown-Boats-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1808\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brown-Boats-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brown-Boats-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brown-Boats-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brown-Boats.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lapwing and Dipper fighting it out!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f6e59a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f6e59a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4497766\" data-id=\"4497766\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e22d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51e22d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Junior Club Dinghy Racing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cef14f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cef14f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91aff15\" data-id=\"91aff15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30317d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30317d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is junior racing in Optimists most Saturdays during the season. These sessions usually include some training before the race.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>There are also junior races as part of the regular Sunday programme during most of the season. Any boat normally permitted to race at the club may be entered, but participants must be under 18 years old. Either the young helms:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have separate races starting 5 minutes after the adult ones, or<\/li>\n<li>take part in the same race as adults, but with separate junior prizes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Young members also take part in adult races, either competing on equal terms, or crewing for adults in two-person dinghies or in cruiser races.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Lastly young members compete in opens and inter-club events, such as the Cambs Youth Sailing League, see pink panel in right-hand column.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b78831 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b78831\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b5712a\" data-id=\"4b5712a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c4914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6c4914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Club Cruiser Racing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a98832 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a98832\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c34a083\" data-id=\"c34a083\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf0a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaf0a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:cruiser@camsailingclub.org.uk\">\u00a0Cruiser Rep<\/a> (Charles Cole)<\/p>\n<p>There are three main trophy races for cruisers each year. Strictly they are all time trials rather than races, as each boat starts separately and their times over the course are corrected by a handicap, according the type of boat, to calculate the results.<br \/>The races are:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a multi-lap race on the dinghy course between the club and Bottisham Lock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a long race from just downstream of Ely into Norfolk (usually nowadays we turn round at Ten Mile Bank and finish back at Brandon Creek, but often in the past we raced on to Denver Sluice, near Downham Market)<\/li>\n<li>a race from Dimmock&#8217;s Cote to Ely and back &#8211; we turn at the first bridge in Ely to avoid having to lower our masts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>There are also:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Informal cruiser races organized among the cruiser members<\/li>\n<li>A non-racing long weekend cruiser event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e6d304 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e6d304\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad8e949\" data-id=\"ad8e949\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1a9c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca1a9c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open Meetings and Inter-club Racing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58075d17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58075d17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36951c12\" data-id=\"36951c12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f00ee02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f00ee02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are various types of open meetings and events for teams and members of local clubs or of class associations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Open meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The open meetings vary from year to year, but recently we hold events for:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>British Moths (the Cam Coffee Pot Trophy)<\/li>\n<li>Optimists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Cam and Granta Cups<\/strong><br \/>The Cam and Granta Cups are controlled by the Cam SC, but the races are open to members of a number of local sailing clubs. They sometimes take place at the Cam SC and sometimes at other local clubs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Cambs Youth Sailing League<\/strong><br \/>Our junior members take part in the Cambs Youth Sailing League, and won the team prize in 1996, the League&#8217;s inaugural year. Altogether our juniors have won it in 11 out of the 15 years of the League&#8217;s existence and, in three years when they didn&#8217;t win, have come second to Hunts Sailing Club and one year they were third! There are CYSL races at the CSC and other local clubs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notices Dinghy Sailing Instructions\u00a0 Notice of Race\u00a0 Club Dinghy Racing We currently have regular races for the following classes (representatives): Laser\u00a0(Rick Benson) Enterprise\u00a0(Jonathan Cole) Topper (Stacey Cougill) Optimist (Katy West) Cruiser\u00a0(Charles Cole) Handicap-for dinghies not in the above classes (Dave Parker) The handicap fleet includes any suitable dinghies up to 14ft that members bring to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1819,"href":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/1819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camsailingclub.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}