Most of our sailing is racing, in various forms, with class-racing, pursuit racing and handicaps on Wednesday and Saturday evenings, Sunday afternoons and Bank Holiday Mondays. Race results are published online.
We also enjoy social sails to a riverside pub on occasional Thursdays or Fridays during the summer, weather permitting.
What we sail
Dinghy classes sailed at Minima are the two-handed Enterprise and Merlin Rocket and single-handed Laser and Solo, with other boats sailing in a small Handicap fleet.
The club owns a training fleet which can be used by members to enter club races, subject to being safe and competent to do so (and this is free in the first year of membership!). These include:
- Topaz Argo (helm plus 1 or 2 crew) x 2
- Laser/Laser Radial x 2
- Topper x 2
- Laser Pico (single or with 1 crew) x 2
- Enterprise (double handed) x 2
- Solo
Club Racing 2025
Full members of Minima Yacht Club are eligible to enter Club Racing. Please read the Notice of Race and complete the entry form below.
- Download Notice of Race v2
- Download Schedule of Races
- Download Portsmouth Numbers
- Download RYA Racing Charter
Sailing documents
Download important sailing documents here. Please note that during the COVID-19 pandemic the Standard Operating Procedures – COVID-19 take precedence over other documents.
- Standard Operating Procedures: Sailing
- Race Officers’ Manual
- Launch manual
- The Minima Manometer
- Open Meeting Sailing Instructions
Duties
We use the excellent Dutyman system to manage our race officer and bosun duties.
