Sailing: Match Racing Championships 2024-25

28 – 30 March 2025

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Osprey Quay

Portland

Dorset

DT5 1SA

1. Cambridge
2. Warwick
3. Oxford Brookes University
4. Exeter
5. Portsmouth
6. Southampton 1
7. Southampton 2
8. Nottingham 1
9. Nottingham 2
10. Solent 1
11. Solent 2
12. Bristol
13. Loughborough
14. Oxford
15. Newcastle
16. Durham

Race office opens from 0800 each day of the event.

Registration from 1900 to 2030 on Thursday the 27th of March 2025 at WPNSA or from 0800 to 0830 on Friday the 28th of March 2025.

Crew weighing from 1900 to 2030 on Thursday the 27th of March 2025, or 0800 to 0830 on Friday the 28th of March 2025.

University registration cards will be required when the crew weigh-in. Digital registration cards or registration letters will be accepted as well as physical ones.

First briefing at 0830 on Friday the 28th of March 2025.

First meeting with umpires following the first briefing.

Time of the first race each day will be no earlier than 0930.

There will be a daily briefing on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of March 2025 with the time advised via the Competitor Group Chat.

The latest time for an attention signal on the last day of racing will be 1500 on Sunday the 30th of March 2025.

Prize giving will be after the completion of racing at WPNSA.

There will be a daily briefing on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of March 2025 with the time advised via the Competitor Group Chat.

BUCS Sailing Rules and Regulations

The Racing Rules of Sailing 2025 - 2028

Please see Appendix 1 for the BUCS Points available at this event.

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy.

WPNSA has a car park as well as overflow. They only charge if you stay overnight in your car, i.e. camping in your car.

Facilities at WPNSA

Food and drink will be available at the WPNSA cafeteria. A Lidl is also available down the road from the academy about a 2-minute walk away.

Please the Competitor WhatsApp Chat if you are competing at the BUCS Sailing Match Racing Championships 2024-25.

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

If you wish to take photos or videos at this event, please contact the BUCS Event Lead. 

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite.

Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.

To find out more or report a concern, please click here.

The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact:

• All staff and volunteers are encouraged to travel to the event via public transport
• We have used local suppliers where possible
• Event programmes are all online, minimising paper use
• We are beginning to track our carbon footprint across BUCS events to identify areas of improvement.

How can you help at this event? Here’s some ideas:

• Be self-sufficient by bringing your own refillable bottles and coffee cups to reduce waste.
• Ensure you are disposing of waste correctly – Check around the venue for specific recycling and food waste bins.
• Travel smarter – as a team on a minibus, cycle or use public transport.
• Go paperless - use your phone for all event information