Sailing: Match Racing Championships 2024-25

28 – 30 March 2025

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Osprey Quay

Portland

Dorset

DT5 1SA

Tuesday 26 November 2024

Thursday 30 January 2025 at 23:59 – Team Entry Deadline

(Deadline for teams to have been entered on BUCS Play by an Institution Administrator)

Tuesday 4 February 2025 at 23:59 – Team Join Deadline

(Players to have joined the respective event on BUCS Play)

Thursday 6 February 2025 at 23:59 – Admin Approval Deadline

(Players to have been approved and assigned in a team by an Institution Administrator on BUCS Play)

£260 per team + £430 charter fee

BUCS points are awarded to the institutions of the top 8 finishing teams.

1^st place: 50

2^nd place: 35

3^rd place: 24

4^th place: 16

5^th place: 14

6^th place: 12

7^th place: 10

8^th place: 8

Maximum entry capacity is 16 teams.

The OA reserves the right to increase to increase the maximum number of entries. The OA intends to invite entries in the following order:

• In the first instance, entries will be allocated based on the skippers’ World Sailing Open Match Racing Ranking as published on 1^st February 2025.
• If multiple skippers are unranked, entries will be allocated to skippers representing different member clubs to those already entered based on NoR 4.6.1.
• If all skippers are of different member clubs to those already entered on NoR 4.6.1 or being considered for entry, then entry will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Please refer to the NoR for more information.

Team Event

To apply for this competition:

1. Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to enter the correct number of teams for you.
3. Competitors then need to apply for the respective event. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
4. Institution Administrators must assign competitors to the correct team during the approval process. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

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By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

BUCS Sailing Rules and Regulations

The Racing Rules of Sailing 2025 - 2028

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy.

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

This will be released closer to the competition date.

All questions should in the first instance should be directed to your Institution Administration. For more information, please contact Tanyel Mustafa and [email protected].

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