The GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series is based around the UK's biggest winter handicap events. Sailors from many different dinghy fleets now consider this series as one of the main goals of their winter racing. With great prizes on offer, it attracts some of the best sailors in the country to compete against each other. The series is managed by SailRacer.
Historically, handicap racing has had its ‘bandit classes’ which run away with the prizes more often than perhaps they should. Part of the aim of this Series is to iron out the imbalances and create fairer competition, rewarding the best sailors regardless of which class they are racing. It’s an imperfect science, but our Great Lakes group of handicapping experts have spent the past six years analysing historic race data. There are a few changes to handicap numbers, but nothing like as big as a few years ago. Why? Because the Great Lakes analysis is year by year homing in on the most accurate and fairest numbers for the many different classes that race in the UK. The proof? We’re seeing a far wider spread of classes taking individual race wins and overall regatta victories.
Events | |
Draycote Dash | 21/22 November |
Datchet Flyer | 12/13 December |
Brass Monkey | 27 December |
Grafham Grand Prix | 28 December |
Oxford Blue | 2 January |
Bloody Mary | 9 January |
Tiger Trophy | 6/7 February |
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Photo © Tim Olin
2015/16 Series | |
Draycote Dash | 21/22 November 2015 |
Datchet Flyer | 12/13 December 2015 |
Brass Monkey | 27 December 2015 |
Grafham Grand Prix | 28 December 2015 |
Oxford Blue | 2 January 2016 |
Bloody Mary | 9 January 2016 |
Tiger Trophy | 6/7 February 2016 |
The GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series is based around the UK's biggest winter handicap events. Sailors from many different dinghy fleets now consider this series as one of the main goals of their winter racing. With great prizes on offer, it attracts some of the best sailors in the country to compete against each other. The series is managed by SailRacer.