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The Portsmouth Sailing Club Spring and Autumn Parhelion Series are fast becoming the racing series in the eastern Solent and have become established in the Solent calendar with a core of regular racers returning each year. We are offering racing in uncongested waters over 5 or 6 weekends,normally with 2 races per day, for IRC yachts, Club classes, One Design Fleets of 5 or more and non-rated yachts (we can provide a rating for the series), all in association with the racewithcondor race management team Jim Hughes and Bill Oakley as well as our own RYA-qualified race officers.
Whether you have an experienced crew or you are just interested in having a go at yacht racing for the first time, PSC’s Parhelion Spring Series is the ideal event to start your season. The series offer racing for yachts and crews at all levels of competitiveness and skill including IRC class yachts, Club classes, One Design Fleets of 5 or more and non-rated yachts.
For the seasoned racer, the Autumn Series provides an opportunity to complete your racing year with competitive yet friendly racing in the less congested waters of the Eastern Solent and Hayling Bay. For the novice crew, the series offers the chance to build on racing experience for the next season. For this series we are offering a variety of races, including long distance, passage and round the cans racing.
Following racing, the Clubhouse will be open for some hard-fought refreshment. There are temporary moorings on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour owned by PSC. Moorings are also available in the Camber Dock and Gunwharf Quays - 24 hour notice is required at Gunwharf. We also offer a RIB ferry service to and from Gosport.
Parhelion Autumn Series 2008 Schedule
Saturday 20th September: Races 1 & 2
Saturday 27th September: Races 3 & 4
Saturday 4th October: Race 5 (Long Race 1)
Saturday 11th October: Races 6 & 7
Saturday 18th October: Race 8 (Long Race 2)
Saturday 25th October: Races 9 & 10
Parhelion
Spring Series 2009 Schedule (TBC)
Saturday 28th March: Races 1 & 2
Saturday 4th April: Races 3 & 4
Saturday 11th April: Races 5 & 6
Saturday 18th April: Races 7 & 8
Saturday 25th October: Races 9 & 10
All race documentation is available from
the Downloads page. The Racing Marks chartlet has been
withdrawn in light of the fact that the racing mark positions are
now available from Cowes Harbour Commission website,
here, in a
format compatible with popular GPS and computer file
formats.