Notice of Race
Welcome to the BCSA Fall Racing Series. We will be alternating racing formats between Buoy & Pursuit. There will be a RC team on the Buoy race days. In the event no RC is avaiable Bouy races will be changed to Pursuit. The 2014 Portsmouth Handicapping System shall be employed to handicap this event. All Sailing Yachts shall be eligible for entry and shall be handicapped accordingly. Skippers meeting at 2:00pm at BCSA clubhouse, 105 Browns Creek Rd. Guntersville, AL. Bouy race warning signal to be made at approximately 3:00pm in the region of Lower Guntersville Light (LGL). Pursuit race will commence at starting bouy. We are following the standard BCSA Sailing Instructions, which are located on BCSA’s website. Expected Fleets: Dinghy, Keelboat and Cruiser.
Fleets: Dinghy & Keelboat
Format: Buoy or Pursuit
Entry Fee (mandatory): $10 for members, $20 for non-members, or Annual Race fee of $75.
Skipper’s Meeting: 2pm
Race Start Time: 3pm
Course: Will be determined on day of race
Sailing instructions: BCSA Sailing Instructions
Scoring: See the BCSA Sailing Instructions and 16 for buoy races and section 16.5(C) g for pursuit races. We will be using “Low Point” on the individual races and the “Cox-Sprague” system for the series standing. No drops. 1/2 the races in the series must be raced to qualify.
Race Committee: See Below
Schedule of Races:
| EVENT NAME | Race Class | RACE TYPE | RC PRO | RC ASSISTANT | DAY OF THE WEEK | EVENT START DATE | EVENT START TIME |
| Fall Series Race #1 | Series | Buoy | Ken Atchison | Brandi Atchison | Sunday | 7/27/2025 | 3:00 PM |
| Fall Series Race #2 | Series | Bouy | Greg Bennett | Sunday | 8/3/2025 | 3:00 PM | |
| Fall Series Race #3 | Series | Buoy | Don Moser | Susan Moser | Sunday | 8/10/2025 | 3:00 PM |
| Fall Series Race #4 | Series | Bouy | Keith Hall | Andy Myrick | Saturday | 8/23/2025 | 3:00 PM |
| Fall Series Race #5 | Series | Bouy | Butch Starnes | Elizabeth Starnes | Sunday | 8/31/2025 | 3:00 PM |
| Fall Series Race #6 | Series | Bouy | Ed Hurst | Margaret Hurst | Saturday | 9/6/2025 | 3:00 PM |
| Fall Series Race #7 | Series | Buoy | Susan Wilson | T Wilson | Sunday | 9/14/2025 | 3:00 PM |
| Fall Series Race #8 | Series | Buoy | Monty Williams | Dallas Mayo | Sunday | 9/21/2025 | 3:00 PM |
| Fall Series Race #9 | Series | Pursuit | Sunday | 10/5/2025 | 3:00 PM | ||
| Fall Series Race #10 | Series | Pursuit | Saturday | 10/18/2025 | 3:00 PM |