2019 UK Series

SB20 UK NATIONAL & SOLENT SERIES 2019

2019 National Series – National Championships plus best 2 results count (National Championships and Cowes Grand Slam have a 0.8 multiplier)

2019 Solent Series – Best 4 out of 7 results count (Southern Championships has a 0.8 multiplier)

The table below identifes which events feature in the UK National Series and the Solent Series. It also includes the Grand Slam Series and World Championships (plus French Nationals as a worlds warm up).

2019 Event	Date	UK National Series	Solent Series	Note
Asian Grand Slam	24-27 Jan
Frostbite Champs (Warsash SC)	16-17 Mar		YES	Saturday coaching, Sunday champs
Warsash SC Spring Series	17, 24, 31 Mar, 7 Apr
Warsash SC Spring Champs WE1	13-14 Apr			Twin weekend event
Warsash SC Spring Champs WE2	27-28 Apr		YES	Twin weekend event
RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup & Southern Champs	17-19 May	YES	YES	For Solent Series multiply result by 0.8
UK Sprint Champs (Sea View YC)	13 Jun	YES	YES	Coached event
UK National Champs (Sea View YC)	14-16 Jun	YES		For National Series multiply result by 0.8
Royal Solent YC Taitinger Regatta	27-28 Jul		YES
Cowes Week Grand Slam	10-13 Aug	YES		For National Series multiply result by 0.8
Cowes Week Mini Slam	14-17 Aug		YES	New event
Royal Southern YC Sept. Regatta	14-15 Sep		YES
French Nationals (Hyeres)	13-15 Sep
French Grand Slam (Hyeres)	4-6 Oct
Hamble One Design Champs WE1	5-6 Oct			Twin weekend Event
Hamble One Design Champs WE2	19-20 Oct			Twin weekend Event
World Champs (Hyeres)	19-25 Oct
Inland Champs (Rutland SC)	9-10 Nov	YES

SB20 UK NATIONAL SERIES 2019

UK National Series

Southern Area Championships
UK Sprint Championships
UK National Championships*
Cowes Grand Slam (1^sthalf of Cowes Week)*
UK Inland Championships

National Series Qualification & Scoring

UK National Championships plus best two other results count (may include DNC)
For events a boat does not race in it will score DNC, (DNC = number of Nationals entries plus 1)

National Series Weighting for Major Events

* For the National Series a 0.8 multiplier is applied to both the UK Nationals and the Cowes Grand Slam results, i.e. your final event result will be multiplied by 0.8 before becoming a series result.
Multipliers are not applied to DNC scores

National Series Entry

Every paid up SB20 member/boat that competes in the UK National Championships will automatically be entered into the UK National Series.
Paid up UK members that do not enter the UK National Championships but do enter at least two other events may request to be entered into the National Series by emailing office@sb20.org.uk and will score a DNC result for the National Championships

SB20 SOLENT SERIES 2019

Solent Series

Frostbite Championships
Warsash SC Spring Championships (single weekend)
RORC Vice Admirals Cup**
UK Sprint Championships
Royal Solent YC Taitinger Regatta
Cowes Mini Slam (2^ndhalf of Cowes Week)
Royal Southern YC September Regatta

Solent Series Qualification & Scoring

2 events count as a series
If only 2 events are sailed they both count. If 3 or 4 events are sailed then 1 discard is applied. If 5 or 6 events are sailed then 2 discards are applied. If 7 events are sailed 3 discards are applied
For events a boat does not race in it’s series score will be DNC, (DNC = number of series entries plus 1)

Solent Series Weighting for Major Events

The Southern Area Championships has a 0.8 multiplier applied, i.e. your final event result will be multiplied by 0.8 before becoming a series result.
Multipliers are not applied to DNC scores

Solent Series Entry

Every paid up SB20 member/boat that competes in three or more of the series events will automatically be entered into the Solent Series. If only four (or less events) are sailed then boats competing in two or more events will be automatically entered.

If a dispute arises as to the wording of the above notice or scoring (for either series) then the UK Class Secretary’s opinion on the intended wording will be applied and will be final.