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Welcome to our Hosting Club and Dinghy Class Partnering Page.

 

Dinghy Class Partnering.

We have teamed up with the following classes for Open Meetings and National Championships and we are keen to build on these friendships and expand our cooperation with other Class Associations. If your dinghy class is interested in partnering with the K1’s then please contact Ian Duke.

 

   Albacore           Formula 1

   Hadron H2        Streaker

   K6

   Musto Skiff

 

Information for Clubs Interested in Hosting a K1 Event.

 

The K1 dinghy is an inherently safe dinghy benefiting from the stability of the Keel.  It is equally at home on the sea and inland waters.

 

Whilst it is sailed by all ages the dinghy does attract an older dinghy sailor who:

  1. Wants to sail in a competitive and friendly class

  2. Wants to significantly reduce the risk of capsize and climbing on to centre boards to right a dinghy

  3. No longer has a crew

 

Many of our helms have a great deal of experience in dinghies and they have probably visited your club in another class.

 

Universally we are welcomed at clubs and implored to return in the future.

 

Yes we have a lifting keel but please treat us like any other dinghy.  Whilst launching adjacent to a pontoon with water depth of 1.3m or more is welcome, we can equally launch from a slipway or shore line.

 

We can pull our boats up a normal slipway.  We weigh about the same as a Finn.  We don't need winches or cranes.

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We have a regular and loyal band of sailors who travel from Loch Lomond to Plymouth and all venues around the country.

 

We look forward to expanding the venues we sail at so please get in contact with Ian Duke

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Here are our entry statistics for our National Championships and how we compare with other classes:

Year       Club                            Entries

 

2025       WPNSA                          37

 

2024       Brixham Yacht Club       26

 

2023       Mountbatten Centre

               Plymouth                        20

 

2022       Royal Torbay YC             22

 

2021       WPNSA                           20

 

2019       Draycote Water SC        21

 

2018       Royal Torbay YC             21

 

2017       Datchet Water SC          12

 

2016       Royal Lymington YC       15

 

2015       Cardiff Bay YC                16

 

2014       Shoreham SC                  25

 

2013       Royal Torbay YC             27

 

2011       Burton SC                       21

Y&Y Championship stats as at 11/9/2025
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And Open Meetings in 2025:

 

Month     Club                       Entries

 

March     Barnt Green SC        17

 

April       Datchet Water SC     23

 

May        Castle Cove SC         13

 

May       Carsington SC            24

 

June      South Windermere    14

 

June       Bartley  SC                 14

 

July        Rutland  SC                 13

 

Aug        Bala SC                       11

Guidance on Preparing NoR and Si's

Notice of Race

Class Sponsors - Ovington Boats and Craftinsure are our two main Class Sponsors.  Our agreement with them is to promote them on all occasions including with logos and reference to them as Class Sponsors in the NoR and Si's. We can send logos below if required.

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Organising Authority - We expect the Sailing Club to be the sole Organising Authority.  Inclusion of the Class Association as 1) Co Organiser, 2) In Association with, 3) In Conjunction with or any similar wording should not be included with out agreement from the K1 International Class Association.  It is the general policy of the Class Association to reject all requests for inclusion. 

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Entry Fees - All entries should be from K1 International Class Association members.  Except for the National Championships when all competitors must be a Class Association member, we will allow non-members to participate by the payment of a £10 per event fee to the Class Association.  If you can collect this on our behalf that will be appreciated but if not please let us know and we shall collect the fees.

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Penalty System - Appendix T Arbitration we like. 

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Sailing Instructions

​Communications with Competitors - Maybe amended as follows. While racing, except in an emergency, a boat shall not make voice or data transmissions and shall not receive voice or data communication that is not available to all boats. Medical essential data transmissions from wearable devices to receivers maybe made and received and not made available to all boats. Any helm intending to use such a device shall declare this at registration.

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Penalty System - We prefer one penalty turn rather than two and have not witnessed this being abused.

A boat may take a One-Turn Penalty when she may have broken one or more rules of Part2 in an incident while racing.  This modifies rule RRS44.1 

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General Notes

Courses - We like Trapeziod and this works well with two class regattas.  If a triangle, windward leeward (Sausage) then the sausage before the triangle keeps the fleet closer together for longer for better racing.

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And here is the View of our RO at the 2025 Nationals

I recently had the pleasure of working with the K1 fleet for their National Championship - held at WPNSA over 5th - 7th September 2025.  The fleet successfully completed all nine scheduled races despite challenging and increasing windy conditions.

Key Highlights:

  • Weather: The wind built steadily throughout the regatta, with average speeds increasing from 8 to 18 knots and frequent gusts reaching into the mid-20s, with a maximum recorded gust of 28 knots.

  • Racing:

    • Day 1: Triangle-Sausage courses were used, and the goal of three races was achieved before a significant increase in wind.

    • Day 2: A schedule change was implemented to beat the weather. The fleet completed three races by 13:00, allowing for a relaxing afternoon. A Trapezoid course was used.

    • Day 3: A delayed start due to thunder and lightning was followed by tricky conditions with a shifty, veering wind and powerful gusts, which required course adjustments between each race. The final race was shortened as gusts hit 28 knots.

  • Fleet Performance: The K1 fleet, with its weighted keel, handled the strong winds well, with relatively few capsizes. The sailors appeared to be enjoying the challenging conditions.

  • Race Management: I used the Papa flag for the first attempt on all starts. Only two boats were over the starting line early in one race and a Black flag was used just once after a general recall to ensure the race was completed before the strongest winds arrived.

Frankie Upton

Race Officer

The K1 Class Association has also created a useful note for Rescue Crews
a copy can be downloaded from the PDF below.
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