Club Boats and Dinghy Classes
Due to the “compact size” of Heron Water, the dinghies sailed at EPSC have a Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) of 1000 or above (the higher the number the slower the dinghy).
Club Boats
The club has a number of boats for members to hire. A small charge is made for the use of these boats, the current prices are on the noticebooard in the club entrance.
We have:
- Optimist, Taz – ideal for smaller Junior members
- Toppers, Picos – Youth members
- Lasers – All members
- Enterprise, Visions, Fusion – Great for two man and family sailing
Dinghy Classes
The PY is essentially the handicap of a particular class of dinghy and is used mainly for the calculating of positions in a mixed class race. What this means is that you can enjoy your sailing all the more without the intimidation you sometimes get when sailing with very fast dinghies and still get a good result.
The most popular dinghy classes sailed at the club currently consist of:
| Class | PY (2025) | Person(s) |
|---|---|---|
| British Moth | 1165 | 1 |
| Byte CII | 1129 | 1 |
| Enterprise | 1137 | 2 |
| Fusion | 1290 | 1/2 |
| Graduate | 1100 | 2 |
| Laser 4.7 | 1216 | 1 |
| Laser Radial | 1154 | 1 |
| Laser | 1104 | 1 |
| Laser II | 1100 | 2 |
| Laser Pico | 1330 | 1/2 |
| RS200 | 1050 | 2 |
| RS Vareo | 1095 | 1 |
| RS Vision | 1145 | 2 |
| Solo | 1139 | 1 |
| Sport 16 | 1040 | 2 |
| Supernova | 1075 | 1 |
| Topper | 1363 | 1 |
If your particular class of dinghy isn’t listed, don’t worry…you can contact the club and ask if your class of dinghy can be added to the sailing register. As long as the PY is 1000 or above there should be no problem.
PY numbers obtained from RYA Portsmouth Number List. A full listing can be found here.