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)…what this actually means is that you can enjoy your sailing all the more without the intimidation you sometimes get when sailing with very fast dighies.
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.
The dinghy classes sailed at the club currently consist of:

ClassPY (2025)Person(s)
British Moth11651
Byte CII11291
Comet12081
Enterprise11372
Fusion12901/2
Graduate11002
Laser 4.712161
Laser Radial11541
Laser11041
Laser II11002
Laser Pico13301/2
RS20010502
RS Neo11801
RS Vareo10951
RS Vision11452
Solo11391
Sport 1610402
Supernova10751
Topper13631
Wanderer12012

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.