Sailing: Team Racing Qualifiers 2025-26

Qualifier 1 – Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 November 2025

Qualifier 2 – Saturday 31 January – Sunday 1 February 2026

Qualifier 3 – Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 February 2026

Qualifier 1 – Loch Ore, hosted by St Andrews

Loch Ore Meadows Country Park, Lochgelly KY5 8BA

Qualifier 2 – Bardowie, hosted by Strathclyde

Clyde Cruising Club Dinghy Section, 6 Craigmaddie Rd, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 6EX

Qualifier 3 – Bardowie, hosted by Glasgow

Clyde Cruising Club Dinghy Section, 6 Craigmaddie Rd, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 6EX

Tuesday 2 September 2025

Thursday 23 October 2025 at 23:59 – Team Entry Deadline

(Deadline for teams to have been entered on BUCS Play by an Institution Administrator)

Tuesday 28 October 2025 at 23:59 – Team Join Deadline

(Players to have joined the respective event on BUCS Play)

Thursday 30 October 2025 at 23:59 – Admin Approval Deadline

(Players to have been approved and assigned in a team by an Institution Administrator on BUCS Play)

Reserves

For reserves, students will also need to enter the event as per the entry closing dates above. IA's must approve any reserves but not assign them to a specific team to be classed as a reserve for the event. 

£330 per team + £330 Charter Fee charged by SSS

Please see Appendix 1 for available BUCS Points.

Entries are limited to 20 teams.

To apply for this competition:

1. Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to enter the correct number of teams for you.
3. Competitors then need to apply for the respective event. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
4. Institution Administrators must assign competitors to the correct team during the approval process. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

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Reserves

For reserves, students will also need to enter the event as per the entry process above. IA's must approve any reserves but not assign them to a specific team to be classed as a reserve for the event. 

BUCS General Rules and Regulations

BUCS Sailing Rules and Regulations

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy.

This will be released closer to the competition date.

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