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2026 Racing Schedule

Here is the DRAFT 2026 Racing Schedule from the Board & Measurer Kit Wiegman. Plan to join us for a fun year of racing.

The season races are listed, any dates not yet confirmed are identified with "TBC" next to the date, followed by the Islander 36 Sailing Instructions for the 2026 season. Races that count for the Season's Championship (Ormand Cup - Spinnaker; Hammond Trophy - Non-Spinnaker) have an "SC" in the number of races column.



For more information about racing, email Measurer: Kit Wiegman.

2026 Islander 36 Races

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Date Event Name Races Host Notes
Jan 24 3 Bridge Fiasco 1 SSS Double handed event. Entry details on Jibeset.net.
Feb 28 Spring Meeting 0Encinal Yacht Club Great time to meet your competitiors! We are aiming to get more folks racing. Cree Partridge and Sean Shigley of Berkeley Marine will be our guest speakers. Cree and Sean collaborated on the creation of Glass Slipper, a carbon fiber Antrim 40 sled with an electric power plant. Additionally, they will share their experience performing over 60 electric repowers. Should tidal conditions allow we may even get a tour of Glass Slipper. (10 foot Draft!)
Spring Meeting Details & Reservations.
Coordinator: Commodore Rick Egan.
Mar 8TBC Big Daddy Sunday 1 Richmond YC Info and registration at https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/29328
Mar 21TBC Oakland Rites of Spring 1 Oakland YC Info and registration at https://www.oaklandyachtclub.net
May 2 To Vallejo 1 SC Vallejo YC Watch for entry details on Jibeset.net.
May 3 From Vallejo 1 SC Vallejo YC Watch for entry details on Jibeset.net.
June 20 Summer Sailstice 1 I-36 Assoc. Summer Sailstice Rally Details & Reservations.
Coordinator: Rick Van Mell.
July 18 Westpoint Regatta 1 SC YRA, TIYC & Sequoia YC
 Watch for entry details on Jibeset.net
July 25 Encinal Point Bonita 1 SC Encinal YC Watch for entry details on Encinal YC
August 8 Navigator's Challenge 1 Berkeley YC Watch for entry details on Berkeley YC
August 15 TBC YRA Bay Series Regatta #4 1 YRA Watch for entry details on Jibeset.net
Sept 12 TBC Big windward Leeward 1 Berkeley YC Watch for entry details on Berkeley YC - Race to Pt. Bonita and back.
Oct 3 TBC Nationals Regatta 2-3 Golden Gate Yacht Club Always a fun regatta! Details and Registration.
Oct 24-25 Great Pumpkin Regatta 2 Richmond Yacht Club Always a fun regatta!
November 7 TBC Fall Meeting & Winners Celebration 0 TBC TBC Fall Meeting Details & Reservations.


Islander 36 Sailing Instructions for the 2026 Season.

For the Islander Fleet, the 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing will be used, but modified as noted below.
The 2026 Season's Championship will consist of 7 races, with 2 throw outs.

For all I-36 Season Championship races, a 135% jibs will be standard.

All of the Season's Championship races will be raced with both spinnaker and non-spinnaker scoring. Once a boat flies a spinnaker, it will be scored as a Spinniker Division boat. That means for all races, there can be two boats that are scored 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. for the Season's Championship. The Ormand Cup will be awarded to the boat with the lowest score that flew a spinnaker. The Buster Hammond Trophy will be awarded to the Non-Spinnaker boat with the lowest score. The Nationals Regatta is non-spinnaker to encourage new racers to give racing a try.

The standard I-36 PHRF rating of 144 will be the base rating. Ratings will be adjusted as follows, based on the data for that boat on the I-36 web page I-36 PHRF Measurements Input. If your boat is not listed, or the data needs to be updated, email Measurer Kit Wiegman.

Rating adjustments:
Fixed 2 blade prop = +10 sec/mi
Fixed 3 blade prop = +15 sec/mi
Largest headsail greater than 135% will be rated as -x seconds per mile, depending on the size of the headsail.
Standard Tall rigs = -6 sec/mi. Non-standard tall rigs will be rated per standard PHRF adjustments.
Non-Spinnaker - no adjustment
Roller furling - no adjustment
Boat weight - no allowance for weight differences

We are using a modified low point system to encourage more people to join us with one point for first two for second, on down the line. Did Not Finish (DNF) is equal to number of starters for the race plus one. Did Not Compete (DNC) is equal to number of boats entered plus two.

Each participant is allowed two (2) throw outs for the season. For scoring purposes, the first throwout will be counted after the 3rd race, the 2nd after 5 races.



These races are sponsored and conducted by individual yacht clubs under the general rules of the YRA and US Sailing. The Islander Association simply has scheduled a start for Islanders in their races and assumes no liability for race events. It is the responsibility of each individual owner to decide if his or her boat and crew are suitable for a given event, and whether to participate, start or continue to race in any event.