The Tuesday Night Pursuit Race (TNPR) is a long, long-standing pillar of sailing life at DOSC. The TNPR is many things to many people: it’s a sociable evening sail with friends and family, it’s a fun race against friendly rivals and it’s a chance to practice race skills and maneuvers. A typical TNPR starts at dusk and finishes in the dark which is a really special experience and offers some of the best views of the city at night. Although a very casual affair, placings still matter to many. The pursuit race concept allows for adjustments based on performance. When boats do well they are penalized, and when boats fall behind they are given an advantage. In the next week’s start times, the math behind the start time adjustment is more of a dark art, and the man behind the math is Keelboat Member, Lee Brown. Lee has been instrumental in developing the TNPR results system, and the last 12 months have been a resounding success.
Here are the facts:
01 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2021
- 37 TNPR races. (The others were not held or moved to Thursday due to COVID/PCR restrictions)
- 81 Different Boats participated over the last year
- Biggest attendance of 34 boats
- Average attendance of 17 boats
- 45 different boats on the podium
- 24 different winners
- Only 9 boats have won more than once
Top Participants
| # | Boat | No. of TNPRs |
| 1 | Inner Pickle | 30 |
| 1 | Rushknot | 30 |
| 3 | Sabotage | 29 |
| 4 | Weedram | 26 |
| 5 | Dreams | 22 |
Thanks to Lee for all his time and effort, and thank you to the competitors who continue to support this stalwart event!
