SMALL YACHT SECTION CLASSIFICATIONS
(amended February 2026)

Classification
The definition of a “small yacht” for this section is the DragonForce 65 yacht. It must comply to the current DragonForce 65 Restricted Class Rules (with 4 deviations – see below) which can be viewed here

There are 4 permitted deviations applied by SMBC to the official class rules however it should be noted that these result in the yacht no longer being officially MYA class compliant. Therefore, if any of these deviations are applied then the yacht must not be sailed in any MYA event, or sold on as a class compliant DF65.

1 Section B – Electronic Equipment
B.1 Sail Winch
In the event of failure, the sail winch may be replaced by the standard item as supplied by the Licensed Builder, or by any other suitable drum winch which fits the standard cutout in the servo tray without modification.

2 Section E – Rigs:
The larger A+ rig is not permitted.

3 Section H – Rule H.9 Sail numbering
It is recommended this is followed; however, this will not be enforced as long as a unique sail number within the SMBC SYS section is displayed on both sides of the sail. This must be clearly visible lakeside, for identification of individual yachts during a race.

Club sail numbers are allocated on a first-come-first-severed basis, contact the Section Secretary for further details.

4 Rule H.10 Class Emblem.
This is not required.

For the purpose of club competitions series and one-off events the applicable RTR Class trophy will competed for this class and awarded to the winner.

Racing on the water
 The “on-the-water-racing rules” for this section are all very relaxed but we do expect Skippers to understand and follow the 7 simple rules when racing their boats. These rules can be viewed here > SYS Racing Rules

Information on how the meetings are run, point scoring, discards, etc, can viewed here > SMBC Yacht meeting & scoring rules v2

From time to time we sometimes run one-off Small Yacht events, here are the rules for each event;

A 1 Hour long race which often has a very close finish! 
SYS Endurance Race rules

Skippers are drawn into teams of 2 racing as a relay – always good fun! 
SYS Team Relay rules

The finishing order after each race is reversed – making for some very close racing 
SYS Pursuit Race Rules

The last placed boat at a given point on the course is eliminated each time until just 1 is left 
SYS Elmination Race rules

Skippers take it in turns to race each others boats – always interesting to see how your boat goes when sailed by someone else!
Skippers Challenge rules