2026 Wahine Sailing Series

WELCOME! Each year Wahine Sailing Series offers a Season of Regattas for wahine skippers and crew. Regattas held in boats ranging from Lasers & FJs to Cal 20s & PH big boats are hosted at clubs across Oahu including Waikiki Yacht Club (WYC), University of Hawaii (UH), Pearl Harbor Yacht Club (PHYC), Pacific Yacht Club (PYC), Keehi Boat Club (KBC), Kaneohe Yacht Club (KYC) and Hawaii Yacht Club (HYC). The culmination of the series recognizes the season’s top skipper by awarding the North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year perpetual trophy.

To be eligible to compete for this trophy, a wahine skipper must be a member in good standing of a HYRA club. She must register and compete in the minimum number of required races per the Notice of Series (NOS). A wahine must be at the helm at all times, and have all female crew (or at least 50% female on big boats).

Whether you have your eye on the prize, or you just want to have some fun sailing with other Wahine, this is a series for you!

2026 Series Schedule

FEB 1 – UH Wahine FJs “Season Opener”

FEB 21 - PHYC Lasers

MAR 21 - KBC PHRF

APR 26 – KYC IRF Invitational

JUN 27 – KYC One Design Invitational

AUG 15 – PYC RS Quest

OCT 27 - WYC Pau Big Boat

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Notice of Series

2026 Wahine Sailing Series

1. ELIGIBILITY

All regattas in the 2026 Wahine Sailing Series are open to any wahine sailor.
Skippers shall meet the wahine skipper requirements (below) to be eligible for the North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year Trophy.

2. REGATTAS

The 2026 Series is comprised of a series of seven regattas (as of 1/23/26). Each regatta will consist of three races, unless noted otherwise in the regatta’s NOR.
Skippers shall register & compete in at least nine races to be eligible for the Trophy.

3. SKIPPER/CREW REQUIREMENTS

The skipper (not crew) shall be a member in good standing of any HYRA member club in order to be eligible for the North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year Trophy. A list of HYRA member clubs can be found at www.hyra.us.
US Sailing membership is encouraged, but not required.
For regattas on boats less than or equal to 20 feet in length, the skipper and crew shall be female only.
For regattas on boats greater than 20 feet in length, your crew shall be at least 50% female, (rounded up for odd number crews). More females are preferred but not required. Females are expected to have key roles.
A wahine must be at the helm at all times from the preparatory signal of a race until the boat has finished the race. No male is allowed to touch the helm during this period. If a male must touch the helm during this time (for example in an emergency situation), the boat shall retire from that race.
If you have interest in an event, please utilize the GroupMe to contact the regatta organizer and/or other participants.

4. REGISTRATION & FEES

Please pre-register/communicate intent to sail for regattas on GroupMe to assist the race organizers in their planning.
$5 will be added to the yacht club’s regatta fees to cover series expenses.
Communication of your intent to sail assists the race organizers in their planning.

5. SCORING

The low point system of the Racing Rules of Sailing, Appendix A, shall apply.
A minimum of nine races is required to be eligible for the North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year Trophy.
Each race is scored individually.
Once a skipper has raced 12 races or more, throw outs will be calculated on one third of the number of races completed by the skipper.
DNC (Did not Compete) is scored per regatta, 2 places over number of boats entered in regatta.
DSQ is scored per race, 1 place over the number of boats in that regatta.
DNS/DNF is scored per race, the total number of boats in the regatta

6. TROPHIES

North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year Trophy will be awarded at the HYRA Awards and Year End Celebration, scheduled for November 21, 2026.

7. FURTHER INFORMATION

Management of communications for logistics, event sign up/ information on regatta registration, and regatta recaps will be via the Wahine Sailing Series website or GroupMe.
HYRA.us is an additional tool to help sailors be connected to the community. To receive HYRA updates, email hyra.publicity@gmail.com.
Anyone interested in getting involved in the Wahine Series Steering Committee is welcome to contact Leslie via: newmamaleslief@gmail.com, or your club’s liaison (PoC as noted).

Fourth race of the day is a fun race for alternate helms-women, not scored: to be held at the end of each regatta based on determination of both race committee & skippers during skipper’s meeting
PoC: noted are the tentative Points of Contact for each regatta*BYOB- Skippers bring/find their own boat with Insurance coverage.*BBI - (Borrowed Boat Insurance) these regattas may require insurance deposits as part of boat use. NOR will state structure & amount. PoC may be able to assist with connecting skippers to boat owners.