Bluenose Racing Calendar

Halifax Bluenose Fleet 2024 racing season

This is the Halifax Northwest Arm Bluenose Fleet racing calendar. The main series taking place this year are:

  • Spring series:
    • Wednesday PHRF – May to June
    • Thursday One Design – May to June
  • Summer Series:
    • Wednesday PHRF – June to August
    • Thursday One Design – June to August
  • Fall Series:
    • Wednesday PHRF – August to September
    • Thursday One Design – August to September
  • Wednesday Night Frostbite Series – September to October

More events and details can be found on the Armdale Yacht Club Racing Calendar.

Glossary:

What does PHRF mean?

PHRF means Performance Handicap Racing Fleet

PHRF is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other.

Learn more about PHRF
What does One Design mean?

One design racing

One design refers to a racing class that consists of just one model or design of sailboat. In one-design racing, the first boat to finish wins the race. This is contrasted with handicap racing, where time is added or subtracted from the finishing times based on design factors and mathematical formulas to determine the winner.

Learn more about one-design racing

Wednesday and Thursday Racing – all season

One Design Spring Cup – June 17 & 18

  • Day 1 – Saturday, June 15th at 1 pm
  • Day 2 – Sunday, June 16th at 1 pm

One Design Fall Cup – August 26 & 27

  • Day 1 – Saturday, August 24 @ 1:00 pm
  • Day 2 – Sunday, August 25 @ 1:00 pm

Get more details and registration link