The Portsmouth Yardstick is a scheme operated jointly by the RYA and its affiliated clubs. This site will allow clubs to upload race results, analyse race results and provide handicap recommendations to the club for them to use for adjusting handicaps, which the RYA encourage.

To Register
To register to the website, please follow the Register Here link. Simply enter your club details, your Club handicap officer’s details and a memorable password. Once you have registered your club details, you will be contacted by the RYA with your Club ID which will form your login. Please note this make take a couple of days and if you experience a prolonged delay please email technical@rya.org.uk.

What do you get?
The basis of this website is to build a usable Club Return to be considered in analysis for the following years RYA Portsmouth Number list. However, in order to produce a usable return, clubs need to make sure that the numbers returned to the RYA accurately reflect your clubs boats performance on your club waters. By analysing race results, the website will offer a list of recommended Portsmouth Numbers forming a club list which is catered specifically to your club!