King of the Gulf Race Documents

King of the Gulf Notice of Race (2026)
Available 20th October 2025
2026 Notice of Race for the KoG (Version 1) HERE

King of the Gulf Sailing Instructions (2026)
Includes passage race and the regatta courses.
Version 1 (29th January 2026) HERE
Skippers Handbook:
The Skippers Handbook will be posted on this website on Sunday 8th February 2026.
Only digital copies will be available.
Please print off your own copy. HERE

Emergency on water plan: HERE
Please download a copy.
Please print off a copy before you race.

Cat 5 Safety declaration - Required for passage races.
We will verify your compliance through your yacht club.

Cat 6 Safety declaration - required for the regatta.
We will verify your compliance through your yacht club.

Passage Race Crew lists are required for both passage races.
The crew list form must be complete in SailSys prior to racing.

Passage Race finish declarations can only be done online.
The link is HERE

Sail Pass for the King of the Gulf

Australian Sailing (AS) as part of Racing Rules of Sailing
(RRS) 46 requires. "...all crew in any race will be required to be a member of an affiliated club and registered with Australian Sailing."

Therefore participants in the King of the Gulf races must have an Australian Sailing number in all races.
The Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron (RSAYS) are offering crew who do not have a A.S. number a sail pass for the regatta.
This KoG sail pass is not to be confused with the FREE sail pass offer for Twilight and Friday sternchaser races.
This KoG sail pass falls into the category of Weekend Racing (Including King of the Gulf)as below and does
have a fee of $25/day once the three FREE days in this offer have been used up.

SAIL PASS for the King of the Gulf
Weekend Racing (Including KING OF THE GULF)
Available for Inshore Series, Offshore Series, Women’s Series, Trophy Races & King of the Gulf
Cost: First 3 days FREE  then 4+ days $25/day
If you sail all KoG races in the series it will look like this.
Friday passage race - FREE (1st of your 3 free days if you have not taken advantage of this offer already this season.)
Saturday race 1 & race 2 - FREE (2nd of your 3 free days if you have not taken advantage of this offer already this season.)
Sunday Long race - FREE (3rd of your 3 free days if you have not taken advantage of this offer already this season.)
Monday race 4 and race 5 - (Cost $25 for the day - you have now used your 3 free races)
Tuesday passage race home (Cost $25 for the day - you have now used your 3 free races)

Please note:
If you have used any of your free sail pass options under this Weekend Racing sail pass off then you may have already used one or all of your free pass options and thereforw will have to pay $25