The Short Haul Pointscore is a non-spinnaker series comprising of 13 races. Several are raced in the Harbour and at night while the majority of races are sailed off Sydney Heads.
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A Spring Pointscore and an Autumn Pointscore will be conducted within the Series. The Spring Pointscore will comprise all races held prior to Christmas. The Autumn Pointscore will comprise all races held after Christmas.
A Passage Pointscore (PP) will also be conducted and comprise of the Pittwater passage races and the Botany Bay Race (5 races with the best 4 to count).
Competitors competing in the Short Haul Pointscore require a Special Regulations Audit of Category 4. Note the Night Harbour Races are Category 5.
Short Haul Pointscore 2020-21 Calendar
| RACE 1 | 13 September 2020 | 24th Monica Geddes Memorial Trophy |
| RACE 2 | 26 September 2020 | 53rd Rubber Kellaway Plate (MHYC) |
| RACE 3 | 10 October 2020 | |
| RACE 4 | 16 October 2020 | Night Harbour Race |
| RACE 5 | 6 November 2020 | Night Harbour Race |
| RACE 6 | 21 November 2020 | 64th Paul Royle Memorial Trophy Sydney to Pittwater – PP Race 1 |
| RACE 7 | 22 November 2020 | Pittwater to Sydney – PP Race 2 |
| RACE 8 | 5 December 2020 | David Burke Memorial |
| RACE 9 | 26 January 2021 | City of Sydney Cup – Botany Bay Race PP Race 3 |
| RACE 10 | 20 February 2021 | Sydney to Pittwater – PP Race 4 |
| Non-Pointscore | 21 February 2021 | Pittwater to Sydney – PP Race 5 |
| RACE 11 | 27 February 2021 | |
| RACE 12 | 20 March 2021 | Milson Memorial Cup |
| RACE 13 | 27 March 2021 |
