Clubsarebeingurgedtoenter

the 2018 British Keelboat League

and prove that their team has

whatittakestobeatthebest.

Racing takes place in identical

yachts provided for each event,

including 707s, Sonars, SB20s and

J/70s, pitting clubs against each other

onalevelplayingield,startingwith

the regional qualiiers in June.

Since its launch in 2016, the

British Keelboat League has

proved a hit among teams looking

for plenty of quick-ire action,

withatargettimeof15minutes

per race and each team getting

around 12 races per weekend

for as little as £220 per team.

hetoptwoteamsfromeach

qualiier will go through to the

grand inale, held in J/70s and

hosted by the Royal hames

YC in Cowes in September.

Jack Fenwick, Keelboat

Development Manager at the RYA,

said: “It’s pay-for-play sailing at its

best–boatsareprovidedforteams

at whichever event you go to, and

with so many races over a weekend

it only costs about a iver per race

each.Allteamshavetodoisturnup

ontime,therestistakencareof.

“It’sagreatopportunityfor

seasonedsailorstoshowtheir

skillsbutalsoforyoungtalentto

getachancetomaketheirmark.”

CLASSES

Y&Y’s Charity of the Year 2018, UKSA, is

taking part in the Summer Give this

year. All donations made to their online

campaign between 11-15 June will be

doubled, allowing UKSA to ofer free

residential sailing courses to

disadvantaged London children this

summer. Commenting on the initiative,

Ben Willows, UKSA CEO, said: “Nearly

half of London children live in poverty

and few have opportunities to learn and

play outdoors, let alone take part in

sailing. With your help we can change

that for youngsters this summer.“

To donate head online to uksa.org/

summergive between 11-15 June or

email [email protected] for

more information.

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In our regular news section for club racers,Paula Irishputs the spotlight on to clubs

and classes, with plenty of new initiatives and plans for the season ahead

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Grab your club mates and sign up for national keelboat challenge

UKSA’s Big Give helps London youngsters

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