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Solo ‘class roots’ picks up big supporter
Magic Marine is sponsoring the
National Solo Class Association
in 2018, including its grassroots
drive to look after regular club
sailors, as well as those on the
open circuit.
The Solo ‘class roots’
initiative will include the Magic
Marine Photo Challenge, for
the best Solo image taken, and
Magic Marine Club Member of
the Month, in which one
association member per
month – nominated by their
club for a noteworthy deed oroutstanding performance – will
have their story published on
the class website and area
Facebook pages and receive a
Magic Marine £50 gift voucher.
Class association president
Will Loy said one of the
committee’s more difficult
tasks had always been
“connecting with the club
sailor who may never want to
venture to an NSCA organised
event, whether local open
meeting or national
championship”; hence theimportance of such initiatives
along with the many existing
benefits for members.
George Kingsnorth, UK rep
for Magic Marine, said: “The
owner of Magic Marine, Max
Blom, is a former Solo sailor
and has happy memories of
the class. There is also
recognition of the strength in
this iconic fleet: participation
numbers at the clubs are high,
as they are at key events, and
there are Solos sailed at most
clubs around the country.Ӧ
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[email protected]Cowes Week boost for
next generation
The 1851 Trust – the official charity of Land
Rover BAR, the British America’s Cup sailing
team led by Sir Ben Ainslie – has been named
the official event charity for Lendy Cowes Week.
The trust aims to harness the power
of sport to engage young people through
unique education programmes, enabling
them to become innovators for the future
and stewards of the environment.
During Cowes Week, the 1851 Trust plans
to provide sailing opportunities, sustainability,
and interactive shoreside activities.New era for Netley SC
Netley SC has demolished its old clubhouse in
Southampton’s Royal Victoria Country Park
with work due to start on a new building.
The club started life in the 1970s as an Army
Sailing Centre. A buoyant membership and
appeal as a championship venue has seen it
thrive, but the building was well past its
prime. With revenue from membership and
fundraising, combined with tireless efforts to
keep the old club standing, members are now
looking ahead to a challenging but rewarding
new year with a new clubhouse, the work for
which is underway already.WILL LOY; PAUL WYETH; DAVID HENSHALL
Midlands Two East Midlands clubs
are running a joint mini-series over two
weekends of racing. The Blaster takes
place at Staunton Harold, 10-11 February,
and the County Cooler at Notts County
SC, 24-25 February.JOG online The Junior Offshore
Group has a new website – jog.org.uk- enabling sailors to join or renew their
membership online. There’s also online
race entry for 2018. New entrants (IRC
rated) are welcomed.
Star charity The Star Sailors League
has chosen the Andrew Simpson
Foundation as its official charity in 2018.
It coincides with the charity’s fifth year
and was announced after the Star Sailors
League’s Finals in Nassau.Down Under Some of Europe’s best
18ft Skiff teams are heading Down Under
to compete in the JJ Giltinan
Championship on Sydney Harbour, in
March. Two British teams will take part,
Chameleon 1 and LED, who sailed the
event two years ago.Exe-pectations The Enterprise fleet
looks set for an excellent 2018
Championship with the return to Exe
Sailing Club. Teams are getting their
entries in, and booking accommodation
in the popular resort already. A number
of innovations in the championship
include the use for the first time of
SailRacer trackers.UKSA in France UKSA alumnus, Reg
Kherej, is setting off to France with a
team to compete in the Gay Games,
racing a J/80. The event celebrates
diversity, and sailors of all genders and
sexual orientation are welcome.IN ASSOCIATION WITHMarch 2018 Yachts & Yachting 8787