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Ullswater YC has launched its
60th anniversary year with a
new look to its sailing
programme. In addition to
traditional highlights such as
the Lord Birkett Memorial
Trophy in July, there will be
four new major weekend
open events.
The Daffodil Regatta, 14-15
April, is open to all classes andcoincides with Ullswater’s
spring celebrations featuring
Wordsworth’s famous poem.
A conventional singlehander
weekend is set for 26-27 May,
with a cruiser and keelboat
weekend on 25-26 August
and an asymmetric weekend
on 20-21 October.
Club racing representative,
Jon Abbatt explained: “Theaim is to concentrate all our
efforts and resources on four
big events which will be an
attraction for visitors in a wide
range of classes.”
Any classes wanting to add
one of the open weekends to
their class calendar are invited
to get in touch; simply
email Jon via racing@
ullswateryachtclub.org¶
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[email protected]Book celebrates 60 years
of legendary OK sailing
A new book celebrating 60 years of the
OK Dinghy has been published.
The OK Dinghy celebrated its anniversary
in 2017 and ‘chrOniKle’ is an anecdotal history
of the class, including 100 stories, many
illustrated, drawn from across six decades.
Class legends and folklore, memories past
andpresent,havebeencompiledbyRobert
Deaves, providing an alternative history of
the class alongside the battles on the water.
The book is available via Amazon, and
includes the famous European tours by
Australians and New Zealanders in the 1980s,
wisewordsfromsupremechampions,dodging
East German guards during the Cold War, the
1998 full monty, and the scandal at Olpenitz!Bursaries boost for London
Aspiring sailors from across London and the
southeast have had a boost to their sailing
ambitions thanks to performance and
coaching bursaries from the South East Youth
Training Fund, a charity associated with the
RYA. The bursaries offer modest financial
support to promising young sailors, who in
turn pass on their enthusiasm to others.
Among the recipients was Topper National
Junior Squad sailor Aaron Evans (pictured
below) who was awarded a £200 bursary.
Aaron is a member of Silver Wing SC, where
he assists with training; he is now looking to
complete an RYA Assistant Instructor course.
Club commodore Stuart Hall said: “Aaron
has shown commitment to his sailing and
is proving a great ambassador for the juniors
in our club and in the wider region.”
Five coaching bursaries were also awarded.SUE GILES; PHILIP BERGQUIST
Phantom The Phantom Northern
Series has sponsorship from Impact
Marine, with hot favourites from last
season and new faces alike. The series
opens 18 March at Glossop SC.Class roots The first winners of the
National Solo Class Association/Magic
Marine ‘class roots’ initiative have been
announced, with Brian Fisher winning
Photo of the Month and Chris Davies,
Member of the Month. Both will receive
£50 Magic Marine vouchers.Allen events Allen Performance
Sailboat Hardware is supporting the
RS600s at selected events, as title
sponsor of training days at Bough Beech
on 17 March, the Inlands at Grafham, 12-13
May, and Marconi SC on 14 July.WLYC race West Lancashire YC is
looking atways to makethis year’s 24
Hour Race more sustainable. The 52nd
edition of the event takes place 8-9
September with clubs invited to enter
teams sailing GP14s, Enterprises, Larks or
Fireflies. See wlyc.org.uk for more.Warsash SC Warsash SC has
welcomed Doyle Sails as a partner for
the 2018 Helly Hansen Warsash Spring
Series, starting 18 March in the Solent.Skiff Series The UK 18ft Skiff fleet
will have a Solent Grand Prix Series over
six summer weekends, launching from
Calshot Activity Centre; the new format
is designed to encourage participation.National 12 Gul is continuing to
sponsor the National 12 series in 2018;
nine events, with prizes, start with racing
at Burghfield SC on 17 March.IN ASSOCIATION WITHNew look programme for Ullswater YC 60th
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