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Gul RS400 Grand Prix and Bollé Northern Tour, Royal Windermere YC
18/04/2012 14:59:27
Sounds like you had a good time at Bartley!   The 3rd Gul RS400 Grand Prix event for 2012, which is also the 2nd Bollé Northern Tour will take place this weekend - 21/22 April at beautiful Royal Windermere YC, where you are assured of a warm welcome (if not warm water).

First scheduled starts 1300hrs Saturday and 1100hrs Sunday, with race briefing at 1130hrs on Saturday.

Entry fee £40/boat including supper at the club. The bar will be open of course.

Cheap camping is available next door for the hardy - no need to book. For more accommodation details, directions, etc. see http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?selection=Event&uid=310&fleet=RS400&detailevent=1

Please note that one person on each boat needs to be a RS400 Association member to take part in this event, and that you will need to have Gul hull stickers on your boat - membership forms and stickers will be available at registration. If you would prefer to pay a one-off membership payment this is just £10.

Any questions, contact heatherc@rs-association.com

Gul RS100 Grand Prix, Leigh & Lowton SC
18/04/2012 14:34:49
The 2nd Gul RS100 Grand Prix event for 2012 will take place on 28/29 April at Leigh & Lowton SC, where you are assured of a warm welcome (if not warm water).

First scheduled starts 1200hrs Saturday and 1000hrs Sunday, with race briefing at 1115hrs on Saturday.

Entry fee £20/boat including supper at the club.   There will be some kind of social arranged.

Free camping is available on site for the hardy - no need to book.  For more accommodation details, directions, etc. see http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?selection=Event&uid=330&fleet=RS100&detailevent=1

Please note that you need to be a RS100 Association memebr to take part in this event, and that you will need to have Gul hull stickers on your boat - membership forms and stickers will be available at registration.   If you would prefer to pay a one-off membership payment this is just £10.

Any questions, contact heatherc@rs-association.com





Bollé RS200 Northern Tour, Staunton Harold SC
18/04/2012 13:28:17


Seventeen boats all welcomed a full reservoir and a forecast for winds building throughout the day for the first in the series RS200 Bollé Northern Tour.   The format was for three back to back races with an extended lunch whilst a club race took place.

The three 45 minute back to back races before lunch were competed in a moderate eight to twelve knot breeze.  At the break for lunch there were four competitors, Martin and Barbara Smith, Tony and Sarah Taylor (Budworth), Chris Pickles and Laura Westell (Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club) and David and Jack Moore (Blithfield Sailing Club) on four points equally. The first three of these all had one win each which meant that all was to play for in the last race after lunch.

The final race started with a steady breeze of twelve to fifteen knots and soon picked up to a perfect seventeen which soon split-up the field. The race ended with Chris Pickles and Laura Westell being victorious over Martin and Barbara Smith in second and Tony and Sarah Taylor in third.  All three pairings will receive pairs of Bollé sunglasses.

Chris Pickles thanked Staunton Harold Sailing Club for a great event and Bollé for sponsoring the Northern Tour.

Fotoboat were present at the event and photos are available on their website http://www.fotoboat.com/

Results at http://tinyurl.com/8y69ekx

 

 

Lol Hayward

RS200 Fleet captain Staunton Harold


Gul RS Grand Prix, Highcliffe SC, 21/22 April
13/04/2012 14:23:51
Some details about your next Gul Grand Prix event, hosted by Highcliffe SC in Dorset on 21/22 April.

1st scheduled starts - 1300hrs on Saturday, 1030hrs on Sunday, with race briefing on Saturday at 1100hrs.

Catering all day at club. Entry fee of £35 (RS700s), £40 (RS200/800s) includes a 2-course evening meal. The bar will stay open until at least 11pm on Saturday evening!

Fr more details, including directions and local accommodation, see http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?selection=Event&uid=427&fleet=RS200&detailevent=1 

Holmsley is the nearest campsite to the club, approx. 5 miles away.  http://tinyurl.com/czrwvmc    And Hoburne Bashley, about same distance - 
http://www.hoburne.com/park-details/hoburne-bashley    Campervans are not officially allowed on site.

Highcliffe SC have negotiated a discount rate for parking for the event for £12 for 2 days - pay direct to HSC with your entry. Or there is local free parking - there will be maps at registration to show details.

RS300 Rule Change - Outcome of Vote
13/04/2012 12:20:00
With many thanks to the 12 RS300 Association members who voted on the recent proposed rule change.  All voters voted for the proposed amendment, so this will be added to the class rules.   The updated class rules will be on the website, under 'Documents', next week, or available from the Association office.

To reiterate the changes -

Add to Appendix 3, the following:

1.3.16.  The mainsheet system may utilise no more than 4 blocks, of which 2 must be attached to the boom in the standard positions, and up to 2 may be attached to the deck in the standard positions.  One of the blocks may be a ratchet type.

Modify Appendix 3, 1.2.9 to read:

1.2.9.  Mainsheet swivel jammer/ratchet device and deck attachment fitting.

Purpose

To allow the mainsheet system to be customised to suit the individual in such a way that no alterations are required to the boat or boom and no additional parts need be purchased.

Rationale

Sheeting directly from the boom rather than from a final block on the floor has been commonplace in dinghy sailing for decades.  Some RS300 sailors are already using this technique, but are unable to rig the system with the ratchet block as the final block.  The rule change would allow sheeting off the boom via the ratchet block, and would allow any unused blocks to be removed to declutter the deck.


RS Games 2011 - Y&Y Championship of the Year
12/04/2012 11:11:11


In case you didn't see it - the RS Games at WPNSA was voted by Y&Y the Championship of the Year 2011.  

They say - 'There is no doubt that the RS Games was a tremendous success, with a grand total of 525 boats and 875 competitors taking part in nine World, European and National championships over 12 days at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, raising the bar both on and off the water.'   See
http://www.yachtsandyachting.co.uk/sailing-stars/best-of-2011/

Magic Marine NE EuroGP - Enter Now
10/04/2012 18:39:18


We've got 12 RS100s from 6 countries, and 12 RS500s from 4 countries signed up to the 1st Magic Marine Euro Grand Prix of 2012 at La Bruinesse, The Netherlands on 12/13 May.

RS100 entry is just €20/£18; RS500 entry just £30/€27, plus €20 or £18/person for the social on the Saturday evening. However there is a late entry levy for anyone entering after 15th April - THIS SUNDAY. There is no need to pay when you enter - you can pay at registration if you prefer.

There will be free coaching on Friday 11th which must be booked in advance with your entry.

RS Sailing are offering UK sailors a fab deal. They will take out you and your boat for just £100 including your entry fee. This must be booked and paid in advance - do this on the entry form.

More information and entry form at -
RS100 - http://www.rs100sailing.org/champs/cindex.asp?eid=331
RS500 - http://www.rs500.org/champs/cindex.asp?eid=354

Any questions - contact me on heatherc@rs-association.com

Gul RS300 Grand Prix, Sheffield Viking SC
10/04/2012 10:31:40
The 1st Gul RS300 Grand Prix for 2012 was scheduled for Draycote WSC. The club has had to cancel the event, due to a lack of volunteers.

However, do not fear!!! Sheffield Viking have kindly stepped in on the same date - 21/22 April. First scheduled starts - Saturday 1200hrs and Sunday 1200hrs. 3 races scheduled each day. Race briefing 1130hrs Saturday.

The racing on Sunday will be with club racing, with RS300s having own start.

Entry fee approx. £17/boat.

More details, including directions are at  http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?selection=Event&uid=494&fleet=RS300&detailevent=1 

We hope lots of you will support this event.

Gul RS400 Grand Prix, Draycote WSC
07/04/2012 12:01:09

Despite nationwide predictions of death-by-tanker-strike strangely normal conditions greeted the brave competitors of the first wind-powered Gul Grand Prix of 2012 at Draycote Water.

An extensive briefing outside the nice warm clubhouse gave the competitors the chance to realise it wasn’t quite summer yet, and make suitable choices for sailing clothing. Eight boats lined up on a start-line that was crying out for a port end flyer, sadly no-one obliged, and  race one got away smoothly, with Nick Craig and endeavour tyro Alan Roberts leading in 1383, and assorted scuffling for other places. The short course was compensated for by a healthy number of laps ensuring cumulative confusion set in by the end of lap five, and big gaps allowing everyone to sail in clean wind. Rumour has it that the Craig machine took first, Jasper Barnham & Graham Saxton (1275) second, and Caroline Whitehouse with Guy Mason (1379) a solid third. The second race ensued promptly, with the same order establishing itself almost as quickly. In the third race somehow messrs Farbrother & Martin (1251) bucked the trend and appeared at the windward mark a good 30m ahead of La Craig, but luckily normal service resumed and a 200m lead had been re-established by the bottom of the same run. The suspiciously smooth sailing duo of Barnham & Saxton gracefully extracted second place from Farbrother/Martin by lap three, and the fleet waited for a mystic sign that the finish line was a legitimate place to go. Strangely, Mr Craig got the nod first.

By the fourth and last race the wind had mysteriously swung to make the fixed start line appear a thing of unbiased beauty.  This confused Mr Craig, who decided that wallowing on the start line for 30 seconds after the start was the way to go. This unexpected event led to some unseemly scuffling in the rest of the fleet, as the race was clearly wide open. This delirious state of affairs lasted almost two laps. Final order Craig/Roberts, Barnham/Sexton, Whitehouse/Mason.

The fleet retired to the shore and the warm welcome of the legion of midges who had misread the time of year. Luckily patented midge-repellent was available in the form of alcoholic beverages, served by the smiling Draycote shore crew and all was well. Day two was unfortunately canned due to lack of wind, leaving overall results as per last race. On to Bartley!

Howard Farbrother


2nd Gul RS600 Grand Prix, Weston SC
05/04/2012 17:26:23
The GGP event scheduled for 21/22 April at Draycote WSC has been cancelled as the club could not find the number of volunteers required to run the event.

But no worries - Weston SC has stepped in and have offered to host the 2nd RS600 Gul Grand Prix event on Sunday 22nd April (one day only). The first start is 11.33hrs with 3 races back to back scheduled.   Entry fee is £10.

Other information and directions are at http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?selection=Event&uid=492&fleet=RS600&detailevent=1

We hope lots of you support this event.

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