Latest RS News Feedhttp://www.rs-association.comRS Feva Sport Relief Mile Challenge The RS Fevas are proud to be able to participate in the Sport Relief Mile Challenge. A simple format is being adopted during their annual winter Great Gathering. The All Squads Training Weekend at Hayling Island Sailing Club will involve 70 Fevas from RYA squads and Class Squads this weekend will be the culmination of the winter training programme for the RS Feva Class and coincides with Sport Relief hence the intensive race training will be briefly interrupted for some fund raising. On Saturday March 20th it is planned to hold a one mile race with a participation fee of GBP10 (or more if the sailors can raise extra sums) per boat. The winning helm and crew will win GBP10 each. This will be presented at the squad dinner by guest speaker Frances Peters ( ISAF Youth World Champion 2008 ). The balance of the participation money will go straight to Sport Relief. The twist in the story is that the boats from the RYA National Junior Squad and the Class National Squad will have to start from a separate start line 50 yards back. That should make it more exciting with no predictable winner! The Fevas sailors think this is a great idea and challenge all other classes to sail the mile for Sport Relief as well. It would be great to hear of all the sailing initiatives in support of this most worthwhile cause. If you would like to donate to this fundraiser please email debbie@rs-association.com Bill Tucker RS Feva Class Chairman The countdown to the 2010 UK RS 200 Nationals starts NOW !Entries go live at 08.00 hours on Saturday March 6th 2010.The first 25 boats to enter will receive an early bird Dinghy Showdiscount of GBP25 off the full entry price of GBP150. To enter the UK RS200Nationals follow this link:http://www.sailracer.co.uk/events/event-v2.asp?eventid=49074Those of you at the Show can go to the Sailracer stand to enter on-line. The RS Association have an action packed stand planned for this years Volvo RYA Dinghy Show. The new RS100 will be on the stand and RS Administrators Heather and Debbie will be on hand to advise new owners about how the RS Association will benefit them and what events are planned for 2010. Also new for 2010 is an initiative to get RS sailors going in their boats. The RS Association has recruited Melvyn Cooper to oversee RS Get Going Workshops around the country with the aim to help those new to their boat. The one day workshops will provide set up and tuning information both on and off the water. The aim is to give boat owners a Sailing with Confidence boost on a variety of subjects such as launch and recovery techniques upwind and tacking skills downwind gybing skills and spinnaker work. Anyone who has recently bought a new or second hand RS boat could benefit from these workshops. Following the success of the RS WOW last year the RS Association has planned two more women only courses for RS members. Details and dates can be found on the RS Association website or by emailing debbie@rs-association.com To kick start the Dinghy Show weekend the RS Association are launching the on-line entry system for the UK RS 200 Nationals. Last year entries were capped at 130 and this week the RS 200 Eurocup in Garda has seen entries reach 62 within two weeks ! A GBP25 early bird discount will be available for the first 25 boats to enter. Ever-popular Queen Mary SC are hosing a coaching and racing event on 20/21 March 2010 - just a couple of weeks away. Coaching will take place on Saturday 20th March. Many-times National Champions Dave Hitchcock and Ian Nicholson will be taking everyone through their paces. This coaching must be booked in advance. Send a cheque for GBP50/boat to RS Association at East Hayes Grove Road Lymington SO41 3RN or pay on-line at http://rs-association.com/index.asp?selection=Shop and fleet=RS percent20K6 to secure your place. Start at 10.30hrs. This fee includes racing on Sunday. The first Gul Grand Prix event of 2010 will take place on Sunday 21st March where you can test your new skills! The briefing will be at 10.00hrs with 4 up to races starting at 11.00hrs. The Gul Grand Prix consists of 4 venues for 2010 with 3 to count.More information including directions and local accommodation at http://www.queenmary.org.uk/NB. As there is a minimum number required by QMSC it is essential that places are booked in advance. If there is not sufficient interest we may have to cancel the event.Any queries do contact Heather on 01590 610273 or heatherc@rs-association.com The general Sailing Instructions are now available under the Documents section for your website under Sailing Instructions - see http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?fleet=RS200 and selection=DocumentsThese SIs are for the Gul Grand Prix and for Winter Youth Inland andSprint Championships. They are different to the 2009 SIs and some paragraphs have been moved so please do have a look.At the link you will also find the appendices to the SIs and the 2010 NoR for the same events including number of events to count for Gul Grand Prix.The National and World Championships and Garda Eurocup will have their own SIs.If you would like a copy of any of these documents or if you have any queries please contact Heather on 01590 610273 or heatherc@rs-association.com The RS 500 racing season gets underway this weekend with the WinterChampionships being hosted by Alton Water SC. The Saturday will be atraining day starting at 10.30 am and costing GBP30 whilst on Sunday 4 racesstarting at 10.30am will constitute the Winters. For more information seethe RS 500 webpages at http://tinyurl.com/y8umvo5The weathers warming up so ideal time to kick start the season. The RS300 and RS400 sailing year kicks off at the Winter Champs hosted by Leigh and Lowton SC on 13 and 14 March 2010. Some details are at http://tinyurl.com/yf5lbdj Briefing is at 12.30hrs with first scheduled starts at 1300hrs on Saturday 11.00hrs Sunday. Curry night is planned for Saturday evening dont book anything else as your curry is included in entry fee! Directions and accommodation details are at Leigh and Lowton website - http://www.llsc.org.uk/LLSC/News/News.html Click on visitor information for directions.The 2010 Racing Circuit is the Gul Grand Prix starting with Milton Keynes SC on 17/18 April for the RS300s. Prize-giving for this circuit will be on 13 November at st1:place w:st= and quot;on and quot;st1:city w:st= and quot;on and quot;Rutland/st1:city st1:state w:st= and quot;on and quot;SC/st1:state/st1:place Last Shout Championship. The RS300 and RS400 sailing year kicks off at the Winter Champs hosted by Leigh and Lowton SC on 13 and 14 March 2010. Some details are at http://tinyurl.com/yf5lbdj Briefing is at 12.30hrs with first scheduled starts at 1300hrs on Saturday 11.00hrs Sunday. Curry night is planned for Saturday evening dont book anything else as your curryis included in entry fee! Directions and accommodation details are at Leigh and Lowton website - http://www.llsc.org.uk/LLSC/News/News.html Click on visitor information for directions.The RS400s are having their 2009 Circuit prize-giving in the clubhouse on Saturday evening. Howard Farbrother will be handing out lovely prizes. Come along to get your prize or support the champions. Details are -RS400 Racing Circuit 20091st - Mike Simms and Andrew George st1:place w:st= and quot;on and quot;st1:city w:st= and quot;on and quot;Carsington/st1:city st1:state w:st= and quot;on and quot;SC/st1:state/st1:place2nd - Howard Farbrother and Nathan Pinch Queen Mary SC3rd - Nick Simmons and Louise Hosken st1:place w:st= and quot;on and quot;st1:city w:st= and quot;on and quot;Weston/st1:city st1:state w:st= and quot;on and quot;SC/st1:state/st1:place4th - Alex Fleming and Joe Hartigan L and LSC5th - Sam Parker and Stuart Jagger LTSC1st Silver - Nick Simmons and Louise Hosken2nd Silver - st1:place w:st= and quot;on and quot;st1:placename w:st= and quot;on and quot;Tim/st1:placename st1:placename w:st= and quot;on and quot;Garvin and Jason/st1:placename st1:placetype w:st= and quot;on and quot;Harbor/st1:placetype/st1:place QMSC3rd Silver - Simon Herriott and Arthur Mehigan st1:place w:st= and quot;on and quot;st1:city w:st= and quot;on and quot;Greystones/st1:city st1:state w:st= and quot;on and quot;SC/st1:state/st1:placeRS400 Eurocup 20091st - Alex Fleming and James Bridges/Roger Gorman L and LSC2nd - Phil Titchmarsh and Paul Nix st1:place w:st= and quot;on and quot;st1:city w:st= and quot;on and quot;Glossop/st1:city st1:state w:st= and quot;on and quot;SC/st1:state/st1:place3rd - Dave Jones and Mark Hogan Port st1:place w:st= and quot;on and quot;st1:city w:st= and quot;on and quot;Dinorwic/st1:city st1:state w:st= and quot;on and quot;SC/st1:state/st1:place4th - Josh Metcalf and June Riley PDSCThe 2010 Racing Circuit is the Gul Grand Prix 7 events with 4 to countfor the RS400s starting with Carsington SC on 17/18 April. Prize-giving for this circuit will be on 13 November at st1:place w:st= and quot;on and quot;st1:city w:st= and quot;on and quot;Rutland/st1:city st1:state w:st= and quot;on and quot;SC/st1:state/st1:place Last Shout Championship. The latest eNews from the RS700 fleet can now be found under the news section within the RS700 owners club. A great turn-out at Grafham WSC for the first official RS600 event for 2010 for a very cold Winter Championship.Full results and report are at http://tinyurl.com/ycdqpvp With thanks to Jason Rickards for the report and congratulations to James Sainsbury for his win.Some fun photos on http://www.fotoboat.com/Next stop Chew Valley LSC on 113/14 March for the 1st Gul Grand Prix event for 2010. A great turn-out at Grafham WSC for the first official RS200 event for 2010 for a very cold Winter Championship.Full results and report are athttp://tinyurl.com/ya3tanp With thanks to Rob Janering for the report and congratulations to James Peters and Alan Roberts for their win.Some fun photos on http://www.fotoboat.com/Next stops -Island Barn SC SEAS on 20 MarchBristol Corinthian YC SW Tour on 27 MarchDatchet Water SC on 10/11 April for the 1st Gul Grand Prix event for 2010. All RS200s members are now invited to enter the ever-popular RS Eurocup at Riva del Garda Italy 26-30 July 2010. A great turn-out at Grafham WSC for the first official RS800 event for 2010 for a very cold Winter Championship.Full results and report are at -http://tinyurl.com/yz77hul With thanks to Charles Roome for the report and congratulations to Ben McGrane and Roz Allen for their win. Some fun pictures on fotoboat.comNext stop - Chew Valley LSC on 13/14 March for the 1st Gul Grand Prix event for 2010. The first major RS event for 2010 is just around the corner - the 200/600/800 Winter Champs. Grafham Water SC are looking forward to welcoming loads of you on 13/14 February and its good to see lots of chat about this already on the 600 yahoo groups.The briefing is at 1100hrs on Saturday with first starts scheduled for 1200hrs Saturday 1030hrs Sunday 3 races/day. You can enter on the day - cost is GBP30/boat for double-handers GBP24 for 600s.Directions and other useful information is athttp://www.grafham.org/?page_id=2 If anyone wants to arrive on Friday evening the club gates will be open through the night.Camping and Motor homes are allowed on site both need to be pre-booked. Details of local accommodation can also be found on: http://www.grafham.org/?page_id=94If you have any further questions do contact Heather on heatherc@rs-association.com or 07711 972216. The first major RS event for 2010 is just around the corner - the 200/600/800 Winter Champs. Grafham Water SC are looking forward to welcoming loads of you on 13/14 February and its good to see lots of chat about this already on the 600 yahoo groups.The briefing is at 1100hrs on Saturday with first starts scheduled for 1200hrs Saturday 1030hrs Sunday 3 races/day. You can enter on the day - cost is GBP30/boat for double-handers GBP24 for 600s.Directions and other useful information is athttp://www.grafham.org/?page_id=2 If anyone wants to arrive on Friday evening the club gates will be open through the night.Camping and Motor homes are allowed on site both need to be pre-booked. Details of local accommodation can also be found on: http://www.grafham.org/?page_id=94If you have any further questions do contact Heather on heatherc@rs-association.com or 07711 972216. The first major RS event for 2010 is just around the corner - the 200/600/800 Winter Champs. Grafham Water SC are looking forward to welcoming loads of you on 13/14 February and its good to see lots of chat about this already on the 600 yahoo groups.The briefing is at 1100hrs on Saturday with first starts scheduled for 1200hrs Saturday 1030hrs Sunday 3 races/day. You can enter on the day - cost is GBP30/boat for double-handers GBP24 for 600s.Directions and other useful information is athttp://www.grafham.org/?page_id=2 If anyone wants to arrive on Friday evening the club gates will be open through the night.Camping and Motor homes are allowed on site both need to be pre-booked. Details of local accommodation can also be found on: http://www.grafham.org/?page_id=94If you have any further questions do contact Heather on heatherc@rs-association.com or 07711 972216. st1:country-regionst1:placeUK/st1:place/st1:country-region RS Class Association Management Committee Further to the recent vote on our Management Committee for 2010 the Committee has been voted in. Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. 34 people voted all for. Our management committee for 2010 are Chairman Pete Vincent Treasurers Julian Sawyer and Tessa Nichols Member Ian Nolan LDC Representative Nick Peters Administrators Heather Chipperfield and Debbie Darling RS Tera - proposal for adoption to UK RS Class Association Further to the recent vote on proposed adoption of RS Tera this has been agreed. Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. 34 people voted all for. RS100 proposal for adoption to UK RS Class Association Further to the recent vote on proposed adoption of RS Tera this has been agreed. Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. 34 people voted all for. We all wish the RS100s and RS Teras a very warm welcome to the gang! The Eric Twiname Memorial Trust was generously assigned the authors copyright of Start to Win written by Eric Twiname in 1973. Out of print for over 20 years Adlard Coles (now Adlard Coles Nautical part of A and C Black Publishers) have recently republished this classic - now in its 3rd Edition and substantially re-designed with a Foreward by Ben Ainslie and an updated Rules section by Bryan Willis to accord with the 2009-2012 ISAF Rules. Despite the passage of time Start to Win has undoubtedly retained its position as the book on simple racing principles written as it was specifically for the benefit of the ordinary dinghy sailor. As such it manages to remove much of the mystique of racing sailing and assists helmsmen to improve their skills and tactical ability. There is arguably nothing else that sets out the techniques of sailing in such a clear understandable and straightforward manner. Start to Win has been welcomed back by its many followers and will no doubt be read for the first time by many more. This classic which complements The Rules Book also written by Eric Twiname and revised by Bryan Willis for the 2009-2012 rules is set to help sailors achieve their racing best for many years to come. Royalties from Start to Win go to the Eric Twiname Memorial Trust which was set up in 1980 in order to perpetuate Erics memory and to enable his many and diverse sailing interests to continue. It became a registered charity in 1991 with the primary objective of providing funding or equipment that will assist those in full-time education at schools and universities in the United Kingdom to sail or yacht race with the emphasis being directed towards youth. Purchase of this book will therefore assist the Trust with its invaluable support for youth racing sailing which includes bursaries for juniors on starter courses the on-going provision of support RIBS for all nine national youth classes the funding of dinghies for training purposes for sailing associations and clubs and the financing of national championship events. For further information please visit www.erictwinametrust.org. The RS Association is happy to support this worthy cause. u5:p/u5:p Brookbank Sailing is delighted to announce the launch of the Brookbank Master Classes. These keynote lectures will be held at the new Brookbank sailing superstore located in Waltham Abbey North London and to ensure that we dont clash with sailors time on the water the lectures will be held on Thursday evenings at 7pm. The lectures are free to attend to Brookbank Loyalty Card holders which are available for just GBP4 for a year and will get you into any of our master class lectures as well as getting you 10 percent discount off much of the clothing and kit in store for a whole 12 months.u5:p/u5:p To ensure a place at any of the Master Classes please complete the form online via www.brookbanksailing.co.uk The Brookbank Master Classes are as follows:u5:p/u5:p - 4th February 2010 - Jim Saltonstall - The Racing Rulesu5:p/u5:p - 25th February 2010 - Steve Cockerill - The Boat Whispereru5:p/u5:p - 1st April 2010 - Mike McNamara - In Tune - the boat the sailor the rig - all in sync!!u5:p/u5:p - 29th April 2010 - Dave Cockerill - Single-hander wave sailingu5:p/u5:p Plus more sailing legends to come throughout the 2010 season.u5:p/u5:p For further information please contact Simon Butterworth on 01992 711611 or london@brookbank.co.uk.u5:p/u5:p After the huge success of the 2009 RS200 SW Ugly Tour the dates have been announced for the 2010 SW Ugly Tour sponsored by West Country Boat Repairs. Again there will be 5 events at undoubtly some of the best and most picturesque venues in the UK with three events to count. The tour starts on Saturday March 27th at Bristol CYC last year this event attracted a bumper entry of 39 boats. Then we move onto a new venue with the tours first visit to Chew Valley Lake SC on Sunday May 2nd. The RS200 National Inland Championships are also at CVLSC on Oct 16/17. Third event is at Starcross YC on the Exe estuary on Saturday June 5th. RS200s first ever visit to this venue in 2009 atracted a great entry of 30 boats. Fourth event is a return to the majestic venue of Mounts Bay SC on Sept 4/5 the only two day event of the Tour. The final event is again at Exe SC on Saturday Oct 2nd sure to attract more than the 27 boats in 2009. There will be prizes for silver and bronze divisions at every event. Anyone who takes part in three events will be entered into a draw for a brand new RS200 spinnaker; the 2009 winner of the new spinnaker was Rosie Sands from Exe SC. The RS800 calendar for 2010 has arrived! See http://www.rs-association.com/index.asp?fleet=RS800 and selection=eventsYou will notice the new format - hope you like it.Gul International are sponsoring the RS Classes again for 2010 and this year they are sponsoring the Racing Circuit - re-named Gul Grand Prix. All Gul RS Grand Prix racing events are on the website - 4 of 6 to count for the overall circuit.Also Championships and Eurocup events are up - off to Exe SC for UK National Championships. On-line entry will be available in Spring 2010. We are returning to Fraglia vela Riva Italy for Eurocup. This is set to be a fast sell-out when entries go live to RS Association members in January 2010 so please act quickly if you want to reserve a spot.Coaching events will be arranged throughout the year and will be added to the programme. If you would like a coaching event at your club please do get in touch - heatherc@rs-association.comWishing you all a very happy festive season and happy sailing in 2010.Heather and Debbie