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If you haven't already, don't forget to pre-register for Burghfield for a £5 entry discount before midnight tomorrow at https://webcollect.org.uk/burghfield/event/2018-national-12-ok-open-meeting


Chris
N3526

Happy New Year everyone!


The 2018 fixture list is now up on the events page of the website. This year we have 9 great venues on the Gul Series including Brixham for Burton Week, Trent Valley and Shoreham. Dates of a few events are still to be confirmed including 12 Fest at Rutland in June, the Midland Area event at Olton Mere, and a couple of the Northern Area fixtures so keep an eye on the website over the next few weeks.


I hope to see you on the water in 2018.


Chris Day
N3526

Early entry discount for Salcombe Regatta ends this week on 30th of June so sign up for a week of sun, sea and sand. There's already a strong fleet of 10 12s entered, you can see who's going and enter here


If you're a student there's free entry and you only need to pay for your social tickets so don't miss it!

You can now enter online for 12 Fest, the National 12 class' summer coaching and fun sailing event at Rutland Water on 15th/16th July. There will be on the water coaching throughout the weekend with professional coach Steve Irish joining us on Saturday, who you may remember from an excellent coaching day at 12 Fest couple of years ago. On the Sunday there'll be informal sprint racing and chance to get top tips from sailors with 17 Burton Cup wins between them. On top of this there will be fun and games throughout the weekend so don't miss out!


There is a hefty early entry discount before the end of June supported by the NTOA so enter now at http://www.national12.org/events/registration.shtml

You only need 3 things to get to the biggest National 12 event of the year, a boat, a helm and a crew. If you're missing one or two of these here's how to get sorted.


Burton Week is one of the oldest sailing events in the world running for over 80 years. This year it will be held at Weymouth Sailing Club with 4 days of racing from 19th to 22nd August. We'll be based in the friendly sailing club in the town but benefiting from the nearby Olympic sailing area in the bay. You can find everything you need to know on the dedicated event website http://www.national12.org/burtonweek/2017/


So if you are looking for a helm or crew or fancy borrowing a well sorted boat for the champs all you need to do is email crew@national12.org and we'll match you up. Early entry discount runs until the end of the month so don't delay - get in touch now!

Online entry is open for the Salcombe Yacht Club regatta week from 13th-17th August. Enter before the end of June for early entry discount. The event is sponsored by Salcombe Gin and the first 100 entries will be entered into a prize draw for a pair of tickets to the gin school and a free bottle (it's really good gin). Entries are filling up fast so enter here now!


http://www.salcombeyc.org.uk/open-meetings



If you're lucky enough to be a student there is a very generous discount (it's nearly free), and we currently have the most entries of any class so it will be the perfect warm-up for Burton Week.


If you needed any more persuading...it's Salcombe Week!

5 Days to go until the Salcombe open meeting!


There will be a BBQ at the yacht club on Saturday evening, please could you email info@salcombeyc.org.uk to book in advance so the club know what numbers they are catering for. Thanks.


See you at the weekend.


Chris
N3526

Enter online today at http://www.salcombeyc.org.uk/open-meetings to get your early entry discount.


Everything else you need to know can be found here http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/195407/The-Handy-Checklist and the NoR is here http://www.national12.org/events/2017/Salcombe_N12_NoR.pdf


See you next weekend!


Chris and Sophie
N3526

Hi everyone,


The Gul Series has been confirmed for 2017 along with a draft calendar (there are still a few fixtures to be confirmed).


The Gul Series will be:


   1. Burghfield
   2. Salcombe
   3. Yorkshire Ouse
   4. Royal Harwich
   5. Stokes Bay
   6. Burton Week at Weymouth town
   7. Solway
   8. Northampton



You can find all the dates on the fixture list. Look out for the other big events of 2017, Carnac, the Vintage Champs and 12 Fest!


I hope to see you at some of them.


Have a Happy New Year.

Remember, remember, the 5th of November...
The 2016 Gul Series Finale and Inland Championships takes place at Northampton Sailing Club on 5th and 6th November. There will be three Gul series and Inland Championships races on Saturday, starting at 12.30 on the Saturday, with a briefing taking place at 11.30am. The prize giving for the Gul Series will take place in the evening. The Inland Championships then concludes on the Sunday with two back to back races starting at 10am.
Saturday evening entertainment includes the traditional Northampton Bonfire and Fireworks Party (please bring along one large firework to help with the display). There will be food from Elaine's superb galley and after the fireworks the club will be hosting a disco.
For those hardy sailors (and their families) free camping is available for the weekend on site, and there is also a wide range of other accommodation options nearby.
For more information about the sailing programme, the social and where to stay, see the Notice of Race. The SIs for the weekend are also up on the homepage.
The event is always popular, so don't miss it!

Unfortunately we're cancelling this event as only a small number of boats will be able to make it. As an alternative we are planning a coaching and racing day in Salcombe early next season and you won't have to wait too long for your next Salcombe fix with the early May Bank Holiday open meeting already booked for next year.


Chris
N3526

It's less than 2 weeks to go until the Scottish Championship and the 6th round of the Gul Series at Solway YC...


Solway Yacht Club might just be the perfect National 12 venue. The beautiful setting of Kippford on the Solway Firth offers the best of open water sailing out near the mouth of the estuary and a challenge for the river specialists. And if you're not sailing, it's a lovely area of the country to explore. Add to that the legendary warm welcome the 12s are always given at Solway and you have the perfect weekend on the coast.


This year Solway Yacht Club host the National 12 Scottish Championships and the 6th round of the Gul Series. There will be 3 races in the bay on Saturday and the "Craning Out" supper with the club on Saturday evening.On the Sunday there will be another race in the bay followed by the famous Palnackie race. The winners will take home a spectacular trophy and there will be prizes throughout the fleet courtesy of our generous series sponsors Gul.


If you've sailed at Solway before, you won't need any more persuading, but if not, don't miss out this year!

Pre-registration for 12 Fest is now open


If you're thinking of joining us for coaching and fun racing alongside the Vintage Champs on 25th and 26th June, please pre-register on the link below. You can also let us know if there's anything you'd like to cover in the coaching or if you would like to try out another 12.


http://www.national12.org/events/registration.shtml


Hope to see you there


Chris
N3526

The 2015 Scottish Champs will take place on the beautiful waters of Solway YC over the weekend of 12th / 13th September. The weekend is also event 6 of the Gul series and counts towards the Lairwell Trophy and vintage series.
 
There will be 5 races over the weekend including the famous Palnackie race but make sure you get up early or on Friday night as the first start is at 10am. The NoR will be up on the website soon.
 
The Saturday evening social is very generously being hosted by Margaret and Ian Purkis...I look forward to seeing you there. Please post if you are coming.
 
Chris N3526

There is a local crew available for Herne Bay Burton Week this weekend.
 
Please email [mail=crew@national12.org]crew@national12.org[/mail] if you are interested.
 
Chris Day

Just dug out this footage of last year's Burton Week to get us in the mood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyOaCLa0pbU
 
Looking forward to seeing everyone next weekend - there's still time to enter! Also if you are a crew/know of a crew who is around for the weekend please let us know as there are still helms wanting to compete.
 
Chris

A year on from the fantastic Carnac 2014 the idea of holding another event for some of the great British classes is being discussed. Tom Jeffcoate is once again leading the charge (thanks Tom) and has set up an online survey so if you're at all interested you need to have your say. The format and venue are all up for grabs so please let Tom know what you'd like and what would encourage or discourage you from going. You can add your own ideas and the survey should only take a couple of minutes to fill in.
 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NRDRCBS
 
Getting excited already!
 
Chris Day
N3526

[At the moment we are looking in particular for crews for Burghfield on 28th March]

Are you a helm without someone to keep you company at the front of the boat?
Perhaps you're a crew eager to grab on to those jib sheets?
We're trying to help crews and helms find each other for events.
 

So please get in touch if you're looking for someone for an event this year let us know: [mail=crew@national12.org]crew@national12.org[/mail]
 

At the moment we are looking in particular for crews for Burghfield on 28th March - a great chance to enjoy a sail at the front of the boat in the first GUL event of the year.

Is anyone going to the handicap event at Datchet next weekend? It's part of the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series and you can enter online. We've signed up for this one, the Bloody Mary, Steve Nicholson and Tiger Trophy - hopefully see a few 12s out over the winter.
 
http://events.sailracer.org/eventsites/new.asp?eventid=195890
 
Chris and Sophie
N3526

Hi everyone,
 
Whilst there is still plenty of sailing left in 2014, the NTOA Committee have already started planning for next year. Attendance at some of the open meetings in the calendar has been a point of discussion a few times this season and we also discussed changing the format of some meetings at the AGM at Pevensey with a clear interest in some short sprint racing and handicap racing. With all of that in mind it seems like the perfect opportunity to get the views of everyone who is interested in sailing 12s.
 
Please could you take a few minutes to complete the brief fixtures survey as soon as you can. There is also space in the survey for your comments and ideas. The survey can be found here:
 
http://www.national12.org/surveys/events-2014
 
 
Many thanks,
 
Chris N3526