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Dear all, It's light in the mornings and people are starting to think about holidays, in August in Cornwall. Porthpean to be precise.

We've had a couple of requests in from good sailors from outside the class who are keen to do Burton week.

Do you have a 12 you'd we willing to lend? If so please get in touch with Nigel May (number in the book) or post here

Ta

Graham

[Winners of the "Guess the Weight Difference" competition]

Winners of the "Guess the Weight Difference" competition

300 people took part in guessing the weight difference between Witch and Crazy Diamond. The closest on each day and therefore winners of the Gill bags were Jon Bradbury from Kent and Ryan Langston from Suffolk
 
Winners of the "Evolution of Dinghy Sailing" quiz

700 kids took part in the quiz. The winners were Matt Hopkins from Southend-on-Sea and Matt Vest from Dorset.

Thank you to GILL for their sponsorship of the competitions.

The winners' names will be listed in Yachts and Yachting and the prizes will be posted directly to the winners.

[5 National 12s, including]

Dear all, the Dinghy Show is only a few days away: if you're planning on coming, then here's a sneak preview of what you'll see on the National 12 stand in Palm Court.

5 National 12s, including

• The lovingly restored first Burton Cup winner N153 Witch
  
• Talisman - Martin Scott's beautiful China Doll
  
• Catastrophe - Neil May's fine amateur built Cheshire Cat. 30 years old and one careful owner
  
• Bianca - Paul Pelling's winning Crusader
  
• The latest Big Issue 2 - Paul Turner's N3500 Crazy Diamond.

Display on the evolution of dinghy sailing - plotted against the history of the National 12 class
The latest National 12 video - with bonus guest appearances
Kids quiz - answer 10 questions and have a chance to win a fabulous prize from GILL
Alverbank Jib Prize draw - Buy a 70th anniversary GILL polo shirt and have a chance to win an Alverbank jib
Guess the weight prize draw
RYA Treasure hunt - the first 1,000 kids will get a colour A3 poster of twelves in action

Hope you can make it to the show

Sponsored by GILL and Alverbanks

[Saturday from 9:00am]

There are still a few places for helpers on the Sunday of the show, we'd be grateful for volunteers for any of the following jobs. (Post here or e-mail me if interested , the number's in the book)

• Balloons
  
• Quiz forms, collect & marking
  
• Selling n12 Merchandise / Dinner tickets
  
• Running the Prize draw
  
• General advice (vintage & modern)
  

This is going to be a great opportunity for the class to showcase itself so even if you can't help come along and visit the stand and bring your friends with you.

PS there will be a limited number of National 12 Gill Polo Shirts available on each day. Purchase will enter you into a FREE draw to win a brand new Alverbanks jib! So please get to the stand early to claim your entry into the prize draw.

Here's the list of people helping so far

Saturday from 9:00am
Helen Hunt
Simon Walworth
Thomas Walworth
Yvonne
Anne Murch
Mike Day
Ken Goddard
Kevin Iles
David W
Michael Brookman

Saturday 1pm onwards
Suzie
Nigel Goodhew
Brian Whitmey
Yvonne
Sarah Edwards
Peter Chignell
Ken Goddard
Jom Brown
David W
Janet & Kevan

Sunday from 9:00am
Margaret Purkis
Michael Douglas
Yvonne
Katie McInnes
Ian Purkis
Mike Cooke
Nigel May
Nathan

Sunday 1pm onwards
Margaret Purkis
Michael Douglas
Yvonne
Jimmy
Ian Purkis
Antony Gifford
Nigel May
Nathan


Happy sailing

Graham

The Daily Sail are running a couple of articles on the National 12 this month, the first one is about the history of the class and is published already. The second one is on recent developments and will be out soon.

To read the article you have to be a member of the Daily Sail, but they do have a 10 day FREE trial offer

http://www.madforsailing.com/ism/articles.nsf/nav/Articles-Features?OpenDocument&start=1&count=30

Happy sailing

Graham

[QUOTE:]

We got this note from the RYA, if anyone has any ideas for the event please feedback via Janet ntoa @ direct.co.uk

QUOTE:

Dear All,

Please make a note in your 2006 sailing Calendars of the following event:
 
RYA Women's Championships, 20th & 21st May 2006 at Hayling Island Sailing Club.
 
We are looking to revamp the event for next year following feedback from the sailors at previous events - if there are any ladies in your club or association that would not mind getting in contact with me I would very much like to discuss ideas for next years event.
 
I would also like to be able to gauge the level of interest and likely entry numbers as this will help with planning the on-the-water coaching, video debriefs and evening socials.
 
Many thanks to you all and have a great Christmas!

Lucy
RYA Racing

Had a recent suggestion that we should put some weather links on the website, please add to this discussion if you know of some good weather sites. Here are the best ones I know of.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/pressure.shtml
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/weather/charts/index.html
http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?id_user=0&uid=&lang=eng

[Watch this space for daily reports from Abersoch.]

Watch this space for daily reports from Abersoch.

Coming at you as soon as we find someone who knows what went on during the race and it still sober enough to type.  

Is anyone going to Hunstanton from the Surrey or London area? We have the trophy from 2004 to return, we were planning on going but work committments have got in the way (booooooo!!! ??) ??)  )

Anyway if  you are going and would be willing to transport a trophy then please let us know

Happy sailing

Graham & Zoe

Goes to Jimmy Whitehead, who manage to register the same non second the new board went live!

Hope everyone gets on ok with this one

Graham