Welcome to the
Latest Chapter.
This time we're
looking ahead to
our annual
pilgrimage to
Salcombe for the
May Bank holiday
weekend and a
bit further
ahead to the one
of the biggest
events of the
summer at Burton
Sailing Club.
We'll also look
back to the open
meeting at
Burghfield -
don't miss the
video of this
one!
In this issue:
Sprint
racing at
Burghfield
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GUL Series Heads
South West
There
can be no better
place to be this May
Day bank holiday
weekend than
Salcombe. Bring your
12, bring your crew
and bring the whole
family to enjoy this
beautiful Devon
setting!
The open meeting
starts with a
briefing at 12.30pm
in the Batson Dinghy
Park on Saturday 30th
April and Saturday’s
race kicks off at
2.30pm. On the
Sunday the first
race will start at
11pm with the second
one after lunch.
Finally there will
be one race on the
Monday morning at
11am. The full
notice of race,
along with the
opportunity to pre
enter, is available
on the
Salcombe Yacht Club.
Not only does
entering online help
out the Yacht Club
but you will also
get a discount
before the 22nd
April!
Salcombe Yacht Club
boasts estuary
sailing at its best
but is also offers
all sailors a very
warm welcome as well
as outstanding food.
There will be a 2
course meal plus
coffee meal in the
club at 7pm on
Saturday night
(£16.50 per person,
child price/portion
available). There
will also be pasties
delivered to the
beach for Sunday
lunch, between the
races, £2.50 each.
Make sure you
pre-order these by
27th
April by phoning the
Yacht Club or
emailing Jools
(jools@salcombeyc.org.uk).
A notoriously
sociable event,
Salcombe also offers
activities for all
of the family come
rain or shine:
whether it is ice
creams on the beach
or a look around the
shops, a visit to
Overbecks or a walk
along the cliffs!
There are plenty of
accommodation
options in the town
as well as camping
just outside.
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The Perfect Match -
12 Fest and the
Vintage Champs
Last year's
Vintage
Championships
12 Fest is back! And
for 2016 12 Fest
will be combined
with the Vintage
Championships at
Burton Sailing Club
to bring together
the best of National
12 sailing over the
weekend of the
25th-26th June.
The Vintage
Championships will
include Derwent
Handicap racing on
the Saturday with
the Vintage
Championship's races
running on the
Sunday.
For those not
competing in the
vintage racing there
will be coaching
with a professional
coach on the
Saturday and fun
racing alongside the
Vintage Champs on
Sunday.
Whatever boat you
bring there will be
the chance to try
out a different 12,
from the latest
Hijack or Dead Cat
Bounce design to a
beautiful vintage
12. And of course
there's the chance
to join the fun and
games after sailing!
Get the weekend in
your diary
(25th-26th June) and
don't miss it!
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Sprinting Start at
Burghfield
The GUL Series got
off to great start
with the sprint
championships at
Burghfield. This is
fast becoming one of
the most popular
events of the year
with its short race
format.
The best way to see
what happened is to
check out the drone
video commissioned
by the NTOA at the
event. You can find
it on the N12
Facebook page.
There are also a
great set of photos
by Jeremy Carey on
flickr.
The racing was hotly
contested with 4
different race
winners and locals
Graham Camm and Zoe
Ballantyne coming
out on top over the
9 races. You can
find the full
results for all the
races
here.
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Dates for your diary
-
Salcombe YC 30th
April - 2nd May
- GUL Series
#2
-
Royal Harwich YC
21st-22nd May
- GUL Series
#3
-
Burton SC
25th-26th June
- Vintage
Championships &
12 Fest
-
Sunderland YC
9th-10th July
- GUL Series
#4
-
Brightlingsea SC
20th-23rd August
-
Burton Week and GUL
Series #5
-
Solway YC
17th-18th
September
- GUL
Series #6 and
Scottish Champs
-
Stokes Bay SC
24th-25th
September
- GUL Series
#7
-
Northampton SC
5th-6th
November -
GUL
Series Finale
and Inland
Championships
-
Yacht Club de
Carnac 2017
- 27th-30th May
2017
A full list of
fixtures for 2016
can be found on the
N12 website.
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Welcome to New
Members
Finally, we'd like
to give a warm
welcome to all the
recent new members
of the NTOA. We hope
you enjoy your 12
sailing as much as
we do.
David
Cooper of King’s
Lynn, Norfolk with
N2306
Andrew Dawson of
Sheringham, Norfolk,
associate member (a
welcome return)
David Evans of
Mouldsworth, Chester
with N3033 (a
welcome return)
Alan Hillman of
Winchester,
Hampshire with N3441
Simon Hipkin of
Walton-on-the-Naze,
Essex with N3310 (a
welcome return)
Malcolm Underwood of
Staines-upon- Thames
with N3320
I hope you to see
you at Salcombe!
Chris Day
N3526
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