Inland National Championships - Queen Mary SC - 26th-27th October 2013

[PaulJ]

Event - Inland National Championships. (inconjunction with the B14s)

Dates - Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October 2013

Location - Queen Mary Sailing Club, Ashford Road, Ashford, Middlesex. TW15 1UA

Start time - Cherub Class Start, times to be advised

Cost - £35 (includes GPS tracking.)

Schedule - 3 races per day (Back to back)
Race briefing 11:00 Saturday
First start Saturday 12:00
First start Sunday 10:30

Notice of race - not yet available

Sailing Instructions - not yet available

Accommodation - TBA

Food and drink - club galley and bar open each day

[Torchy]

Loco's trailer will be securely locked at all times...

[john_hamilton]

Duck Wars will be there, minus the leak in the hull, attempting to make Andy Peters regret selling me his old mast!

[andy_peters]

John,  I look forward to it - you have a proven mast for inlands, just try to keep the rest of your boat from self harm.  There are ducks at QMSC so perhaps the t-foil can take a bite at them instead.  If they are scared of an E5 it might stop them cr***ng on our cover... 

[andy_peters]

Would people be interested in live tracking for all the races in this event?  QMSC have hired tracking devices for the year at a grand cost of £10K and are keen to push their useage.  For £10 per boat you will be able to see your speed bursts and tactical faux passes over the whole 6 races.  See the link for an example of a cherub not sailing to its handicap!! (the Weds eve race on 4th Sept)

http://www.tractrac.com/index.php?page=clubpage&id=20

They would need 10 plus people prepared to sign up to make this worrthwhile as apparently they would need to pay someone to admin the system before and whilst we are racing

[PaulJ]

Sign me up.

Looking forward to it, hopefully a bit more wind than yh last two years.

[Clive Everest]

Hi Andy count us in as well.
Clive

[Torchy]

I'd be interested in seeing just how much catching up I have to do, and where! Sign me up

[Graham Bridle]

Yep, we're in.

[simon_jones]

We're in Andy

[ade white]

joe and i are in. The first leg is always the most interesting for us.

[andy_peters]

Could someone advise the B14's as I can't post on their forum?  With them I'm sure we would get enough advanced takers for QM to go ahead with the tracking.

[Graham Bridle]

Its been posted now ... http://www.alan-davis.net/sites/b14/forum11/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2782  I'd be quite confident you'll make your 10.

[andy_peters]

So I see.  With regards a social I suggest we could do one of 3 things:

1. Be social and join the B14's.  I've never been to The Goat though have been past it many times and never felt the urge to stop off.   Would need motor instead of foot power from our house to get there.  Similar distance to either for those stopping in the Premier Inn, Holiday Inn or TL.

2. The Magpie (where we have drunk before by the river) will have just been re-furbished (closed at the moment) with new inside, new kitchen and new menu.  Could be worth checking out drink and food this time - we could reserve a space inside.  Nicer location than the Goat for a beer though can't speak for the differences on food

3.  The tried and tested beer and curry approach as per the past 2 years (Magpie and Shahin).

We can pin the trackers to the youngsters so when they drink too much and fall in the river we know where to fish for them.

[roland_trim]

CERBERUS ?