2009 Events calender

[Stuart Hopson]

I'm just sitting down to start sorting the 2009 events calender. This will include a travelers series/trophy. More details to come soon..

Now for the important bit.. I need to know what events You...Yes thats the members, you would like to see in the calender for 2009.

For me to organise this you'll need to post the following information for me in this thread.

• The Venue
• The Dates
• The Event Name

NO spam please all irrelevant posts will be deleted.

Thank you 
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[ross_burkin]

Grafham Grand Prix- December
Tiger Trophy- First weekend of Febuary

I havn't done either but they sound good!

Post dinghy show blast- March

Weston Grand Slam- Easter

Kielder- Cold but definatly worth it if conditions are right.- April



Maybe a couple of sticky weekends

Training/coaching week/weekend(s)

[phil_kirk]

Thornbury regatta.

I will check the dates with our club sailing sec. but suspect they haven't been firmed up quite yet.

we also have some long distance races which give some longer legs in both directions. They traditionally put 2 of these on a weekend.  Before the nationals Tom and I did one from Thornbury to Sharpness and back (18 miles).  It meant an hour of downwind sailing followed by and hour and a bit of upwind sailing helped by the tide in both directions.

[Debi_Gibson]

We could have a sticky weekend in afew weeks time......to put my kitchen back in!?!?

just kidding, anyway:

There is grafham asy slalom over the winter, or draycote winter series....

What about a couple of midlands-ish events - draycote? carsington? - i know the ICs have an event at carsington and struggle with numbers sometimes, could be a shared event?

Bala again for whit weekend?


Brightlingsea? Whitstable? Shoreham?

It just seems that as a fleet we always go to Weston (which is usually a good event), but maybe needs mixing up a bit??

[roland_trim]

Kielder- Cold but definatly worth it if conditions are right.- April

Condition 1) Ross drives up with a boat on the roof and a triple stacker.
Condition 2) Scantily clad...
Maybe I should start a new thread

On a serious note Kielder was excellent and I'd definitely vote for going.

[Tim Noyce]

Kielder was my favourite event of the season. 3 back to back races followed by a long distance race on saturday?! Now that's what I call a proper days sailing!!

[roland_trim]

Medway Regatta is 11/12th July 09.

Accomodation, at least one 2 mile kite run and a T-shirt included with the entry fee.
2008 was £4 per race which for us worked out at under 20p per capsize !

[phil_kirk]

I would vote for a few new events in the midlands or east especially if these are areas where the class is represented.

it appears that there are a lot of options available to us and all sound fun. Question is what is a reasonable number of events to expect people to turn up to.  (My thought is too many events and we will have fewer sailing at each). Do we want a core circuit of events that we need or want a good turn out for and if so how do we incentivise these?

[Stuart Hopson]

Phil, all will be revealed with the new travellers series soon. there will be less events and less handicap opens on the calender. I hope to have it all sorted and online in the next few weeks.

[TSC]

I should be able to find a date for the Thornbury Regatta once I can get a copy of the 09 Tide tables, hopefully I'll have them by the end of the 1st week of October. I'll let you know as soon as I do.

If you want it as part of your travellers circuit and can guarentee at least 6 boats then I can give you your own start or as per this year we  can run you in with the fast handicap and I can break out the results from there.

Cheers

Paul
TSC Sailing Sec.

[mathew_harris]

I know its another one at Bala but the long distance race is quite good, Saturday is a fleet start race to the top of the lake and back usually 2-3 laps of the 4-6 mile course.  The Sunday is a double time pursuit race (not fun if you're in a mirror).  Usually the same weekend as the Lord Birkett which has good and bad points, bad being the Birkett is obviously a lot more prestigious but good being that there are a lot less boats around which is good for those of us not to happy about 200 boat start lines

[dave_ching]

Can we have less at Weston!
I like the place but our open and the Easter Regatta is enough.
The rest of the south coast has venues too.

[Debi_Gibson]

Can we have less at Weston!
I like the place but our open and the Easter Regatta is enough.
The rest of the south coast has venues too.

i FULLY agree 

[kevin_ellway]

Can we have less at Weston!
I like the place but our open and the Easter Regatta is enough.
The rest of the south coast has venues too.

Stokes Bay is considered by most (me included) as the best sailing venue on the Solent. You can sail at all stages of the tide and all year round, it's clean and the wind is steady. Day membership is about £5. Racing is 1 Sat, 2 back to back Sunday and there is an asymmetric fleet which means windward leeward courses.

The club would not host a Cherub open as there are insufficient boats (unless teamed up with another class). But sailors could just turn up for a weekend.

[ross_burkin]

Blast weekend at Stokes anyone?