Low grey cloud and incessant rain look ominous for both the competitors and the OOD as they turned up at Bolton Sailing Club’s GP14 open. Eleven travellers weren’t deterred from making the journey to join the thirteen club boats and despite continuous rain during rigging spirits seemed to be high at this the second event of the Northern circuit.
GP14 Open @ Bolton SC
Supernova Open at Bolton
By Keith Roberts.
Bolton Sailing Club hosted the Supernova Open on Saturday 26th April with18 boats taking part in the competition. The weather lived up to the forecast of overcast conditions and a shifty F3 South Westerly wind. There were 8 home boats with 10 other competitors travelling from as a far afield as Northumberland, Midlands and the south.
GP14 Open this Sunday
Sunday 27th April 2008
Registration opens 10.00am
Time of Briefing: 10.30am
First Race 11.00am
Races: three, two to count
Entry Fee £9.00 per boat
Galley open, serving hot food and drinks
Bronze Silver and Gold classes
The bar will be open after sailing.
Supernova Open
Venue: Bolton Sailing Club
Date: Saturday 26th April 2008
Time of Briefing: 11.00am
Time of First Race: 11.30am
Races: three, two to count
Entry Fee: £7.00
Lunch: Hot food Available
We will again be sharing the water with the Lightning Open, with Supernovas starting first.
Refreshments will be available from the galley for breakfast and lunch.
The bar will be open after sailing.
Please contact Keith Roberts with your name and telephone number if you intend to sail.
Prizes:
The prizes will be better than ever this year, so put this open event in your diary now!
For more info, alternative accommodation, contact:
Keith Roberts (home) 01772 432254, (mob) 07866570586
Email: keith@sail.org.uk
Sunday 30th March Photos
Dennis has uploaded some new photos to his gallery from Sunday:
Well done Geoff!
I’ve just heard that Geoff Minns has passed his Senior Instructors Course. Well done Geoff!
Less than week remaining to enter 2008 RYA Youth Nationals
Sailors still to enter the 2008 RYA Youth National Championships and Trials are reminded they have until SUNDAY 16 MARCH to get their entries in.
The 2008 Championships are being staged at Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli Sailing Club from Saturday 29 March to Friday 4 April and are guaranteed, as always, to attract the top under 19 racers in the country to do battle in North Wales.
The Championships form part of the official RYA National Youth Squad review process and act as an indicator for sailor support for the relevant class Youth World and European championship events this summer as well as the 2008 ISAF Youth Worlds being held in Denmark in July.
To enter now visit www.ryaracingevents.org.uk
Meanwhile sailors who have already entered for the event are asked to check that their entry has been confirmed by checking the online entry list. If your name does not appear on the entry list, you should contact Jenny Campbell-James immediately on 01243 641176.
No entries will be accepted after midnight on Sunday 16 March.
GP14000
Paul O’Neill, GP14 Fleet Captain at Castle Semple Sailing Club in Scotland, is the lucky winner of GP14 14000.
Safety warning for sailors
Please take note of what happened at Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club last week before heading up to the club for a blast round the lake in the strong winds…
http://www.wigantoday.net/wigannews/Safety-warning-for-sailors.3830478.jp
We don’t want to see a similar article in the Bolton News!
Thanks to Marika for spotting the article.
The forum is back!
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