The NOR is near completion and will be published on the club website soon, a link will be posted here as soon as it is live, a brief summary of the key points:

10 races scheduled over 4 days with max 2 discards, schedule is 2 races on the first and last days, and 3 races on each of the other days,

Racing on day 1, not till 1pm, briefing will be at 11.30am,

Socials organised for every night, two nights organised by the club and included in the entry fee, and one night by our very own Poole resident Ed Wilton,

Entry fee is set at £100, pretty good for what we’re getting. In addition early entries are encouraged by the 13th August, late entries will be subject to a £15 penalty fee. All entries recieved by the 13th August will receive a free event polo shirt.

Can’t remember too much else off the top of my head, full NOR coming soon, any questions please feel free to start a thread in the forum,

Full results of the Weymouth Regatta.

Laser 4000 Sail deals

RRP for;

Main                 £808.70

Jib                    £350.00

Gennaker          £679.00

Your Class deal

Main                 £694.95

Jib                    £289.95

Gennaker          £545.95

11 races are scheduled, with the plan to run 3 races each day for the first 3 days, and 2 races on the final day.

 Racing will not start until 1pm on Saturday the 11^th, and not until 11am on subsequent days

 We will be providing gold and silver fleet prizes, as well running the buddy system and prizes for the top buddies!

 Socials, on the Saturday night we will be having the championship dinner, dinner and wine will be included in the entry fee, and the club will be providing music later in the evening. National series and newcomers prizes will be awarded that night,

On Sunday night we will be holding the AGM, followed by a trip to a nearby curry house, which Toby will be organising,

Monday night, the club is throwing us a ‘westcountry’ theme night, with food, cider and games all included in the entry fee,

All this for only £95! Thats right, 4 days of racing at a cracking venue and socials thrown in too, bags of prizes and racing formats that will give everyone something to race for right till the last beat!

Laser 4000 Super Cup Accommodation List

How to Find BLYM

Plus we have our own photographer to catch the action

The fleet comprised seasoned regulars to the Laser 4000 fleet as well as several new members including Stewart Patience and Jenny Persson who were consistently seen to be grinning from ear to ear on the blast around the course. The most distant attendees joined us from New York to be reunited with their boat for the first competition appearance in a few years.

The nervous tension in the boat park on the first day was soon blown away by the Ora as Martin Boyde and Toby Linnell demonstrated superior pace in the race to the cliffs following the start. Al Hodgson and Sue Ogg had the most successful first day and led over night with a barrage of competitors hot on their heels.

Day 2 saw Martin and Toby put in 3 top races with Chris Gould and Penny Hooper suddenly changing gear to rise up the leader board where they would stay for the remainder of the regatta. The 4000 fleet descended on Torbole for a mid-regatta meal with a full cohort of Italians and French joining the British contingent. Once again sailing proved the international language despite some colourful Italian translations.

The competition throughout the regatta was incredibly close with 5 different boats winning races. Standard Garda tactics were not sufficient to get to the front with several shifts on day 3 making good layline calls to the windward mark absolutely essential. Martin and Toby, after another consistent day, realised that there was a chance to win the regatta with a day to spare. Despite the enthusiastic jostling which accompanied the start of Race 9 they kept their cool to clinch 3^rd and with it the 2010 European title.

Day 4 saw an intense battle for the remaining podium spots and in the end Chris and Penny clinched 2^nd with Al and Sue in 3^rd. The medal ceremony saw three union flags rising behind the podium accompanied by an enthusiastic rendition of the national anthem by one of the medal winning crews (best that they remain nameless)! Another unforgettable Europeans at arguably one of the best sailing venues in the world.

1^st Martin Boyd/ Toby Linnell (GBR) (15 points)

2^nd Chris Gould/ Penny Hooper (GBR) (19 points)

3^rd Alistair Hodgson/ Sue Ogg (GBR) (22 points)

4^th Mark Richards/ CC Williamson (GBR) (31 points)

5^th John Warburton/ James Clapham (GBR) (33 points)