What we can offer:
Six different friendly and fun-packed sailing events at clubs within 45 minutes of Northampton.
Sail any class of dinghy on handicap (in fact you can sail a different type of boat or sail, for the Lasers, at each of the six different events if you want to, but you must stay with your choice for the whole day of competition) e.g. Optimists, Toppers, Laser 4.7, Radial or full rig, Picos, Teras, Fevas, Mirrors etc.
Improve your racing skills and meet and socialise with junior sailors from other clubs.
Simply turn up on the day with your boat and a parent (entrance fee £10/£15).
Coaching in the morning (bright and early briefing at around 9:15 am (rigged and ready)).
Then enjoy a friendly regatta of three short races after lunch (two to count) with prizes.
09:15 BRIEFING - rigged and ready
09:30 COACHING in fleet groups
12:15-23:16 LUNCH
13:30 RACE 1 followed by 2 +3 back to back
16:30 TEA ∓ PRIZEGIVING
Lunches to be booked in advance. Fleets are divided to encouraged all abilities and junior dinghy classes to take part. The classes usually fall into the following fleets:
SLOW FLEET: Optimist / RS Tera / Topper 4.2
FAST FLEET: RS Feva / Laser
TOPPER FLEET: Topper 5.3
Standard……………Radial…………….4.7
Schedule: Registration Sunday 29th June. Time: 0900 - 1030. Three races, race 1 signal not before 10.55. / Lunch / race 2 & 3 ASAP after lunch.
Biohazard Containment: All competitors must comply with biohazard containment regulations in force by Anglian Water Authority. The AWA website currently states,'In accordance with Bye-law 17.2, no boat shall enter a Water Park with the intention of launching onto the water without being checked, cleaned and fully dried before arriving at the Water Park. Visiting boats must sign in at the point of access to confirm this process has been carried out before arriving at the park'.
Eligibility and Entry: The regatta is open to all boats of the Laser Class. Boats may enter by completing the Entry Form in advance with WebCollect or submitting to the sign-on desk on the day of the competition.
Sailing Instruction: Alterations to the Sailing Instructions will be displayed on Hollowells Race Board in the club house. Current SI's available on the club website.
Prizes: A minimum of three places in the Open Series also first place radial and 4.7 class, first lady, first Junior, first place in the Hollowell Laser Club Championship
Course: The course mentioned during the briefing may be altered by the Duty Officer when out on the water. The course to be sailed will be displayed on a board on the Committee Boat.
Scoring: Standard Low point system. 1 race is required to be completed to constitute a series. When 3 or fewer races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.
Insurance: Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of £2,000,000 per incident or the equivalent.
DATES TO BE CONFIRMED
Local clubs invited teams
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Pre Entry required
All entries must paid in advance through
If you have not entered through ITCA Website, you will not be permitted to race at the event"
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Fees
Entry Fee to be paid when applying for the event. Refund to be inline with Notification of Series
Open meeting for club members and visitors, open to all single and double-handed mono and multi hull boats. 2024 entry was 30 boats
VISITORS ESPECIALLY WELCOME.
Three handicap races - 10.55am first warning signal race 1 - 12.30 Lunch - 1.25pm warning signal race 2 - Race 3 to follow - 4.30 Complimentary Tea and prize giving.
Contact Rob (Sailing Sec.) if you need more info
Pre-book on webcollect This event has FREE entry.
Entries taken on the day.
Please book your lunch BEFORE going out on the water (£3.50).
