Support the RNLI – you may need them one day!

Oakham and Stamford Schools are doing a nautical fundraiser for the RNLI together with the Rutland Sailing Club Youth & Juniors. You can donate here http://www.justgiving.com/RutlandDuckRescue . It may not be obvious as to why they are rescuing plastic ducks from Rutland Water but they are. If you wonder who the RNLI are – they are the volunteers who rescue sailors in distress in all weathers without receiving any financial support from the government – everything comes from the likes of us!

UK announce team will compete at Irish Nationals in August

The Irish RS Feva Nationals are at Howth YC on 17-19 August. The UK has just announced it’s selection criteria to send a 3 boat team. It’s all on! There is nothing to prevent other GBR from going of course – it’s just that the 3 boat team will have Team GBR support in coaching etc. Howth is one of the great Irish sailing places and is renowned for it’s hospitality as much as it’s sailing waters. All entries welcome!! PS – being Ireland there are great golf courses just nearby and Dublin is only just around the corner. Club website: http://www.hyc.ie/default.asp

At Asker, NOR for the Havfonn & Scandinavia Cup event it doesn’t look as if any sailing was possible so yesterdays results stand with a win for Thomas & & Mads Mathisen from Risør. In the UK at the Bollé Thorpe Bay GP there were 4 races today with the overall win going to Anna Prescott & Jess Eales despite not winning a single race! See yesterdays post for the full results from Asker and here for todays finals from the UK. Next weekend it is all eyes on ITA for the 2nd National Bowl at Lago DI Garda and DEN for the next TORM Junior GP.

http://www.halcrs.co.uk/crs.aspx?DSKey=856         http://www.asker-seilforening.no/

What bit of “The car park is over there.” did they not understand?

Thank you Norway!

Oh – you said “CAR park”!?!

Need a coach for week before the worlds or during the worlds?

Most coaches with local knowledge are already snapped up, and then this one becomes available! RS Feva world champion 2006, ISAF 29er Youth World Champion 2008, GBR Olympic Development Squad 2012 and his home club? Yup Hayling Island SC! If you would like to speak to James Peters about coaching this summer the address is peters_444@hotmail.com . Good luck.

sailors have their own Extra Terrestrial – Mr Ben Ainslie

Well he certainly isn’t from this planet. He sails against the most awesome sailors and at the Finn Worlds still gets to discard a 3rd place! He only needs to avoid a DSQ in the medal race to win his 6th Gold cup tomorrow. The Baltic countries in particular are right up there as well so they now need to repeat that success in double handed classes – come on you lot – a call to arms! Anyway, here is Big Bens quote on Twitter after todays exceptionally brutal 3 races: “Massive day, 3 races in 25/30 knots and very big waves. Not sure I’m going to make 200 metres with olympic torch on Saturday morning #spent“

Östersund, Sweden, training a long way North!

How far North before it’s a long way North? Well go past Denmark, past Scotland, past Gothenburg, in fact almost all the way to Santa Clause’s Grotto. Google map it, it really is some way! Anyway, they love their training up there… These guys aren’t going to be lacking come the third race of the day! Way to go the Östersunders!

When it’s too windy and the theory is done…

After yesterdays drama – olympic flame blew out – here’s some more

I really can’t resist this!

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Daan & Roos dominate at Workum

Daan Dutilh & Roos van Lokeren dominate and ditch a first place at the 2nd United 4 of the season at Workum. I’m not sure when I last saw a scoreline like this but it’s fairly rare! A six race series counting 5 best results and nothing but bullets – including the discard! Impressed. Thomas & Marloes Rot were always in the mix and took 2nd by 2pts from Eline Tan & Max Bruijn. With very close scoring competition was seen throughout the fleet.

Breeze up at Workum

Workum United 4 Medalists

Due to success at first 2 United 4 events, RS Feva now a permanent class

Congratulations to the Dutch RS Feva Association for their superb work in getting the RS Feva accepted as a permanent class at the United 4 events! Top work and we are so pleased for you. RS Feva nu bij alle U4
	Na de succesvolle deelname van de RS Feva aan de eerste 2 United 4 evenementen van dit jaar, zal de RS Feva voortaan een vast onderdeel zijn van de United 4 regattas. And here are the results of the latest United 4 event at Workum last w/e: http://www.united4sailing.org/resultaat.php?jaar=2012&plaats=2workum&fn=rsfeva