Dobson and Tunnicliffe win Sailjuice Winter Series

The seventh edition of the GJW Direct Sailjuice Winter Series came down to a battle of dinghy world champions, with GP14 World Champs Ian Dobson and Andy Tunnicliffe getting the better of Fireball World Champion Tom Gillard, who campaigned over the winter with Andy Couch in a 505. We’ve seen many extreme conditions during past […]
Poole boats packed for Barbados

On a warm, but very blustery day, 40 knots of wind, 27 more boats were loaded onto containers at Poole Yacht Club. Fourteen of the boats were Poole YC members and the rest visitors from all over Southern England, South Wales and slightly further north Budworth. Loading was not as easy as last week as […]
Barbados – latest news

Just over 5 weeks to go … There are so many things to do and see on Barbados, apart from the beaches. I am pleased to announce that Sun Group Inc. have come on board to support the GP14 Barbados 2016 World Championships. I encourage you all to check out www.barbadostraveller.com This is a good […]
Packing for Barbados

32 boats packed at Aldridge Wow what a day! All the containers arrived earlier than their designated time and so packing started at 8.30 am. Many thanks to RMD Kwikform, as the site made for very easy admin and loading under cover on a high loading bay was a bonus, minimising lifting. Pictures seem to […]
GP14 Ireland are packed for Barbados!

Twenty-two Irish GP14s arrived on a drizzly wet Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at SureFreight’s Yard off the Crumlin Road, Belfast. Many thanks to Michael Rutherford and SureFright for their facilities. Racking was put in place very quickly and the first loads were going in by 9.30am. Hot drinks were flowing with plenty of biscuits […]
Irish GP14 success: Shane McCarthy & Andy Thompson

Congratulations (again!) to GP14 sailors Shane McCarthy and Andy Thompson of Greystones SC, who just missed out on the Irish Sailor of the Year 2015, but were named the Afloat Sailors of the Month in August, and received their certificates at a Dublin ceremony in February 2016. Dun Laoghaire Yachtsman Liam Shanahan was named the 2015 […]
Excess bank charges: message for Barbados competitors

During the Worlds entry fee payments process, you have been asked to remit your entry fee direct to the Wells Fargo bank in the United States. There have been a few queries arising as a result of members being asked to remit additional amounts on arrival in Barbados. The queries can be distilled down to […]
Zika virus: important notice

3 February 2016 To all competitors and guests attending the Barbados World Championships There is much discussion in the media at present about the Zika virus, and the BBC has put up a detailed explanation of the virus and how to guard against it. Barbados is currently listed as one of the countries where the virus […]