Reflections on sailing 24 hrs for charity
One month on from sailing the 53rd West Lancs YC 24 Hour Race on their own and two brothers from The Chase Sailing Club have raised over £1,700 for charity. Eden and Josh Hyland are more usually seen racing single handed in Blazes but pooled their efforts for this years’ event to raise money for a […]
Films from 1960s of vintage boats racing in York
These two early films are stored in the Yorkshire Film Archive, and give a fascinating view of early racing in GP14s – of especial interest to current owners of early vintage boats! Many thanks to to the film archive. Yorkshire Film Archve: The Watkins Trophy 1964 Yorkshire Films Archive: The Compass Trophy 1968 Please note: […]
GP14 Open Meeting Report at Bolton
29th September 2019 With a weather forecast that included flood warnings, it was a small fleet of 8 boats that took part in the final event of the Northern Bell Series. The rain never stopped all day and at times it was torrential. The first race of the day was held in light, shifty […]
Hampton SC Open Meeting report
GP14 Open Meeting – Southern Travellers Hampton S.C – 22nd September 2019 Despite a forecast of heavy thundery showers there was a good turn out of home sailors, joined by one stalwart visitor giving a total of ten boats competing. Fortunately the three races were carried out in the dry with the expected rain […]