SPRING MAINSAIL DEADLINE – 7TH MARCH 2025

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Bolton GP14 Open Meeting Report

The fleet of nine including two visitors were greeted by a barmy 21°C, sunshine and a 12 knot breeze gusting up to 15 knots from the south east, champagne sailing conditions.  Race officer, Andy Flitcroft started promptly at 11:00am, setting a two beat, 4 lap course.  Visitors John Hayes and Joel James and Mark Platt […]

GP14 Inlands 2023 Report

https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/267201/GP14-Inlands-at-Frensham-Pond https://sailpics.instaproofs.com/gallery/#events/1983206/4533562  

Great Sailing Moments

This month we feature the UK Nationals at Looe in 2017 – In the clip below see how the top GP14 sailors surf the waves on an exciting reach in the video below!  (Mike Senior, Ian Dobson: why not re-live those glorious moments! We also have videos of EACH DAY on our website and our […]

An Opportunity to Help Us!

We have a vacancy for someone to look after our website. This could be YOU!!  If you have a p.c. or laptop, that’s all you need – full training will be given and we also have a company providing technical support and managing the website for us.  What does it involve? You would add new […]

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 […]

GP14 NORTHERN AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS

GP14 NORTHERN AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS: SATURDAY 11TH & SUNDAY 12TH MAY The fine setting in the Pennines of Hollingworth Lake SC leaves it sometimes poised between the different weather patterns of east and west. So it was for the weekend of 11/12 May as the Club hosted the Craftinsure sponsored GP14 Northern Championship. The event was […]

Chase Midland Bell Open Report

The competition at the Chase SC always attracts a strong entry with this year the same as 20 boats ignored the rubbish mid-week forecast to turn up for the second round of the GP14 Midland Bell on 07 April. On the day the breeze was a fairly decent F3 and cloudy as we set off […]