GP14’s dominant at the 24 hour Race

The forecast at the beginning of the week for the 50th West Lancashire YC 24 hour Race was one that would have had some of the lighter crews being bulked up with protein shakes and pasta bowls. By mid-week it though it had dropped back to salad weather and teams desperately searching round for stocks […]
Super 8 Training Dates
We are pleased to announce that we will be running training immediately prior to these two Super 8 events: 30 June 2017 Dovey YC prior to Welsh Area Championships 4/5 Aug 2017 Looe SC prior the 2017 UK Nationals Details will be published on the Events Page with the notices of race. Our training events are supported […]
Craftinsure Super 6 Series Results Update

With five events down and only one left we already have 10 boats qualified for the series with a further 15 just needing one more event to qualify. You can view the latest results here. The last event of the series is the Midland Area Championships which takes place on 01 and 02 October at […]
Ladies that Launch, 30 July 2016

Supported by Exe Sails, E Howard-Davies Memorial Fund and South Staffordshire Sailing Club. The Association’s first initiative to inspire ladies who sail, took place on Saturday 30th July 2016, jointly with South Staffordshire Sailing Club (SSSC). This was a very successful coaching event. Adam Savage, who has 25+ years experience of dinghy sailing, led the […]
The E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week is Back!

This event is supported by the E Howard-Davies Memorial Fund. Portland – 10-14 April 2017 This training recently finished and was very successful! Read the full report here. It was run by the Andrew Simpson Sailing Centre (ASSC) and with top guest coaches. Sailors were accommodated in the RYA’s Portland House. Twelve sailors were invited to […]
GP14 Nationals – Day 5
Day 5 Race Report – Friday 26 August After yesterday’s float the forecast of 14mph generated a buzz of excitement in the boat park in the morning of the final day of the event. When we headed out it became apparent that it was more like 20mph plus with the waves up to 8 feet crashing over […]
2016 GP14 Northern Championships Report

The Race Report – Martin Stanley With a long range forecast for very light winds not changing leading up to the championship, it looked worrying if there would be any sailing over the weekend, but the race committee didn’t give up hope and was not going to pull the plug on the tide until the […]
2016 GP14 Masters and Youths Championships Report
A beautiful summer’s day at the Welsh Harp, twenty-nine boats gathered to contest the 2016 GP14 Masters/Youths Championships over the weekend of 16 and 17 July. The weed boat had seen more use in recent weeks than the mowers at nearby Wembley Stadium and the lake was clear of vegetation. A perfect wind direction, Westerly […]
2016 GP14 World Championship Coverage

The 2016 GP14 World Championships has been a fantastic success with 105 boats taking part in the 10 race championship, links to all of the results, photos, videos and write ups can be found below. Event Results Check out the final results here. Check out the final prize list here. Find out who won the sweepstake here. […]
GP14 World Championships biggest sailing event ever for Barbados

The 2016 GP14 World Championships have certainly captured the imagination of both regular GP14 sailors and those from other fleets with over 100 boats from 7 different countries registered for the Easter event. For a Class based predominantly in the UK and Ireland the popularity of the 2016 Worlds has undoubtedly got to be the […]

