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 […]

Barbados update, November 2015

A busy week recently for the team organising the 2016 GP14 World Championships … and very exciting, as the week started with three of us visiting the Geest Line docks in Portsmouth. Geest Line are a major sponsor of this event allowing us to hire the containers at half the cost. So finding out how […]

Gill Beddow honoured by RYA

Gill Beddow, South Staffs SC member, long-time GP14 sailor and Chair of the GP14 Championship Committee, will receive one of the Royal Yachting Association’s most prestigious awards from HRH the Princess Royal, President of the RYA, later this month in celebration of her huge contribution to the sport. Gill, from Little Onn near Stafford, will […]