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Welcome to the Worlds – introducing the Southport Swim Team
The 2018 Gul GP14 World Championships is set to be massive for the Class. With five months to go there are 108 boats entered and 31 sponsors signed up. As part of the build-up we…

DINGHY SHOW 2018 Beats the Beast from the East
Snow was falling steadily as we built our Dinghy Show stand in near-freezing conditions in the Great Hall at Alexandra Palace on the Friday afternoon. But that unquenchable enthusiasm for the GP14 burned within…

30th Sponsor Announced for the Worlds!
The 2018 Gul GP14 World Championships is still five months away but we have 106 boats already registered and we now have our 30th confirmed sponsor, Primal Supplements. Primal has been created by GP14 sailor…

Come Cruising With Us!
It’s not all about racing! If you enjoy just sailing in your GP14 then come cruising with us! We have several cruising events planned for this year and you can be assured of a warm…
Association Accounts
Members may now view the audited GP14 International Association accounts for 2017. You must be logged in, then visit the Members Library and follow the link there.

Mounts Bay Sweepstake
Who do you think will win the World Championships? Our Mounts Bay Sweepstake Is just for fun and entirely free! Forecast your top 10 for the GP14 GUL World Championships. The winner will receive a…

More sponsors for the 2018 World Championship
The 2018 Gul GP14 World Championship is set to be the hottest ticket of the year. With six months still to go there are already 99 boats entered (as at 29 January) and 29 sponsors lined up…
Book review by Hugh Brazier
Clive Eplett, Club Sailor: from back to front. “Some of the books Liz has asked me to review for recent issues of Mainsail have proved pretty heavy-going, so this time I went and found one for myself at…

See us at the Dinghy Show 2018
The GP14 International Association (us!) will again have a great stand at the show, so do come along and say hello, check out our exhibits, ask us questions! 03-04 March 2018, Alexandra Palace, London Once…
The GP14 – all you need to know
This poster designed by Mandy Mitchell of Winsford Flash sailing club was produced to display at their Open Day this weekend. If you would like to download a copy to display at your event to…
A smooth bottom is a fast bottom
A smooth bottom is a fast bottom. Is the bottom of your boat smooth enough? You can’t be a sailor and not be a scientist. Every time you leave the dock, you become part aerodynamicist…
Advice for Towing from Craftinsure
It is that time of year when many of us leave our boats for a while and concentrate on something a little warmer, However, since you are not using your boat, we suggest now is…

Applications are Invited for the 2018 Craftinsure and E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week
The Association is extremely pleased to invite applications for our 2018 Craftinsure and E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week being run at Portland 1-6 April. Not only do GP14 youth sailors benefit from top quality coaching…

SailPics pictures from the 2017 Nationals
A reminder that there are great pictures from the 2017 Nationals available at SailPics.co.uk Why not pop along to the site, browse the photos and maybe get your favorite hi-res photo for yourself! To encourage…

End of Seasons Championship Report
We arrived at a sunny sailing club on Saturday morning with the wind was in a great direction. Boats trickled into the boat park ready to start racing for 12:00. A traffic jam delayed a…

GP14 on Instagram!
The Association is now on social media picture sharing site Instagram. We will still be putting content on Facebook and Twitter but you now have another way to connect with us and share your images….

Irish “Hot Toddy” event report
The GP14 Annual Hot Toddy event took place over the weekend of the 14th / 15th October 2017 on beautiful Lough Owel hosted by Mullingar Sailing Club. See the full results and more on the…

Budworth SC Secure £500 Lennon sponsorship for Masters/Youths
Budworth Sailing Club is pleased to announce LENNON RACEWEAR as the main sponsor for the prestigious GP14 Masters, Grand Masters and Youths competition to be held at Budworth SC on the 28th and 29th October….

North Sails Interview and Offer
North Sails have a special offer on for us until the end of November 2017: Main, Spinnaker and Genoa for £1200 (inc VAT)! North have been doing a lot of developmental work on their GP14…

HD New Sails Offer
HD Sails have a winter offer on new sails… Please mention GP14 Association when you contact them!