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Opportunity not to be missed
Jack Austin’s boat, number 57 (Puck), is looking for a new home. Jack Austin, who designed the GP14, built the boat himself in 1952.
It has real provenance and must be worth saving.
See details in our Classified section.
GP 796 “Ventura” soon to be back afloat
This is a fascinating article by Betty Armstrong on the history and restoration of GP 796 “Ventura”, originally owned by Ernie Mawhinney. Betty Armstrong is Afloat and Yachting Life‘s Northern Ireland Correspondent and would have sailed against Ernie in her youth. Ernie was also a contemporary of our very own President Curly Morris when they both started […]
Affordable Classic GP14
This article was published in Classic Boat magazine, June 2020, in their Affordable Classic series, and is reproduced by kind permission of their Editor.
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: […]
York RI Round Holes Trophy 2018
YORK RI’S ROUND HOLES TROPHY GOES AHEAD IN CHALLENGING CONDITIONS You do not need a big fleet to have an afternoon of close racing and great fun at York RI Sailing Club. This was amply demonstrated at this year’s Round Holes Trophy, that took place in river conditions that were far from ideal and very […]
A vintage GP14 in America

Ed: Originally published in 2013 – still a good read and the video links still work! The GP14 Association has recently been contacted by Bill McLennan, a member and keen GP14 sailor in the USA, who has done some wonderful restoration work on his old boat. Bill’s message read: Hi, I just joined your group […]
2017 Round Holes Trophy report

RED HOT COMPETITION FOR THE ROUND HOLES TROPHY The fleet may have been modest but the competition at the front was sizzling! Six Series One boats came to the line on the River Ouse in glorious spring weather for York RI Sailing Club’s fourth year of the Round Holes Trophy. The oldest entrant was no.20, […]
Super 8 Series

The 2017 GP14 Craftinsure Super 8 Series proved one of the most successful in recent years with 218 sailors having taken part during the year and 29 boats qualified. The series kicked off with the End of Seasons at Royal Windermere Yacht Club in 2016 which was won by Shane MacCarthy and Andy Thompson to […]
Round Holes Trophy is won by a pair of fiddlers
GP14 Classic/Vintage Open, York RI SC, 11 September 2016 This year it turned out to be a ‘home boats only’ event, and although the entry was modest the competition was red hot! Exceptionally light airs on the Saturday forced the cancellation of racing but four Series One boats came to the line in superb […]