Countdown to the GP14 Worlds

From Saturday 28 July Marazion in Cornwall will be flooded with over 400 GP14 sailors, their families and friends as the 2018 Gul GP14 World Championship is contested against the back drop of the Mount. Held on a bi-annual basis and rotated between a UK venue, Irish venue and overseas venue this year’s event is […]

GP14 Worlds – Runners and Riders

With a Gold Fleet entry currently standing at 56 out of the 130 boats the competition at this year’s Worlds will be tough. So tough in fact that there will be a ‘Platinum Fleet’ introduced mid-week where the top 15 at that point in time will be rewarded by being moved into the new elite […]

World Championships Field Visits

The Dinghy Show at the beginning of the month was a good opportunity for the World’s Team (Gill, Michelle, Sam, Sarah and Monkey, minus Tom) to meet and greet with some of our sponsors including title sponsor Gul. As well as providing a very generous prize allocation Gul have now also agreed to provide all competitors […]

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 are speaking to some of the fresher faces that have been tempted into the Class over the past 18 months and asking what the looking forward to about the event.

30th Sponsor Announced for the Worlds!

2018 Gul GP14 World Championship

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 Steve Bennett and the sponsorship will be helping our closing ceremeony go off with a bang! Steve explains the ethos […]

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 large bottle of Champagne Those eligible to enter are: All GP14 Association members Anyone travelling to Mounts Bay for the […]

More sponsors for the 2018 World Championship

2018 Gul GP14 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 for the Marazion event that takes place between 28 July and 3 August. The GP14 Class is well renowned for […]

2018 Gul GP14 World Championship Event Update

2018 Gul GP14 World Championship

Entry for the 2018 Gul GP14 World Championship opened on 08 August at a special launch at the Looe Nationals and already 50 places have been taken in a week! The 2018 Worlds will take place at Mount’s Bay Sailing Club – probably one of the best dinghy championship venues in the UK, set in […]

Barbados – a thank-you from the GP14 Association President

At the end of a most enjoyable and successful 2016 GP14 World Championship in Barbados can I take this opportunity to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped make it happen including our competitors, supporters and organisers as they wend their way back home all over the World – ‘Safe Journeys’. It takes […]

And the winner is …

No, not them. We all know by now that Shane MacCarthy and Andy Davies (pictured right) are the new GP14 World Champions. And congratulations to them! No, the winner in question here is the winner of the Barbados sweepstake. We asked you to predict the top ten places, in the right order, and the person who […]