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. […]
News from Barbados, 19 March 2016

19 March 2016 All eleven GP14 containers are now safely at the Barbados Yacht Club. Four containers remain to be released by Customs and they will be inspected at BYC on Tuesday. All boats are in great shape. It looks like they have travelled well. Looks like the 2016 GP14 Worlds are a go! Gus […]
Barbados – essential information for participants

With only days to go, we now have over 100 teams registered for the 2016 Barbados GP14 World Championship, what a result. This is confirmation that Barbados is continuing to grow in popularity as a championship venue as at the 2010 and 2013 events there were about 80 boats registered. The racing programme was published […]
Barbados GP14 Fleet getting ready for the Worlds

One of the aspirations of the Association is to leave a legacy in Barbados after the Worlds and ensure there is another little corner of the globe sailing our fantastic boats. Barbados Yacht Club were recently sent a consignment of boats that needed a little TLC and that the locals needed a practice in. We […]
Insurance for Barbados

Travelling to Barbados? Don’t forget TRAVEL INSURANCE. There are some companies that will cover you for dinghy racing. But remember that groups that include non-sailors will require two different quotes, one for sailors and one for others. Possibilities include: www.travelplusinsurance.co.uk www.adventuresinsurance.co.uk or call direct sales department 08452300631 This insurance is of course separate from your […]
Dobson and Tunnicliffe win Sailjuice Winter Series

The seventh edition of the GJW Direct Sailjuice Winter Series came down to a battle of dinghy world champions, with GP14 World Champs Ian Dobson and Andy Tunnicliffe getting the better of Fireball World Champion Tom Gillard, who campaigned over the winter with Andy Couch in a 505. We’ve seen many extreme conditions during past […]
Poole boats packed for Barbados

On a warm, but very blustery day, 40 knots of wind, 27 more boats were loaded onto containers at Poole Yacht Club. Fourteen of the boats were Poole YC members and the rest visitors from all over Southern England, South Wales and slightly further north Budworth. Loading was not as easy as last week as […]
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 […]