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Bolton S.C

Youth Champs 2022 – Entry now open

On-line Entry is now open for the 2022 Youth Championships at Bolton S.C. on 17th-18th September 2022

Youth Training Week -Day 5

For once the forecast was spot on and by 10.00 all were heading to rig the boats and get changed into sailing gear.

Youth Training Week -Day 4

Thursday DAY 5, Another very wet and windy day, but after a few exercises all went out for a short jog. Returning back refreshed but wet it was back to the classroom. Todays Guest Coach…

Youth Training Week -Day 3

WEDNESDAY DAY 3 – Hot off the ferry from Ireland was Chris White, World Championship crew, arriving to take Day 3 of the week.

Youth Training Week -Day 2

The E. H. Davies Youth Training Week Plas Menai Outdoor Pursuits Centre Sponsored by Craftinsure and Robline UK TUESDAY DAY 2 Ian Dobson was the Guest Coach today and in consultation with Harry our Senior…

Youth Training week -Day 1

The E. H. Davies Youth Training Week Plas Menai Outdoor Pursuits Centre Sponsored by Craftinsure and Robline UK The week started on Sunday when 11 sailors arrived late afternoon with their boats.  Two potential sailors…

GP14 Youth Championships at Budworth Sailing Club

New trophy for Youth Helm sailing with an Adult Crew was created at the GP14 Youth Championships at Budworth © Ed Washington With the changes by World Sailing to enable multi-championships together on the same…

2020 Youth Training Week

The 2020 Craftinsure and E. Howard-Davies Youth Training Week will be held at Skerries S.C. between Sunday 19th and Friday 24th July  (the week before the Worlds). Hosted by  Skerries Sailing Club Run on our behalf by Skerries…

Youth Training Week

2019 Craftinsure and E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week

The Association is extremely pleased to invite applications for our 2019 Craftinsure and E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week being held at  Plas Menai, Caernarfon, Gwynedd from Sunday 28 July to Friday 2 August 2018. Not…

Budworth at Southport 12Hour Race

Southport 12 Hour Junior Race 2018

Congratulations to the GP14 junior teams from Budworth S.C and Southport S.C who came first and second in the Southport 12 Hour Junior Race 2018, from a total of 23 teams racing! Full results are…

2018 Craftinsure and E Howard-Davies GP14 Youth Training Week

Daily reports will be posted here so check back each day for the latest update. DAY 1 Eight sailors were welcomed at the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre by Head Coach James Parker-Mowbray for the first…

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…

Blessington Youth Training

Ten brave sailors ascended on to the picturesque lakes at Blessington Sailing Club last weekend, 9/10 Sept. for some vigorous training and a bit of fun!

Josh porter happy with consistent scores

Josh Porter at the 2017 Nationals

A great post for Josh Porter’s third diary update. Josh tells of the ups, downs (and capsizes, gear failures and successes) during the week in Looe at the 2017 Nationals. Well done Josh !

Josh at Ulster Champs

Josh Porter – Diary Update July 2017

Josh Porter, our first grant recipient for the Richard Estaugh Fund, gives us a diary update  The Richard Estaugh Fund is a bursary fund to which GP14 sailors can apply for assistance towards worthwhile sailing related projects. These…

E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week – Full Report

Watch the video The GP14 Youth Training Week has been an annual fixture in the GP14 calendar for many years, thanks to the memorial fund set up in the name E Howard-Davies, a former Secretary…

E Howard-Davies Youth Training Week – Day 5

The guest coach on day 5 was British Sailing Team 470 sailor Sophie Weguelin and the focus of the day was on starting strategy and race strategy. There was a cherpy breeze and conditions good for practicing how…

E Howard-Davies Training Week – Day 4

Today’s guest coach for day 4 of the GP14 Youth Training Week was Andy Davies from HD Sails. After a quick briefing on mark rounding, hovering and starts it looked like there would be enough…

E Howard-Davies Training Week – Day 3

The wind was up to a good force 5 today resulting in quite a few capsizes! Neil and Storm began the day with a classroom session on starting followed by transit exercises in the dinghy park before launching…