Budworth GP14 Open Report

Fantastic turnout of 22 boats making this one of the largest Open events of the year so far!
Northern Bell – race report for Royal Windermere YC

Northern bell GP14 Open Meeting at Royal Windermere Yacht Club on 16th June With a good forecast 9 boats competed over three races in the south lake. The first race which was sponsored by Goacher Sails was won by Robert and John Richardson sailing Spirit in a increasing wind. Second were Richard Thompson and Alex Nield […]
Budworth S.C. Open Report
A great turnout of 22 GP14’s competed in the Budworth Open event in a tricky and patchy southerly breeze crossing the mere through trees in gusts and patches. There were place changes galore throughout the whole fleet, but the eventual winner showed consistency. Read the full report on the GP14 website http://gp14.org!
Bassenthwaite GP14 Open 2018
An enjoyable weekend’s sailing at Bass. Shifting winds led to some testing conditions on the Saturday. There was little sign of Dave/Joe in the first race who left Mike/Eric to battle with Val/Ken who were delighted to secure 1st place. Dave had to work his way through to the lead in the next race beating […]
Northern Bell event at BudworthSC
A glorious sunny day greeted the sailors arriving at Budworth Mere last Sunday, with a light westerly wind hopes rose that a thermal wind would arrive. But by the time the race briefing by PRO Russell Cormack was completed it seemed that was not going to happen, with the wind unable to decide between southwest […]
Barbados to Bolton GP14 Open

Barbados to Bolton GP14 Open – Sunday 1st October Having last sailed a GP14 off the white sandy beaches and warm steady breezes of Barbados it seems only natural that Neil Marsden and Derek Hill should dust off their boat for the Bolton GP14 Open. Just in case that wasn’t example enough of the lure […]
Northern Bell – Budworth SC GP14 Open

On Sunday 4th June, thirteen club boats offered a warm welcome to three visitors to the 2017 Budworth Sailing Club GP14 Open, part of the Northern Bell Circuit. The day offered bright and sunny conditions with moderate wind from the club’s preferred westerly direction, although the winds wildly fluctuated both in strength and direction throughout […]
Northern Bell update from Southport

Strong winds provided a challenge at Southport on 30th April, but provided exciting sailing for the few that took part. Check out the video, which shows what a versatile racing boat the GP14 can be in windy weather. In view of the small turnout, it has been decided that this event will not count towards […]
2017 Northern Bell Results and News

Results for the 2017 Northern Bell Series will be posted here as they are received. The Northern Bell is running thick and fast through the spring with open events every fortnight. Plus the Northern Area news.