RYA Dinghy Show 2020

29 February – 1 March 2020 ALEXANDRA PALACE LONDON

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CONTENTS 04 What’s On Highlights not to be missed

06 Competition WIN a smart speaker

08 A World of Opportunity Where will dinghy sailing take you?

14 Dinghy Cruising Circumnavigating Britain in a Wayfarer

18 Giles Scott Combining the America’s Cup and an Olympic campaign

21 Show kit Our pick of the latest gear

25 Sustainability Protecting our boating waters

27 Exhibitor Listings Your show guide. Here you’ll find:

Buy a Boat Classes and Clubs Holidays and Training Shopping and Equipment

For all the latest news and updates don’t forget to follow us! @DinghyShow @YandYMagazine This guide is published by Yachts & Yachting magazine for the RYA Dinghy Show 2020. www.yachtsandyachting.co.uk All images: RYA, unless stated.

WELCOME… …to the RYA Dinghy Show in association with Yachts & Yachting.

The only show in the world that celebrates everything dinghy sailing returns to Alexandra Palace for its 69th year.

Our 2020 show theme, ‘A World of Opportunity – see where dinghy sailing can take you’, will recognise the wealth of opportunities the sport provides. And this year’s new layout, featuring four zones: shopping and equipment, buy a boat, holidays and training, classes and clubs will make it even easier for you to explore everything you need to get afloat.

Look out for show discounts, launches, interactive features, expert advice and more! We’ll also celebrate 50 years of RYA Training.

The show remains the perfect way to kick-start the sailing season, whether you’re a beginner, or have been sailing all your life. Thank you to everyone for supporting this year’s RYA Dinghy Show and we hope you enjoy your visit.

"SEE YOU THERE!" “I’m delighted to be hosting this year’s show, alongside Sam Whaley and fellow Olympian Annie Lush.

I have such fond memories of visiting the show as a child with my parents and now I’m really looking forward to taking my own kids to experience its unique buzz.

Dinghy sailing really does offer a world of opportunity. I’ve been very fortunate to have sailing in my life, from learning at Queen Mary reservoir, to representing Great Britain competing at two Olympic Games.

It has taken me all over the world, making friends for life, and now, having retired from Olympic sailing, I’m starting another journey with my children.

It’s a sport we can all do together.

With more on offer than ever before it’s going to be a fantastic weekend and Sam, Annie and I look forward to seeing you there.”

Sarah Ayton Double Olympic gold medallist

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WHAT’S ON? With more than 170 exhibitors, 100 boats, hands-on displays, and a packed programme of stage speakers, this year’s RYA Dinghy Show has something for everyone – reflecting the diversity of our sport! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just taking your first tentative tacks, you’ll find plenty to help you stay on course throughout the weekend.

Expert tips

A world of opportunity Dinghy sailing offers a world of opportunity and the chance to set off on your own adventures – from chasing a first place win on the racecourse, to embarking on personal challenges and adventures.

We’ll hear from two-time gold medallist Sarah Ayton about how life on the Olympic campaign trail compares with getting out on the water with a young family (p8), whilst British Sailing Team’s Sam Whaley shares his experience of a career in the sport and Hannah Shelmerdine gives her perspective on what the sport offers her as a sailor with severe cerebral palsy.

Record-breaking adventure sailors Will Hodson and Rich Mitchell will keep you entertained with stories of their non-stop circumnavigation around the British Isles in their Wayfarer, Nipegegi, which will be on show in the Palm Court. While Neil Peters – alter ego Stick Daring – shares his incredible tale of sailing the wrong way around Britain in his 13ft Laser dinghy.

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Whatever your ability you’ll find experts on hand to help you get the most out of your sailing. Mark Rushall will share his tactical tips for the racecourse, whilst Jonny McGovern reveals the secrets to boat speed for junior and youth sailors and Michael McNamara returns to talk rig tuning for all conditions.

British Sailing Team trainer Liam Mitchell will lead a fitness session to help you get race ready for the season ahead and the team’s meteorologist, Simon Rowell, offers his advice on forecasting for success, whether you’re a racer or a cruiser.

Sailing’s superstars On the Great Hall Stage, hear from the British Sailing Team athletes who’ll be taking on the world at the Tokyo Games this summer. You can also rub shoulders and capture your ‘Insta moment’ with the team and sailing champions throughout the weekend in Sailors’ Corner.

DON'T MISS Great Hall Stage SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 11:00 A world of opportunity – see where dinghy sailing can take you

11:45 Preparing for Tokyo 2020 12:30 The adventures of Nipegegi 13:15 The Green Blue University Sailing

Sustainability Awards (Saturday only) RYA Regional Youth Awards (Sun only)

Interactive family fun

13:30 Balancing the power of the single-hander

The Panorama Hall is the place to be for family-friendly activities to inspire all ages.

Try your hand at dry land sailing on a sailing simulator, or experience the thrill of foiling, dinghy sailing and windsurfing with the RYA’s On the Water 360° Virtual Reality experience. You can put your trapezing technique to the test with specialists at our trapeze rig or earn your bragging rights and race against your mates at the Activity Pool.

Join the Beginners’ Trail at 11.00am or 2.00pm where an RYA expert will guide you through everything you need to get you started on the water. And for our littlest mariners, the ever-popular Treasure Hunt will keep them busy around the show as they collect clues and treasure along the way!

14:15 Dinghy sailing for a sustainable future 15:00 GBR National eSailing

Championships-live gaming

16:00 RYA and Yachts & Yachting Club of the Year Awards supported

by Gallagher (Saturday only) 16:30 Treasure Hunt Prizes

West Hall Stage SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 11:00

Eco advice

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Leave no trace – help safeguard our marine environment. The RYA’s Kate Fortnam, Campaign Manager for the Green Blue, is joined by Bianca Carr from The Final Straw and Hannah Mills, founder of the Big Plastic Pledge, to discuss their crucial initiatives and share advice and practical tips on steps that individuals, clubs and marine businesses can all take to protect our precious playground for future generations.

Yachts & Yachting Drop by the Yachts & Yachting stand C84 to pick up a FREE copy of your favourite sailing magazine, covering all the very latest opinion, technique tips and insight features for racing sailors. From Optimists to the Olympic classes to offshore races, Y&Y has something for everyone.

Take advantage of the special show subscription offer, say hi to the editorial team and discover the latest news and views from the dinghy scene.

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15:00 Stick Daring’s circumnavigation

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16:00 Dinghy sailing into the next decade

RYA Knowledge Zone SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 11:00 Less grip, more friction?

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A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY Double Olympic gold medallist Sarah Ayton, British Sailing Team member Sam Whaley and Sailability sailor Hannah Shelmerdine all share their stories on how dinghy sailing gave them skills for life 8

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SAILING TEACHES YOU TO BE DIVERSE, WHETHER THAT’S BEING PART OF A TEAM, COPING WITH DEFEAT OR HOW TO GET THE BEST OF YOURSELF

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s a double Olympic gold medallist, performance coach, motivational speaker and a mum now rediscovering the grassroots family fun the sport offers, Sarah Ayton has seen first-hand how sailing can open up a world of opportunities for all ages. “Sailing requires technical and tactical skills, as well as a physical ability to be able to adapt to the constantly changing weather and environment – all of these skills are transferable, not only for high-level sport but also for business and life,” says Sarah.

“Sailing teaches you to be diverse, whether that’s being part of a team, coping with defeat or how to get the best of yourself in terms of psychology. During the time I’ve been away from competitive sailing it’s been quite an eye-opener seeing how much I really draw on my experiences of racing in a boat.”

Sarah is now starting to see some of the positive influences gained from sailing

on her own young family, Oscar (7) and Thomas (10), who sails an Optimist at RYA Zone Squad level.

“When Thomas competes he might be on the water for up to five hours; he has to ensure he has the right clothes and kit, eat and drink on the water, get to the start line on time and make his own choices around the racecourse.

“It’s great how sailing teaches him to be so responsible for himself and the chance to develop confidence and independence at such a young age. It’s also really good for school and friendships and all of those lovely things we gain from our sport.”

Thomas has declared he’d love to be an Olympian too, but Sarah says she is trying to keep the fun factor, without it being too serious too young.

“It’s about giving children the freedom to explore, discover and push their boundaries without pressure. Sailing is great for that. They can go out in a boat and not have to listen to anyone else!

“They can make their own decisions; sometimes they get it wrong and then discover how to learn from it.

“Thomas often talks to me about his perfect race, as if I’ve never sailed a boat before, which I absolutely love. It’s great to see kids just go out and enjoy it.”

Sarah first developed her own passion for sailing as a child at Queen Mary Sailing Club, near London, after a friend of the family introduced her and her brother to the sport. Although her parents didn’t sail, the club offered a warm welcome and it became the place they would all enjoy spending time every weekend.

Now a member of Chichester Yacht Club, Sarah is creating opportunities and memories for the next generation of her family.

“Some of the best times for us as a young family have been in the summer, when we’ll rig a couple of Optimists and I’ll borrow the club Topper and we’ll all go out and race each other and mess around.

The boys will want to bombard me on the Topper and we capsize! We get the paddleboard out as well… it’s just actionpacked days of adventure and fun! We’re all 100 per cent relaxed and just enjoying sailing or being in the water having a really good family time,” says Sarah.

“All our holidays revolve around sailing too. It’s something we can do together as we’re all pretty equal. I love being in the front of the Oppie with Oscar – he’s the boss, even at seven! I sit there and do what I’m told. They also can hang out with their grandparents at the club – another aspect of sailing that can bring really special moments. As a family we can really enjoy the sport together and enjoy doing something that’s so pure and fresh and healthy.”

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A career on the water

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ith an interest and talent for both sailing and technology, show co-host, Sam Whaley, found himself having to choose between two very different career paths.

Nine months into an apprenticeship with Microsoft, he decided, at the age of 19, to leave and take up full-time sailing, with no funding – just a mountain of determination.

“It was at a time when I was in the Laser RYA Youth Squad,” says Sam. “Sailing got pretty serious and I realised that if I ever wanted to get into the British Sailing Team I was going to have to leave Microsoft.”

Six months later, in 2016, he was successful in qualifying for the team and, although he still has to live at the family home in Swanage to make ends meet, Sam has gained a wealth of experience to guarantee future success both on and off the water.

“Joining the team made a massive difference,” says Sam of his sailing results. “I qualified for my first gold fleet at an international event in 2015, and by 2017 I was fourth in the Laser Under-21 Europeans and fifth at the Laser Under-21 Worlds.”

It’s been a steep upwards course.

For the last two years Sam has been competing at a senior level – where he is now on the verge of a breakthrough performance on the Olympic class circuit.

However, the two-time Laser National Champion was, by his own admission, a later-comer to competitive sailing.

“I only jumped into a Pico at my home club of Swanage Sailing Club at the age of 12 because my younger brother, Ben, was good at it and I wanted to beat him at something!” he says with a laugh.

Having skipped competing seriously

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in any of the junior classes, Sam’s first big championship was at the age of 14, when he finished a respectable 22nd in a 70-strong fleet at the Laser 4.7 Nationals in Weymouth.

He then successfully set about getting selected for the RYA Laser 4.7 National Squad, subsequently being rejected multiple times for selection as he progressed through the Laser Radial, before settling in the Laser Standard.

“I gradually progressed from being ‘just selected’ to ‘comfortably selected’ for squads and then quite quickly made a substantial jump in the Standard before I got on the British Sailing Team two years later. It’s been quite a different journey to most peoples!”

Along the way he’s picked up numerous other skills, including time-management, budgeting and risk management, and has travelled the world representing GB at European and world championships.

His social media posts include a picture of him sailing under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge at a training camp in San Francisco.

Sam says he’s now on a mission to develop his sailing by getting “as skilled as possible in every class I can get my hands on”.

This has included foiling in the family Wazp and recently competing in an RS200 at the Endeavour Trophy, finishing fourth with his brother, a 470 sailor and also a member of the British Sailing Team.

Sam will be celebrating his 23rd birthday at the RYA Dinghy Show and is committed to the 2024 Olympic cycle of training, with a determined goal to win gold at the Paris Games, where the sailing will be held from Marseille.

Along the way he is maintaining his love of all things tech and coding. “I build websites for people and I’m trying to develop an app to enhance how we debrief our sessions and analyse our performance. I get such a buzz out of creating things and seeing what I make come to life. Hopefully, I’ll be able to integrate my coding and sailing skills more in the future, which is really exciting.”

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iscovering sailing has transformed Hannah Shelmerdine’s outlook in life, from one of loneliness and isolation to a world of possibilities, freedom and friendships.

Hannah describes herself as a “disabled extreme sportswoman”. But this wasn’t always the case. With acute Cerebral Palsy Hannah needs 24-hour care, and after leaving education, found herself becoming increasingly depressed.

She recalls her days as a seemingly endless loop of daytime TV or shopping with carers. “Eventually I was so unwell, I became desperate. Then my sister suggested sailing.

I’d never seen a sailing boat before so I had no idea, but I just thought I’d go and see if I liked it.”

They went along to Bolton Sailing Club in the summer of 2016 and Hannah says that on the very same day – with the ‘can-do’ ethos the RYA’s Sailability programme for disabled people is renowned for – she was taken out in a boat.

“I really enjoyed it and even though I’m visually impaired the sensory experience was great. For the first time in my life I felt free of my disability and all its restrictions. I left my wheelchair behind. Being out in the fresh air was just wonderful.

“They said I could work towards sailing qualifications. And then, as I was having drinks at the bar, I thought: ‘I could make friends here’. Suddenly there were all these possibilities. “I was back the following week and joined the club!”

Hannah helms a double-handed boat with a crew and in light winds can sail single-handed with the aid of a powerboat driver alongside to give directions. She has only limited use of her left hand and is able to adjust the sails and steering using specially adapted controls.

During her first season at the club, Hannah began to learn how to race, competing at the RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta at Rutland Water two years running, and then on open waters for the first time in 2019 at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.

“You compete but it’s with your friends,” says Hannah about her racing. “We learn from each other, you’re developing your sailing skills and it really does broaden you as a person.”

Having completed bronze and silver-level Sailability qualifications, Hannah is close to achieving gold. Now aged 34, she is a Rooster-sponsored ambassador for the sport and now hopes to take part in a tall ship adventure with the Jubilee Sailing Trust.

Sailing has also encouraged Hannah to try other sports and interests. She meets up with Sailability friends to go disability skiing and climbing, plays in an orchestra. She is applying for a place at Lancaster University to do a degree in English and creative writing.

“Sailing really has opened up a world of opportunity,” says Hannah. “It made me realise there is a life out there to be had.

Sailing has given me the confidence to try other things and make new friends.

“The only people I saw before were family and carers – but

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I FELT FREE OF MY DISABILITY Hannah Shelmerdine carers come and go because it’s a job, whereas my sailing friends will stay with me whatever happens, providing continuity and stability, something perhaps that other people would take for granted.

“You can feel very isolated when you’ve always got a carer with you because nobody ever comes over to talk to you.

But with Sailability people do because they understand.

And my carers like me sailing because they see I can progress in something.”

Hannah says her family, along with her carers and friends at Bolton Sailing Club, have seen a big difference in her health and wellbeing since she first went out on the water with Sailability.

“For me, sailing has been an absolute life-saver, particularly as I need a lot of support. It’s opened so many friendships and doors. One of my carers recently said to me: ‘We couldn’t get you out at one point, and now you’re never in!’”

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RECORD BREAKING DINGHY CRUISING For most dinghy sailors, a cruise might mean a short sail to a local bay or river on a sunny afternoon. For friends Will Hodshon and Rich Mitchell, a bigger cruising adventure beckoned, resulting in a record-breaking circumnavigation of mainland Britain, in a 16ft dinghy!

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circumnavigation of Britain under sail takes most cruisers an entire summer. Friends Will Hodson and Rich Mitchell completed the trip in a little over 15 days – and they did it in a 16ftWayfarer dinghy.

It was a remarkable achievement that beat all previous records for sailing around Britain in an open boat, and the pair also became the first to complete the challenge non-stop and unassisted. But it didn't come easy – they were drenched by rough seas for days, suffered hallucinations through exhaustion and came close to calling for help.

The perfect boat The two set sail from Salcombe, Devon, on 15 June 2019 and arrived back after sailing 1,390 nautical miles (2,237km) in the Hodshon family’s much-loved Wayfarer, bought new at the London Boat Show 60 years earlier by Will’s grandfather.

Little could his grandfather have envisaged when he took his four children out racing in it – naming it Nipegegi after the first two letters from each of their names – that it would not only win national titles in the ’60s and ’70s, but would be refitted in the next millennium by one of his grandsons and go on to beat numerous sailing world records.

Will, aged 42, grew up sailing Nipegegi and says: “If you have to sail round Britain non-stop and unassisted in a dinghy, the Wayfarer, and I would say particularly the earlier Wayfarer design, is almost perfect for it. They’re a famously good sea boat, not only beamy and stable but actually pretty quick too. Having a large sail area means they have the power to maintain good speed with large amounts of equipment on board. I think it’s one of the only dinghies you can lie flat on the floor too.

“It’s no surprise that the two previous monohull dinghy records were set in Wayfarers. But we did also beat the multihull around Britain record!”

The previous fastest records were set

by Jeremy Warren and Phil Kirk’s Wayfarer, Hafren, with a time of 32 days in 2014, and Luke Yeates and Mark Angell in 2006, who set the multihull record in an 18ft catamaran in 28 days.

Fittingly, given Nipegegi’s pedigree, Will and Rich’s attempt at the record was very

much a family supported affair, as parents and partners, aunts, uncles and cousins lent their time, expertise and money.

Will’s uncle, Nick, was stationed with a reliable internet and phone-line connection at his home in Southampton, while his dad, Geoff, and aunty, Penny, followed the sailors around Britain in a modified campervan, kitted out not only with spares, tools, clothing, food and water in case of emergency, but also communications devices and laptops to monitor and relay weather updates.

Using mobile and satellite communication, the three parties discussed tactics night and day throughout the attempt.

Occasionally, Will and Rich would see Geoff and Penny waving from a headland.

But with no support on the water, their months of meticulous preparation and sea trials would prove essential to their success.

Communication and provisions The navigation system was comprised of a hard-wired chart plotter, powered by battery and charged by a solar panel, which had been revised five times to ensure the whole system was totally waterproof.

They also carried two iPads in waterproof cases with Navionics software for passage planning, plus handheld GPSs, smartphones and laminated large scale paper charts.

Communications were likewise beltand-braces, with a mobile phone, handheld VHF radio, satellite phone and two Personnel Location Beacons on board.

They also needed to find space for two watermakers, a jetboil stove and gimbal, four litres of emergency bottled water, and enough nutrition to provide each of them with 3,500 calories a day. A 1,000 calorie breakfast of porridge or granola at 6am was followed by snacks of nuts, protein bars and homemade brownies, then a rehydrated 1,000 calorie freeze-dried meal at 6pm thanks to sponsor Expedition Foods.

“The freeze-dried meals were actually really tasty and we were often so cold that these hot meals were the highlight of the day,” says Will. “We provisioned for 30 days and that was also how much time we’d booked off work, so when we finished still with 15 days of food and time left, the joke was we could have gone around again!”

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daylight hours for sailing, and coincided with spring tides to give them a good headstart around the first headland.

Analysis of long range forecasts and various scenarios saw them choosing to start from Salcombe and making the controversial decision to tackle the circumnavigation anti-clockwise.

Many people queried this break from the tradition of sailing the route clockwise, but Will said, “You either believe in the science or you don’t, and it really paid off for us. We calculated we would get to Scotland in a week, when the wind would change from south-westerly and then westerly to a northerly. So our main aim was to get to the top of Scotland just at the point when the northerly wind kicked in. As it turns out, after a week of sailing we were just 15 miles and four hours behind schedule when that happened.”

They were making good progress. But while the boat and onboard kit was proving reliable, sleep was elusive and sailing nonstop took them to the edge of reason.

They endured three occasions when winds were over 30 knots. One of the breeziest was the first night, but at this point they were still feeling fit, and with good boat speed they broke the Wayfarer 24-hour distance-speed record, sailing 132 miles, and ploughed on.

The second time was near Edinburgh, but 60 miles offshore, they now hadn’t slept for three days because of the violent movement and the volume of water coming into the boat through rain and waves. Rich’s feet were swelling up, their hands were sore and they were freezing cold. Will was hearing voices and Rich was hallucinating.

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WE HONESTLY DIDN’T KNOW IF WE’D MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT, THINKING WE’D HAVE TO CALL FOR HELP unassisted record,” says Will. “The only thing we hadn’t prepared enough for was sleep deprivation, as we assumed when we got really tired we’d sleep; but in an extreme environment your body doesn’t let you because of the heightened stress.

The boat didn’t break, but physically and mentally we were really close to it.”

The pair took it in turns to sail 15-minute shifts over six to eight hours until the wind finally dropped and the sun came out.

But for the rest of the trip they remained on the limit for managing sleep and cold.

They shifted their focus from the ultimate challenge to small, achievable goals, winning one mini-race at a time to reach the next headland, tide or new patch of wind.

Will says: “In the back of our minds we knew we were lucky with the wind. We knew it wasn’t going to get any better than this and that if we didn’t manage it this time, it was unlikely we’d make it another time.

Luckily the boat didn’t miss a beat and the wind was generally on our side, otherwise I don’t know if we’d have made it.”

Alongside the extreme discomfort, there were also many highlights. As the pair took in the beauty of the British coastline, seals, porpoises, dolphins and whales joined them.

At times dolphins swam alongside Nipegegi

for 20 miles. Will and Rich could recognise “mum and dad tailgating us at the stern while the kids were playing up front in the bow wave”.

But Rich, aged 44, says what really struck them was what wasn’t there.

“Our grandfathers would have seen scores of whales. We saw maybe ten. How many will our children get to see? We truly need to look after the environment we have.”

Both sailors are marine scientists and fundraising through ‘Nipegegi Round Britain’, supported by Pure Ionic Water and the Water Smart Foundation, is on course to raise more than £10,000 for Surfers Against Sewage and the RNLI. Will and Rich have been sailing together for nearly 20 years, both racing and undertaking shorter expeditions in Nipegegi. Although tackling an extreme challenge requires a lot of preparation and experience, Will says the British coastline offers all kinds of scope for dinghy cruising adventures, big or small.

“The great thing about offshore cruising in a dinghy is that you can have an epic sailing experience for not a massive amount of money. You can monitor the forecast and then set off from the best location and you don’t even have to finish at the same place.

With a bit of organisation you can sail with the wind for as long as you like and then take the boat out of the water at the end.

There are so many ports and slipways along UK coastline, you can have an amazing sailing adventure of any scale, whether it’s for a few hours or a few days."

Hear more from Rich and Will on the Great Hall Stage at 12.30pm on Saturday and Sunday. Nipegegi will be on show in the Palm Court.

AIMING FOR THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS We caught up with Giles Scott, Olympic gold medallist, tactician, and platespinner extraordinaire, as he prepares for a pivotal year in his Olympic and America’s Cup campaigns

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or a man juggling two full time jobs in sailing, at the cutting edge of two quite different worlds, Giles Scott is a remarkably relaxed guy.

Not to mention self-effacing.

Externally, there’s little that exposes the dominant sportsman that he is, and the ruthlessness of the sailor that he becomes once he leaves the shore.

The patient timbre of his voice certainly belies the fact that he’s about to face the most challenging 14 months of his career so far, chasing two of the three most coveted prizes in sailing and world sport in quick succession. And yet he is.

Scott, 32, will head to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer in a bid to defend his Rio 2016 Finn crown , aiming to keep the title in British hands for the 20th year, the sixth Games in a row, and at the last Olympic outing for the class since its ousting from the Paris 2024 line-up.

Alongside what he hopes will be a gold medal-winning campaign at what he expects to be his Olympic swansong in Tokyo, Scott is tactician and a key player in Sir Ben Ainslie’s bid to bring the America’s Cup – the world’s oldest sporting trophy – home to Britain for the first time with Ineos Team UK in the first quarter of 2021.

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and while Scott jokes that any “holidays have gone out the window”, for the time being, he is also clear that his two worlds mesh together to the benefit of both campaigns.

“It just becomes a bit of an exercise in time management, prioritising, getting some good support around me,” he explains, matter-of-factly.

“My coach Matt [Howard] has had to take on some extra work on the dayto-day running of the Finn campaign.

On the Ineos side, we’re doing what we can to knit the two programmes together.

They are absolutely full time roles, but they do complement one another, and if it’s done carefully, they can work really well alongside one another.

“Obviously there’s a bit of give and take here and there. Ben’s been there and done exactly what I’m trying to do – he absolutely understands what it takes and supports me.”

As a now seasoned Olympic campaigner, Scott is also clear that he wanted this Games cycle to be different than the last.

“I don’t think I’d have been capable of doing the same four years that I did for Rio towards Tokyo,” Scott admits. “I’ve matured into a different sailor.

“Sailing’s so diverse, and we’re so

lucky with our sport that there are lots of other things that you can get your teeth into other than Olympic sport, and also alongside Olympic sport. A big part of it is widening my skillset and taking on bigger, more challenging roles outside the Olympic world.”

To that end, Scott has taken on an expanded role in this 36th America’s Cup campaign, alongside his on-water role as tactician.

“I’m certainly more engaged at a strategic level [this time],” he explains. “I’ve had a lot more involvement in the whole programme from the outset. I worked quite closely with Ben last time, but more with Ben and Grant [Simmer] in terms of the way the whole programme operates this time around. Fortunately it was a role I got offered, but had I not, I would have pushed for it!

“It’s a fascinating role. It’s great to be that involved in the whole process, because last time, I was very much coming in, doing the sailing, providing feedback of course, but I was very much more in and out. Now, if I’m not Finn sailing I’m there with them all the time – ‘at work’ I suppose!”

Clearly the difficulty that comes with all that is making sure that you’re still in

SELECTION IS STILL A SPECIAL MOMENT, IT WAS GREAT TO GET IT TICKED OFF AS SOON AS I COULD AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE SPOT a position to deliver the result that you want to within the Olympic world at the same time.

While Scott, on paper, has not shown the same out and out dominance this cycle as he did towards Rio 2016 (winning 17 out of 19 world-ranked regattas; finishing second in the others), he’s maintained an enviable record of success in a smaller, more focused set of events, and insists he is where he needs to be in his timed run towards Tokyo.

Along with the rest of the British Sailing Team, he’s spent valuable time training and racing in the Games waters off Enoshima, and feels ready for what the venue can throw at him.

“When we first started going there a few years ago I wasn’t much of a fan, but I’ve learned to like it. It’s a cool place to go to. It takes a while to get your head into the way

that Tokyo and the Japanese tick, but it’s a cool place to hang out.

“Sailing-wise, it can offer some really amazing conditions but on the flipside it can be really, really frustrating too. You don’t really know what you’re going to get.

“We had a really frustrating couple of months training there before the 2019 Test Event, which wasn’t great. Our container took a little longer than expected to get through customs and the remainder of the events were really light, fickle winds and it was quite cold. We then went away for two weeks and came back and it was like someone had turned on the heaters!

We were roasting hot, we were all melting, but there was good breeze.

“It’s quite a tricky place to plan for an Olympic window. Historically we’ve always got around that by spending a lot of days there, which we’re still doing, but it just doesn’t feel like the weather’s quite played ball so far!”

A podium finish at the Test Event secured Scott’s ticket to Tokyo, with his selection to Team GB, along with that of 13 other British Sailing Team talents, confirmed in October.

“Selection is still a special moment, and from a performance perspective, it was great to get it ticked off as soon as I could at the first available spot. It’s never a foregone

conclusion, especially in the Finn class, so gaining selection is very much a part of the whole Olympic journey.

“It’s nice to join Team GB again, and hopefully be able to have another good trip to the Olympic Games!” says Scott, in typically understated fashion.

“Obviously [2020] is going to be a big year Finn-wise,” Scott continues, but he plans to still keep his hand in with the Cup world, racing the AC75 Britannia at the “can’t miss” America’s Cup World Series in Cagliari in April, and two further still-to-be-announced venues, ahead of a full switch to the AC team after Tokyo.

And what of life beyond sailing?

With such a balancing act with his twin campaigns, how does the Portsmouthbased sailor enjoy his downtime?

Silence.

“I don’t know. I used to do things like play golf, but I haven’t done that in so long. On days off I just end up fully chilling, doing not a lot. Sounds boring, doesn’t it?

I’ve got to sort that out!”

“I try to make time for my family and friends, but probably not enough. I certainly haven’t seen my nephews enough, that’s for sure.”

While Scott’s social life may need some work, his future career ambitions less so.

“In terms of sport and sailing, I’d love to remain involved in the America’s Cup and I’d love to get involved in more offshore racing. To do The Ocean Race, or whatever it might turn into, and have a shot at the ‘Triple Crown’ would be incredible – no one’s achieved that yet. Doing something like that would be amazing, or maybe even the Jules Verne.

“If I were to be able to look back at my sailing career and felt that I’d operated at the top level in Olympic, Cup and then the ocean racing world then I’d be pretty happy with that.

“It’d be a dream to be able to say you’d won all of them. We’ll see how we go!

“At the moment, life stops in March 2021, and we’ll go from there!”

DON’T MISS THE EXCLUSIVE TALK Preparing for Tokyo 2020 at 11.45am on the Great Hall stage (both days) and meet some of Team GB sailors throughout the show.

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PROTECTING OUR DINGHY PLAYGROUND The spotlight shines brighter than ever on the global climate crisis. But what can we, the boating community, really do to help?

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lympic Champion Hannah Mills gave an impassioned speech at the UN Youth Climate Summit last year, imploring delegates to act in the fight against climate change – in particular, the issue of plastic pollution.

She’s clear that big changes start with individual actions, and in late 2019 launched the Big Plastic Pledge, urging the sporting community and sports fans to channel their collective voice to effect a lasting reduction in single-use plastics in the sports industry: mass sporting events can generate up to 750,000 single-use plastic bottles and seven tonnes of waste.

The Big Plastic Pledge asks its sports fans to commit to simple, tangible changes: reusable water bottles, coffee cups, lunch boxes and cutlery and refusing single-use plastic packaging and bags; encouraging your sports clubs and events to find alternatives to plastics; to name a few. And to share those changes to inspire others to do the same.

Mills will be joined at the show by The Green Blue’s Campaign Manager, Kate Fortnam, and Bianca Carr of The Final Straw Solent. Initially, a volunteer group organising clean-ups of beaches and community spaces in the Emsworth area, The Final Straw Solent has expanded since its inception in 2018. The initiative works with local businesses to find ethical and sustainable alternatives to disposable plastic, and has devised a schools outreach programme, influencing thousands of children through workshops and assemblies to make informed and sustainable choices.

RYA reduces its impact on the environment at the Dinghy Show by...

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Promoting public transport: the use of rail, underground or bus services to travel to Alexandra Palace is strongly encouraged. A shuttle bus is organised to the venue from Wood Green Station (Saturday only) in addition to existing bus routes serving the venue. As parking is limited, those planning on driving to the venue are encouraged to car share.

Encouraging visitors to use refillable water bottles: stamp out single-use plastic bottles! Water refill stations are available by toilet facilities, and bottles can be filled at every food and beverage outlet at the venue.

Reducing plastic: the RYA aims to use as little plastic as possible for its own activities throughout the show, and is urging all exhibitors to do the same.

The Green Blue is the joint environment programme between the RYA and British Marine, and celebrates its 15th birthday this year.

In 2019, it won the coveted World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award for its commitment to sustainability initiatives within the recreational boating sector and the marine leisure industry with awareness-raising campaigns and best practice guidance.

The programme’s future plans include the development of a national volunteer team, who will be fully trained to deliver the environmental programme’s outreach work through educational activities, talks, instructor training and events.

Kate says: “It has been so encouraging to see our sailing community come together to take action and play their part in making

their own boating more sustainable.

I’m looking forward to sharing the simple actions we can all take to protect our sailing environment.”

Don’t miss the Dinghy Sailing for Sustainability talk – Great Hall Stage, 2.15pm (Saturday and Sunday) – and find out how you and your club can play your part towards a sustainable future for our sport.

For details: thegreenblue.org.uk, bigplasticpledge.com and finalstrawsolent.org

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TECHNOLOGY · PERFORMANCE · HERITAGE Hyde Sails will be back at The Dingy Show 2020. We would be delighted to discuss your sail inventory needs. Come along to stand number. C71 to chat all things sail related!

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British Keelboat Sailing Supporting yacht and keelboat racing in the UK.

British Youth Sailing Come and find out more about our youth and junior racing programmes.

Racing Services Helping clubs and classes get the most from their racing. Advice on event and race management, race officials, handicapping and racing rules.

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RYA Publications Check out the new edition of the bestselling title, RYA Tactics, and find out about the newly launched audiobooks.

RYA members can take advantage of a special 20% show discount.

PANORAMA HALL

RYA Membership Join or renew your RYA membership and enjoy special show promotions.

RYA Training Celebrating 50 years of the world’s leading training programme for leisure and professional boaters.

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Allen Brothers (Fittings) Ltd

for a sailing adventure, even in the middle of the winter!

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With a 60-year heritage of innovation, Allen showcases an exciting range of performance sailing hardware. Its new, DAME Nominated, plain bearing blocks use recycled composite materials. For more demanding applications, the A2060Tii raises the game for high-performance dinghies and sports boats, while the A2031XHL-873 brings XHL standards to Lasers.

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Amarilla Sailing Club STAND E16

The RYA’s participation programme for junior sailing and windsurfing.

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Amarilla Sailing Club is a dinghy sailing club based in Tenerife.

Its range of dinghies includes Lasers, RS Aero, Neo, Zest and Sigma Active. It offers dinghy racing training for every level, basic sailing courses and organised events. Join the club

Classes and clubs

Holidays and Training

Amateur Yacht Research Association STAND W18 AYRS members are interested in yacht developments and contribute through an online magazine forum and booklets on specialist subjects. Register to join to keep up to date on the latest ideas. AYRS members will be on the stand to answer any questions about performance and new inventions. Back issues will also be on sale.

ayrs.org

Andark Diving & Watersports

lifejackets, spray tops, boots, wetsuits and dry suits, helmets, dinghy clothing and accessories.

andark.co.uk

Andrew Simpson Foundation STAND G52 The Andrew Simpson Foundation was set up and inspired by Olympic Gold and Silver medallist sailor Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson MBE, who passionately believed that all young people should have access to sailing and its benefits. All its centres are run not-for-profit and help the Foundation to deliver charitable programmes: Together we transform lives through sailing.

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Aqua Marina

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Andark Promotions will be selling a range of bargain dinghy watersports kit and clothing, including buoyancy aids,

One of the most popular iSUP, kayak and speedboat/tender brands worldwide. Aqua Marine offer affordable, high-quality water

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For everyone who loves spectacular sailing!

Wildwind in Greece has been Europe’s top sailing location for almost 35 years. With by far the widest range of dinghies and catamarans of any sailing holiday in Europe, professional and approachable instructors, a super relaxed and kids-friendly atmosphere and plenty of real holiday experiences on and off the water, our many returning visitors just can’t imagine spending their summer anywhere else. Why would they?

As the proud winner of the most recent British Travel Awards for best activity/sports holiday, we’ve seen an uptick in demand for the 2020 summer season. If you are planning to visit us this summer but are limited to travel in certain weeks, don’t wait too long and call us today to pencil in your reservation!

Call 01920 444 091, mail info@wildwind.co.uk or visit wildwind.co.uk Can’t wait until summer? Our tropical sailing in Mauritius is open year-round! See mauritius.wildwind.co.uk

sports products designed to meet the widest range of use. Individual, fleets for clubs or retail stock for stores, it’ll offer you the best products and the best deal.

AST – Advanced Sailing Technologies GmbH STAND D20 AST focuses on the engineering design and manufacture of high performance boats, such as the foiling dinghy and the L12 Lowrider.

Made of high-quality epoxy sandwich, both are simple and easy-to-use dinghies offering an outstanding performance AST and is one of the few foiling specialists in Europe.

Azure Wear UK STAND D12 Manufacturers of quality sailing accessories, including gloves, waterproof Helmsman PLUS gloves, mitts, knee pads, spray tops, etc. A wide range of sailing gloves will be available at the very best prices. Trade enquiries are welcome.

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clothing and deck hardware. The full range from Kingfisher Yacht Ropes and Sprenger blocks and rigging products is also available.

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Barton Marine Equipment Ltd

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The fastest two-man non-foiling, non-trapezing asymmetric dinghy, attracting some of the best sailors through to occasional club sailors. An established World Sailing-listed class that promotes competitive racing and understands the element of fun.

The class heads to some of the World’s greatest venues, including Carnac, Garda, Melbourne, Rock, Sydney and Tasmania.

Barton Marine is a longestablished sailing equipment manufacturer in England. Its full range of deck hardware for dinghy sailors will be available on the stand. You’ll be able to meet the team, have a go at its ‘beat the clock, build a Barton Block’ competition and view the new Barton Ratchet Block.

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Bainbridge International

Berthon RIB Solutions – Gemini RIBS STAND B65

STAND D8 Bainbridge International offers an extensive range of marine products produced from sailcloth, including AIRX performance spinnaker fabric and cover fabrics.

It also offers products from sailmakers hardware including carbon Aquabattens, AquaMarine Buy a Boat

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Gemini RIBs are built to internationally recognised standards delivering assured quality with excellent after-sales service and fully supported product warranty, provided by Berthon Rib Solutions, who will be displaying the new Gemini Waverider 5.05 Coach & Safety Boat at the show.

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Classes and clubs

Holidays and Training

Berthon RIB Solutions – Rigiflex Boats STAND B65 Rigiflex Boats have been in production for many years, and are recognised as the original and best small safety boat available, and they are now being offered to all RYA affiliated sailing clubs and training centres at special prices.

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Berthon RIB Solutions – VersaDock STAND B65 VersaDock designs and creates cutting-edge and innovative modular floating pontoons.

Our Drive-on-Dock systems keeps your boat clean and protected while still easily accessible. From low-profile floats suitable for canoeing to standard floats for yachts, our range of pontoons make on-the-water access simple and cost effective.

berthon.co.uk

Bishop Skinner Marine STAND B28 Bishop Skinner Marine has worked closely with the RYA for more than 40 years, delivering

expert advice and innovative solutions to customers across the boating sector. Its range of products provide insurance solutions for motor yachts to dinghies, plus marine travel. As an RYA member, you’ll benefit from some great policy discounts too.

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British International 420 Class Association STAND F36 The British International 420 Class Association, develops world class youth sailors from transition of all junior classes. Many of the best sailors in the world have moved to the class. The association supports sailors to enable them to reach their goals in an equal opportunity and fun environment.

gbr420.uk

Budget Sailing STAND J34 Budget Sailing is a family-run yacht charter company operating from Göcek and the Bay of Fethiye in Turkey. The sailing area is non-tidal, with many beautiful anchorages and friendly marinas.

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Buzz Class Association STAND H13 The Buzz Class Association will be displaying a Buzz, rigged to the specification of the 2017 National Championship’ winning boat.

A team of Buzz sailors will be on the stand to answer questions on buying, rigging and sailing the Buzz, as well as the benefits of being a Buzz Class Association member.

bu22.co.uk

C’est La Vie Jewellery STAND A14 Your chance to buy a unique, exclusive piece of handmade nautical jewellery. Choose from exquisite miniature Harken blocks and wonderful winches, to elegant reef-knot chains, and intricate Turks Head knot rings. Visit the stand for silversmithing demonstrations and to learn how to tie knots in wire!

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Challenger Class Association STAND W20 The Challenger Trimaran is an open class, single-handed trimaran suitable for learning, leisure sailing and serious in dinghy handicap competition Buy a Boat

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racing. Fast, fun and seriously competitive, it keeps you sailing beyond the desire to capsize.

Probably the last boat you will ever buy! This year sees the class celebrate 40 years of evolution.

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Chieftain Training STAND J36 Chieftain Training specialise in shore-based training and online E -learning. They offer a range of RYA, STCW and HSE courses in navigation, survival, marine radio, first aid and safety training for leisure and professional sailors, power boaters and super yacht crew. Chieftain Training is popular with dinghy sailors wanting to move into bigger boats and those wanting to qualify for work in the sailing industry, be it a gap year or a career.

chieftain.training

Clamcleats Ltd STAND C8 Clamcleats Ltd design and manufacture a range of cleats to hold rope up to 16mm (⅝”) for sailboats, dinghies, kitesurfing, windsurfing, kayaking, camping, outdoors, and other various applications. Visit cleats.co.uk to purchases or clamcleat.com to find your nearest distributor.

clamcleat.com

Classes and clubs

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Cody Sailing Club STAND E12 A Hampshire-based virtual sailing club with a membership across the South of England. Join for adventurous, fun and safe dinghyday cruises around the Solent, big boat sailing experiences and family camping holidays along the south coast. Build confidence with an RYA adult beginner course through Cody Sailing Club.

codysailingclub.co.uk

Comet Class Association STAND F20 The Comet Class Association is a friendly association devoted to helping Comet owners. It provides a varied programme of race meetings throughout the country and holds an annual championship and association championship at different locations each year.

A Comet Xtra with a white dacron sail will be on display.

cometsailing.org.uk

Dash Dinghies Ltd STAND D30 Dash Dinghies introduce the first in a range of fast, elegant, easy-to-sail dinghies for non-athletes. The #DASH12 is an ultra-lightweight wooden 12ft planing dinghy. Capable of Shopping and Equipment

carrying four rig sizes, it’s ideal for beginners, intermediate and veteran sailors. Visit the stand to view the #DASH12 with 7m sail.

dashdinghies.co.uk

Deck Shoes Unlimited STAND B4 Deck Shoes Unlimited will have a range of ladies and men’s quality deck shoes on offer at special show prices, including the Hobby, Yachtsman, Helmsman and Seafarer ranges. Waterproof hats will also available.

Devon Yawl Association STAND H12 The Devon Yawl is a boat that is great fun to sail. Fast and responsive, satisfying both novice and expert sailors. Inherent stability, coupled with excellent performance makes this an exhilarating racer. The Devon Yawl is truly a performance-day sailor!

devonyawl.co.uk

Dionic Energy Bracelets STAND C11 You do not have to be a sportsperson to enjoy the benefits of our bracelets. People from all walks of life and all ages

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DFRacingUK.com is the UK Class Association for the phenomenal restricted class DragonForce 65 and DragonFlite 95 radio controlled racing yachts, perhaps the fastest growing classes in the sailing world with boats registered at over 190 clubs in the UK alone.

Great racing programme from world to local level open to all sailing abilities.

Nationwide training and coaching programme for all sailing abilities.

Cruising activities offering fellowship and family fun.

Tailor-made insurance scheme.

An enthusiastic classic fleet offering expert advice in vintage boat restoration.

Twice-yearly magazine packed with interest.

Monthly e-newsletter that will keep you fully up to date.

Professionally managed website for all your information needs.

An Association office, providing friendly support.

An Association dedicated to the promotion of the boat Outstanding one-design class in both FRP and wood All the help and advice you might need to prepare, tune and maintain your boat.

Come and Celebrate our 70th Anniversary at our World Championship in Skerries 2020

Find out what it’s all about and dates of all 13 rounds of the UK Travellers Series at DFRacingUK.com

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can happily wear them. The basic premise of all the bracelets from ‘Dionic energy’ is to emit negative Ions (Anions), Far Infra-red rays and Alpha waves as well as magnetic therapy.

of several days. The association organises frequent rallies around the British coast, as well as continental Europe. A respected magazine is published quarterly, providing plenty of technical advice.

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Dinghy Design

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Dinghy Designs creates eyecatching personalised art prints of dinghies. Its prints make great gifts for the sailor who has everything, and can also offer sailing clubs personalised prize prints for regattas and competitions. Graphic design services also available.

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DF Racing UK features two of fastest growing classes in radio sailing history and has over 1,900 active registered boats based at radio sailing clubs and full-size dinghy sailing clubs.

A 13-date UK-wide race series is planned for 2020. Low-cost outlay to be competitive at National or International level.

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Dinghy Cruising Association STAND W14 The Dinghy Cruising Association promotes dinghies for cruising.

This includes everything from short passages with the family, to ambitious coastal passages

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Enterprise Association STAND G30 The Enterprise is one of the largest classes in the world. A popular racing or cruising dinghy, it attracts some of the biggest names in sailing, with quality racing and high turnouts of all abilities and ages. This is a true dinghy racing class that has stood the test of time.

sailenterprise.co.uk

Eye Level Optical STAND C4 An extensive collection of specialist and polarised eyewear for all water-based sports enthusiasts.

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F101 Class Association

Exclusive UK & Ireland dealer for Devoti Sailing Optimist and D-Zero racing dinghies, offering the Optimist with a twist of Devoti experience and knowledge – the best Oppie available judged by results. The D-Zero, fantastic single hander is powered by North Sails, Compotech and Devoti. Sail and you’re hooked!

Come and see the latest foiling F101. The association continues to grow internationally but it is about much more than the boat, offering offers a foiling experience with training and race opportunities at great venues in a fun environment.

dzero.co.uk

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Far East Boats (Activate Switch) STAND C98 + B90 Far East Boats will be exhibiting the FE19R, a highly competitive and affordable entry-level keelboat for sailors, clubs and sailing schools. Also on display will be the Far East S/V14 Adaptive Sailing Boat, Far East Optimist Dinghy and FarEast 580 coaching RIB.

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Fernhurst Books Limited STAND B24 Fernhurst Books will be launching Sir Ben Ainslie’s new book at the show, as well as two new Practical Companions, written especially for dinghy racers on using the wind and splicing. Its wide range of dinghy sailing books will also be available on the stand.

fernhurstbooks.com

Fireball Association (UKFA) STAND G31 A two-person performance, international racing dinghy, with spinnaker and trapeze, raced in over 20 countries around the world. This year the World Championships take place in Ireland and the UK Championship in Weymouth. The Winder and a Weathermark dinghies will be on display.

fireballsailing.org.uk

Fishers Green Sailing Club STAND E14 Fishers Green Sailing Club is located in the scenic Lee Valley Regional Park, on the Herts/Essex border, just 10 minutes from M25-J26. If offers all year-round family-friendly, social and competitive sailing, certificated training by RYA qualified instructors and regular informal coaching. You don’t have a boat? No problem! You can simply use the club boats to get you going!

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Other equipment SAILING BOOKS Day skipper Pat Ourry/Navigation Manual RYA david & charles/Yachtmaster guide mick bowyes/Small boat sailing percy blandford/ Allso Assortment of books & items to do with navigation rules symbolols used at sea.Buy all at price stated or offers by eny item ring me for prices & info . £25 Tel 0151 284 8329 / (LIVERPOOL) NEW INFLATABLE RACE BUOYS (IN PACKAGING) 3 Brand new Lazilas inflatable yellow race marks 900x1500mm. STILL IN PACKAGING Can ship to anywhere in the UK at cost. £220 Tel +4477 45781047 / (SOUTHAMPTON)

New Aero Cleats 3 sizes available No tools needed 12R

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£89.95 RS800 2ND HAND MAST 2nd hand RS800 Seldon KITE BUGGY Peter Lynn Folding XR Kite Buggy. £489 new. Fantastic condition, hardly used. Flexifoil kites for Rechargeable Mast, repaired by Ashdown Marine. partially rigged (all sale also. Rage 4.7 - (new £296) £200 ono Rage 2.5 wire rigging, but no Trapeze wires). Ashdown Varnished (new £230) £140 ono condition - like new. £320 Tel in 2007 and stored in Mast bag since 2008. £650 Tel 01491 613873 / (WATLINGTON) 07790 495372 / (SOUTHAMPTON)

TWIN AXLE GALVANISED YACHT TRAILER Keep down HARKEN LASER KICKER Complete kicker. Used Twice.

14R and buy this trailer. Hayling those marina storage fees £120 Tel 07967 480590 / (NOTTINGHAM) 3 Trailers fully braked, twin axle, galvanised yacht trailer £94.95 with gross weight of 3,500kg (unladen wt 500kg). £64.95 Rechargeable Trailer in excellent condition and not w been in the w w. o pwater. timumtime.co.uk Built for Laser 28 but supports fully adjustable. £2250 AVAILABLE FROM ALL GOOD CHANDLERIES Tel 07958 482435 / 0117 9806271 (TAUNTON)

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CATAMARAN ROAD TRAILER Fully Galvanised Road Trailer, with adjustable outriggers, mast rest and light

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Flying Fifteen Association STAND F35 A modern class with 70 years of history. Fast, stable, easily handled and suitable for a wide range of crews. With big fleet championships, friendly open meetings offering competitive handicap racing. Other small keelboats come and go, but the Flying Fifteen remains – the original sportsboat.

Force 4 Chandlery STAND B16 Established in 1977, Force 4 offers a full range of the latest chandlery, electronics and clothing at great prices and lots of special offers.

With 14 retail stores, plus a mailorder service, experienced staff can offer you everything you need to enjoy your time on the water.

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rolled up in day bags, hand luggage or even used as a scarf, sarong, shawl or wrap. Available in 70 colours, they are quick drying and weigh just 275g each.

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France Leisure Holidays Ltd STAND J38 Family activity holidays, comfortable accommodation, in south-west France. Their site offers swimming pools, catamaran and dinghy sailing, paddle-boarding, windsurfing, cycling and kayaking. Breakfast and picnic lunch provided. Guests have full use of self-catering facilities, including barbeques in lovely riverside settings, making evening meals flexible for families.

franceleisureholidays.com

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Foutala Towels STAND A16

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Foutala’s 100% cotton towels are ultra-absorbent and super lightweight – perfect for holidays, travelling or boating. They can be

Easy to apply self-adhesive boat names, graphics, logos and personalised stickers designed via the Funky Monkey fully

interactive website. Visit the stand for more information.

GoCycle

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GoCycle’s mission is clear: to create the world’s best urban electric bikes. Former McLaren Cars Ltd design engineer, Richard Thorpe, founded the business in 2002 and set about creating his two-wheeled electric dream.

Today GoCycle is renowned the world over for its innovative products, with no compromises on design and pioneering spirit.

Fusion Sailboats STAND B68 Safe, stable and confidence building, Fusion is the groundbreaking, ultra-modern, one-boat solution for families and sailing centres. Their beloved Maverick watersports board will also be on display at the show, challenging many of the baseline assumptions about dinghy sailing! Come and meet their friendly engineering design team for more information.

fusionsailboats.co.uk

Gill Marine STAND C28 Gill has been at the forefront of technical apparel innovation and trusted on the water for more than 40 years. The new 2020 dinghy range includes versatile garments that can be mixed and matched in single or combined layers – so even if the temperature changes, your performance won’t.

gb.gillmarine.com

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gocycle.com

Graduate Dinghy Association STAND W10 The Graduate Dinghy is an exciting two-person, two-sail dinghy offering competitive one design racing. The Graduate can be raced at all levels, from youth to master. It is often sailed by parent-child combinations, as it is relatively lightweight, which allows launching and recovery by one adult.

graduatedinghy.com

Grafham Water Sailing Club STAND J30 At three miles long and, at its maximum, one and half miles wide, Grafham Water is one of the best inland sailing venues in the country. Located 60 miles north of London, just on the A1/ A14 junction, the club is an RYA training centre and offers a large, varied programme of activities throughout the year.

grafham.org

Hadron H2 Class Association STAND F11 It may be one of the newest dinghy classes, but the H2 is fast becoming a modern classic.

Robust, light and speedy with impeccable handling, this fantastic carbon composite single-hander appeals to dinghy sailors of all ages. Come along and chat to the band of friendly and enthusiastic H2 owners.

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tuition tailored to your needs.

Ask about flotillas, local regattas and taster sails.

huntersyard.co.uk

Hyde Sails Ltd STAND C71 Hyde Sails Ltd is a worldwide sail maker that has been operating for more than 50 years. Supplying sails, covers and many more items for sail boats, ranging from 8ft to 120ft, from its Hyde Sails sail lofts all over the world.

hydesails.co.uk

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Hammond Drysuits Ltd STAND B5 Hammond Drysuits design and manufacture custom, madeto-measure ProSail drysuits for sailors’ individual shapes, providing the ultimate comfort and fit. For those still growing it can be adapted. Combine the drysuit with our CoreTek threepiece undersuit and you will be warm and dry whether you’re on the water or ashore.

hammond-drysuits.co.uk

Hansa Class Association

harken.co.uk

Hartley Boats Ltd STAND C62 Hartley Boats are returning to the show, on an enhanced stand, with an extensive range of newly designed boats, offering up to £2,000 off many boats.

hartleyboats.com

Highfield Boats

STAND G12 Hansa dingies are designed to be a safe boat for both disabled and able-bodied people to sail. Used by Sailability groups worldwide, the association runs a well-established programme of national and International racing events each year.

hansaclass.org.uk

Harken UK

STAND C80 Highfield Boats is the world’s largest aluminium RIB manufacturer, with over 25,000 boats delivered globally since 2011. Its commitment to sailing is at its core, with club support, sail racing and team support written in its DNA. Our hulls are recyclable and lighter than the competition and our strength is second to none.

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Hobo Yachting

Harken is the leader in performance sailing hardware, providing equipment and technical knowledge

If you want to progress from dinghies to bigger boats, Hobo

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from entry level to Olympic sailing.

The Harken technical team will be available to answer all your sailing equipment questions and help to solve any hardware or system problems. Give your season the best start with Harken on board!

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Yachting, based in Southampton, can help. Operating as a Solent sail school for 21 years, it specialises in five-day RYA courses, for individuals and groups.

hoboyachting.co.uk

Horning Sailing Club STAND J28 Horning Sailing Club is one of the largest clubs on the Norfolk Broads. Sunday racing alternates between the River Bure and Hoveton Little Broad, and down river passage races are organised throughout the season. A very successful RYA training centre, its young sailors have reached high standards at national and European level. The Three Rivers Race is an annual open event.

horning-sailing.club

Hunter Fleet and Norfolk Broads School of Sailing STAND J32 Hunters Fleet offers unique sailing holiday packages to suit both your dream and budget.

Classic gaff rigged yachts, lovingly maintained, and vintage wooden day boats are available to hire.

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The new UFO is a simple and modern hydrofoiling boat, allowing anyone to ‘fly’. Manufactured

by Fulchrum Speedworks in the USA, the UFO is claimed to be more stable than the Moth, has a simple rig and a set of fully retractable hydrofoils. Come along and enquire about the OnePlus rotomoulded Optimist.

racingdinghies.co.uk

International 14 Class Association STAND H30 The International 14 is the ultimate, twin trapeze carbon fibre rocket-ship. Come and see the latest developments in dinghy technology with the innovative B6 design and view the amazing video footage and images from the 2020 World’s in Perth.

gbr.international14.org

International OK Dinghy STAND H18 The OK Dinghy is attracting multiple world champions, Olympians and America’s Cup sailors to its international events.

Over 60 OKs competed in the UK open circuit in 2019, warming up their campaign to compete at the World Championship at Lyme Regis in 2022. Try-a-sail boats are available at 2020 events.

okdinghy.co.uk

International 2.4mR Class Association STAND E2 The International 2.4mR Class is raced in 15 countries and prides itself on being fully inclusive to all sailors. This unique racing keelboat offers stunning metre boat performance with foot or hand steering. The world fleet comprises sailors of all levels, from exOlympic champions to club sailors.

inter24metre.org

unrivalled learning opportunities for young sailors. Start sailing with a network of nationwide local clubs and IOCA open training across the UK. Join the incredible national events with huge fleets, and racing for both beginners and more advanced sailors.

optimistsailing.org.uk

International UK Laser Association STAND F10

A unique development sailing canoe with a sliding seat. Visit the stand to see the latest creation from one of the oldest sailing classes in the world.

Laser Standard, Radial, and 4.7: the most sailed class in the UK. Laser racing offers sailing for life, from 15 in the 4.7 to 80 at a Masters event.

One thousand sailors attended the Laser Worlds in 2019; more that most classes build in year. Laser… see where the adventure takes you!

intercanoe.org.uk

laser.org.uk

International Optimist Class Association (IOCA UK)

Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club

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IOS Sailing Club is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the UK. It aims to

International Canoe STAND F13

The International Optimist provides

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encourage, promote and enable amateur dinghy and catamaran sailing, with membership open to all.

King George Sailing Club

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The ISO is a two-person, performance asymmetric dinghy with wings. Offering an active open circuit and training for those who want it, these amazing boats will put a smile on your face and can be picked up at good price.

We are a members’ only club, run by the members for the members. Dinghy racing takes place on Sundays all year round and on Thursday evenings from Easter to September. The club also runs casual sailing on Saturdays, as well as team racing on a monthly basis. SUP and windsurfing (NOT kiteboarding) have a strong following, with pod storage on site.

isoracing.org

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K1 Class Association

Laser Performance

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K1 is a single-handed sailing dinghy with a lifting keel. The lifting keel allows the boat to be launched and recovered like any other dinghy, offering the advantage of a self-righting facility, without detracting from the exhilarating performance.

As the world’s largest dinghy sailboat company, LaserPerformance takes pride in supplying quality, safe and innovative boats across the world. Whether you’re a family that want to learn the basics of sailing, or an athlete competing against Olympic-class sailors, LaserPerformance has a boat for you. laserperformance.uk

K1association.org

Lazy Jacks STAND C15 Our range is full of bright and fresh colours throughout the range, which we like to think give Lazy Jacks its distinctive style. All our garments are pre-washed at source to minimise any shrinkage, so the garment you buy will stay its original size wash after wash.

lazyjacks.co.uk

Lightning 368 Class Association STAND G2 As one of the friendliest classes afloat, you won’t find a better place to class race. Follow its active, regularly updated website and Facebook page.

Visit the stand to find out more.

lightning368.org

Little Ship Club STAND E6 The Little Ship Sailing Club is a superb club house on the Buy a Boat

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Instant on line quotes and cover Tel: 02392 754000 Quality Policies for all kinds of Dinghy, Yacht and Multihull, from Sailors to Sailors. dinghyinsurance.com is a trading style of WH Insurance Consultants which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY Talk to us about booking a Topper ‘Generations Tour’ for your club at the Dinghy Show on stand C58.

Or contact secretary@itca-gbr.co.uk

Where will your Topper take you?

Now every laser sailor can race and be ranked on a world-wide basis.

Whether you are a new, experienced, or an international racer - The Laser League has a place for you. Laser League is a series of local races held by sailing clubs, supported by a score submission software, and managed by Laser Performance.

You can now compete against sailors around the world, from the comfort of your own club.

To get involved in Laser League, submit scores earned from a race at your local club to the Laser League website. Your racing results are analysed by Sailwave, accounting for the varying wind strengths we will find through the range of worldwide locations where sailors sail through wind indexed ratings, ranking sailors globally. By removing financial and travel limitations, Laser League gives every Laser sailor the opportunity to participate in events, creating a greater level of competition and encouraging new sailors to start racing.

Because Laser League is an independent series, sailors can use any Plaqued Laser, Club Laser or ARC Laser produced by Laser Performance, in addition to any Laser Class approved boat, keeping racing truly One Design.

Join the Laser League and race against the world!

For more information about the Laser League, visit the Laser Performance Team at the RYA Dinghy Show in London on 29th February - 1st March or visit our website at TheLaserLeague.com

Thames, in the city of London.

The club house is available for dining, room hire, training courses and social events.

Excellent opportunities are on offer for those who want to progress from dinghies to larger boats in coastal waters.

Marineware STAND D7 Marineware is the leading provider of high-performance coatings and composite materials from brands such as Gurit, Corecell, Durepox and Akzonobel.

marineware.com

Marlow Ropes STAND B52 The world-leading rope manufacturer and official supplier to the British and US sailing teams, INEOS Team UK and American Magic America’s Cup teams. Marlow works across the dinghy classes, including the 49er, 49erFX, Laser, Topper, Optimist and kitefoiling boats, to develop high-performing dinghy rope solutions. Join Marlow for interactive technical rig-talks and splicing demonstrations.

Merlin Rocket Owners Association STAND G20 The Merlin Rocket is one of the most successful classes in the UK. The restricted development status has allowed the class to evolve into a superb, modern racing boat. Sailors can take part in competitive National Championships, a popular open circuit and the annual Merlin Rocket Week, hosted at Salcombe Yacht Club.

merlinrocket.co.uk

Minorca Sailing STAND F40 Minorca Sailing provide specialist sailing holidays in Menorca.

Whether you’d like to learn to sail, learn to windsurf, improve your sailing, windsurfing or racing, sail foiling boats, foil windsurf, or just relax whilst the children are taken care of, Minorca Sailing are the experts. Its unrivalled location is safe and secure, yet expansive and challenging for more advanced sailors. Its boats and windsurf equipment are continually updated, and its experienced RYA-qualified instructors are always on hand to help.

minorcasailing.co.uk

national championship every year, either at coastal or inland venues.

technical clothing that delivers protection in all extremes.

miracledinghy.org

musto.com

Model Yachting Association

Nacra Sailing

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Since 1975, Nacra Sailing has been about empowering sailors. Getting the best out of yourself and your team with NACRA supplying the equipment. From Olympic to leisure, reaching new heights and pushing boundaries. That’s what Nacra Sailing is all about!

An association of clubs and the national governing body for the Radio and Free Sailing disciplines. myauk.co.uk

Morgan Sails STAND D10 Morgan sails are designed and made in-house in the UK. They specialise in racing and cruising sails. Come and see the team on the stand for more details.

nacrasailing.com

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Visit the National 12 stand to find out more about this exciting double-handed development class dinghy. Watch the latest videos and learn about how winged rudders enable you to sail faster.

Suitable for couples, parents sailing with children or junior teams and with an active racing scene, this class continues to flourish.

Mersey Trailers

Miracle Dinghy Class Association

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Manufacturers of aluminium and steel launch trolleys and road bases to suit all classes. Double stacking, regatta and catamaran trailers are also manufactured by the British company.

The Miracle dinghy was designed in 1974. It is a family class dinghy, suitable for all age groups and can take two adults and two children cruising and racing. The association holds race meetings around the country, as week as a

Musto has been keeping athletes protected against the elements since 1965 when Olympic sailing medallist and engineer Keith Musto founded Musto. Today, Musto is one of the world’s leading sailing brands creating innovative,

merseatrailers.com Buy a Boat

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National 12 Class Association STAND J20

national12.org

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few bonded for your financial protection under ATOL 3016.

nautilusyachting.com

NeilPryde Sailing STAND C22 The NeilPryde Sailing technical collection is a superior layering system for keeping dinghy sailors warm, dry and protected. The stars of the clothing portfolio are the Elite Firewire long john and top, Elite mid-layers and rash vests, and the Elite and Raceline drysuits; all of which feature core technologies which put NeilPryde Sailing ahead of the competition.

neilprydesailing.com

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National 18ft Class Association STAND H32 The National 18 is a vibrant and energetic class steeped in history.

With a growing presence across the UK, Ireland and Europe, it prides itself on being a family friendly boat, with great holiday-focused venues for its national championships.

national18.com

National Firefly Association STAND G3 The Firefly class will be showing the enduring qualities of fun, great value, low costs and sheer dinghy sailing enjoyment of this 12ft, one-design dinghy. Sailed by two crew, the class has a following of all ages who love energetic, tactical racing, and amazing National Championships in the friendliest fleet!

fireflyclass.co.uk

National School Sailing Association STAND E18 A UK membership organisation and Buy a Boat

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registered charity aiming to provide exciting sailing opportunities for youth sailors of all ages and abilities. Visit the stand to speak to current and past sailors and to find out more about regattas and events taking place this year.

sailed at many clubs in the UK and Europe. The Solo has a highly competitive fleet with regular championship events throughout the year, including international events attracting sailors of all levels.

nssa.org.uk

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Nucleus Watersports

National Scorpion Class Association

National Squib Owners Association

Nucleus Watersports has been supplying drysuits, boots and gloves to dinghy sailors for more than 30 years. Specialist supplier of bulk kit for centres, clubs and organisations. Speak to Derroll for a quote.

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The 14ft two-person Scorpion class has under gone a surge of interest in the past couple of years, with 100 preentries already for the 60th championship being held in Penzance. Open meetings are expected to have 30-plus entries. A competitive and fun fleet for 2020, come and join us!

The National Squib is a 19ft onedesign keelboat. Incredibly close tactical racing, accommodating both sexes and a wide weight/age range. It has a well-supported open circuit and averages well over 50 boats at National events and many keen Squib fleets around the coast.

Prices from £1,000-£20,000, with good boats available from £5,000.

sailscorpion.co.uk

squibs.co.uk

National Solo Class Association

Nautilus Yachting Ltd

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Nautilus Yachting has been organising worldwide sailing holidays since 1992. Now a leading independent yacht charter agency in the UK and one of the

A classic one-design, singlehanded dinghy. Designed by Jack Holt in 1956, the Solo remains a popular dinghy,

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The North London Sailing Association offers two excellent places to sail: The West Reservoir near Finsbury Park, Central London, and a residential base in Brightlingsea, Essex. All its members have access to over sixty club boats throughout the year. The residential sailing centre is also available to hire for sailing groups.

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northlondonsailing.org

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canoes2go.co.uk

Ocean Elements STAND E30 Beach Club and Sailing holidays in Greece, featuring beachfront hotels with pools and included activities, such as dinghy, windsurf, biking and itness), including free kids’ clubs and tuition by RYA Instructors.

Flotilla, bareboat and stay sail with our modern yacht fleet in the Greek Mediterranean. Sail training from beginner to expert.

oceanelements.com

CUTTING YOUR OWN PATH A co-educational boarding and day school providing a full and broad education, fit for the modern world.

Sailing scholarships and bursaries available.

COME VISIT US AT THE DINGHY SHOW ON STAND G50 WWW.ROYALHOSPITALSCHOOL.ORG

Ocean First Marine Ltd STAND D24 Suppliers of a range of high-quality Safety RIBS in aluminium and GRP, all with outstanding performance and sea-worthy characteristics

oceanfirstmarine.co.uk

Ovington

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STAND B56 Ovington Boats is one of the world’s most successful small-boat building businesses, specialising in the high performance dinghy and small keelboat market – view the latest releases at our stand or on our website.

ovingtonboats.com

Phantom Class Association STAND F34 The Phantom is a well-established single-handed dinghy class raced all around the country. It attracts over 50 boats at its National Championships and has a very active open meeting circuit organised across four regions. Its carbon fibre rig allows lighter helms to compete. Epoxy hulls have significant competitive longevity.

phantomclass.org.uk

Pinnell & Bax Ltd STAND B32 P&B is a one-stop shop for all Buy a Boat

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your sailing needs; clothing, chandlery, sails, covers, spars and rigging, carbon masts and booms, boat repairs and sailing dinghies.

Brands include Musto, Gill, Gull, Zhik, Sandyline, Crewsaver, NeilPryde, Harken, Allen, Ronstan, RWO, Seasure.

Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre STAND H42 Located on the banks of the Menai Strait, Snowdonia, Plas Menai delivers world-class training year round. It boasts 140 beds, catering facilities, professional kit, and a highly skilled team, ensuring there’s something for everyone, of all ages and abilities. The National Outdoor Centre; delivering quality instruction since 1983.

plasmenai.co.uk

Port of Plymouth Sailing Association STAND E22 The Port of Plymouth Sailing Association invites class associations to consider Plymouth as a National Championships venue from 2021. Plymouth is an excellent venue, with racing hosted on the waters of Plymouth Sound or outside the breakwater.

Excellent facilities are on offer close to the city centre with

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a fantastic spectator vista and activities for non-sailing family members. plymouthsailingassociation.org.uk

Rain and Sun Dinghy Covers STAND A10 UK manufactured covers for all types of dinghies and catamarans.

Rain and Sun’s famous dinghy covers can be seen in every sailing club, across the UK and all over the world. Go along and say hello, they’ll have loads of fabric and cover samples to view.

rainandsun.co.uk

Ranelagh Sailing Club London STAND W8 Race without the travel at Putney on the Thames. Weekend racing in Lasers, Solos & Merlins. Ranelagh SC host London Midweek Evening Series too! Friendly club about to grow and redevelop their amazing Thameside clubhouse. Great racing and buzzy atmosphere among the rowers and runners on Putney embankment. Drive, train or tube.

ranelaghsc.co.uk

RNLI STAND E26 The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Its volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour rescue Shopping and Equipment

service in the UK and Ireland.

They will be providing safety advice to visitors as well as fundraising to enable them to carry on providing this vital service.

rnli.org

Robline STAND C14 In recent years, FSE Robline has shifted its focus to becoming the leading specialist supplier for sailing and yachting ropes. Sailing crews from Austria, Kuwait, Qatar, Croatia, Brazil, etc, rely on the expertise of and cordage from Robline®. Also the official supplier of lines for the most active high-performance sailing classes

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Rockley Watersports STAND F52 Rockley Watersports offers RYA training, holidays, school and group activity trips, with RYA training from beginner to advanced level and provides extensive RYA instructor training.

Rockley Education offers BTEC Level 3 Sport (Outdoor Adventure), equivalent to three A-levels, as well as a Level 2 Diploma and an apprenticeship.

rockley.org

Ronstan STAND B20 Ronstan is a world-leading

manufacturer of sailboat hardware, rigging components, sailing wear and accessories.

Its products are created through innovative thought and realworld testing. The range including blocks, travellers, furlers, cleats, stainless fittings, winches and much more, ensuring there is the perfect sailing product solution to meet you and your boat’s needs.

ronstan.com

Rooster Sailing Ltd STAND C38 Founded by Steve Cockerill, in 1999 Rooster combines his passion for developing sailing kit and his enthusiasm for sharing knowledge from two Olympic campaigns. Meet the team behind the brand, see what’s in store for 2020 and try on that piece of kit you’ve been eyeing up.

roostersailing.com

Royal Hospital School STAND G50 Set in 200 acres of Suffolk countryside, between Alton Water Reservoir and the Stour Estuary, the Royal Hospital School is a leading co-educational boarding and day school for 11- to 18year-olds. The school is an RYA training centre and has an exceptional reputation for sailing. Scholarships are available.

use the latest developments in construction and rig technology to produce boats that are more fun to sail, easier to handle and faster. #sailitliveitloveit.

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RS100 Class Association

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Exhilarating, hiking single-hander with gennaker. Beautifully built using epoxy sandwich construction and carbon spars, the RS100 offers exhilarating racing and incorporates a host of features that make the performance widely attainable, including a cockpit that is incredibly comfortable on open and inland water. Three rig sizes cover a wide sailor range.

The RS300 is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding boats on the market. The 10m2 sail, coupled with an aggressive hull shape, provides sparkling performance with extra bite catering for sailors weighing 65-110kg+. Discover why sailors of all ages should experience the one-design RS300.

rs100.org

RS200 Class Association STAND B78 Adrenaline packed racing and a full-on social scene. The RS200 is one of the most popular twoperson sailboats of today. Perfect

rs300.org

RS400 Class Association STAND B78 Fast, well mannered, beautifully built and attracting great sailors.

This gennaker-powered, doublehanded hiking class is as popular today as it was when it all began.

The powerful rig and high volume

hull suits medium to heavy, often mixed, teams. In clubs and on the RS racing c the RS400 gives amazing, one-design competition.

rs400.org

RS500 Class Association STAND B78 Fast and exciting single trapeze double-hander, with a fantastic European racing circuit and awesome social scene. The RS500’s infectious popularity has created a growing international class, with World Championships in fabulous venues every year. The RS500 has an unmatched asymmetric skiff-style performance, one-design competition, and youth and adult age range.

rs500.org

RS700 Class Association STAND B78 A top level, single-handed skiff with performance equalisation that allows winners to be big or small. The RS700 has refined

royalhospitalschool.org

Royal Torbay Yacht Club STAND J14 RYA Yachts & Yachting Club of the Year in 2019, the club is a friendly and welcoming club with fantastic facilities at a prime location close to the harbour and overlooking the fine sailing waters of Torbay.

A superb championship venue for both dinghies and keelboats with experienced race management and shore-side teams.

rtyc.org

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systems for user-friendliness and competition on the fantastic RS racing circuits. It’s not for the faint hearted, but this class has a cult following and it’s easy to see why.

rs700sailing.org

RS800 Class Association STAND B78 The twin-wire skiff features the kind of performance many sailors dream of. Graduating from youth racing, or stepping up from slower boats, this is the skiff class for all – men and women, young or not.

rs800.org

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remain at the top of the fleet, along with the modern composite boats.

SACQUA STAND C12 The SACQUA® boating brand was born from the spirit and exuberance of the sea. Offering chic and innovative, p roducts and apparel made from eco materials for your life on the water.

sacqua.com

Safeena Sailing STAND J34 Safeena Saree is a Gibsea 414 cruiser/racer offering tasters, training and racing, as well as longer cruises and passage making for groups of up to five.

safeenasailing.co.uk

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Sailboat Trailers

Jack Holt’s favourite design; a 16ft, two-person, single trapeze boat, with an updated spinnaker for 2020. Fast, challenging and very controllable it is an excellent sea boat with very close, high quality racing. Affordable wooden examples

Manufacturers of launching trolleys, T-frame and A-frame trailers for all boat classes. Sailboat Trailers also manufacture box trailers to suit all types of dinghies. Double/ triple stacking kits are available,

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Sailing Holidays Ltd STAND F50

UK and Dinghy Show debut for the New ILCA Dinghy from PSA with the new class legal carbon lower mast for ILCA 6 rig. Rigged with the latest Sailboats XD Pro custom carbon products and Technora spliced lines.

Sailing Holidays Ltd run awardwinning flotilla and yacht charter sailing holidays that focus on the enjoyable aspects of sailing in the sunny Mediterranean.

Experienced sailors can simply relax, whilst introducing family and friends to their passion.

Explore the beautiful Greek islands in the comfort of your own yacht, with the unobtrusive assistance and supervisions of a flotilla-lead crew.

sailboats.co.uk

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Sailingfast Ltd

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Chandlery made easy. Visit their five-star customer-rated online chandlery for expert advice and a friendly service. Buy the brand new Zhik products for 2020, as well as a range of Harken and Laser parts. Bargain rope off cuts, rope splicing demonstrations and win a day’s one-to-one coaching with Sam Whaley.

The Sailingfast team are excited to present the incredible WASZP, the world’s largest one design foiler with over 800 boats now on the water. The UK WASZP class association will also be available to present their training, racing and inclusive initiatives, designed to create a fun and enjoyable sailing experience for all. sailingfast.co.uk

sailingchandlery.com

Sailrace Systems STAND B26 Sailrace Systems provides the only fully integrated dinghy race management solution that manages your competitor; sign on, race start and finish, time capture results, and publication. The race management system (RMS) also uploads your series results via Sailwave and your duty teams via Dutyman, as well as posting all results to your clubs website.

sailracesystems.com

Sail-Race-Timer.com STAND C19 Sail-Race-Timer.com aims to make race management easy.

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used by a novice race officer, yet still capable of handling the complete range of sailing races.

The website-based service can run all your class, handicap and pursuit races.

Sea Cadets STAND F42 Sea Cadets is different from school. There’s a lot of learning, but it is all achieved through activities – on and off the water, with its volunteers leading by example. Its platform is built on the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy. The club inspires our work and commitment to supporting young people today.

sea-cadets.org

Sea Sure Ltd STAND C20 Sea Sure will be showcasing their new ‘FLO’ tell tales, Sliding Dinghy Trapeze bar, and the latest innovations in the SHOCKWBV Seat Suspension range for coaching and support RIBS.

sea-sure.co.uk

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Seafarer Holidays STAND H40

STAND E8

Seafarer is a beach club, flotilla and charter specialist, operating in Greece, Croatia, France and Turkey, with RYA accredited sailing schools operating in Greece and Croatia.

Founded in 1995, Seafarer is noted for its personal service, great value and one of the highest repeat booking ratios in the industry.

Shuttleworth College Watersports Club is part of the FE and HE Outdoor Adventure Course provision. All students attending a college course have access to club facilities on Grafham Water.

Outdoor courses (residential option) provide an opportunity to work through the RYA Sailing/ Powerboat Scheme and become a qualified RYA Instructor.

seafarersailing.co.uk

Selden Masts

shuttleworth.ac.uk

STAND B40 Seldén Masts is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of masts, rigging and deck hardware for dinghies, keelboats and yachts.

State-of-the art facilities enable Seldén to supply the highest quality spars, with a superior service.

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Solite Boots STAND A8 These custom-fit, super light and precision performance boots come with a free test-moulding experience available with Dee Caldwell. Patents worldwide.

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Solution Class STAND G16 The Solution is an exciting, modern single-handed hiking

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dinghy that is comfortable to sail, yet rewards your efforts by flying across the water with ease. The class association is run independently by its members and has established itself with a great boat, plus a friendly and sociable open circuit.

solutionclass.org

South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club STAND W12 SCYC Abersoch hosts national, international and world championships, as well as the annual Abersoch Dinghy Week and Mirror Week. Fantastic sailing in Cardigan Bay, unrivalled club facilities and Abersoch beach and village offer everything for the family. Visit the stand to find out what is on offer.

scyc.co.uk

Streaker Class STAND G13 The Streaker is a lightweight, single-hander that has an excellent racing programme.

It is built professionally in FRP or wood. Home-build from plans or kit are also available.

streaker-class.org.uk

Suzuki GB PLC STAND B30 Suzuki’s four-stroke outboards provide quiet, fuel-efficient technology without sacrificing power and performance. From the lightweight, portable DF2.5, to the awesome power of the award winning DF350A, Suzuki has an outboard for every application, including safety and chase boats for clubs and training centres. For more information visit.

suzuki.co.uk

Synergy Marine STAND D22 Synergy Marine is a multiple World and National Championshipwinning builder of the International OK and Cadet racing dinghies, UK supplier of the O’pen Skiff and, new for 2020, the Lark dinghy. It will also be exhibiting

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conceived as a family cruising dinghy, this traditional Swallows and Amazons-style boat is now usually sailed with a crew of two or single-handed. It continues to be built today both in traditional wood and wood-trimmed GRP.

tidewaydinghy.org

Topper International Ltd STAND C58 Topper Sailboats produce a range of award winning sailing dinghies and catamarans, including the famous International Topper Racing Class. The Topper name is recognised around the world and is synonymous with exceptional build-quality and pedigree design.

toppersailboats.com

Two Bare Feet STAND C68

Ceildh Composites carbon masts for OK and Merlin Rockets.

The Association for Gaff Rig Sailing STAND F12 OGA, The Association for Gaff Rig Sailing, encourages interest in gaff, lug and spritsail rigs and welcomes all who share our enthusiasm for traditional boats. Our events include cruises and races, as well as shoreside social events. On display are examples of a gaff and lug rig.

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The International GP14 Class Association STAND H36 This year the class will be celebrating 70 years of GP14 Sailing. The International GP14 is a strict one-design thoroughbred that combines outstanding flexibility with great performance. It appeals to all ages and abilities, from world class Buy a Boat

championship racing, to cruising and training. The class is supported by an enthusiastic association.

Boat number two will be on show.

Visit the stand early for details about on-stand tutorials.

Representing Red Paddle Co, known for its award- winning inflatables and unrivalled innovation. Come and visit the SUP stand to find which paddleboard is best for you.

gp14.org

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The Old Salt Loft

Tideway Dinghies

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STAND J2

Specialists in printed and embroidered clothing, offering no-minimum order quantities and a complete ‘Club Shop’ of branded merchandise. Its vast range of products include polos, caps, jackets, T-shirts and mugs, as well its own bespoke range of recycled sail cloth bags.

Builders of a classic, in simulated clinker with traditional gunter rig, beautifully fitted out in hardwood

by A Riva and Son Shipwrights.

Enthusiastic about fun on the water? Chat to the Tideway team and view its colourful kit bags, all made at its base in Maldon.

theoldsaltloft.com

The SUP Company

tidewaydinghies.co.uk

Tideway Owners Association

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STAND J2

The SUP Company is one of the largest stand-up paddleboard shops specialising in both inflatables and hard SUPs.

Built originally in Essex in the 1950s, the gunter-rigged Tideway provokes admiring looks wherever it’s sailed. Originally

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Two Bare Feet is the ultimate action and watersports company, boasting the largest range of quality, paddleboards and accessories available. With over 20 years’ experience in the market, there’s something for everyone at this one-stop shop for everything paddleboarding, watersports and more.

twobareeet.co.uk

UK Cadet Class Association STAND H31 From Beginner to aspiring Olympian, the RYA Cadet Class is the world's most successful junior two-person training dinghy specifically designed for children and young people.

Great fun for both sailors and parents, come and join the family.

cadetclass.org.uk

UK Nacra 15 Class Association STAND H34 This well-established RYA multihull youth class has an extremely active international circuit, plus an extensive training and international racing schedule planned for 2020. There has been a huge take-up around the world

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by some of the best youth sailors.

Come and see what it’s all about.

Find us on Facebook: nacra15UK.

nacra15.org.uk

UK Sprint 15 Class Association STAND F39 The UK’s most popular singlehanded and car-toppable catamaran. Fast, easy to sail, it is raced and cruised with one or two crew throughout the UK and beyond with ages ranging from seven to 70-plus! A thriving open racing circuit regularly attracts 50-plus entrants.

All thrill-seeking sailors are welcomed.

sprint15.com

UKIDA (Dart 18)

Weatherfile.com

STAND G36

STAND C9

The Dart 18 is the largest active one-design catamaran fleet in the UK, attracting more than 100 boats to the annual GP series.

The Dart 18 class is a very sociable bunch of sailors, always looking to welcome more sailors on board.

With over 25 years of experience, RPR Ltd supply British Sailing Team coaches, and yacht clubs with wind and weather monitoring equipment. They will be showcasing their latest OWS-5 professional coaching, PRO race officer and yacht club solutions as well as the Kestrel range of handheld weather meters.

dart18.com

UKSA

rpr.co.uk

STAND G40 A charity that uses the power of the sea to transform lives through on-the-water activities and maritime education. Sea. Change provides life-changing opportunities to schools, groups and disadvantaged young people.

Sea. Careers is the world’s largest provider of marine training, from instructors through to officers.

Welsh Harp Boat Centre STAND D9

Volvo

The Welsh Harp team is once again supporting the RYA Dinghy Show and it will be attending for the 35th year, with all the usual bargains. ‘Trailer Rob’ will be on hand to discuss anything regarding Sovereign Trailers and new developments for 2020, including its popular range of alloy trolleys.

STAND B54

welshharp.co.uk

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Volvo has been a proud, longterm supporter of the RYA's racing programme since it first backed the RYA Keelboat Programme in 1998. Since then, it has extended its support to youth sailing in 1999 and has been the vehicle partner to the British Sailing Team since 2009.

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Wessex Resins & Adhesives Ltd STAND C2 WEST SYSTEM epoxy products are the leading, general-purpose epoxies for boat building, repair and maintenance. The company’s PRO-SET range of composite products includes a specialist

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range of epoxy systems from infusion and wet lay-up epoxies, to adhesives, accessories and fairing compounds. The ENTROPY RESINS epoxies are high performance, bio-based epoxy systems.

keelboats. Its insightful features and stunning photography bring you the inside track on the world’s most exciting regattas, together with advice and inspiration from the very best sailors and industry experts.

westsysteminternational.co.uk

yachtsandyachting.co.uk

Weta Class Association

Yamaha Motor UK

STAND F32 The Weta is ta fun, fast, easy boat everyone can sail. Expertly made for maximum enjoyment with minimum fuss, whether you’re sailing solo to the max, mixing it up with the family or teaching the kids to sail. The Weta is simple to sail, surprisingly quick and an absolute ton of fun.

Around the world, people who love the water choose smooth, quiet, reliable Yamaha power to help them make the most of every moment. No other outboard has earned their trust so completely, has more experience behind its name or the ability to deliver performance so perfectly tuned to its boating.

weta.org.uk

yamaha-motor.eu

Whisper Class Association

Zest Boatworks

STAND H20

Marine composite specialist offering high-quality repair and refurbishment service to the sailing industry. Its customer base includes dinghy owners, Olympic campaign and Americas Cup teams. It also provides factory support to dinghy and multihull manufacturers and is an approved applicator of most yacht paint systems, plus specialises in carbon-fibre repair.

This is the easiest foiling catamaran to sail in the world, and super fun for all ability levels. If you can sail, you can foil.

whiteformula.com

Yachts & Yachting STAND C84 Yachts & Yachting is the leading performance sailing magazine, covering every aspect of the racing scene, from dinghies to

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zest-racing.co.uk

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Allen Brothers (Fittings) Ltd ................................................... B34 Amarilla Sailing Club ....................................................................E16 Amateur Yacht Research Association ..............................W18 Andark Diving & Watersports ............................................... B42 Andrew Simpson Foundation ................................................ G52 Aqua Marina ....................................................................................B67 AST – Advanced Sailing Technologies GmbH ...............D20 Azure Wear ..................................................................................... D12 B14 Class Association.................................................................G10 Bainbridge International ..............................................................D8 Barton Marine Equipment Ltd ................................................B22 Berthon RIB Solutions .............................................................. B65 Bishop Skinner Marine.............................................................. B28 British International 420 Class Association ....................F36 Budget Sailing..................................................................................J34 Buzz Class Association .............................................................. H13 C'est La Vie Jewellery Ltd .........................................................A14 Challenger Class Association ...............................................W20 Chieftain Training ...........................................................................J36 Clamcleats Ltd ..................................................................................C8 Cody Sailing Club ...........................................................................E12 Comet Class Association ..........................................................F20 Dash Dinghies Ltd ........................................................................D30 Deck Shoes Unlimited .................................................................B4 Devon Yawl Association ............................................................ H12 Dionic Energy Bracelets ............................................................. C11 DF Racing Class Association ................................................W16 Dinghy Cruising Association .................................................W14 Dinghy Design ................................................................................. C3 DZero .................................................................................................C76 Enterprise Association ..............................................................G30 Eye Level Optical .............................................................................C4 F101 Class Association ...............................................................F22 Far East Boats ................................................................ C98 + B90 Fernhurst Books Ltd................................................................... B24 Fireball Association (UKFA) ..................................................... G31 Fishers Green Sailing Club .........................................................E14 Flying Fifteen Association .......................................................F35 Force 4 Chandlery ........................................................................ B16 Foutala Towels................................................................................A16 France Leisure Holidays Ltd ......................................................J38 Funky Monkey Boat Names....................................................A18 Fusion Sailboats ........................................................................... B68 Gill Marine ........................................................................................ C28 GoCycle................................................................................................. B1 Graduate Dinghy Association ................................................W10 Grafham Water Sailing Club ......................................................J30 Hadron Class Association ...........................................................F11 Hammond Drysuits Ltd ................................................................ B5 Hansa H2 Class Association .................................................... G12 Harken UK ....................................................................................... B50 Hartley Boats ................................................................................. C62 Highfield Boats ..............................................................................C80 Hobo Yachting ................................................................................F44 Horning Sailing Club......................................................................J28 Hunter Fleet and Norfolk Broads School of Sailing.......J32 Hyde Sails Ltd ..................................................................................C71 IBI Sailing Ltd ................................................................................... C16 International 14 Class Association.......................................H30 International 2.4mR Class Association .................................E2 International Canoe .....................................................................F13 International OK Dinghy ............................................................H18 International Optimist Class Association (UK) ...............F36 International UK Laser Association ......................................F10 Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club.......................................................J18 ISO UK Class Association.......................................................... H13

K1 Class Association...................................................................G34 King George Sailing Club ............................................................E10 LaserPerformance ...................................................................... C96 Lazy Jacks ........................................................................................ C15 Lightning 368 Class Association ............................................. G2 Little Ship Club ................................................................................. E6 Marineware ........................................................................................D7 Marlow Ropes Ltd.........................................................................B52 Merlin Rocket Owners Association .................................... G20 Mersea Trailers Ltd......................................................................... B6 Minorca Sailing .............................................................................. F40 Miracle Dinghy Class Association ..........................................F21 Model Yachting Association ......................................................J13 Morgan Sails ....................................................................................D10 Musto ..................................................................................................B32 Nacra Sailing ..................................................................... C86 + C88 National 12 Class Association ..................................................J20 National 18ft Class Association ............................................ H32 National Firefly Association .......................................................G3 National School Sailing Association .....................................E18 National Scorpion Class Association ..................................F30 National Solo Class Association .............................................. H2 National Squib Owners Association ....................................H10 Nautilus Yachting Ltd ..................................................................F46 NeilPryde Sailing............................................................................C22 North London Sailing Association ........................................E24 Nucleus Watersports .................................................................... C5 Ocean Elements ........................................................................... E30 Ocean First Marine Ltd .............................................................. D24 Ovington ........................................................................................... B56 Phantom Class Association .....................................................F34 Pinnell & Bax Ltd ...........................................................................B32 Plas Menai ....................................................................................... H42 Port of Plymouth Sailing Association .................................E22 Ranelagh Sailing Club...................................................................W8 Rain and Sun Dinghy Covers ...................................................A10 RNLI .....................................................................................................E26 Robline................................................................................................ C14 Rockley Watersports ..................................................................F52 Ronstan ............................................................................................ B20 Rooster Sailing Ltd ...................................................................... C38 Royal Hospital School ................................................................G50 Royal Torbay Yacht Club ..............................................................J14 RS Sailing ..........................................................................................B70 RS100 Class Association...........................................................B78 RS200 Class Association..........................................................B78 RS300 Class Association .........................................................G18

RS400 Class Association .........................................................B78 RS500 Class Association .........................................................B78 RS700 Class Association ..........................................................B78 RS800 Class Association .........................................................B78 RYA National Hornet Association .......................................... J22 RYA.......................................................................Panorama Hall SACQUA ............................................................................................ C12 Safeena Sailing ...............................................................................J34 Sailboat Trailers ........................................................................... C26 Sailboats.co.uk/PSA ................................................................. B64 Sailing Chandlery ............................................................................A2 Sailing Holidays Ltd ......................................................................F50 Sailingfast Ltd ................................................................................ B66 Sailrace Systems.......................................................................... B26 Sail-Race-Timer.com.................................................................. C19 Sea Cadets ......................................................................................F42 Sea Sure Ltd ................................................................................... C20 Seafarer Holidays ........................................................................H40 Selden Masts .................................................................................B40 Shuttleworth College Watersports Club ............................. E8 Solite Boots .......................................................................................A8 Solution Class ................................................................................. G16 South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club.....................................W12 Streaker Class ................................................................................ G13 Suzuki GB PLC ............................................................................... B30 Synergy Marine ............................................................................ D22 The Association for Gaff Rig Sailing ......................................F12 The International GP14 Class Association ....................... H36 The Old Salt Loft............................................................................ C18 The SUP Company ......................................................................... B3 Tideway Dinghies..............................................................................J2 Tideway Owners Association .....................................................J2 Topper International Ltd ........................................................... C58 Two Bare Feet ................................................................................ C68 UK Cadet Class Association .................................................... H31 UK Nacra 15 Class Association ..............................................H34 UK Sprint 15 Class Association ..............................................F39 UKIDA (Dart 18)............................................................................. G36 UKSA ..................................................................................................G40 Volvo .................................................................................................. B54 Weatherfile.com.............................................................................. C9 Welsh Harp Boat Centre..............................................................D9 Wessex Resins & Adhesives Ltd............................................. C2 Weta Class Association .............................................................F32 Whisper Class Association ..................................................... H20 Yachts & Yachting ............................................................... C84 Yamaha Motor UK ........................................................................D14 Zest Boatworks ............................................................................... C6

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