Hi all, just a brief note to say that it looks like the events we will be attending in Scotland this year will be:
Kielder May Bank Holiday weekend 2,3,4 May (including Dam to Dam distance race on the monday)
Loch Morlich Open 8, 9 August (stunning venue north of the Cairngorm mountains)
Largs Cumbraes Regatta Weekend 22, 23 August (popular open regatta with Round the Islands race)
Loch Lomond Open 6, 7 September (great sailing at a very picturesque venue)
To ease the administrative burden (and stop me tearing my hair out...there's not much left as it is) we have gone for open regattas although most of these will provide a class start if we get over 5 entries in advance.
There may be an additional event added in late June, waiting to hear what is available (Largo Bay in Fife?)
All welcome, and it would be great to see some North Englandshire boats at any of the events! Kielder in particular looks good in that respect, whilst for Loch Lomond already it looks like we will have enough for a class start (at least 2 English/Welsh boats planning on coming so far).
We will run 2 sets of results, line and handicap, to reflect the variety of boats likely to attend, and the emphasis will be on the fun and sociable side. We also have a lender boat available to potential owners, based at Bardowie (Glasgow).
Andy