Brightlingsea Sailing Club to host Solo National Championship 2014

by Brightlingsea Sailing Club on 23 Jul 2014 The 2014 Solo National Championship will be hosted by Brightlingsea Sailing Club, Essex, from 26 July to 1 August, with some sixty-six helms travelling from across the UK to compete.

The regatta opens with registration and inspection on Saturday 26 July and championship racing will run from Sunday 27 July to Friday 1 August, with up to two races per day planned. Brightlingsea Sailing Club has a world-renowned reputation for its regatta management and runs several major championships each year. Racing will take place on windward leeward courses on the Colne and Blackwater Estuaries which offer sheltered open sea sailing at all states of the tide. As well as the main championship prizes, there will also be a number of special trophies including the first wooden boat, the leading Veteran, Grand Master, Septimus, Junior and Lady sailors and a Top Club Trophy.

There is also a full social programme starting with a Commodore's Welcome Reception on Saturday 26 July and including a Curry and Quiz Night on Tuesday 29 July, a BBQ on Wednesday 30 July and a Prize Giving and Buffet on Friday 1 August. The British National Solo Class Association will host its AGM on the evening of Monday 28 July and the Solo Fleet is invited to join in the Club's very popular Thursday Night Pursuit race, just for fun.

Designed by Jack Holt in 1956, the Solo is a classic one-design, single-handed dinghy sailed at many clubs in the UK, Holland and Australia. The entry list for the event includes defending champion Charlie Cumbly and last year's runner up Andy Tunnicliffe, as well as many of the top names in the class, so competition is expected to be fierce.

Further information about the regatta is available at the event website or from David Charlton, Vice Commodore Sailing, Brightlingsea Sailing Club, Email vcsailing@sailbrightlingsea.com, Tel 01206 302206.