Sail-World.com : WPNSA looks ahead to 2013, introduces Annual Handicap Regatta
WPNSA looks ahead to 2013, introduces Annual Handicap Regatta
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Following a vastly successful year in 2012, the host venue of the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events of London 2012, Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is looking ahead to 2013 which is set to be yet another exciting year. Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay strongly demonstrated what they have to offer the sailing world, combining an incredible sailing area with top class on-site facilities.
The recently released 2013 calendar will give the Academy and visiting classes a full season’s worth of activity and an excellent continuation of the academies legacy on not only the world of competitive sailing but also the local economy.
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy are excited to introduce a new event starting in 2013, the ’WPNSA Annual Handicap Regatta’ inspired by the Games events held at Weymouth and Portland this year. This event will provide the opportunity for competitors to race on Olympic waters and have access to support from Olympic class coaches.
The new event, scheduled to take place on the August Bank Holiday weekend has been designed to combine coaching, fleet and handicap racing on the very special waters used for the Games events. On Friday, 23rd August, entrants will have access to top Olympic Coaches prior to their weekend of racing, followed by three handicapped races per day on the same course inclusive of all classes, giving many competitors the opportunity to race in a big fleet. On the Bank Holiday Monday an all classes pursuit race will be held, run under the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick handicap scheme. The objectives of a pursuit race allows boats of different classes to race together, starting at different times with the intention of them all crossing the finish line together on the Olympic Medal Race Course at the Nothe. This type of racing can be extremely exciting and provide the opportunity to be involved in close racing against other classes.
WPNSA is pleased to be partnering with SailRacer to develop this new event. SailRacer will be delivering the event web platform from online entry and innovative online sports presentation to allow spectators to follow all the live action over the Summer Bank Holiday.
Arrangements have been made with SailLaser, Weymouth, the on-site sailing school, for a range of boats to be chartered. These will include Lasers, Laser 2000s, Picos, Vagos, Stratos and Bahias for people without their own boats locally to take part in the racing – it will also give ‘rusty sailors’ who have sailed in the past, but don’t currently have their own boat to participate in a fun event on the waters that hosted the sailing superstars of the Olympics and Paralympics.
The weekend of competition will be accompanied by on-shore social activities with a ‘sailing festival’ atmosphere. Stands from various partaking classes will be situated on site for the duration of the event promoting their class to current and potential new members.
John Tweed, Chief Executive of the WPNSA, commented: ‘We are really looking forward to the Annual Handicap Regatta, it is designed to be accessible to as many classes as possible, and provide an enjoyable but still competitive weekend sailing and racing on Olympic waters. There will be a WPNSA Regatta Cup awarded and the event will not be one-off, but be part of a programme to ensure there is a continuing and lasting legacy in Dorset and the United Kingdom.’
Please refer to the Notice of Race on how to register for the event.
WPNSA website
by Emma Upton
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