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Europe Class Open at Overy Staithe Sailing Club set for 18-19 May

by Jennie Clark 28 Apr 2019 05:57 PDT 18-19 May 2019
Europe sailing at Overy Staithe © Jennie Clark

Whilst it might not have a clubhouse, there's a club on the North Norfolk Coast which does nevertheless have one of the largest fleets of Europe dinghies in the UK, and over the weekend of 18th & 19th May Overy Staithe Sailing Club will be hosting an open meeting for the class.

The event will be shared with the Sharpie class and will give competitors the chance to experience the thrills and spills of sailing in the creek, lagoon and wind permitting out on the open sea, and all in the same race! To make the most of the tides the racing will take place on the evening tide on Saturday and the morning tide on Sunday. There will be a social on the Saturday evening after sailing.

For further information visit the Europe class Facebook page or website.

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