K1 OPEN MEETINGS 2020
UK K1 Lockdown Championships
K1 Association.
UK K1 Lockdown Championships
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Your Association has been working hard to get you racing in these difficult times. Most clubs are now open for casual sailing and some have even managed racing.
As you know we have had to postpone many open meetings and cancel the Nationals. We are still hopeful of the remaining open meetings and the possibility to reorganise the inlands later in the year. However, in the meantime, put this very important date in your diary !!!!
We have been working with Sailracer to organise a UK Lockdown Championship.
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To explain briefly,
The championships will be held on Sunday 20th September and based at your own club. It will be open to members and non-members. Each entrant will be provided with a tracker to fix to their boats mast at deck level using a Velcro strip. You will then compete in your normal club racing. ( we are hoping that by the end of September racing will be happening in some form). This will be a minimum of 3 races. The results will be transmitted to Simon Lovesey at Sailracer who will calculate average lap times. From this, positions for each race will be calculated and eventually an overall winner.
I will be providing a trophy for this event and I hope we can make this an annual event.
We have negotiated a phenomenal deal with Simon which I hope will encourage all members to compete. The cost of entry and the hire of a tracker will be £20 (MEMBERS £10) +p&p for the tracker. It will be open to any K1 sailor in the whole of the UK.
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Before I get inundated with people telling me about the potential flaws with the idea, It is essentially a bit of fun!! There will be rules concerning the races, so that we don’t have some people reaching back and forward, or strapping their tracker to a Contender or foiling Moth! These will be kept to a minimum and posted on the website early next week.
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2020 Could be your year!
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I would appreciate an idea of the potential interest by either an email (k1geoffking@gmail.com) or message via the website.
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Geoff King
April 4th and 5th @ Carsington Sailing Club
CARSINGTON OPEN MEETING (now Postponed)
Carsington SC is going to try and get a meal on in CSC for Saturday evening, however, they have to have a minimum of 20 meals. We would encourage you to support this if possible. Carsington can take up to 15 camper vans on the site provided they are booked in beforehand. NO TENTS OR CARAVANS ALLOWED.
Camping and caravans can be done at the Knockerdown Pub which is half a mile up the road. (See CSC web site for more details.)
Please advise Alf Hawksworth if you intend to come.
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April 25th and 26th @Â Wimbleball sailing club
K1 INLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS (now Postponed)
Get in touch for more information.
May 3rd, 2020 @ Burwain sailing club
BURWAIN OPEN MEETING (now Cancelled)
Burwain SC has limited space for camping. They can accommodate campervans in their car park that is adjacent to the clubhouse. The club will be open early on Sunday for Bacon, Sausage rolls etc. There will be food available at lunchtime between races. Club races are being held on Saturday starting at 1 pm. Anyone who wishes to join in will be made more than welcome. Entry will be £20 per boat (£10 for association members).
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3 Races with 2 to count. Briefing in the clubhouse at 10.15 AM (Sunday). First race Start at 11AM. Break for lunch, Second and Third races are to be run back to back. Second race to start around 1.30 PM. Prize giving around 4.30 PM. (NOR to follow)
May 9th and 10th, 2020 @Â Poole Yacht Club
PYC OPEN MEETING (now cancelled)
PYC open meeting incorporating the Long distance race.
June 6th and 7th, 2020 @Â Rutland sailing club
RUTLAND OPEN (now Cancelled)
More information TBC.
POSTPONED to August 8th and 9th (July 4th and 5th, 2020 @ Datchet Water Sailing Club)
DATCHET WATER OPEN
More information TBC.
CANCELLED. CANCELLED. CANCELLED August 14th to 16th, 2020 @ Lyme Regis Sailing Club
K1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
More information TBC.
September 26th, 2020 @Â Teignmouth Sailing Club
TEIGNMOUTH OPEN
More information TBC.
October 24th, 2020 @Â Broxbourne Sailing Club
BROXBORNE OPEN
More information TBC.