U.K. Cherub Class Open Meetings 2004

& Events likely to attract a Cherub Entry

Event Date Location Further Information
Grafham Grand Prix Dec 28th 2003 Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (Inland) Cold but fun! Plenty of breeze
Bloody Mary Saturday 10th January Queen Mary SC Cherub entry failed to match Gavin's second place last year by around 200 places - no breeze at all!
Tiger Trophy 7th/8th Feb Rutland Water Hordes of youngsters in 29ers and 420s, good opportunity to show off (the class). And very plenty of breeze.
The Dinghy Sailing Show 6th/7th March Alexandra Palace Was Sailboat, then Sailboat and Windsurf Show, no boards this year, so rebranded again!
Training/Try a Cherub Day 3rd April Stokes Bay SC, Hampshire  http://www.stokesbay-sc.co.uk/
Weston SC Grand Slam Easter Weekend (9th-11th April) Southampton, Hampshire No racing on the Monday this year. Weston Fixtures
Inland Championships 15/16th May Queen Mary SC Shared with the International Moth Insland Champs. www.queenmary.org.uk
Copitt Hall Week 25 May - 5th June Saundersfoot YC, South Wales Information Page on Saundersfoot YC Website.
Stokes Bay Solent Pursuit June 13th Stokes Bay SC, Hampshire Stokes Bay Events Page
Round the Forts Race June 20th Stokes Bay SC, Hampshire Stokes Bay Events Page
Long Distance Race/Pursuit July 3rd/4th  Bala SC Wales Actually a separate event each day. Bala Club Programme
National Championships 18th - 23rd July National Sailing Academy, Portland Harbour, Weymouth Shared with the Moth Europeans. Academy events page.
Weymouth Regatta 31 July - 1st August Weymouth/Portland Harbour, Dorset Castle Cove SC. I don't know how many people will want to be back at Weymouth the next weekend after the Nationals though. Maybe if you can find somewhere for the boat over the week,
Round Sheppy Island 4th September Sheppy Yacht Club More info later on.
Training and Try a Cherub Day 21st/22nd August Draycote SC, Rugby More info.
Essex Dinghy Champs 28-30 August Stone SC, Essex
Nearly Scottish Championships 11-12th September Kielder Water SC, Northumberland
Mayflower SC Final Fling 9th/10th October Plymouth, Devon Mayflower SC Web Site
Grafham Grand Prix End Dec 2004 (TBC) Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (Inland) Grafham Fixtures

For More information on any event please phone Ben Brown on 01621 785302, or email him via the Fixtures Officer link on this form. You are welcome to use it to correspond with Association Officers on anything related to Cherubs. However the use of this site to gather addresses for unsolicited commercial email is prohibited.

2004 Season Highlights

Nationals Championships

Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy will be hosting the nationals for us, we are lucky to be sharing the venue with the International Moth European championships and this has allowed us to negotiate a full weeks racing on windward leeward courses.

Weymouth has always been a popular location for Cherubs and over recent years has gained a reputation for being the ultimate skiff venue in the UK. As if that wasn't enough the area does have all sorts to entertain the sailing widowers and widows.

On the social side of things we will be having a few relaxed like bar-be-ques on the beach again shared with the moths and maybe a bowling night if people are interested. At the end of the week we will be having a proper prize giving.

So how much is it going to cost? Well this year we are offering a discount for entering early. If you enter before 31st May you get £20 off the entry fee which is £130 which is great value for a full week sailing at one of the best venues in the Country and includes socials. If your serious about coming please let me know as soon as possible because it makes it so much easier to plan the scale of social events and better still get your cheque book out TODAY and enter.

If you cant make get a whole week off work, then you can enter for a number of days, this will be £26 per day again pre book.

Points Mean Prizes

The main silverware is of course for the scratch racing, but there will also be glassware and a new perpetual trophy for the handicap competition. This uses class assoiation adjusted handicaps which mean that no matter how old you boat is, if its sailed well you'll be right in the running to take home something shiny. We'll also be running various subsidiary prizes aimed at all levels of fleet so everyone has something to race for. Whether you're old, your boats old, or you've never been before there will be something you can be in the running for, including a Prix de concours (Sexy Cherub prize) a new trophy for the best presented Cherub at the Nationals (not the newest but the nicest) and of course the legendary Ashes Trophy and the Didgeredon't for those whose event doesn't quite go as planned:-)

Inland Championships

May 15th-16th we will be off to Queen Mary for the Inlands. This promises to be a fantastic event at a high profile club. Be there..

Training

We are organising a couple of events for both newcomers and more experienced crews in fact anyone interested is more very welcome. The first will be at Stokes Bay Sailing Club on the 3rd April followed by an inland later in the year.
Cherub Legends like Dave Roe, Gavin Sims and Simon Goodwin will be on hand at the events to give you tips on boat handling, tuning advice, anything cherub related

For More information on any event please phone Ben Brown on 01621 785302, or email him via the Fixtures Officer link on this form. You are welcome to use it to correspond with Association Officers on anything related to Cherubs. However the use of this site to gather addresses for unsolicited commercial email is prohibited.

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