RYA Sailability Multi-Class Championships

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The RYA Sailability Multi-Class Championships 2010

At Rutland Water

(Pos Friday 13th) , Sat 14th and Sun 15th of August 2010

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The RYA Sailability Multi-Class Championships 2009

At Rutland Water

Friday 14th, Sat 15th and Sun 16th of August 2009

See below: 6-7-09 email from Richard Johnson a link to The Notice of race and Entry Forms for all Classes

Note. The link below is a to PDF leaflet, below it is an Adobe reader download link if needed.

Click this link to see the RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta 2009 Flyer

Click this link to see the RYA Sailability Multi-Class Event Notice of Race

Click this link to see the RYA Sability Multi-Class Evt Entry Forms for All Classes

If you do not have a PDF reader you can download Adobe Reader free. click this link for the download page Adobe Reader

Read below an article about last yers (2008) event from the newsletter of RYA Sailability and be inspired to take part this year!

Click this link for a printable version of the above 2010 Access Events Programme

ACA(UK) Special Class Rules

ACA(UK) Class Rules

ACA(UK) Sailing Instructions

Skud 18 Class Rules

The RYA Sailability Championships is to be run over three days at Rutland Water.
The Saturday races will be extracted as a mini series, the results of which will be counted as a Access Dinghy Traveller Trophy event. Sailors can choose to enter only the Saturday series of races and treat it as just a TT event or the whole three days of races and treat it as a joint TT / RYA Championship event.

At Rutland Water.

Friday August 14th -2009 RYA Sailablity Championships, day one

Saturday August 15th is the 7th TT and RYA Sailablity Championships, day two

Sunday August 16th -RYA Sailablity Championships, day three

This event is the 2009 RYA Championships incorporating the Rutland Traveller.

Important Note: The Saturday races of this event will be the Rutland Traveller T.

Note: the Saturday races will constitute an Access Dinghy Traveller event,
so if you only wish to contest the traveller series you may
sail just the Saturday races. You are of course invited and
encouraged to contest the whole event.

Rutland Sailability. Rutland Water SC.
Contact: Les Collier, Rutland Sailability, 24 Latimer Road, Cropston, Leics, LE7 7GN.
Tel: 01162363283. Website: www.rutland-sailability.org

First Race Time click this link to see the 2009 Notice of Race

Rutland Sailability. Rutland Water SC.
Contact: Les Collier, Rutland Sailability, 24 Latimer Road, Cropston, Leics, LE7 7GN.
Tel: 01162363283. Website: www.rutland-sailability.org

Below is an E Mail from Richard Johson 6th July 2009:
The 2009 RYA Multi Class Regatta, is being held at Rutland from Friday August 14th to Sunday August 16th.

Once again, there are some great prizes to be won, including sailing kit, chandlery vouchers, DVDs and much more. There is also a Regatta Dinner with an exciting cabaret starring Sara Coleman, for which all competitors will be given a complimentary ticket courtesy of RYA Sailability. On Friday night, the Opening Ceremony will be presented by some very special guests from the world of sailing and it will be followed by a barbeque. There will also be some eminent guests at the prizegiving on Sunday, including Geoff Holt who, in 2007, circumnavigated Britain in a Challenger.

Please send your entry form to the Rutland Sailing Club office (address on the form) by the beginning of August but don't send money - the subsidised entry fee is paid at registration on Thursday 13th or Friday 14th.

If you have any friends or colleagues in your fleet who would like to compete but don't have an entry form, please pass these attachments on to them and remind them of the dates so that they remember to complete the paperwork in time.

See you at Rutland
Richard Johnson. Regatta co-ordinator

Read below an article about last yers (2008) event from the newsletter of RYA Sailability and be inspired to take part this year!

Multiclass Regatta 2008 is a roaring success

RYA Sailability held its second annual multiclass regatta at Rutland Sailing Club on 8, 9 and 10 August. After last year’s resounding success, a huge amount of work, particularly from event organiser Richard Johnson, went into making the regatta possible again in 2008.

This is the only regatta of its kind in disabled sailing, bringing together all the different types of accessible boats and the 175 Sailability groups from around the UK for three days of sailing and socialising.

The regatta kicked off with the registration of over 80 competitors and 60 boats which hit the water despite rain and force 4 winds. The classes competing were the 2.4, the Access 2.3, 303 and Liberty, The Martin 16, Squibs, Challenger and the Paralympics class SKUD 18. After two races back-to-back in nearly three hours of highly competitive sailing, the participants came off the water in time for the official opening. Sailability Manager Debbie Blachford opened the weekend with words of encouragement and gave her gratitude for the continued support of the three main sponsors of the event - The National Sports Foundation, The Fawcett Trust and RYA Sailability.

Pat Dodd, Chairperson of RYA Sailability also said how proud she was that RYA Sailability was a supporter and funder of such events: “These events are a perfect showcase of what can be achieved by the fundraising of RYA Sailability Trust. We will continue to work hard so that Debbie and her team have the availability of funds in the future to continue the great work in RYA Sailability and to continue to increase the number of people involved in disabled sailing in the UK.” A barbecue for all participants ended the first day, giving everyone the chance to socialise and swap valuable information about their individual Sailability groups.

Four races took place on the second day, in consistent rain and often overpowering wind. The racing, by determined sailors, was very close and only a few competitors were forced to retire. The results for the two-day fleet racing were announced, and prizes awarded, during the gala dinner for 150 people (including the sailors, helpers, race co-ordinators and carers).The meal was wonderful and the atmosphere full of fun.

Sunday started with a few sore heads but much excitement surrounding the 120-minute pursuit race. The wind was a strong force five and if there has ever been any question about the level of competitiveness in disabled sailing the sailors who went out on Sunday have now dispelled it! The boats were being tested to their limit - and the sailors with them - but it seemed that unless your boat was broken or turned over you kept going! It was a truly inspiring sight and it was nearly two and a half hours before everyone came ashore.

Special guests arrived to hand out the prizes donated by Laser, Harken, Purple Marine and Sunseeker. Richard Langford, Chairman of RYA, congratulated everyone on their contribution to the weekend: “I am a member of Rutland Sailing Club and looking at the weather today it would have taken a lot for me to have gone out”, he said, “so to see the numbers on the water today was inspiring.” Richard presented prizes to the winner of the Challenger class, John Draper, and to the Access 2.3 winner Clare Andrew, Access303 winner Paul Holzerr and Access Liberty winner Bill Mitchell.

Pauline Harrison of IFDS presented a prize to Chris Atkin, who won the Martin 16 class, and her husband Ian Harrison, former president of IFDS, awarded one to Nick Birrell, winner of the SKUD 18 class and a member of Team GB in Beijing.

Alison Gunn, a visually impaired newcomer to racing and one of RYA Sailability’s regional organisers, was delighted with her win in the Squib class. Megan Pascoe, who also represented Great Britain in the Paralympics, won the 2.4 class. Both were awarded their prizes by Nick Heyworth, manager of Parasport.

Sue Ellis, widow of former RYA Chairman Ken Ellis, kindly presented the Ken Ellis trophy to the champion of champions, the winner of the pursuit race, John Draper of the Challenger class. John is also a member of the Transition squad and was delighted with his win, promising to come back next year to defend his title.

In her closing remarks, Debbie Blachford thanked all who attended and helped make the weekend such a success. In particular she thanked Rutland Sailing Club for providing not only the most fantastic facilities and catering but the most willing helpers and volunteers. She also confirmed that, due to the continued support of the sponsors, the Multiclass Regatta will be held again on 14, 15 and 16 August 2009. See you there!

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