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The Thursday Late Series Races start at 6pm on Thursday 5 September and Thursday 12 September. The bar and catering will be open as usual for these two extra Thursday night races, so even if you can't quite get out of work early enough to race, why not come and have a drink and a bite to eat and enjoy the après sail.
31 families took part in an action packed holiday week at the Rutland Sailing Club at the end of August.
The racing has a twist – sail any boat, with anybody, crew or helm and carry your results. This way people get to know each other, try different boats and sail more. There are 3 series over the week. Main fleet ( including high performance start); juniors ( a simple reaching course) and Novice Adults.
This year there were more people racing than ever before. 66 in the main series; 35 in the junior fleet and 28 in the Novice series.
Rutland Sailing Club’s Ben Jennings has been crowned the Topper National Champion 2013, at the most prestigious Topper event of the year. Ben was 1st out of over 250 sailors, following six days racing at the Olympic venue in Weymouth. Ben came out of the 3-day Qualifying series in the lead, having gained top 3 finish in 7 out of 8 races. In the 3-day Championship series that followed he finished top on day 5, going into the final day with a 10 point lead and a lot of pressure on his young shoulders. Strong winds led to challenging racing and Ben finished the event in first place on 42 points with a 20 point lead over his nearest rival. He is one of the youngest winners of this competition. Physical and mental strength as well as high levels of focus and concentration are needed to sustain high performance in this length of regatta.
HOLIDAY WEEK IS NEARLY HERE SO DON'T FORGET TO START REHEARSING FOR:
'HAS RUTLAND GOT TALENT'
Summer BBQ and Round the Lake Race #4 Sunday 11th August
The Round The Lake Race #4 (RTLR) will take place on Sunday the 11th. August followed by the fleet’s Summer BBQ. As previously the start will be at 14:30 from the cruiser line and we will be sailing with the cruisers and other boats which will be competing. It’s a great opportunity to get out and bring the family and enjoy the club facilities especially if we have this current great weather. You will need to bring your own meat and baps however I am arranging for Sam to provide us with salad. She is also able to provide a BBQ pack if you prefer to buy rather than bring your own meat. I anticipate lighting the BBQ about 16:30-17:00 and eating around 17:30.
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