Entries open for RYA Olympic Classes National Ranking Series 2014
Written by RYA | 24 September 2014
Enter online now for the RYA Olympic Classes National Ranking Series 2014
The RYA Olympic Classes National Ranking Series 2014 is set to get underway with online entries now open for three weekends of Olympic classes sailing this Autumn.
The first weekend of racing will be held on the 4-5 October at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA), and will see racing in the Finn, 470 Men and Women, 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17 and the three Paralympic classes, the 2.4mR, SKUD and Sonar.
The RSX 9.5 men and RS:X 8.5 open events will take place at Stokes Bay in conjunction with the 2014 UKWA National Championship Series.
The second weekend of racing will also take place on the Olympic waters in Weymouth and Portland on the 18-19 October, while the final instalment of this exciting series will be staged at Hayling Island Sailing Club (HISC) on the 1-2 November and will conclude what has been a highly charged season of Olympic Classes racing. Paralympic classes will race at WPNSA.
A compulsory series for the British Sailing Team, the three weekends of racing offer the perfect opportunity for the nation’s finest sailors to fine tune their racing skills, whilst also providing the chance for aspiring stars of the future, local club sailors and class stalwarts to test their skills against the best of the best.
The series also counts towards the grant qualification series which provides grant support to International Olympic Classes events – Eurocups and the ISAF Sailing World Cup as well as Class Europeans and World Championships. Further details can be found in the 2014 Olympic Class Handbook here.
To avoid the increased late entry fee, entries must be made by 29 September for the first weekend, 13 October for the second weekend and 27 October for the third and final weekend at HISC.
Barrie Edgington, British Sailing Team Podium Potential Squad Manager, commented: “The RYA National Ranking Series provides a fantastic opportunity for the nations up-and-coming Olympic and Paralympic classes talents to test themselves against the best of the best from the British Sailing Team.
“WPNSA and HISC are two superb world class sailing venues which will no doubt deliver a real mixture of conditions for the sailor to test themselves across the three weekends of racing. I would advise sailors to get their entries in now in order to take advantage of the discounts which are available for entering the three weekends in advance.”
Please check the Olympic Classes Handbook here for information about individual class programmes and which events count towards the Series for each Olympic and Paralympic Class.
Enter online for the 2014 RYA Autumn National Ranking Series here.
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