UK SB20 Zhik Solent Series event 4 will be hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble. Read the rest of this entry »

“In accordance with RRS 87 and SB20 Class Rule 6.1, the SB20 Class Association permits the following changes to SB20 Class Rules solely for boats competing at Aberdeen Asset Cowes Week 2013 and solely for the duration of that event: Read the rest of this entry »

UK SB20 Zhik Solent Series events 3 and 4 will be hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble. Read the rest of this entry »

3 new SportsBoatWorld SB20s joined the 17 strong fleet for two days of great racing on the first of the two weekend Warsash Spring Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

The Notice of Race and Online Entry Form for the SB20 UK Open Championship 2013 are no live. Please complete your entry to the UK Open Championship as a priority. Read the rest of this entry »

The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club will host the ninth Vice Admiral’s Cup Regatta from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th May 2013 inclusive. Since its introduction the Vice Admiral’s Cup has gone from strength to strength with it’s close racing format and fun social programmemaking it enjoyable for all competitors Read the rest of this entry »

The training and coaching event scheduled for 8/9th June at Rutland Sailing Club will no longer take place. We are working hard to fix a new date and venue, stay tuned! Read the rest of this entry »

The SB20 Class Rules have been updated and republished on 15.11.2012. Please find below the updated Class Rules and a document which highlights what those changes are. Read the rest of this entry »

Thank you to everybody who completed the end of season SB20 Class Survey. Having delved deep into the results of the survey, the UK Committee has reacted to your feedback really quickly and we are really excited to publish the 2013 SB20 Event Programme. Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations to Geoff Carveth and his team in GBR3010, Sbeed, taking a convincing win over the 10 race series for the SB20 Autumn Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not too late to join in!

Shifty conditions off Hill Head provided an excellent weekend of sailing over 13th/14th October for the first 7 races of the 2012 Hamble Autumn Champs. Read the rest of this entry »

The next event in the UK calendar is: Read the rest of this entry »

Having lost a day of racing at the IP Office SB20 UK National Championship on Saturday 16^th June due to thirty knots of wind, with gusts of up to forty, the fleet could not have been more grateful of the conditions that greeted them this morning for the final day of racing at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Read the rest of this entry »

Racing at the IP Office SB20 UK National Championships continued today at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. The Race Committee reviewed the conditions in Weymouth Bay and the fleet waited ashore as the situation was assessed. Read the rest of this entry »

With boats launched and competitors registered and briefed, the IP Office SB20 UK National Championships got underway today on Weymouth Bay in fifteen (chilly) knots of wind and rolling seas. Read the rest of this entry »

Just days after completing the 2012 Sail for Gold Regatta, WPNSA will welcome forty two, SB20’s who will take to the Olympic waters on Thursday 14th June to compete for the IP Office SB20 UK National Championship title. Read the rest of this entry »

The Sailing Instructions for the IP Office SB20 UK National Championships are now published! Read the rest of this entry »

Entries are now open for the Zhik SB20 Solent Series hosted by Seaview Yacht Club on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th July. Read the rest of this entry »

Not long now until the first National Championships of the newly named and relaunched SB20 Class. Don’t know about you lot, but I’m really looking forward to it! 39 boats already entered and there are still a few names of a few likely lads/lasses missing! Read the rest of this entry »

Report by Doug Paton
For the 2012 Scottish Championships supported by Bolle, the SB20 class decided to hold its most northern UK event at the annual Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series on Loch Fyne. Read the rest of this entry »

The Zhik SB20 Solent Series 2, hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, as part of their 175th anniversary celebrations has taken place over the Queens Diamond Jubilee weekend. And what a weekend it has been! Read the rest of this entry »

The SB20s class made up eighteen entries in the 71 team strong Vice Admirals Cup hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes this weekend. This event marked the first of 3 Solent based multi race weekends sponsored by Zhik for the re-launched SB20 class. Read the rest of this entry »

The Notice of Race and Entry Form for the Zhik Solent Series 2 are now published. This event is hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble, and the SB20 class event is part of the Clubs 175th Anniversary celebrations. Read the rest of this entry »

Please find below the Sailing Instructions and supporitng documents for the Vice Admirals Cup. Read the rest of this entry »

Vice Admirals Cup, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. Friday 18th May 2012.

The UK SB20 fleet will be competing under their new guise for the first time at the Vice Admirals Cup, hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th May.  Read the rest of this entry »

The 2012 SB20 Class Rules are now published and all future events will be operated under these rules. Please join me in thanking the hard work of the members of the SB20 Technical Committee who have worked so hard with ISAF to get these rules approved and published.  Read the rest of this entry »

Please be advised that the Notice of Race for the SB20 Class European Championships, sponsored by Magic Marine is now published. Read the rest of this entry »

The last few months have been a frustrating period – but now, as you can see – we have a fantastic future ahead of us. To be truthful, all of us have found it difficult to proactively push forward with a racing programme in the context of such uncertainty over the building of new boats and manufacturer support. SB3 sailing has suffered. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a whole load of fun brewing at the Scottish Champs… Read the rest of this entry »

Bollé sunglasses are announcing two additional sponsorships, to benefit competitors’ in both the SB3 2012 circuit and at this years’ Dartmouth Sailing Week, the second largest keelboat regatta in the UK after Cowes Week. Read the rest of this entry »

The boys from Hull, Yorkshire, Richard Wharram, Ben Williamson and Nick Wright, won the 2012 Inland Championship, well deserved after loyally supporting the Rutland Sailing Club event for 5 years. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve got it all at the UK National Championships this year: Read the rest of this entry »

The SB3 class have their own class start at this year’s Vice Admirals Cup, hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Cowes. This year is the 8th edition of the Vice Admirals Cup, and is an event that has grown in popularity year on year. Read the rest of this entry »

The build up to the Laser SB3 Scottish Championships at Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series is looking good with up to 11 confirmed entries. Read the rest of this entry »

SAVILLS KIP REGATTA 19th and 20th May 2012

This event is the natural warm up for the Scottish Championships at Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series. Read the rest of this entry »

The Notice of Race for the Scottish Championships supported by Bolle is now published.  Read the rest of this entry »

Its that time of the year again… Time we started thinking about organising ourselves for the coming sailing season!

As you are no doubt aware, its the Laser SB3 Scottish Championships at Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series this year. Already, there is considerable interest from teams throughout the country. We have confirmed entries from Local, English and Irish teams. Read the rest of this entry »

The Inland Championships at Rutland Sailing Club has become the official opener to the season for the Laser SB3 class. In 2012, the event will benefit from some fantastic support from Bolle and there will be plenty of prizes up for grabs! Read the rest of this entry »

The East Coast SB3 fleet is based at the Colne Yacht Club, Brightlingsea, Essex. Inspired by the recent promotion of the Clyde SB3 fleet we were prompted to do the same for those interested in joining us on the East Coast in Essex. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2012, the Laser SB3 fleet in the UK will be taking part in the Vice Admirals Cup, hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes, Isle of Wight. This is the first time that the class have been invited to take part in the event, “we’re looking forward to some tight racing in the central Solent, it’ll be fun being part of this lager event,” explained UK Class Chairman, Chris Darling. Read the rest of this entry »