With a core fleet of 6 SB3’s enjoying competitive racing for the last 2 years in the wonderful Colne & Blackwater estuary location we are now looking to step up to the next level by attracting interested owners and crews to establish a larger and sustainable racing fleet.

There is a thriving racing community at Brightlingsea from both the Colne Yacht Club (cruisers and sport boats) and Brightlingsea Sailing Club (racing dinghies & catamarans) and Brightlingsea has been host to many national and world class events for various classes. The use of both fixed line and committee boat starts enables a combination of ‘round the cans’ and ‘windward/leeward’ courses to suit all weathers and tastes and get the best out of these exciting and exhilarating boats.

SB3’s are stored securely in the ‘Park & Ride’ boat park (mast up) and launched by the town jetty using tractors operated by the ‘Park & Ride’ team. This efficient system is both fast and affordable and allows the boats to be well kept and sailed to their optimum intended performance.

The ‘Park & Ride’ package for both summer and winter storage.

• Secure storage in the boat park (1 April to 31 October)
• Unlimited launch & recovery cycles (1 April to 31 October)
• Secure winter storage (1 November to 31 March)
• Additional launch & recovery cycles (1 November to 31 March)

Brightlingsea Boat Park & Ride SB3 Dry Sail Package for 2012

• April to October with unlimited launch & recovery cycles £1,100. (inc. VAT)
• November to March winter storage to be negotiated
• Additional launch & recovery cycles £20. Per. Launch & recovery
• Alternative winter storage facilities are also available for Colne Yacht Club members at their boatyard .

Colne Yacht Club Membership

Membership of the Colne Yacht Club is open to nominated members for a current joining fee of £100.00 and annual subscription of £185.00. This friendly and active club offers excellent year round facilities with bar and restaurant service throughout the season and a fantastic balcony to enjoy the waterside view. Please visit www.colneyachtclub.org.uk for more information or contact the club administrator on 01206 302594.

A full race programme is planned for the 2012 season with a mixture of round the cans and windward/leeward courses, from April to October, with social events. The programme is designed to recognise the fact that many crews have other weekend family and sporting commitments so it affords the flexibility to commit to sections of the programme or, for the really enthusiastic, the whole series. For those travelling any distance where possible early starts will be avoided.

SO COME AND JOIN US, HONE YOUR SKILLS AGAINST EX OLYMPIC SAILORS AND WORLD CHAMPIONS.

Contact:
Colin Willett
E-mail: cw@cvpltd.net
Tel: 01206 305402
Mobile: 07885 593904

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Racing will take place over 3 days, Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May. 3 races are scheduled for Friday and Saturday with just two on Sunday allowing time for the prize giving and everyone to return to their home ports.

The Vice Admirals Cup is the first of a number of Laser SB3 events that will take place in the Solent during 2012. Shortly after the V.A.C. the Laser SB3 fleet will be taking part in the Royal Southern Yacht Club’s 175 Year Anniversary Regatta on 2nd and 3rd June before making the trip to the eastern Solent for the annual Seaview Yacht Club gathering of the class.

2012 is shaping up to be a really exciting year for the class. The National Championships will be hosted in mid June at Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy, just ahead of the closure of the venue for the Olympic Games. Cowes Week will no doubt be as popular as ever and in the third week of September, the European fleet will gather for their Championships at Medemblik, Netherlands where approximately 70 boats are expected to compete for the European Championship title.

Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia will host the 2012 Laser SB3 World Championships from 12th – 20th December. Highly subsidised shipping will encourage a good turn out of European entries for the fifth World Championships of the class in one of the world’s “sailing paradises”.

2012…..let’s be havin’ ya!

Laser SB3 Solent Series Results 2011

Congratulations guys, a truly excellent result!

Following beer and pizza a 40 minute presentation was given which was followed by an open question and answer session. The presentation covered a range of points including; an overview of the boats, opportunities for the 2012 season, berthing & launching facilities, available boats and sponsorship opportunities. Feedback from those that attended would suggest that the evening was a success and we are now aware of a further 2 definite owners presently looking for boats as well as 4 other individuals or syndicates giving the opportunity serious consideration.

At the request of some of the attendees we will be holding a demo sail weekend on Saturday 26th November between 11:00 – 14:00 (weather dependent) where interested owners and crew can come and try out a boat.

If you are interested and have not already registered for a demo sail, can you please email Douglas Paton (douglas_paton@hotmail.com) with your preferred time.

Aside from strengthening the local class the focus now turns to securing a class sponsor for the boats in 2012 and finalising details for the 2012 Laser SB3 Scottish Championships due to be held at the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series. Interest has been received from as far as Holland and Belgium for this event and we look set to welcome competitors from England and Ireland for what is sure to be a great Scottish Championship.

For the 2012 Laser SB3 Scottish Championships, the class are going to Loch Fyne to take part in the Scottish Series event. Here the class will benefit from their own one design class start and nine windward-leeward Races over 3 days organised by the Clyde Cruising Club. There will be free craning on 2nd & 4th June provided by Macleod Construction. The class will also benefit from free berthing at the new Portavadie Marina, PA21 2DA (www.portavadiemarina.com). We have provisionally booked out the bunkhouse accommodation block in the very nice new development at the marina exclusively to the class. We intend to have class socials held between tarbert an portavadie with the added help of the water taxi service.

For further information contact Scottish SB3 Rep Doug Paton: douglas_paton@hotmail.com

Scottish Champs Flyer

Download the UK fleet 2012 Event Calender below. Calendar highlights include the National Championships at WPNSA, the 2012 Olympic Sailing Venue just ahead of the Games!

UK Calender 2012 V9

The social evening will provide a great opportunity to share news and information on the development of the Laser SB3 class on the Clyde. Representatives from James Watt Dock Marina, Laser SB3 Class Association, local Yacht Clubs and SailLaser will all attend the evening and will be on hand to answer questions.

If you are interested in owning, co-owing or just getting involved by crewing with the Laser SB3 class in Scotland, please come along. If you are able to attend, please contact Doug Paton by e-mail. douglas_paton@hotmail.com

A fleet proposal document has been published. Click here to review the proposal.

It is the intention of the class to hold the 2012 Scottish Championships within the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series. Discussions are under way with the Clyde Cruising Club and Portavadie Marina. The Notice of Race will be published in early 2012. There is already interest in the Scottish Championships from North and South England, Ireland and Holland; we look forward to welcoming competitors.

Full results here

The weekend kicked off with the arrival of the travelling competitors, rigging and launching before retiring to the free bar in the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club. This provided by the sponsor, GSS Plant.

Two teams to note made the journey up from Sunderland to be at the event. A special thanks to Dave Atkinson (Kit Off) and John Outhwaite (Baloo) for making the effort. The new Scottish SB3 owners, Allan Lennox and team (GBR3038) showed up having never hoisted the kite and were instantly on the pace.

Saturday morning started light with the wind building and settling at around 10 knots for the first race. Superfly took the first race with Baloo and The Young Pretender close behind. The breeze further increased for the second race and Baloo took the win with Superfly second and Kit Off in third. The third race started in good breeze, but immediately dropped and became patchy. With some boats completely becalmed and others in good pressure. Baloo came off best in the end with their second win of the day with The Young Pretender finishing second.

There was another social event at the RNCYC including a BBQ and live band.

Sunday morning started off with more settled weather. There was a bit of a wait for the breeze to fill in and for some Navy traffic through the race area. Due to the unsettled breeze, only one race was run. This was won by Superfly with Prostate Cancer Charity second and The Young Pretender third.

Overall Results
1. Superfly  GBR 3074 7 pts
2. Baloo   GBR 3057 11 pts
3. The Young Pretender GBR 3202 14 pts
4. Prostate Cancer Charity GBR 3081 17 pts
5. No Name   GBR 3038 17 pts
6. Kit Off   GBR 3044 19 pts

Overall, a great fun regatta was had by all. Thanks once again to GSS plant for sponsoring the event, Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club for hosting the social events and Clyde Cruising Club for running the races.

Focus is now on the preparation for the 2012 Scottish Championships to be held at Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series, Tarbert, Loch Fyne on the 1st-4th June.

Follow the development of Scottish SB3 class on facebook by searching: “Scottish Laser SB3 Sailing” and clicking “Like”

SB3 Clyde Doc 2011

If there are any visiting boats that would like to base themselves in Hamble for the Autumn Championships, please let me know and I’ll facilitate you where I can to make this as simple as possible for you (e-mail katiesb3@gmail.com). It would be great to see a bumper turn out for these two weekends, so please click on the Online Entry link above and get your entry in to the Club.

Racing on the final day of the Championships was abandoned due to the wind conditions. With less than 4 knots of steady pressure, Race Officer Tony Lovell abandoned racing to ensure a fair result for the event. Had a 10th race been run in poor conditions, a second discard would have been applied to the fleet’s results.

Catching up with Joe after the prize giving, he explained, “We’re so pleased with our decision to buy our own boat and join the Laser SB3 fleet. The racing is so close and this event has provided the best sailing you could ask for, with great conditions, strong competition throughout the fleet and first class race management as always from the Royal Southern. Nigel and Ben have been awesome to sail with and I’m absolutely over the moon to have won the event!”

Joe Llwellyn wins the Laser SB3 UK National Championships for a second time, having previously won the event in Largs with Jerry Hill in 2008. Ben Vines replaced Jerry “Pasty” Vigus who is recovering from surgery having dislocated his shoulder in the penultimate race at the 2011 World Championships in Torquay.

Henri Lloyd – Forelle Estates were also winners of the “Best New Comer” trophy as Joe owns and helms his own Laser SB3 for the first time in the 2011 National Championships. However, being the gentlemen that they are, they passed their prize to second placed best new comers Doug Paton, Matthew Thomas and Roddy Anderson on Superfly who travelled from Glasgow to compete. Ray Davies, Ray Newman and Graham Bridle on healthyone.co.uk won the “Salty Sea Dog” prize awarded to the best placed crew with an average age of 50 years plus.

After 10 years of great racing, the Laser SB3 class remains the number one sportsboat sailing choice in the UK. A newly formed fleet of boats will race in Scotland, based on The Clyde in 2012; Torquay remains a strong fleet and there is also regular racing in Brightlingsea on the East Coast as well as the large Solent fleet. Jerry Hill and Craig Burlton, both previous World Champions and long term owners in the Laser SB3 class enjoy racing the boat so much they both claim, “There’s nothing else they’d rather be sailing.” The 2012 calendar is in the final stages of planning, so if you’d like to get involved in this great fleet, contact Katie Ashworth for further details katiesb3@gmail.com.

Thanks from the UK Class Association to our title sponsor Zhik and our supporting sponsors Hamble Yacht Services and LaserPerformance who all contributed to making the event the success it was.

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Top 5 Results:

1.         Henri Lloyd – Forelle Estates, Lewellyn/Wakefield/Vines     31 pts
2.         Gill Race Team, Burlton/White/Heeley                                         34 pts
3.         3 Sad Old Blokes, Hill/Barker/Thomas                                            36 pts
4.         Body Elements, Carveth/Ramus/Wilkinson/Clarke                  38 pts
5.         Baloo, Outhwaite/Boatman/Hivey                                                  48 pts

For full results visit: ZHIK LASER SB3 UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS – OVERALL

Tickets are £25.00 per person, to include: a Wight Vodka Cocktail on arrival, Two Course Sit Down Dinner, Dancing until Midnight to Mean Poppa Lean, Altobasso Photo Booth and more.
 
The Southern will be turned into Hollywood for the evening so expect to see a red carpet on arrival, Oscars and a glamorous themed Club.
 
This is a great opportunity for all to get together, drink, dance and mingle! The ball is open to Members, their guests/friends and all crews and owners who have or will sail from the Southern.
 
Dress Code is: Black Tie and Dresses
 
Tickets can be purchased online from the Club website by Non Members and Members, please go to: www.royal-southern.co.uk/Calendar/Book-or-Enter-Online. Alternatively please call Reception or the Sailing Office on 023 8045 0300.

For full results, please see below:

ZHIK Laser SB3 UK National Championships Results – Day 2

The full results can be viewed here:

ZHIK LASER SB3 UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS – DAY 1

The cream of the UK class will battle it out for the final class championship title of 2011. Current World Champion, Geoff Carveth will be aiming to take “The Double” for the 2011 season; Jerry Hill will want to put his disappointing World Championship result behind him and regain his previous form in the class; Craig Burlton will compete with his regular crew of Stephen White and Adam Heeley who are consistently “quick”.

Andy Oddie in Underground Toys will be one to watch, along with Peter Saxton, Sarah Allan, Charlie Whelan and Tom Clay. All are capable of great results at this event. Stewart Reed and his crew on Finitor 7 will, without doubt, win the social award and any crews wishing to be in contention for the title would be well advised to give them a wide berth in the bar!

The class look forward to welcoming David Cheyne, former Class President, from Ireland and Martin Lossie from The Netherlands. All in all, the 10th Laser SB3 National Championships is going to be a great event on and off the water. Over the past decade the Laser SB3 has provided highly competitive one design racing at affordable prices. There are still owners sailing in the class who took part in the 2002 National Championships hosted by Warsash Sailing Club, where Paul Lovejoy, Mike Budd and Robert Greenhalgh were victorious.

Title sponsor Zhik will host the Laser SB3 class at the 10th Anniversary Party in the King & Queen Pub in Hamble on Monday night. All past and present Laser SB3 sailors are welcome to join the competitors for a beer or two from 7.30pm. Thanks also to supporting sponsors Hamble Yacht Services who’s launching and recovery facilities have made this event possible and thanks also to LaserPerformance who will be onsite providing an event repairs service during the Championships.

The Sailing Instructions, ABP Bye Law (Notice to Mariners), Course Card and Comptitor Notes (a useful guide to the event, please read) are published below.

If you have any further quiestions, please don’t hesitate to drop me an e-mail: katiesb3@gmail.com

ZHIK LASER SB3 UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
ABP Byelaws 10 & 11 and NtoM No 3 v2

ZHIK LASER SB3 UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITOR NOTES

Cowes Week Laser SB3 Class Party Booking Form
 
2. Sail Deal
LaserPerformance are going to be offering a week long sail deal starting on Monday. I’ll send details first thing Monday morning, but there wont be another deal this side of the Nationals, so if you are in the market for some new sails, this is the time to buy! 
 
3. Zhik Laser SB3 UK National Championships
Plenty of you have kindly replied to let me know that you are going to be competing at the Nationals, which is great news! If you are coming, please get your entry to the Royal Southern a.s.a.p. Those of you who aren’t sure if you can make it, please let me know. Are you short of crew? Struggling for somewhere to stay? Let me know, I’m very local to the Royal Southern and may be able to help! 
 
4. Laser SB3 Class 10th Anniversary Celebration Party
So, where did the last 10 years go??!! I hope you’ve all had a ball in the SB3 class?! We’ve organised a party on Monday 29th August to co-inside with the National Championships to celebrate the fun we have all had and make some plans for the future! So, call up all your old crew and bring your current crew and join us at the King & Queen to celebrate 10 years of SB3 sailing, partying and merry making! No tickets necessary. Live music, Rum Punch and BBQ available. EVERYONE WELCOME: past & present owners & crews, families & friends! Full details below.

10th Anniversary Party

More news soon and watch out for the sail deal coming on Monday (for one week only!)
 
Cheers, Katie
katiesb3@gmail.com

Clyde Cruising Club and sponsored by Gareloch Support Services (GSS).
The event will consist of up to 6 windward –leeward races for the SB3 class within an area of approximately 3 miles of Rhu marina and general surrounding sea area. Three races are planned for each day with first race will starting on Saturday at 10.30 and on Sunday at 10.00.

Entries shall be made on the GSS CCC Regatta Entry Form on or before the 10 September 2011. The entry fee is £40. Entries received after 10/09/11 will be subject to additional £15.00 late entry fee. All entries and enquires shall be addressed to the CCC. The Notice of Race and Entry Form will be available from the Clyde Cruising Club and on the CCC website www.clyde.org.

Sailing Instructions will be posted on the CCC web site www.clyde.org. Any amendments to the sailing instruction will be posted on the club’s web site where possible and also at the harbour master’s office at Rhu marina during the time of the regatta.

The Low Points System of RRS Appendix RYA 1 will apply with one discard. Prizes will be awarded for up to the first three yachts overall in each class and to the yacht which has given the best performance of all yachts in the event.

As per our successful event in 2010 the sponsor GSS, has agreed to provide the SB3 class with free crane and berthing for the duration of the event. 

A lively social programme will be on the cards kicking off with a free bar on the Friday night at the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club…

More info: Contact Scottish SB3 Class Rep: douglas_paton@hotmail.com

ZHIK LASER SB3 UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTICE OF RACE
ZHIK LASER SB3 UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTRY FORM

Local Accommodation List 

The Basics:

Date: Sat 27th – Tues 30th August
Club: Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble
Races: 11 scheduled
First race: 12 noon Sat 27th August
Entries: Open now, please enter a.s.a.p.
Mooring: at RSrnYC
Craning: Visitors at HYS, £45 – the cheapest crane launching fee on the River Hamble ever!
 
4 days racing for 1 day’s holiday from work!
 
Please e-mail Katie to indicate if you are likely to be entering the National Championships, we are looking forward to a great turn out!
 
A list of local accommodation options is above, but please bear in mind that there is also fantastic accommodation available at the Royal Southern Yacht Club. To enquire about availability call: 02380 450300.
 
If you’ve got any queries, please e-mail: katiesb3@gmail.com and I’ll help where I can.