Entries open for RYA National Match Racing Series 2015
by Matt Carter, RYA 23 Oct 2014 18:06 BST
23 October 2014
RYA National Match Racing action © Paul Wyeth / RYA
The RYA is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the RYA Winter National Match Racing Series 2015 and the RYA National Match Racing Series 2015.
The RYA National Match Racing Series consists of seven qualifying rounds, including the RYA Youth, RYA Women's and BUCS Match Racing Championship events, before the top British crews from each event are invited to go head-to-head at the Series Grand Final at Queen Mary Sailing Club, while the Winter Series will be run as part-competition and part-training at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.
Now entering its third year and run across three weekends at the Olympic and Paralympic sailing venue, the popular Winter programme is open to Youth, Women's and University teams with RYA qualified coaches and a full umpire team on hand at all three events.
The weekends will be run using the RYA's fleet of six Elliott 6m boats. Eight teams will be invited for each weekend where accommodation and food will be arranged at RYA Portland House for all those taking part. Evening training sessions will also take place and will include umpire session, talks from professional sailors as well as contributions from marine industry experts.
Teams can consist of three or four sailors weighing no more than 250kgs in total. All skippers and crew must be aged 18 or over on the first day of the event. If you wish to attend but do not have a full team, please contact the RYA event organisers who will endeavour to make up a full team.
National Match Racing is a sailor's first step towards elite match racing events such as the America's Cup and ISAF World Match Racing Tour. The three events over the winter period are seen as the perfect opportunity for sailors to refine and develop their match racing skills in preparation for the key events throughout 2015.
The 2015 RYA National Match Racing Championship Grand Final will be contested in the RYA's fleet of J80s with a maximum of 12 skippers accepted for each of the qualifying events. All events are open to enter, except the Series Grand Final which is invitation only.
RYA National Match Racing Series 2015:
- RYA Winter Match Racing 1: (Elliotts) 23/24/25 January 2015, Weymouth.
- RYA Winter Match Racing 2: (Elliotts) 13/14/15 February 2015, Weymouth.
- RYA Winter Match Racing 3: (Elliotts) 20/21/22 March 2015, Weymouth.
- BUCS Championships: (Elliotts) 16/17/18/19 April 2015, Weymouth.
- RYA Qualifier 1: (J80s) 25/26 April 2015, Queen Mary Sailing Club, Staines, London
- Royal Southern YC Match Cup (J80s) 11/12/13/14 June 2015. RSYC, Solent.
- RYA Youth National Match Racing Championships (Elliotts) 5/6 September 2015, Weymouth. (All crew under 22 on the 31st December 2015.)
- Ceilidh Cup (Sonars) 3/4 October 2015, RN&CYC, Scotland.
- RYA Qualifier 2: (J80s) 10/11 October 2015, Queen Mary Sailing Club, Staines, London.
- RYA Womens Match Racing Championships: (Elliotts) Date TBC 2015, Weymouth.
- RYA National Match Racing Championship Grand Finals (J80s) 20/21/22 November 2015, Queen Mary Sailing Club, Staines, London.
RYA Winter Match Racing Series Notice of Race [PDF]
RYA National Match Racing Series 2015 Notice of Race [PDF]
Entry forms and further information can be found on the RYA website - www.rya.org.uk/racing/jm2matchteam/matchracing/Pages/WinterMatchRacing.aspx - please send completed entry forms to .