FIXTURES 2020 & beyond

[tonymarston]

This is the latest on fixtures; I will update as events are confirmed.
Tony Marston
Secretary

FIXTURES
2020
UK IC Premier Events
Apr/May Northampton SC: Open Event not yet confirmed.

May 9/10 Castle Cove SC: Open event with Contender Class. Confirmed.

Mon 20/7 - Fri 24/7 West Kirby SC: UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. Awaiting Confirmation.

Sep 5/6 Poole YC: Open event confirmed

Oct 2/3 Oxford SC: Fri:Training Sat:Open Event

UK Secondary Events:
Sun 24/5/20 - Fri 29/5/20 Coppet Week, Saundersfoot. Dates to be confirmed.
Sat 4/7/20 - Sun 5/7/20 Dee Estuary Regattas. Dates to be confirmed.
Mon 17/8/20 - Fri 21/8/19 Chichester Harbour Race Week.
Awaiting dates (Oct) Plymouth Final Fling
Awaiting dates (Oct) Tata Steel

Other Events:
29/2/20 & 1/3/20 RYA Dinghy Exhibition

International Events
2020 25/7-31/7 Lindow (Brandenburg) at Gudelacksee: GERMAN NATIONALS (Open).

31/12/20 - 8/1/21 Lake Macquarie, Australia. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2021 & BEYOND
All Events not yet confirmed.
2021 June 5&6th Aldeburgh YC: Open Event
2021 July Tue 6/7-Fri 9/7 Weymouth (W&PNSA) UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
2021 23/7-1/8 Travemunde. German Nationals & EUROPA CUP
2022 (No dates yet but late July): Hayling Island SC: UK NATIONALS & EUROPA CUP

[gilles]

???

I understood that the UK nationals should be in August in the south of UK?

[tonymarston]

That was the plan but the venues were fully booked.

[robert stebbing]

Tony,
Thank you for all your hard work, in organizing fixtures for us. Rob.

[steveb]

The UK Nats are dedicated to best achievable UK venue and available dates and thus always a priority. It’s always going to be difficult to satisfy secondary events around such a UK Primary which takes considerable lead time.
SteveGBR348

[gilles]

IC10 brexit ?

Seriously, i don't want to be a pain in the neck for the UK fleet and i understand as the french fleet (!) doesn't really exist yet. So, i will be at Sanguinet in july to sail every day, a race is possible from the 15 with or without brits sailors. Tell me what you want me to do to not interfere with the UK nationals.

Gilles, lonely sailor in paradise.

[Ger-83]

For Emma and me the date for the nationals look very good. We are planing to join you in West Kirby if nothing unexpected happens. We plan to join you and maybe bring Ole with us. But as we will have to leave on friday, to get to our nationals on saturday next evening, we would like to come to west kirby a little bit earlier to have a few more days of sailing in West Kirby. Will that be possible Tony?

[tonymarston]

Its never easy getting all the fixtures planned. The ICF Sailing Committee plan a Europa Cup in the years when there is no World Championship and this (the Europa Cup) is usually run in conjunction with a host country's National Championship giving all European IC Sailors the opportunity to sail in international competition in Europe in two years out of three. I'm sure each country plans its National Championship to maximise the level of competition and this naturally falls when there is peak demand at the possible venues. Then there are other factors such as family holidays.... usually for many in August. I'm just pleased that we have a good venue for the UK Nationals next year because at one stage finding a suitable venue was looking tricky.

Now then; to our European friends who wish to compete at West Kirby.... you will be most welcome....if you wish to come over earlier you will be even more welcome as you will have my undivided attention! We will have the "Commodore's Cruise" out to a sandbank at the mouth of the Dee Estuary on the Saturday. There's a colony of seals out there; they get much pleasure from our annual visit. We take the bar and the BBQ from the sailing club with us for refreshment. On the Sunday there will be club racing early in the morning...good practise for the championships. You will have won the championships by Thursday so you will not have to sail on Friday which will give you time to catch the ferry in time for the German Championships. Its all carefully planned !

I'm looking forward to a great canoe sailing in the 2020 season and in particular to welcoming you all to West Kirby SC.

Tony M.

[tonymarston]

IC FIXTURES
(Updated 27/1/20)

UK IC Premier Events

Sat 9/5/20 Sun 10/5/20 Castle Cove SC: Open event with Contender Class. Confirmed.

Mon 20/7/20 - Fri 24/7/20 West Kirby SC: UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. Confirmed.

Sat 5/9/20 Sun 6/9/20 Poole YC: Confirmed

Fri 2/10/20 Sat 3/10/20Oct 2/3 Oxford SC Confirmed

UK Secondary Events:
Sun 24/5/20 - Fri 29/5/20 Coppet Week, Saundersfoot. Confirmed.
Sat 4/7/20 - Sun 5/7/20 Dee Estuary Regattas. Confirmed.
Mon 17/8/20 - Fri 21/8/19 Chichester Harbour Race Week. Confirmed
Sat 10/10/20 Sun 11/10/20 Tata Steel SC Regatta
Sat 17/10/20 - Sun 18/10/20 PPSA (Plymouth) Final Fling. Provisional.


Other Events:
29/2/20 & 1/3/20 RYA Dinghy Exhibition

International Events
2020 25/7-31/7 Lindow (Brandenburg) at Gudelacksee: GERMAN NATIONALS (Open).

31/12/20 - 8/1/21 Lake Macquarie, Australia. ICF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2021 & BEYOND
All Events not yet confirmed.
2021 June 5&6th Aldeburgh YC.
2021 July Tue 6/7-Fri 9/7 Weymouth (W&PNSA) UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
2021 23/7-1/8 Travemunde. German Nationals & EUROPA CUP
2022 (No dates yet but late July): Hayling Island SC: UK NATIONALS & EUROPA CUP

Tony M
Secretary

[tonymarston]

Re UK NATIONALS 2020 West Kirby SC

This posting just to keep you informed that discussions are being had with WKSC regarding the Nationals. As the lock down is being eased and we are getting back on the water there is hope but not a lot ! Be "Alert" (!!) for further communications in the near future.

Tony M
Secretary

[cc284]

Hi Tony

For those of us that can’t book the full week off, will there be any racing, even if informal, on either the weekend before or after the nationals? Might only be able to take the one day off work so just thinking how to get the most from it.

I appreciate that it’s not an easy world to plan in at the moment, but well done you are all doing a cracking job!

Charlie

[tonymarston]

Re UK IC NATIONALS at West Kirby SC
Whilst I emailed updates to all class members on 16th & 30th June I forgot to post anything on the Forum - apologies.

The current situation is:
- The Coronavirus lockdown restrictions have been eased in all countries of the UK to a level where a championship could take place.
- West Kirby SC had its first organised event on Sat 4th July since the lockdown and is taking a step by step approach to the new normality; whatever that is.

The Nationals were postponed from the original date of 20/7 to a later date. The focus is on Mon31/8 to 4/9 but this has not been confirmed yet by West Kirby SC. I am in discussion with them and hope to be able to make a further announcement soon.

Tony M
Secretary

[tonymarston]

UK IC NATIONALS WEST KIRBY SC 31st Aug-4th Sept 2020

IT'S ON subject to sufficient demand.
I have emailed class association members today asking for an URGENT RESPONSE to the questions:
1. Are you planning to compete
2. Are you definitely not going to compete.
ALSO to let me know if you plan to stay in a mobile home or campavan... for club to determine if they can be accommodated in the club yard or make other convenient arrangements.
I need to know by Sunday night (2/8/20).

If you need any questions answering in order to make a decision please contact me.

Tony Marston
Secretary
07855 831060
anthonymarston@sky.com

PS Further communication to follow re Poole YC Open, Nationals NOR and accommodation.

[tonymarston]

The following events have been cancelled due to concerns with the Coronavirus:

The UK IC Nationals at West Kirby SC (31/8-4/9).
IC Open Event at Poole YC (5/9-6/9).
IC Training & Open at Oxford SC (2/10-3/10

There will be a 'Fun Canoe Week' (31/8-4/9) at West Kirby SC - a chance for some racing and meeting up with other canoe sailors, whilst observing social distancing. More details to follow.

Tony Marston
Secretary

[tonymarston]

WKSC 'FUN CANOE WEEK' Mon 31/8 - Fri 4/9 2020

This event has now become titled the 'Fun Sailing Week'. It's not a week but it is sailing and it will be fun !

It will be a handicap event with various WKSC classes racing in one race per day using average lap times; racing for approx 1.5 hours. If there are light winds on any day there will probably be a second race and if conditions permit there will be a long distance race.

Its all low key - no prizes - no entry fee - purely sailing for pure enjoyment.

If you haven't been able to sail much or at all this season because of the wretched virus this event is for you. The lads and lassies of the WKSC IC fleet would just love you to join them.
Go on - you know you want to.

Tony M

Contact me for more details:
anthonymarston@sky.com