The regional qualifiers for the BUSA Team Racing finals took place throughout the country on the weekend of the 2nd/3rd of February. The MET Office weather warnings proved to be right with the teams being tested with every weather condition from sun to snow over the weekend. Thanks must go to the competitors and area reps who ensured that the racing went to plan and enough races took place to complete the qualifiers.
The competition for places was tighter than ever with a record amount of 75 entries to the mixed qualifiers this year. With the exception of 3 teams from Scotland still to be confirmed, the 17 teams to qualify directly to the finals at Oxford Sailing Club on the 26-28th of March are:
Bath 1
Bristol 1
Bristol 2
Cambridge 1
Durham 1
Exeter 1
Leeds 1
London 1
Manchester 1
Newcastle 1
Oxford 1
Southampton 1
Southampton 2
Warwick 1
SUSA TBC x 3
A further 7 teams will be selected from the 16 teams who have qualified for the playoffs to be held in Glasgow on the 8th/9th March:
Birmingham 1
Bristol 3
Cambridge 2
Cardiff 1
Exeter 2
Newcastle 2
Nottingham 2
Oxford 2
Portsmouth 1
Sheffield 1
Sheffield 2
SUSA TBC x 3
Wildcard x 2
The Ladies Team Racing Nationals were held at Spinnaker Sailing Club on the same weekend and formed part of the qualifying events for BUSA Ladies Team Racing. The 10 teams which will be competing at Oxford for the BUSA Ladies Team Racing finals are as follows:
Bristol
Cambridge
Durham
Edinburgh
Exeter
Glasgow
Manchester
Oxford
Southampton 1
Southampton 2