Come and join in the fun at the first BUCS sailing championships of the season! There are lots of valuable BUCS points available at this event, with points for the top 4 from each fleet and for the Men’s and Women’s Team Championships!
Date: 1st-2nd November 2014
Venue: Mount Batten Centre, Plymouth. The venue will be open until 10pm on Friday for boats to be dropped off. All boats must be removed by 12pm on Monday.
Championships: This year there will be 5 separate fleets over 2 course areas.
BUCS Laser Championship (Handicap)
BUCS Firefly Championship (& Firefly type dinghies, i.e. team racing fireflies)
BUCS Slow Handicap Championship
BUCS Fast Handicap Championship
BUCS Development Fleet (no BUCS points)
Teams are made up of the top 3 from each university from fleets (not the Development Fleet) of 15 or more, taken from the results at the end of the event (more details in the NOR). Please note, to be eligible for the team competition the boats must be single sex (helm and crew must be the same sex)
BUCS Men’s Team Championship
BUCS Female Team Championship
Whilst Team (Men’s and Women’s) points/medals will be awarded to single sex crews only, mixed crews are permitted and can get individual points/medals, but these will not count towards Team points. Any queries, please contact Jess Beecher
Entry Process: Entries need to be submitted on BUCScore, the online entry system. Please speak to your Athletic Union as they will need to submit your entry on this system.
Entry Closing Date: 16th October 2014 (late entries may be accepted by the Organizing Authority up until the 30th October, see NOR)
Cost per entry:
Single Hander: £46 Double Hander: £61.25
Event Information:
Please read the NOR and Pre event info.
Please complete the Acknowledgment of risk (captains only) and Medical form (everyone) and bring these with you.
Charter boats: As usual a variety of boats are available to charter from Mount Batten Centre and High performance 420s from Curradinghy.
Socials: Plymouth University are organising socials. These will be advertised on Facebook.
Travel disruption on Sunday Morning: Please be aware that the Plymouth 10K run will close several roads on Sunday morning.
If you have any questions, please get in touch.