RS Feva Spanish Training Camp

This event is now full.  If you are still interested in attending please email Golly to put your name on a waiting list.

golly@rsfeva.org

SELL OUT for our first ever International Training Camp – can’t be bad!

Thinks again - what is the venue like? What does the wind do? Rats, finding the venue guide the day before the event means you don't really 'get it'. Luckily some sad dude has already found it! Read the venue guide here!

Some pre-nationals training?

I do love the odd complete irrelevance that just makes me laugh. And here is todays. You don't have to be a geek to enjoy the absurdity of this, but here is the original Starwars broken into 15 second bits and each 15 second bit has been produced by someone different. You don't need to watch much to know how silly it all is and it did just make me smile on a wet dismal day. See if you can't resist a grin from breaking out.

The Hayling Class Squad braved 25 knots with 35+ gusts on saturday. The bold Feva sailors didn't let this put them off some racing and for some a little capsize practice. The swimmers however got up and carried on with everyone returning to the beach with big smiles.

When the winds got into Force 7 on Sunday the coach Ollie, called it a day so they came in for a debrief on race tactics and heavy wind sailing. Elliot and Jake lost a rudder and Tristan and Jeremy broke a spinnaker halyard shackel. It is a very varied squad with new to Feva sailors mixing with some with experience. All of them did an exellent job in the conditions considering they faced some monster gusts............Victoria Payne , Feva Class Captain

Nice report Jonathan from the ECS but here are Sam & Matt King training at Queen Mary SC. OK it was in Sept but nice anyway!

The third weekend for the East Class Squad always looked as though it could be breezy, what an under statement !

 Eighteen boats arrived to bright sun and 18 knots, followed after 20 minutes by cloud and 25 to 30 knots. 20 minutes later, sun again… Grrr.

 This pattern was clearly established and not expected to change for the day. Coach decided that it was worth a go and after a briefing on high and fast downwind techniques the intrepid sailors headed for the changing rooms.

 As the boats launched the breeze built, every boat gave it a go with differing degrees of success. All, however agreed that it had been an experience and had given them confidence. One team decided to ignore coach’s wise words to keep the coloured sail in the chute…. Upwind they went, made the bear away, hoisted the kite, went for the fill and BANG, down came the top of the mast ! Those following decided that discretion was the better part of valour.

 Ashore, an intrigued parent measured 29.8 knots on the slipway, only to be told later that this wasn’t at the winds peak.

 Lunch and story telling followed, the sailors went to launch for the afternoon session but wisely Coach called them back as 2 metre white horses appeared.

 Sunday morning, while coach was checking the weather, he noticed white horses in his mug of coffee and it was clear that sailing was not going to be possible.

 The sailors were split and circuits and event prep and helm/crew roles and responsibilities were covered. Finally the Fevas challenged the 29ers ( who hadn't  even got changed all weekend !! ) to a rowing race on the 4 ergo machines provided by Oakham. Ok, they lost but it was clear that the 29ers cheated.

 Here’s hoping for a bit less in 4 weeks time............Jonathan Lewis, Head Coach ECS

No - it's the Queens Jubilee bank holiday w/e! Not our jubilee silly! The Sekonda RS Feva Nationals in Torquay will be a grand affair. Registration will be Saturday 2 June and the practice racing area will be open that afternoon. Racing will be Sun 3 June through Tue 5 June. Grrreat!

The United 4 regatta's are starting again for the classes: 29er, 420, 470, Cadet, Europe, Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Optimist, RS Feva  and Splash. The RS Feva will only  participate in the first 2 events, after 2 succesfull events with sufficient numbers, the RS Feva will also be invited for the last 2 events.

The online entry will be opened on February 1,  at our website www.united4sailing.org.

The dates and venues for 2012 are:

 April 14 - 15, 2012, Medemblik

 May 5 - 6, 2012, Workum

 September 1 - 2, 2012, Workum

September 29 - 30, 2012, Roompot

This weekend it was really windy!! South east and west squad came together for a fun weekend of training at Rutland, due to the weather there were multiple capsizes but it all just added to the fun of it all! There were several training exercises that helped to improve our starting techniques, hoists and drops and windy weather boat handling. The icing on the cake was the small race series at the end of the weekend that drew together all of the learning and combined it in a small but competitive sequence of short races. The weather finally brightened up at the end of the Sunday with a beautiful rainbow that spread over the lake from one end to the other. 

Hannah and Izzi Bristow

Time to get those entries in! The entry form is via the worlds page on http://www.rsfeva.org/worlds. Hayling Island is really looking forward to what will surely be the event of the year! The UK is guaranteed a minimum of 80 boats and Ned/Bel have got 30 entries. Those countries are requiring entries to be approved by their national class associations before they can be confirmed.GBR/NED/BEL boats do not have to pay the entry fee until their associations have confirmed their entries so there is no reason to not enter now!  

Ireland have a guaranteed 20 places but will allow entries to be made on a first come first booked basis until the limit is reached. All other countries together have a guaranteed 70 places and so can enter now in any event. Anyone on a countries waiting list may be awarded a place after 30 April if the maximum numbers have not been reached.

While we are talking international events please note that the On-line entry for the United 4 events in Holland in April opens on 1 Feb.