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Events => Open meetings => Topic started by: RHYC 1 on November 07, 2017, 01:31:44 PM

Title: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: RHYC 1 on November 07, 2017, 01:31:44 PM
Where would be the two venues you would like to sail in 2018.

Mine would be Southwold and Shoreham .

Matthew 1432
Title: Re: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: gordon Kingston on November 07, 2017, 02:44:19 PM
Matt
wont you get nose bleed coming so far south of the M25?
Mine would be Weymouth and Shoreham but any sea venue with breeze or Lake Garda.
Lee on solent excluded as its my home club.
Title: Re: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: The Belgian on November 07, 2017, 05:32:32 PM
Salcombe and Felixstowe Ferry for me Matt
Ivan 1300
Title: Re: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: Ocean Strider on November 07, 2017, 07:43:17 PM
I'm waiting to hear back on a possible open at Southwold.

Excluding my home club and ignoring distance I would say Lyme Regis and probably Hickling.  Different venues each demanding in their own special ways!
Title: Re: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: OultonBen on November 07, 2017, 09:07:22 PM
Quote from: Ocean Strider on November 07, 2017, 07:43:17 PM
.... I would say ... probably Hickling.
  Hickling is fine as long as they get rid of all the weed !_!
This year 'herself' took Streaker there and came home after not even completing one race,  .... 'cos it was soooo weeded that racing became a stop-start lottery !
Broads Authority have now cut the main channel, but the edges remain very dodgy.
I understand that club courses through the summer have stuck to the narrowest of channels.
Title: Re: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: OultonBen on November 07, 2017, 09:14:20 PM
Quote from: The Belgian on November 07, 2017, 05:32:32 PM
Salcombe and Felixstowe Ferry for me Matt.  Ivan 1300
Hear-hear !
FFSC was used at recent RYA Conference as exemplar of a club increasing its membership by ~20% .... well-done !
• I'd be very happy with FFSC 'cos it's so relatively close.
• Salcombe MUST be good if the Merlins keep on returning in the numbers that they do !_!
Title: Re: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: RHYC 1 on November 08, 2017, 02:40:09 PM
Felixstowe is our nats venue so no open this year so that leaves you another choice.
Title: Re: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: The Belgian on November 08, 2017, 04:32:26 PM
Ok Matt in that case everyone's favourite lovely Lyme Regis !!
Ivan 1300
Title: Re: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: Captain Slow on November 08, 2017, 04:36:38 PM
Weymouth / Lyme as both glamour ...........

But not counting those two I really enjoy Lee and we have had some splendid racing there and oddly enough I really enjoyed Downs this year. If Chris reserves me a decent sledge next year not designed for a topper I'll go back. The club were super friendly and the sailing was epic.

Sloooow
1446
Title: Re: If you could only go to two opens in 2018
Post by: SPOOKY on November 27, 2017, 08:13:37 PM
Salcombe is looking forward to seeing the Phantom fleet in all its glory, as I posted else where on the forum we now number five active boats, sailing upto Christmas to get enough practice to compete against you guys.
All I need to do is to try and master this complicated forum site! :)