Fastsail : News /fastsail/ en-gb mike@nospam.com (Mike) mike@nospam.com (Mike) Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:24:56 +0200 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:24:56 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) 60 Fastsail : News http://www.fastsail.org/e107_images/button.png /fastsail/ 88 31 Welcome http://www.fastsail.org/news.php?item.1.1 Fastsail is an association of high performance dinghies with single trapezes and symmetrical spinnakers.

The current members are the 470, 505, Fireball, Flying Dutchman, Hornet, Osprey & Javelin Classes. Their representatives act as a communication channel between the classes to organise combined events.
]]> http://www.fastsail.org/comment.php?comment.news.1 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:29:00 +0200 http://www.fastsail.org/news.php?item.1.1 SGP 2007 Results http://www.fastsail.org/news.php?item.4.1
2nd Overall were Daren Fasey and Colin Davis (Fireball) who won a Superspars boom.

Viola Scott in a Osprey won the Sailing Shirts Women's Trophy (6th overall) who narrowly won from Imogen Carpenter in a Laser II.

Peter Helm & Sam Potter in a Laser II had line honours in the Pursuit race. In the 5 handicap races line hours went to the 505s in races 2, 4 and 5 and to the FDs in races 3 and 6.

The Osprey Class convincingly won the Team Prize with a total of 259 points counting the best results of their top 5 boats in each race. The 505s 2nd with 402 points. None of the other classes managed to muster a team of 5 boats.

A total of 30 entries enjoyed a superb weekend with a wide variety of sailing conditions (light winds saturday and blustery strong winds on Sunday) with a mixture of course layouts

At the prizegiving a large number of prizes geneourosly provided by Hyde Sails, Harken and Craftinsure were distributed to all sections of the fleet.

There was a resounding endorsement by competitors at the event for the SGP to continue in its current format at Rutland

Overall results www.sailfd.org/GBR/SGP07Resultsoverall.pdf
Individual Race Results www.sailfd.org/GBR/SGP07Results.pdf
Team results www.sailfd.org/GBR/SGP07Teamresults.pdf
Submitted by RichardP [/html]]]> richard@nospam.com (RichardP) Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:27:51 +0200 http://www.fastsail.org/news.php?item.4.1 SGP 2007 - Sponsors http://www.fastsail.org/news.php?item.3.1 Fastsail thanks the companies below who provided many prizes
for the SGP 2007

Craftinsure
www.craftinsure.com
Fleeces

Harken
www.harken.co.uk
Harken sailing bags, Gloves and Wet Notes

Hyde Sails
www.hydesails.com
Hyde Sailing bags and T Shirts

Sailing Shirts
www.sailingshirts.co.uk
Customised Class , Fastsail and SGP clothing available.

Superspars
www.superspars.com

A mast for first boat using a Superspars mast and a boom for second boat using a Superspars mast.

Please visit the sponsors websites.

The SGP 2007 was hosted by Rutland Sailing Club on 22/23 September 2007
www.rutlandsc.co.uk
22/23 September 2007

Submitted by RichardP [/html]]]> richard@nospam.com (RichardP) Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:03:54 +0200 http://www.fastsail.org/news.php?item.3.1