The Classic Keel Boats

We have been encouraged to organise racing for classic keel dayboats since they do not fit the criteria for the British Classic Yacht Club and require courses similar to those that the Metre boats sail. Being the first year of this event, we will need to be flexible in terms of organisation, since whole fleets will probably not yet adopt the event in their entirety, although may attend in significant numbers.

At the current stage of planning, it is anticipated that boats will sail in mixed fleets under some sort of rating system - more than one fleet if there are substantial numbers. If sufficient numbers of any class attend, a separate start may be arranged. If less than that, but still with sufficient numbers, a separate fleet result may be organised, but without a separate start. It would be helpful if fleet class captains/secretaries contact us to discuss likely numbers.

There are many such classes as a result of almost every major Yacht Club, at some time in their history, commissioning a one-design for local racing. Frequently, this was to provide more economical sailing than in the Metre classes and many of these boats can trace their heritage back to the "classic" design of the times.

It is to be hoped that this event will provide an opportunity for enthusiastic owners to enjoy mixing with similar boats and display (flaunt?) their attractions (of their boats that is).

As well as individual boats of all relevant types, classes that may wish to participate include:

Bembridge Redwing	Bembridge and Poole Harbour	Redwing Club
Conway Fife One Design	Anglesey	Royal Anglesey Yacht Club
Daring	Cowes	Daring Class Association
Dragon	Several fleets around the country	Dragon Class Association Solent Dragons
Gareloch	Clyde	The Gareloch Goddesses
Flying Fifteen	Various fleets	British Isle Flying Fifteen Association (BIFFA)
International One Design (IOD)	Solent & St. Mawes	St Mawes
Loch Long One Design	Loch Long and Aldeburgh	Cove Sailing Club Aldeburgh Yacht Club
Menai Strait One Design	Anglesey	Royal Anglesey Yacht Club
Mylne	Birkenhead	Royal Mersey Yacht Club
Piper One Design	Clyde	Piper One Design Web Site
Requin (France) Hai (Finland)	West Coast of France	French Requin Class Association
Royal Burnham One Design	Burnham	Royal Burnham Yacht Club
Royal Corinthian One Design	Burnham	RCOD Web Site
Royal Harwich One Design	Harwich	Royal Harwich Yacht Club
Seaview Mermaid	Seaview, IoW	Seaview Mermaids Web Site
Skerry Cruisers (square metre classes)
Sunbeam	Itchenor & Falmouth	Solent Sunbeams at Itchenor Falmouth Sunbeams
Swallow	Itchenor	National Swallow Class Association
Victory	Portsmouth, Gibraltar	Victory Class Association
West Solent One Design	East Coast
X One Design (XOD)	Hamble, Itchenor, Lymington, Poole/Parkstone, Yarmouth	X One Design Class Association
Yarmouth One Design (YOD)	Yarmouth, IoW	Yarmouth One Design Association
Yorkshire One Design (YOD)	Bridlington	Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club