UK24mR Association

: Created: 26 July 2017

Tewkesbury

Five 2.4s headed to Tewkesbury in changeable conditions. Turning up on Friday in the pouring rain the river was actually wider than remembered. I was told that the river is 90ft wide. With four of us coming back from the worlds in Sneek there was lots of reminiscing to be done which we did quite a lot of on the Friday night.

Tidal Nationals

The Tidal Nationals 2017 were held on the 29/30th April and the 1st May sailed out of Fowey Gallants Sailing Club.

Fun in Fowey - ahoy!

Ten of us took our boats to Fowey,
That's Meg ,Keith and Iain,
Plus Kate ( that is I ),
With Steve and John Paul, plus Brooker to boot ,
With Nev , Andrew and Mike - what a hoot

Frensham Pond Open Meeting 3rd & 4th June

We had a wonderful weekend of racing. With a mixture of local boats and visitors, it made for a very competative and enjoyable event. It was very nice to see a few new and returning faces at the meeting.

For more pictures of the event click here

: Updated: 10 April 2017

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

That was the wind on day 1 at Queen Mary Sailing Club, as a gentle breeze oscillated around the reservoir.

Named after the queen consort to George V , the reservoir is a large area close to London for sailing , where the 2.4 fleet has planned to have an open meeting for the last couple of years, but were thwarted by the lack of water, but not this year.

Snow White in Antwerp

Snow White (aka Dorothy... or maybe this should be the Wizard of Oz... no stick with the plan Kate, don't make the same mistakes you do when sailing) took her seven dwarfs on an outing to Antwerp. Sleepy (aka Iain), Dopey ( Simon ), Sneezy ( Martin W-J ), Bashful ( Bruce P), Grumpy ( Steve) , Happy (Keith ) , took to the water

They were joined by the Evil Queen ( Megan), the Mirror ( Kate) , whilst the Huntsman ( Jean Stowe ) and Doc ( Martin Pascoe) stayed ashore with Snow White to keep her safe.

Rio 2016 2.4mR Paralympics

CONGRATULATIONS HELENA LUCAS - 2016 PARALYMPIC 2.4mR BRONZE MEDALLIST

The final placings for the Rio 2016 2.4mR Paralympics after a hard fought championships are:

Damien Seguin FRA
Matt Bugg AUS
Helena Lucas GBR

The final overall results here.

: Created: 31 October 2016

Nine 2.4mRs went to the Norfolk Broads

Nine 2.4mRs went to the Norfolk Broads and if one 2.4mR should accidentally fall.......( hope you've picked up the tune!)

Thankfully not quite , as it was mine that nearly parted company with its trailer on the way to the crane ( note to all - if you put your mast up on land and then tow to the crane ... Watch out for over hanging trees- thankfully only a bent wind indicator to show for it , straightened by Meg and Simon - so all is well in the world ).

Wroxham is a lovely place to sail especially when the wind is from a generally southerly direction. The club house is right next to the sailing area, so it makes for good spectator sport and this year it was further enhanced as we joined the Star and Yeoman fleets, so it made for good viewing . The wild life added to the spectacle, with Swans, Greebs and Egyptian geese to feast your eyes on.