There is still JUST time to enter the Nationals- deadline 6th August!

Plan is to start the event with a Grand Parade of Sail - 260 ILCA’s out of Weymouth Harbour led by a 50 year old boat, kindly restored for the occasion by QM Master sailor Mark Sanken.

If you have an old boat and don’t believe you can get in the first half of the fleet, don’t worry - there will be mentoring, prizes for Silver Fleets and even a Vintage Prize for the highest placed oldest boat.

We’ve organised great food for you every night, but it does need to be booked in advance- please do it now!- you can see menus on the Off Water Programme Page here

NB the first night is a Welcome Evening, with an Italian meal FREE to competitors, provided by UKLA. You can purchase extra tickets for family/supporters, but you must claim your free ticket in the entry portal. This is now a clear process in the portal so please do it.

Please also book the other themed evenings ASAP - We need a minimum of 50 for the caterers to agree to do the themed meals. At the moment only a handful have signed up. Plan is to eat together (remember being able to do that?) about 6.00 pm, then do the Daily Prize Giving, with Q and A with winners, followed by the prize draw, followed by the Social Event of the eve (eg Golden Anniversary Quiz on Saturday.) So you don’t want to miss all that and have to cook for yourself too!

Gala Dinner

Bookings for the Gala Dinner are now available through the portal - just £26! Our special Guest of Honour is Iain Percy - Well known for his Olympic medals in Finn and Star (with crew Andrew Simpson) Iain actually learned his craft in the ILCA (Laser as it was then) and won our Nationals in 1995 (the year of the Olympic Trials) and in 1996. The UKLA’s Official Charity for 2021 is the Andrew Simpson Foundation, and our Gala Dinner will form part of our fund raising for the Charity, so it is extremely fitting that Iain can be there.

We hope you will come along to the evening socials - Daily Prize Givings, Q & A with the winners, Prize Draws, 50th Anniversary Quiz, Sports Night, AGM, Jam Sessions etc etc. Before these activities we can all enjoy a meal together:

Friday. Special Welcome Evening with Italian Themed Meal FREE for all competitors, courtesy of the UKLA.

Extra tickets can be purchased in advance @ £10 each

Saturday: Moroccan Night. 2 Courses £10 Tickets to be ordered in advance with LIVE Belly Dancing

Sunday: BBQ. £16 Tickets to be ordered in advance.

Monday: Curry Night. 2 Courses £12 Tickets to be ordered in advance

Tuesday: GALA DINNER. Tickets to be ordered in advance.

We are hoping to bring back all the learning opportunities that we had in 2018/19 - so expect Race Clinics in the mornings/afternoons, Question and Answer Sessions in the evenings and Mentor/Mentee pairings throughout the event.

If you don’t want to be involved with the Mentoring scheme either as Mentee or Mentor please let us know asap and we’ll take you off the list.

We’ve also managed to negotiate a 10% Discount on all Courses/Water Activities with both the Andrew Simpson Foundation and OTC for family members connected to the competitors. This includes scheduled courses in windsurfing, wind-foiling, kitesurfing, SUPing and e-foiling. Passing trade during the event will not receive any discount - it has to be pre-booked at least a month prior to the event.

The Special Code for booking OTC courses is SAIL 10

Click here - Nationals - to find out more about Off - Water Activities, Learning and of course Racing!

UKLA Team