UKLA Open & National Championships 2021 - WPNSA
Photo -Sam Pearce
We will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of our amazing boat all this year and are planning a special Golden National Championships, followed by the Under 21 Worlds (Apply here), at the Weymouth Olympic venue - Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy. The UKLA Open & National Championship will be held from Friday 13th to Wednesday 18th August 2021. We are hoping to encourage more club sailors to come along and join in the fun with an emphasis on Learning and an increase in social activities.
Entries are now open! So far we have about 200 boats entered! Click here - Nationals - to find out more about Off - Water Activities, Learning and of course Racing!
Gala Dinner
Some very exciting news just in: we are inviting past champions to the Gala Dinner and we’ve just heard that the Olympic Legend that is Iain Percy has accepted our invitation! 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.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO COME TO THE GALA DINNER! We have to make a decision about whether we need to hire furniture etc. At the moment only 60 have expressed interest. If more than 200 express interest then we will need to hire furniture.
Similarly please review your food orders. 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!
EVENING FOOD (Covid permitting):
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
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, Question and Answer Sessions in the evenings and Mentor/Mentee pairings throughout the event.
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.
We will let you know when we get the special discount booking codes.
UKLA Team
