40th NS14 National Championships in Adelaide, SA

6:33 PM Mon 22 Dec 2008 GMT

'Current National Champion Hugh Tait (1996) leads the fleet in last years series. - 40th NS14 national Championships' Adrian Adams Click Here to view large photo

NS14s are a fantastic affordable family class and fleet numbers are on the increase at many clubs Australia wide. They are a high performance dinghy offering speed and precision handling, without the complexity of traps and kites. This makes them the ideal racing dinghy for couples and parent/child combinations. The weight and strength required to be competitive is minimal, opening the competition to both junior and female helms and crews.

The 40th NS14 National Championships are to be held at Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club, just South of the Adelaide CBD from 27th December to January 3rd.

The nine race series has attracted crews from NSW and Tasmania as well as the local fleet with the current entrant list containing 35 boats. If recent Adelaide conditions are anything to go by, the weather conditions should be ideal for close competitive racing.

Many sailors are excited about the trip to B&SYC to experience the famed 'wet' bar where sailors gather after the race with no need shower or even take the wet suit off if you are really thirsty! The locals are looking forward to (trying) to mix it with top NS14 sailors from around the country and showing off Adelaide as a great place to sail.

Race schedule:

Sat 27th Dec Registration 10:00 hours
Sun 28th Dec Race 1 13:55 hours
Mon 29th Dec Races 2 and 3 12:55 hours
Tues 30th Dec (Resail) and Race 4 (12:55) and 13:55 hours
Wed 31st Dec Race 5 and 6 12:55 hours
Thurs 1st Jan Layday No racing
Fri 2nd Jan Races 7 and 8 12:55 hours
Sat 3rd Jan (Resail) and Race 9 (12:55) and 13:55 hours

by Adrian Adams

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