I have been told that Tata SC is like sailing on the Bristol Channel, but without the tides. More info below:

• Sailing Instructions
• Entry Form

The latest results from the National Circuit Series and Travellers Trophy 2012 will be published here and updated regularly. Note that the National Circuit Series is scored using the standard low points scoring system. The Travellers Trophy is scored using high points scoring and includes the National Champs:

• National Circuit Series Results
• Travellers Trophy Results

Ludo Bennett-Jones, 21 years, left Cowes at the end of April to sail round the island of Great Britain in a Wayfarer for charity. See:

http://www.sail-world.com/CruisingAus/Ludo-Bennett-Jones---around-Britain-in-a-16ft-dinghy/97006

You can follow Ludo's progress and donate to his chose charities on:

http://www.loveludo.com/

The NoR and Entry Form for the next National Circuit/Travellers Trophy event at Shoreham is now available. This is also the Southern Area Championships. Click here.

Gordon Harris and Joe Hunt, sailing W10717, 'Billy Ruffian' from Waldringfield SC won the first National Circuit/Travellers' Trophy at Blackwater SC on 5/6 May. Brian Lamb and Tony Hunt in W10614 'Still Gambolling' were second, and Quentin Strauss and Sarah Burgess in W10618 'Gorgeous Worgeous' were third. There were 15 entries, 13 visitors and two home boats.

Full results to follow.

Don't forget that the first UKWA National Circuit Series of the 2012 season is next weekend - 5/6 May. The first start is 10:45 hours on Saturday, so you will need to get there early. For full details, go to:

http://www.blackwatersailingclub.org.uk/

Check out the latest list of entries here.

And the winner of the prize draw for a polycotton top cover generously donated by Hartley Boats is........ Steve Collins (thank you, Richard and Mark!)

Trophy winners announced at the AGM on 3rd March 2012 were:

• Ian Richards and Adam Light W10570 'Oh Ooh' - the Neil Rushton Trophy for the most improved racing crew
• Brandon McClintock and Ralph Roberts, W9885 'Spree Lady - the Piers Plowman Trophy for the best write up in Wayfarer News
• Matt Sharman and Octavia Heath – Viking Longship trophy for the best cruising log
• Michael McKechnie - the Ian Proctor Memorial Trophy for his outstanding service to the Association and Wayfarer Sailing  as Racing Secretary since 2008.

STOP PRESS

At the AGM, new membership categories and subscription rates were approved. Will members please amend their Standing Orders and payments accordingly, BEFORE SUBS ARE DUE 1 APRIL 2012. Many thanks

Attention Members;

At the AGM on March 3rd 2012, the new membership categories and subscription rates were approved for payment on April 1st. So please, if you haven't already done so, change your Standing Order Mandate at your bank as appropriate. 
Full members (also incorporating former Family members)    £25
Associate members (non-boat owning)                                £20
Please also check that the reference alongside the payment is obvious, ie boat number or Assoc number.
If you do not have a Standing Order, please set one up, or you can make direct Electronic payments to our bank
Sort Code            30-90-86
Account Number  00320842
Account Name    UK Wayfarer Assoc

There is a standing order form here

Here's hoping for a successful sailing season

There are three important reasons to go to the Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace this weekend (3/4 March):

You can

1. 1. attend the UKWA AGM and vote your for new Executive Committee
2. 2. enter for the 2012 National and Open Champs and qualify for the £15 chandlery voucher courtesy of Hartley Boats
3. 3. get a 15% discount on a Sunsail holiday, sailing a Wayfarer on the Mediterranean!

Be there or be square!

The Notice of Race for the National Circuit and Travellers Trophy series is now available. Please note that, in an innovation for 2012, the Travellers Trophy will be scored using the high points scoring system and competitors will be able to count their result in the National and Open Championships. The National Circuit Series will continue to be scored using the low points system and will not include the National Championships.

Michael McKechnie, Racing Secretary

Steve Collins, Assistant Racing Secretary Elect

Entries are now open for the 2012 UK Wayfarer National and Open Championships. Comprehensive information including NoR and entry forms can be downloaded  from the Medway Yacht Club Website

All entries received before the end of the RYA Dinghy Show on 3rd March will receive a Hartley Boats chandlery voucher worth £15 and will be entered into a prize draw to win a polycotton trailer cover.

The Hartleys have also generously donated a perpetual trophy to be awarded to the first overseas competitor (defined as a competitor who is a member of a class association affiliated to the Wayfarer International Committee, but excluding members of UKWA).

West Oxfordshire Sailing Club is pleased to invite you to join us in beautiful suroundings in April. We are well known for being friendly and welcome visitors of all abilities. There will be full galley with lunch and cakes for tea followed by fish and chip supper. A welcome warm up event for the coming season.
 
Looking forward to seeing you
Lucia Winrow
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The first day of the 2012 Championships at Medway YC on Thursday 19 July will consist of a FREE Race Training Day incorporating the Practice Race for the Idler's Bucket. See programme below. The first championship race will take place on the 20 July. Full NoR and entry form to follow shortly (there will be a box to tick for the training day). Note: free camping is available on the evening of Wednesday 18 July and the Club galley will be open for meals in the evening.

PROGRAMME Thursday 19 July

10:00 Arrival and Registration
11:00 Briefing and Rules Seminar (focussing on starts, first beat and mark rounding).
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Boat Tuning and Demo of Spinnaker handling in the dinghy park
14:00 On-water practice starts, followed by the Practice Race for the Idler's Bucket recorded on video.
16:00 De-rig boats/change and shower
18:00 Supper
19:00 Video debriefing in the Clubhouse
21:00 Ends

In 2012 the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show, to be held over the weekend of 3rd & 4th March, will have an added attraction in the form of a virtual regatta! The regatta, powered by the inshore sailboat racing and training game SailX.com, will be open to all and will be run over seven weeks in the lead up to the event, culminating with Finals at the dinghy show on the Volvo Main Stage!
 
Of course a computer game could never test all of the myriad of skills involved in sailboat racing, but as a high-performance rules and strategy-based racing game, SailX does offer an interesting insight into who really has the best understanding of these fascinating and vital areas of our sport. On top of this, given the importance of these mental aspects, SailX also provides sailors with a great platform to shout about what makes the sport so special and to engage new people in sailing’s fascinating gameplay.
 
In an exciting development, the famous Endeavour Trophy will also be associated with this event, with the winning Class being awarded the “2012 RYA Volvo Dinghy Show Championship Trophy” and the winning individual being awarded with the “2012 Virtual Endeavour Trophy”. The Endeavour Trophy, a fine silver replica of the J Class Endeavour donated by Beecher Moore in 1934 which has been awarded to the “Champion of Champions” of the British dinghy world almost every year since then, will also be on display at the show. Interestingly the virtual nature of this regatta will help the Endeavour Championship to broaden its reach beyond the thirty or so Classes which can physically be accommodated in the real-world event and it will give all Classes an equal chance to present the quality and depth of sailing talent in their fleets.
 
But most importantly perhaps, SailX will help every sailor competing in this regatta to emerge out the far side of the competition ‘hot’ and more ready to race than they have ever been after the cold of British winter! Let the competition begin!
 
For more information click here

The RYA is holding a  survey which open to members and non-members and as an incentive they are giving away an iPad2. They would be really interested in getting the views of club members who are not RYA members. The survey is now online (closing date 31st Jan 2012) http://www.rya.org.uk/newsevents/news/Pages/RYAMembershipSurvey.aspx

Liam McGrath, UKWA Chairman comments: "we are keen to support the RYA, but it is a matter for individuals whether they complete it and add their details to a database for subsequent marketing etc."

Sunday the 29th  July  to Sunday 5th August 2012.

The Scandinavian Wayfarer Association (SWS) is pleased to invite you to Sweden – into waters surrounded by fjords – to the blue sea of Blekinge and its thousands of islands.
It is simply one of the best parts of Sweden.

 
Above photo taken from the island of Tjärö (south) showing the fjord into Järnavik

We plan to sail to many different islands and places – sometimes to islands with a lunch restaurant, and to Karlshamn to visit an extraordinary fish-restaurant. Various social activities will be organised in the evening, including a grill evening etc. In the event of bad weather we plan a guided tour to the historic towns of Karlshamn and Karlskrona, as well as a visit to art galleries in other nearby towns.

The report and results of the Finale event at Bough Beech are available here:

• Report by Michael McKechnie
• Results of the Open Meeting.

Bill and Lisa Witney are overall winners of both the National Circuit Series and the Travellers' Trophy. See full results here.

Liam McGrath, UKWA Chairman, and the UKWA Executive Committee are delighted that Dave Wade and John Meadowcroft came 12th at this year’s recent Endeavour Trophy. 

Liam and the Excom wish  to thank Dave and John for representing the Class at this event and congratulating them for doing so well.

See full report on the event here:

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=159896

5th & 6th May Blackwater SC

19th & 20th May Shoreham SC

2nd / 3rd June Tata Steel SC (Swansea) Diamond Jubilee w/e

16th /17th June Hayling Island

30th June/1st July Aldeburgh YC and L’Escargot Trophy w/e

20th/21st/22nd July National Championships Medway YC

Following the cancellation of the Shoreham SC National Circuit Series event, the series will consist of five events (assuming the final event at Bough Beech SC is completed). Please note that competitors will still count their best four event scores for the National Circuit Series Trophy as stipulated in the NoR.

Upper Thames SC open meeting results are available here

National Circuit Series results have been updated. See article below.

Check out the kit list at Sunsail's Club Vounaki - you can now sail Wayfarers on the Mediterranean!

http://www.sunsail.co.uk/beach-clubs/club-kit-vounaki

There is a nice picture of Irish Rep Monica Schaefer sailing W10606 in the printed version of brochure.

The overall results counting four National Circuit events are available here

Remaining fixtures:

• Shoreham SC 8/9 October
• Bough Beech SC 12/13 November

The results of the Scottish National Championships sailed at Loch Lomond Sailing Club on 3/4 September are available here.

Click here

More photos are available on:

http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewdir.tlx?albumid=312834

Richard and Mark Hartley report that they received a very warm welcome for themselves and their boats in Canada. They met the legendary 'Uncle Al' and won the championships.

It augers well for Wayfarer International Championships, Mississauga SC, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on 3-10 August 2013.

http://www.mississaugasailingclub.com/index.php

Father and son teams, Richard and Mark Hartley and Michael and Mark McKechnie represented the UK at the European and Danish National Championships at Roskilde in August.

Read Mike's report here.

Richard Stone and Phil Stacey won the Fourth National Circuit Series event in breezy conditions at Medway Yacht Club. Read Sailing Secretary Michael McKechnie's report check the full results and look at the photos on the club website:

http://www.medwayyachtclub.com/2011%20Wayfarer%20Open/hoto%27s.html

Check out the report of the Wayfarer Inland Championships in Ireland. [Not sure about the Wayfarers with blue sails though - Editors Note]

http://www.cullaunsailingclub.com/news.php

The Southern Area Champs at Shoreham in June was abandoned due to the extreme weather conditions but is re-sheduled for the 8th & 9th October

See report on the cancelled event by Michael McKechnie, Racing Secretary here.

http://www.parkstoneyachtclub.com/pagePooleWeekResults.html

Former UKWA Commodore Ralph Roberts and Brandon McClintoch won the VDLR "Spirit" of the Regatta award at Dun Laoghaire for their wonderful endeavours in sailing Wayfarer 9885 Spree Lady all the way from Baltimore in West Cork to Dun Laoghaire in time to participate in the event.

Winning this award in an overall fleet of 410 entries was a terrific and very worthy achievement for these two intrepid dinghy sailors who had to deal with some very difficult weather and sea conditions along the way but they still arrived smiling and ever willing to help the rest of the fleet launch and recover their boats every day of the regatta.

Monica Schaefer

Dave Wade is the 2011 UK National Champion and Trevor Fisher is the 2011 Irish Champion. Read Monica Schaefer's report here.

See full results on:

http://dlregatta.org/sandbox/2011index.asp

And check out some photos here:

http://www.fotosail.com/events/2011dlregatta/dingies/wayfarers/

The results from a very successful open meeting at Haversham SC are now available on line:

http://www.havershamsc.co.uk/

Richard and Mark Hartley in 'Devil's Advocate' won the Eastern Area Champs and first National Circuit Event of the year at Royal Harwich Yacht Club on the 7 and 8 May. A full report by Michael McKechnie, UKWA Racing Secretary, together with a results list and photos by S Clayton are now available on the Y&Y Wayfarer website:

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=157052

The crews featured in the photos on the Y&Y website are Roger Challis and Mark Johnston from Waldringfield (white boat) and Richard and Mark Hartley from Carsington SC (Black boat).

Do you fancy a FREE week for two people meandering around the sunny Greek Islands? Monica Schaefer has secured an amazing sponsorship deal which means that all competitors at the UK and Irish National Champions will be entered into a special event draw to win a holiday with Sailing Holidays Ltd.

See poster here

Information on the International Regatta at Roskilde in Denmark in August is now available:

• Poster
• Map of Roskilde Harbour
• Map of sailing area.

The notice of race will be available on the SWS website shortly: http://www.wayfarer.dk/

As an additional incentive the first 20 (non professional) entries travelling from out side of Ireland will receive an additional €50 entry discount, courtesy of two very generous Irish Wayfarer sailors Neil McSherry and Brian Geraghty and their respective companies: Liberty Mutual Insurance and Get cover.com who have very kindly agreed to provide €1000 in sponsoring to help overseas visitors to get to Dun Laoghaire.

 Discounted event accommodation is a available at the Harbour Bar www.harbourandgrill.com at the Kingston hotel www.kingstonhotel.com and at the Royal marine hotel www.royalmarinehotel.com . Camper van parking is available beside the yacht club www.dlharbourco.ie to reserve a space

 For reduced special event ferry bookings please contact David O Connor in Irish Ferries This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For Stena line bookings follow this link to www.stenaline.co.uk/volvo and quote event code: Coming soon.

Or contact Ciara the event secretary at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for ferry prices and a booking form or if you have any other event related questions.

If you or other family members travelling with you are over 65 you may also be interested to know that you can travel free on public transport any where in Ireland with a Golden trekker pass available from http://www.discoverireland.com/goldentrekker

Looking forward to seeing you in Dun Laoghaire.

Monica Schaefer

If not already a member; we are always delighted to welcome new members to the Class and application forms can be found:
http://www.wayfarer.org.uk/uploads/2010MembershipForm.pdf

Or you can join online at the shop - link above.
An order for a book can be sent with a membership application form.

Copies of the Book can be obtained from the UK Wayfarer Association Secretary,
Sarah Burgess, UKWA, PO Box 10687, Colchester CO5 8XJ
Tel: 01206 384043

Cheques should be made payable to the UKWA

Membership of the UKWA;

We are always delighted to welcome new members to the association. Wayfarer boat owners can join as Full (Boat owning Member). We have many non-boat owners who may join as an Associate Member.

Why should I become a member of UKWA, the association of Wayfarer owners?

We pride ourselves on being a very friendly association and are always delighted to welcome new members.

You don't have to own a Wayfarer to be a member, and many people choose to join while looking for a boat so that they can take advantage of membership, espcially our magazine and website, in the meantime.

The owner of a Wayfarer has the opportunity to join a large group of sociable and knowledgeable sailors who together know everything there is to know about this amazing dinghy.

Specifically you will receive the following direct benefits:

• A copy of the 3 times per year A4 Wayfarer News, which contains articles about Racing, Cruising and Training and many tips to help you increase your enjoyment of the Wayfarer.
• Excellent value insurance from Craftinsure tailored to the needs of Wayfarer owners.
• The opportunity to participate in UKWA organised events around the country; racing, cruising and training.
• Access to the Members Forum and members only section of our website.
• The ability to buy branded merchandise at special prices; the Wayfarer Book, class clothing, and other goods.
• Information on Boats for Sale and Wanted.
• Wayfarer drawings
• Measurement Certificates
• Rental of boat tents.
• Access to our extensive library of Cruising Logs.
• A friendly welcome to the UKWA Stand at the Dinghy Show.

Full Member (boat owner) £25.00

Associate Member (non-boat owner) £20.00

If you would like to join please use the link below to open a pdf file that you can print off.

Membership Form

Or you can join online here

If you are an existing member, Subs change for 2012 - please refer to the pdf renewal form for details;

Sub Renewal Form

Overseas members may prefer to renew online here - NB PayPal rates.

Please send the completed forms, together with a cheque made payable to the UKWA, to the Secretary, Sarah Burgess, UKWA, PO Box 10687, Colchester CO5 8XJ