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Crosby Annual Hangover Handicap Open to be held on 5th January 2014

by Ian Middleton 20 Dec 2013 13:23 GMT 5 January 2014
Two Solos during the 2006 Annual Hangover Handicap at Crosby Sailing Club © Ann Middleton

Crosby SC will hold their Annual Hangover Handicap Open on Sunday 5th January 2014, all are welcome. Three races will be started during the day, two to count. First warning signal will not be before 10.55hrs. The race fee is £5.

Any class of dinghy with a known PY is welcome, anything from an International Canoe and Phantom to Challenger Trimaran and 2.4 keel boats, younger sailors in predominately in Toppers. Bring your own sandwiches and flask of coffee. Local sailors from both sides of the River Mersey very welcome, who may not have organised racing through the winter. Free storage if continue into the Frostbite series.

The racing will continue right throughout the winter until April with the Open Winter Frostbite. Two races per day. Race fee is £2 per day plus £2 lake licence per day. Free boats storage whilst racing at Crosby. Sea water drawn from the Mersey, so unlike inland lakes, should not freeze over when it gets a bit chilly.

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