New licence holder for the 4000 class
by Richard de Fleury 20 Jan 2014 20:23 GMT
20 January 2014
The 4000 Class logo © Rooster Sailing
Over the last few months there have been a number of developments with regards to the 4000 Class, and some of you may have heard through the grapevine that changes are afoot. I am pleased to announce that the designers of the boat, Phil Morrison and Derek Clark, have signed off a new licence holder for production and marketing – Rooster Sailing Ltd. In addition the boat will now be known as a '4000'.
Further to the change in name and supplier there has been a 4000 Steering Group set up with a remit to improve and promote 4000 class racing. To that end, the committee has looked at various aspects of the boat with regards to safety, durability, marketing, supply and cost. From this a number of proposals for modifications to the boat have been made which are not intended to alter the performance, so old will be able to sail with new competitively.
Details of what is being looked at will be released soon and a number of these proposals will be on display at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show on the 1st-2nd March 2014 on the UK 4000 Class Association Stand F24.
On behalf on the Class Association I would like to extend a warm welcome to Rooster Sailing Ltd and hope that with their help we may be able to breathe new life into our great class and get large fleets sailing again. I would also like to thank the Steering Group for all their work to date developing the new parts.