Three weeks to go to the Bala Grand Prix
by John Hunter 7 May 2017 13:34 BST
27 May 2017
The Bala Grand Prix will be held on Saturday 27th May 2017 © John Hunter
A new event, similar to the formula one qualifying process, open to dinghies, catamarans and keelboats under 25ft overall length, who have a current PYR. This is a handicap event, to see who can put in the fastest corrected lap time, on a 6-mile lap of Bala Lake (approx.).
The start gate at the NE end of the lake will be open for 30 minutes every hour, between 11 am & 4pm. Boats will sail through the start gate then down the lake around a mark 3 miles away, then back through a finish gate, near the club.
Competitors will be permitted to have as many goes as they like to improve on their lap time, and a leader board (updated through out the day) will show current corrected positions. This is where the tactics come in, do you start as soon as possible? Or perhaps wait a bit, until the forecast looks a bit better?
You can make this as strenuous an event as you want, or if you are confident your lap time can't be beaten, you can, take it easy on shore and enjoy the spectacle.
We plan to make this a regular event in the Bala calendar so we will be awarding a special trophy for the lap record. As this is the first of these events it could be your best chance to get your name in the record book.
For the Notice of Race go to www.balasc.org.uk