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fab100 
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I've heard that Ally Pally will introduce parking charges soon and extended area congestion charging also looms
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ian.r.mcdonald
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Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 5:08pm |
Moving from Ally Pally was a good plan and gave an opportunity to show that they realise that dinghy sailing doesnt stop north of Enfield. Some small and obscure shows happen at the NEC and a Dinghy show would I believe be viable. Missing reaching out to the dinghy sailing heartlands is a shame. Edited by ian.r.mcdonald - 02 Mar 20 at 5:08pm |
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tink
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Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 6:50pm |
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Lots of great clubs and keen sailors in the North.They alternate the Optimist and Topper Nationals between the North and South why not the dinghy show. A whole new ‘market’ of people would visit if it was at their end of the country. I don’t think anyone has actually looked at a map. 
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Tink
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 6:58pm |
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Event City in Trafford Park, Manchester might just be big enough, very good transport links, decent, free parking and relatively cheap hotels? I'd definitely visit if it was there.
Farnborough? My sister lives in Christchurch so I thought, I can stay with here....... But it's the thick end of two hours from hers to the venue so that's a non starter........
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JimC
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Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 7:06pm |
Have you looked at the YY map of where clubs are? However all that's irrelevant without a map of where affordable venues with a 30ft plus ceiling height that can hold an indoor event on the first weekend in March are... |
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tink
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Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 8:15pm |
 The RYA map It won’t let you do the whole country. Having recently moved from the North to the South and done a two years of Northern Zone squad ignoring the North is myopic. I challenge anyone to find me a south coast club where all abilities from eight to eighty years old all get 3 of 4 races in on a Sunday. I am lucky to be near Burghfield which is a good club. This is where our current Olympic squad where born, I have no intention of finding out where they learnt to sail but the majority north of Watford and no south coast. Elliot Hanson - Cheshire, Alison Young - Worcester, Giles Scott - Huntingdon, Hannah Mills - Cardiff, Eilidh McIntyre - Winchester, Dylan Fletcher - Surrey, Stuart Bithell - Manchester, Charlotte Dobson - Glasgow, Saskia Tidey - Ireland, John Gimson - Leicester, Anna Burnet - Hammersmith Edited by tink - 02 Mar 20 at 8:17pm |
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Oli
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Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 8:48pm |
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I’m sure the constraints at finding a suitable venue for the criteria we’re all guessing at wasn’t the easiest, coming in from Essex it makes very little difference to the time spent travelling.
I would prefer a midlands venue though, which would mean a longer drive but as has been pointed out may mean a better show and I stress may. Anyway, the last ally pally show was good, layout change was a long time coming, still didn’t get to see everything and everyone. |
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Rupert
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Posted: 03 Mar 20 at 8:00am |
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The idea of alternating North and South seems a good one. Farnborough one year, somewhere in Yorkshire the next?
Might get different classes and pro-exhibitors each year, too. And it will finally show whether the north really has more dinghy sailors! |
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JimC
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Posted: 03 Mar 20 at 8:34am |
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https://www.rya.org.uk/dinghy-show/Pages/visitor-information.aspx RYA apologia for the move.
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ian.r.mcdonald
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Posted: 03 Mar 20 at 9:09am |
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Interesting that both the Nec and Gmex needs an explanation in brackets to tell Rya members where they are.
Perhaps if the show was changed radically from the same thing wheeled out each year, visitors would be brave enough to travel north of London? |
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