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Rooster Pro Hikers 4/3mm (Fixed Battens)

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Sprite

14ft clinker half decked dinghy design by Robert N Stone was launched in Brightlingsea in 1934 and has been sailed on the River Blackwater ever since.

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90th anniversary of the Sprite class
Blackwater SC runs Sprite Week for the coveted Heron Cup
Posted on 13 Jun 2024

Blackwater Sailing Club Regatta and Club Week
110 boats compete in the eleven different classes
Posted on 21 Aug 2018

Blackwater SC Club Week
Hot sunshine and steady breezes for the 140 boats
Posted on 22 Aug 2016

Round The Islands Race at Blackwater
Over £380 was raised in aid of the RNLI
Posted on 24 Jun 2015

A busy Spring at Blackwater
Racing season in full swing
Posted on 16 Jun 2015

Sprite Week at Blackwater
Nine boats compete in the 9 race series
Posted on 2 Jun 2014

Blackwater SC Club Week
Over 140 boats compete
Posted on 25 Aug 2013

Blackwater Sprite Week
Eight races competing for the Heron Cup
Posted on 12 Jun 2012

Sprite Week at Blackwater
Revived after an absence of 30 years
Posted on 15 Jun 2011

Links

Sprite Class Association website

Sprite UK Nationals Attendance
see the full nationals attendance table here

Photos

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Sprite Week at Blackwater SC celebrates 90th anniversary of the class

Sprite Week at Blackwater SC celebrates 90th anniversary of the class

Vivien Whitchurch and Chris Briggs racing the Sprite during Blackwater SC Club Week

Sprites at Blackwater Sailing Club Club Week 2022

Sprites rounding the mark during Blackwater Sailing Club Regatta and Club Week

Chris & Kathryn Nichols during the Blackwater SC Dyer Cup 2015

Sprite Week at Blackwater SC

Sprite Week 2014

Sprite Week 2014

Sprite Week 2014

Sprite Week 2014

Blackwater SC Club Week

Sprite Week 2012 at Blackwater

Sprite Week at Blackwater

Sprite Week at Blackwater