Firefly Inland Championships at Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club - Preview

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by Alex Davey 1 Oct 2014 11:50 BST 4-5 October 2014

If you have your own Firefly, or a university or school boat, here's a reminder that the Firefly Inlands are being held at Chew this weekend.

The winner takes home one of the few Silver Firefly Trophies. Prizes also awarded for first Ladies, U21, U18 and U16.

6 races over 2 days, with discounted entry for students and younger. See the Notice of Race [PDF].

On Saturday after racing, there will running a talk on sailing Fireflys fast in fleet and team racing, followed by food and a live band at the club.

It promises to be a great weekend of sailing and partying!

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