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by Paul Allen 24 Jun 2021 18:22 BST 17-18 July 2021
Waples Wine Flying Fifteen Open at Bassenthwaite © Roy Blackburn

Bassenthwaite Sailing Club's fourth open event of the season, the Flying Fifteen Northern Championship is being held on 17-18 July 2021.

The event will be a five race regatta held over two days. Visitors and members are invited to enter no later than 12th July via webcollect.org.uk/bass-sc. Each boat shall complete a UKFFA Championship Scrutineer & Registration Sheet. This can be found at www.flying15.org.uk/championship-registration. This is a registration requirement and must be completed not later than 10am on Saturday 17th July. The warning signal for race 1 will not be before 1255hrs on Saturday 17th July.

Compared to some of the recent event price hikes, Bassenthwaite's entry fee's remain competitive at £35 per boat. Visitors are welcome to camp on Friday and Saturday evening, £7.50 per tent per night and £10 for motorhomes. All pre-booked on webcollect no later than 12th July.

Those travelling back south from the National Championships at the Royal Northern & Clyde YC are welcome to drop boats off. Contact Paul Allen for details

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