Speed Sails  do it again

49 Enterprises on the water, there was an entry of 52 boats but circumstances prevented 3 competitors attending the event. BCYC provided an excellent venue for what turned out to be a titanic battle between Nick /Toby (23170 Team Gill from Frensham Pond SC) and Alan Johnson/Paula Fisher (19876 Subsonic Whinkle from SCYC/SSC).

This championship was a two day event. Saturday started in calm conditions but the wind increased in strength to a force 4-5 causing some capsizes and boat damage. Sunday was a force 3-4 variable with fewer incidents. This championship was so close, races 1, 2 and 5 being taken by our Inland Champions Nick & Toby and races 3 and 4 by the runners up Alan Johnson and Paula Fisher. There was also some first class sailing from Ann Jackson and Richard Adams that gave Ann third overall and the Enterprise Inland Ladies Championship. Enterprise Youth Champions were Chris Winters & Alex Homer.

The Enterprise and GP14's shared their open meeting last weekend at Holowell.  With a good breeze all day, both classes had good close racing.

Holowell is part of the Midland Double Chine Series which is being sponsored by Speed Sails.  

Congratulations to John Woodward & Alex Haliwell who using Speed Sails powered to victory, winning the first two races.

For the GPs it was Pete Jacques & Pete Tate.  Using Speed Sails they battled hard with Simon Potts and Ross Kearney coming out on top. Well done guys!

Pete Jacques has shown consistent pace throughout the Midland Bell Series.  He is leading with only two events left. Good luck for the next two events!

Check out the Y&Y Report for results and photos:

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=154123

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=154092

Yet another successful weekend for the Speed Sails sailors! Well done for their excellent victory at the Enterprise Eastern Championships at Alexandra Yacht Club

Read on the for the full article below:

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=152714

For all your Enterprise Dinghy class spares be sure to check out our extensive stock at www.speedsails.co.uk

This event the seventh in the 2010 Midland Area Double Chine Series was sponsored by Speed Sails was held at Sutton SC on Saturday 19th June. The ten boat fleet included visitors from Tamworth, Hollowell, Midland, and Emberton Park Sailing clubs who enjoyed a warm sunny day with a moderate northerly wind.

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For all your Enterprise Dinghy class spares be sure to check out our extensive stock at www.speedsails.co.uk

Speed Sails have put together this tuning guide to help you set your boat up close to its ideal settings. These settings should be regarded as a starting point for fine tuning as individual boats and crews may need to alter them slightly for best performance. When you have your boat set up, remember to mark everything so that the settings can be reproduced quickly.

Speedsails Enterprise Tuning Guide

For all your Enterprise Dinghy class spares be sure to check out our extensive stock at www.speedsails.co.uk

Over the past 15 years, Speed Sails have dominated the Enterprise fleet winning more World & National titles than any other sailmaker. With all of the top 10 from the 2005 World Championship (held in 2006) and 6 of the top 10 from the 2006 World Championship using Speed Sails they have repeatedly demonstrated the extra edge that they can give.

The latest Speed Enterprise sails have undergone testing throughout 2007 and are now made to an improved design. The new cut sails helped Richard Estaugh & Pete Rowley to 2nd at the Nationals after a year out while Jonathan Woodward & Alex Halliwell used the sails to finish 2nd at the World Championships and win the National traveller's series.

Sails:        

Mainsail: Manufactured from 4.46oz Ripstop Polykote. Comes complete with battens, sailbags, sailnumbers and cunningham block. This sail has proved very successful on both the Superspar M2 and Proctor D+ masts.

Jib: Manufactured from 4.46oz Contender Polykote and comes complete with window, tell tales, sail licence and sail bag

Speed Enterprise Tuning Guide: Click Here

Spars:

We carry a large stock of Superspar & Proctor masts & booms in our dedicated rigging workshop.

Masts are ready to be despatched fully rigged with halyards, shrouds, forestay, pre-set spreaders, hi-field lever & flag clip.

Booms come complete with roller bearing blocks & sheaves and 4:1 outhaul either on the boom or led into the boat.

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For More Sails and Spars visit us online at www.speedsails.co.uk

Fireball Europeans at Nieuwpoort

Speed / Gill race team sailors Tom Jeffcoate and Dave Hynes have won the Fireball European Championships.

Merlin Rockets Salcombe Week

Speed / Gill race team members Andy and Ellie have won Merlin Rocket Salcombe Week.

GP14 Welsh Areas

Speed Sails claimed another GP14 area title in 2008 with a 1,2 finish for both the hulls and sails at Neyland. In the last major event before the World Championships at Abersoch Richard Instone and Steve Parker (sponsored by Gill) added the Welsh Areas to the Southern Areas they won at Poole last month. In an extremely close finish they won the event ahead of Carl Jeffs and Jim Toothill courtesy of victory in the final race.

Miracle Southerns at Margate

After a 3 month break from racing Tracy and Gemma Amos were straight back on the pace as they finished 2nd overall at the recent Miracle Southern Area Championships. Using a complete set of Speed Miracle sails the pair showed good speed in both the strong breezes on the Saturday and the lighter winds on the Sunday.

Enterprise Open at Notts County

Jonathan Woodward and Alex Halliwell ran out convincing winners of the recent Enterprise open meeting at Notts County SC. Using a complete set of Speed Enterprise sails and also trialling the new flyaway jib stick system they

reported excellent boat speed both up and down wind. The flyaway jib stick is currently under development and is legal for open meetings but not the Nationals and Area Championships. Jonathan Woodward is working with Speed Sails to develop a simple conversion kit for people wishing to try the system for themselves and this should be available from August onwards.

Mirror Irish Westerns

Speed Mirror sails have added another major title to the UK Eastern and Eric Twiname championship titles already claimed in 2008 with victory at the Irish Western Championships. The sails have also seen strong performances at the Southern, Scottish and National Championships after development on the 2007 World Championship winning sails was conducted over the winter and throughout the spring.

Speed Enterprises once again showed why they are the boat to beat with 3 out of the top 4 at the recent Enterprise Inland Championships using a Speed FRP hull. 51 boats competed in the event which saw winds ranging from F1 up to F4. defending World and National Champions Nick Craig and Toby Lewis ran out eventual winners ahead of Tim Sadler & Richard Sault and Richie Adams & Martin Weatherspoon.

For more details on the new Speed Enterprise please visit http://www.speedsails.co.uk/index.asp?selection=Classes&fleet=Enterprise

Already the traditional summer holiday championship season is fast approaching so if you are looking for that extra bit of performance on the race course time is running out to get a new set of championship winning sails before the big event for your class. To help make sure you get the new sails you need in time we are also now offering FREE delivery to various championships around the country.

Not sure on whether to trust brand new sails? At Speed Sails we appreciate that some people like to test new sails a couple of times before a major event and, with this in mind, may also be able to arrange delivery to a local open meeting free of charge. However, we also have such confidence that all our new sails will be on the pace straight away that Speed Sails staff used previously unused sails at 3 National Championships and 1 World Championship in 2007. Overall victory in all 4 events emphasises the performance advantage available and the lack of ‘wearing in’ time required to get the boat up to speed. In fact, 2 of the Nationals titles were achieved in Speed Sails boats which had never been on the water before either!

All of our sails come ready to sail with the numbers, battens, tell tales and sail licences all attached wherever appropriate. Also included is a tuning guide to make sure your rig is set up to the optimum settings and for many classes we can even arrange to have the sails measured before they leave the loft meaning all you have to do is pull the sails up and go!

Standard delivery time on new sails is currently 3 weeks but with staff attending events throughout the summer this can grow very quickly; make sure you don’t leave it too late to get your order in by contacting us today on 0845 50 40 600. Alternatively, sails for all our major classes can be purchased online at www.speedsails.co.uk. If you need your sails by a particular date please remember to let us know either directly or by filling in the special instructions box during the online check out process. For those sailors not planning on attending open meeting events this summer all of our sails can be delivered to your door using a well known next day courier service.

Events with free delivery to the Championships available:

Enterprise Nationals –                Tenby                           August 9th – August 15th 
Fireball Europeans –                  Belgium                        July 5th – July 11th
Fireball Nationals –                    Mounts Bay                  August 16th – August 22nd
GP14 Worlds –                          Abersoch                     August 2nd – August 8th
Lark Nationals –                        Bridlington                    July 26th – August 1st
Merlin Rocket Salcombe Week –   Salcombe                     July 5th – July 11th
Merlin Rocket Nationals –            Looe                            August 16th – August 22nd
Scorpion Nationals –                  Abersoch                     July 26th – August 1st
Solo Nationals –                        Torbay                         July 19th – July 25th 

Delivery to an open meeting will depend on which events staff are attending, please contact us to see if we can arrange free delivery to your next event.