Shaun Holbeche

Fleetwood MY&PBC is pleased to announce that it will be holding an Open Meeting for all Radio 6mRs to take place over the weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of April, 2019 at one of the premier model yachting venues in the country, enjoying a large area of water with open aspects and 360 degree access providing skippers with the opportunity to stretch the 'legs' of their Six Metres. 'It ain't no duckpond' There will be an informal, optional gathering on the Saturday afternoon for some tuning, practice and informal races to familiarise skippers with the venue and conditions followed by a social get together on Saturday evening at a local hostelry, probably the Mount. Sunday will commence with a skippers briefing which is anticipated to be at 10.15am, followed by the first race of the open meeting proper. More details will be provided in due course. I hope we can persuade skippers from far and wide to come and support the first ever R6mR event at Fleetwood ( as far as I know!). I'm sure there are owners in Scotland, some of whom I know have suffered from water 'issues' in recent times who would like to dust off their six metres and get on the water; you will be very welcome. Likewise I hope there are some owners around in the north of England who would enjoy the opportunity to sail in a fleet, and of course yachts from the established fleets in England will be very welcome too. Put the dates in your diary!

Regarding the entry fee, it says £5. I can only assume that is for the race itself and as such represents excellent value if it is accurate ( and we have no reason to believe otherwise ). I imagine some catering arrangements will be made, at extra cost no doubt, but that is up to the organisers to advise us upon.

If you go to the MYA Racing Calendar, find the 6m Nationals entry, click 'find out more'. The page should refresh to one showing a small NoR with the entry form below it. Click on the NoR to enlarge. That's how it works for me using Chrome at least.

David, The email address you need is: BVilleEvents at outlook.com - replace the 'at' with the usual. Regards, Shaun.

A report with pictures and results is now on the Six Metre Sailing website. Seems like it was great sailing weather. Shaun.

The angles of the stern and the bows and the 'bustle' in front of the rudder make them look very similar to John Hanton's boat in the 'what is it' forum post further down the page. Alas it doesn't get us much further regarding it's design. Shaun. GBR916