Marblehead Worlds 2025 - Saint Hilaire de Riez, France - April 28 to May 4th 2025

[James Hadden]

The event website including a link to the notice of race for the Marblehead Worlds in 2025 are below. 

https://www.clubnautiquesainthilaire.com/marbleheadworld2025

https://www.clubnautiquesainthilaire.com/_files/ugd/579d22_76459e32632849acac387a4abbfb6c73.pdf

The ranking list will be taken 20 weeks prior to the event - 9th December. As this is a limited entry event if you are interested in competing for GBR please email a completed entry form to -  international-officer@mya-uk.org.uk by the 30th November 2024. If you have any questions please feel free to get in contact.

 

[Darin Ballington]

Who is thinking of going to this, and where are we staying?

There appear to be two towns/villages close by.

[Derek Priestley]

Hi Darin,

 

I'm considering it as I see that this is the 20th running of the Marblehead WC, and I & J.C. were at the first at Gosport in 1975!!!

 

I've kind of had permission from AM. and I think that nice Mr holiday offered me a boat, so I could be on the ferry ranking points permitting!!

 

Haven't yet looked at  accommodation.

[RobVice_GBR41]

CJ and I have sent in entry forms. 
Chris H also going and has found Airbnb.

[Ollymurray88]

Hi darin 

since purchasing a Marblehead I do too fancy going down and having a crack at it but I’m in the same boat as Derek p as I don’t know if Iv made the spot for rankings. Cheers Olly Murray 

[Roy Stevens]

Hi Darin,

I have sent James entries for the M and 10r so hope to get places.

[Darin Ballington]

Great folks, entries need to be in shortly and hopefully every one who fancies it will get in.

[Chris Harris]

I've put my form in. I looked at air bnb close by and also on the coast. All look good. 

[Bill Green]

I’ve played golf in this part of France we based our selves about 10k inland from St Gille and it’s a lovely part of the country. Easy to get to Portsmouth to St Malo (overnight) and Cherbourg to Portsmouth back. About 160k to site and nice easy roads. 

[Olivier Cohen]

It's really a great place to sail, you will enjoy it (except one direction which obviously will happen during the event !)

If you want to stay longer in France (or come back in this great country !) , the week end after (May 8/11th) there is IOM FRA Nationals in Valenciennes. 

[Derek Priestley]

Allocation of places.

Guys,  I've just looked at the website for these Worlds, and adding up the total list of names it comes to only 64 of the permitted total of 78.   This includes a large number of FRA entries looking for a place at "Stage 4" of the process.

2 of us, Olly Murray & I are very reluctant to start booking ferries and accommodation until we are notified that we have a place which may be in Feb less than 3 months from the event.

This sort of thing happens at almost every international event.

So, is there anything which can be done to make the process smoother and easier for the competitors?

 

Derek.