News Royal Lymington YC Open now open for entries April 14, 2016 by Administrator | Leave a Comment The Royal Lymington YC Open (4/5th June) is now open for entry. It’s the biggest UK Oppi Open of the year! 150 competitors over two fleets. This event is the 4th in the Southern Traveller Series, and is also the South Area Championships. Read more »
News Girls Oppie Camp open for entries April 12, 2016 / January 17, 2022 by Administrator | Leave a Comment The girls oppie camp is now open for entries. Want to come and have some fun? 3 days of sailing, fun and games Camp out in the bunkhouse Trip to Splashdown Make new friends Featuring “cowboy pie” 30th August – 1st September (Tues – Thurs, last week of the summer holidays) The camp is open […] Read more »
News Parkstone YC Open now open for entry March 8, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator | Leave a Comment The Parkstone YC Open (21st/22nd May) is now open for entry. We had 80 boats last year and hope to beat that record this time around. PRO for main fleet will be: Ian Bullock, who ran our Open very successfully last year, delivering 8 very fair and efficient races over 2 days. The regatta fleet […] Read more »
Uncategorized Royal Victoria YC Open March 3, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator | Leave a Comment The next event on the Rooster Southern Traveller Series is taking place on the 16th/17th April at Royal Victoria Yacht Club on the Isle of Wight and is open for entries in both regatta and main fleet. For those keen to test their skills honed over the winter as part of the various squads or […] Read more »
Uncategorized RVYC Open: Accommodation & Ferries February 10, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator | Leave a Comment WightLink Ferries are offering a 50% discount for those travelling to the RVYC Open. Click here to download the form, and email it to office@rvyc.org.uk as soon as possible. Some accommodation suggestions for the RVYC Open: Name Location Indicative Cost Style Web Address Isle of Wight Treehouse Wootton £450 for 6 people for 2 nights […] Read more »
News Burghfield Open: Photos February 9, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator | Leave a Comment Alex Irwin from Sportography took some fantastic photos, which are available to view/purchase here. With sailing events being cancelled all over the country due to the imminent arrival of hurricane Imogen, Burghfield’s Optimist Winter Open was always going to be a blustery affair. Regatta Fleet was called off the night before leaving the just the […] Read more »
News Photographer at Burghfield Open February 3, 2016 by Administrator | Leave a Comment Alex Irwin from Sportography will be taking photos at the Burghfield Open. Alex is a superb photographer and you can see some examples of his work here. The photos will be available to purchase from his website after the event. Read more »
News Girls Oppie Camp January 23, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator | Leave a Comment Want to come and have some fun? 3 days of sailing, fun and games Camp out in the bunkhouse Trip to Splashdown Make new friends Featuring “cowboy pie” 30th August – 1st September (Tues – Thurs, last week of the summer holidays) The camp is open to all girls aged 9 and over. Maximum 24 […] Read more »
News A quick explanation of the scoring January 20, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator | Leave a Comment The Rooster® Optimist Southern Traveller Series will be scored using a high-points system. This means that the sailor with the highest score at the end of the series will be crowned the winner. The number of points awarded for each event will depend on the size of the fleet at that event. If you win […] Read more »
News Entry open for Burghfield Winter Open January 11, 2016 by Administrator | Leave a Comment Entry is now open for the Burghfield Winter Open. This is the first event in the Series. Read more »