Royal Lymington YC Open now open for entries Posted on: April 14, 2016 by Administrator 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. Continue Reading
Girls Oppie Camp open for entries Posted on: April 12, 2016 / January 17, 2022 by Administrator 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 […] Continue Reading
Parkstone YC Open now open for entry Posted on: March 8, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator 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 […] Continue Reading
Royal Victoria YC Open Posted on: March 3, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator 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 […] Continue Reading
RVYC Open: Accommodation & Ferries Posted on: February 10, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator 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 […] Continue Reading
Burghfield Open: Photos Posted on: February 9, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator 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 […] Continue Reading
Photographer at Burghfield Open Posted on: February 3, 2016 by Administrator 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. Continue Reading
Girls Oppie Camp Posted on: January 23, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator 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 […] Continue Reading
A quick explanation of the scoring Posted on: January 20, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Administrator 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 […] Continue Reading
Entry open for Burghfield Winter Open Posted on: January 11, 2016 by Administrator Entry is now open for the Burghfield Winter Open. This is the first event in the Series. Continue Reading