Sep 16 2016
Weekend Racing & Bart’s Bash
This year, Bart’s Bash is being held on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th Sept with racing starting at 11:00am and 12:00am respectively.
Please join in and support this event.
The format for the weekend will be a mini-series comprising of 4 races. Racing on Saturday will be 2 normal class races utilising the usual courses and start sequence. Racing on Sunday will be a further class race followed by the Bart’s Bash race. This will be a mass start, mixed fleet, average lap race.
The Supplementary Sailing Instructions are attached. barts-bash-2016-tbyc-supp_sis
TBYC continues to be a registered Bart’s Bash event venue. Elapsed time and distance, together with sailing conditions, will be uploaded to the Bart’s Bash results site.
There are no entry fees for this event but entrants are requested to donate to the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation through the Bart’s Bash website or at the charity boxes at the club on the day of the event. A donation of £10 is suggested.
Bart’s Bash is officially a monster
The Largest Sailing Race in the World, verified by Guinness World Records.
The first bash in 2014 saw over 30,000 sailors take to the water at over 550 locations around the world. Forty eight boats took part at TBYC
Bart’s Bash is now an annual fundraising and participation campaign promoted by the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation (ASSF) and this year, the organisers want to see participation grow like crazy and see Bart’s Bash become the biggest sporting event in the world. http://www.bartsbash.com/
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