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Twelves and Eighteens
Next weekend sees the 12ft Skiffs and the 18ft Skiffs descend on Leicestershire, for the first round of this year’s Bartercard Skiff series, which take place on the 26th & 27th April at Rutland Water.

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RCIYC LMA Spring Regatta
The ever-popular Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club’s annual Spring Regatta, sponsored for the second year running by the Laryngeal Mask Company, takes place in St Aubin’s Bay, Jersey, over the weekend of 26th and 27th April.

Light airs and blazing sunshine were key features of the event last year, in distinct contrast to the strong cold easterlies that the Island has been experiencing over the past week. The long-range forecast is currently showing light southerlies for the Regatta weekend with a welcome increase in temperature.

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Two British Teams Withdraw from Artemis Transat
Team Pindar today announced its withdrawal from the Artemis Transat, which begins in Plymouth on May 11. Skippered by leading British yachtsman, Brian Thompson, the team’s preparations have been severely hampered following delays in the design and build of the new mast.

Based in Gosport, the team has been working around the clock to get the Juan Kouyoumdjian designed, Open 60 ready in time. With the mast installation set back until next week, it leaves only a matter of days for Thompson to undertake the 1,000-mile qualifier and make it to Plymouth for the race start.

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