The 49er Olympic Champion Dylan Fletcher is among the list of competitors for this weekend’s Datchet Flyer, the second event of the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series. This year’s winner at Tokyo 2020 is stepping into the back of a National 18 dinghy with Ben Wilson and Michael Batchelor from the Isle of Man Yacht Club.
“Michael’s usual helm couldn’t make it so I’m coming along and I’m really looking forward to it,” said Fletcher. “I’ve always wanted to do more of the Sailjuice events, the Bloody Mary, the Tiger Trophy, but never been able to make it. Never raced a National 18 before but it should be fun!”
With a moderate south-westerly forecast for the Saturday and slightly stronger for Sunday, it promises to be a good day for the 91 entries from 32 classes.
There’s a maximum entry limit of 100, so if you want to compete against Dylan and the rest of the mixed handicap fleet, GET IN QUICK!
Enter here:
www.sailjuiceseries.com
At 1900 hours this evening there’s an Online Briefing for all competitors at
https://www.facebook.com/SeldenSailJuiceWinterSeries
The online prizegiving will take place next Thursday evening.
Here’s the list of classes entered so far for the Datchet Flyer:
32 Classes Entered
420 : 17
470 : 1
505 : 3
Albacore : 1
Blaze : 2
D-Zero : 3
Enterprise : 2
GP14 : 1
Hadron H2 : 4
K1 : 1
Laser (ILCA 7) : 4
Laser 4.7 (ILCA 4) : 2
Laser Radial (ILCA 6) : 5
Merlin Rocket : 3
Miracle : 1
Musto Skiff : 1
National 18 : 2
Osprey : 4
Phantom : 1
RS Aero 7 : 8
RS Feva XL : 1
RS Vareo : 3
RS200 : 6
RS300 : 1
RS400 : 3
RS500 : 1
Scorpion : 2
Solo : 3
Streaker : 1
Supernova : 2
Topper : 1
Vortex : 1
To enter the Datchet Flyer and other events in the Series, go here:
www.sailjuiceseries.com
THE EVENTS
The following events are in the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series 2021/22:
Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash, Draycote Water SC
20 & 21 November 2021
Datchet Flyer, Datchet Water Sailing Club
11 & 12 December 2021
Yorkshire Dales Brass Monkey, Yorkshire Dales SC
27 December 2021
Burghfield Breezer, Burghfield Sailing Club
27 December 2021
Grafham Grand Prix, Grafham Water Sailing Club
2 January 2022
Bloody Mary, Queen Mary Sailing Club
8 January 2022
King George Gallop, King George Sailing Club
22 January 2022
John Merricks Tiger Trophy, Rutland Sailing Club
5 & 6 February 2022
Oxford Blue, Oxford Sailing Club
19 February 2022
You can find out more about the Series here: www.SailJuiceSeries.com
Photo Credits: Tim Olin & Sailing Energy (Dylan Fletcher photo)
Notes to editors:
Previous winners of the Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series
2020/21 Simon Horsfield & Katie Burridge/ Natalie Johnson (2000)
2019/20 Simon Horsfield & Katie Burridge (2000)
2018/19 Simon Horsfield & Katie Burridge (2000)
2017/18 Alistair Goodwin (Laser)
2016/17 Matt Mee & Emma Norris (RS200)
2015/16 Ian Dobson & Andy Tunnicliffe (GP14)
2014/15 Nick Craig & various crews (Merlin Rocket)
2013/14 Michael Sims (Solo)
2012/13 Tom Gillard & Simon Potts (Fireball)
2011/12 Peter Gray & Rachael Rhodes (Scorpion)
2010/11 Andy Peake (Musto Skiff)
2009/10 Olly Turner & Richard Whitworth (Merlin Rocket)
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