Mini Tonner Yachts - (UK) Class Website
Upcoming Events
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NEWS: Updated 20th February 2010 20/02/10 - BREAKING NEWS ! - The Mini Ton Cup is ON! The 2010 Mini Ton Cup will be held as a three race event on Saturday the 21st August 2010, at the Island Sailing
Club, Cowes. The intention being that we can all make our way to a marina in Cowes on the Friday and have an informal
meet up that evening. Sunday is then free to get ourselves back to our usual berths. On Saturday the racing will take place from a Committee boat start in the Solent with a mixture of set courses and
Windward/Leewards. The races will be kept relatively short, so as to keep things close, safe and fun. Following the racing there will be a BBQ and prize giving on the Island Sailing Club Terrace (which is partially
covered) with plenty of opportunity to socialise together! Partners and families can come along join in the evening fun and
very reasonably priced accommodation is available at the club (by prior arrangement) Racing for THE Mini Ton Cup will be conducted by boats entering with I.R.C. ratings and the main prize will be awarded
to the boat with the best results from all three races..... However, the
ISC also has it's own rating system ISCRS (used for the Round The Island race) which is FREE to competing yachts - and
race results and prizes will also be awarded for yachts racing under the ISCRS. (you MUST complete the ISCRC Rating
Form to get your rating BEFORE the event - to do so, download this from: The official Notice of Race will be posted here shortly - so watch this space!
The entry fee is expected to be around £40 per boat, and the evening BBQ will be £12.95 per head. (Marina fees will be additional) We are really lucky to be able
to hold this event and thanks goes out to Kemp Sails, Ken Docherty, Harken and Outdoor Xscape for supporting the event financially
and by providing event prizes. Guys, please do make very effort to
attend this event and make it the success and super fun occasion that it should be! If you can't bring you own boat (or don't have one yet!) - then stick a notice on the 'crews available' section and come and get involved. 03/01/10 - Happy New Year ! The year
has started superbly with two major pieces of good news: Firstly, that the
Notice of Race for the IRC Easterns has been published at www.rbyc.org.uk (see link opposite) and Mini Tonners are mentioned
at both 3.2 and 11.4. So we have our first class regatta!!! Secondly, we have just had confirmed that Mini Tonner's will have their own class
at the Island Sailing Club's Training regatta held on the first weekend in June. There will
be on the water coaching from Cathy Foster - which should help us get started!
01/12/09 - The site has only been online now since the 15th November and already we have about 18 members with a range of varying boat designs, from the production Mini's through to One-Offs, based all over the country. My Blackberry pings just about every day with at least one new member - which is really exciting! There is lots of enthusiasm for the class and I've had lots of encouragement - for which I thank you. I will now do my best to get the event details clarified for 2010, so we can all make our plans to get the boats together on the water - which is really the name of the game! Hopefully we'll have an event on the
East Coast and probably a couple on the South Coast that will have a 'Mini Tonner' Class start. Plus, I'm
hoping we'll have at least a few other events that will be advertised on the site, that we know other Mini Tonner's
will be racing in and we can participate in as part of the fleet. So, please watch this space! 11/11/2009: The Quarter Ton Fleet have agreed to let
the Mini Tonners race alongside them at selected 2010 events. We must provide a minimum number of entrants
(and behave ourselves!). So, please register your interest for the events, so we can can all see who else is
likely to get involved. (A formal entry for the event will need to be be made later).
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Upcoming Events
From Friday, 14 May 2010 To Sunday, 16 May 2010 The Vice Admiral's Cup is run by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes and it is in an invitational regatta. The Quarter Tonners are run on one course with one other invited class and provides windward leewards in the Solent. More information can be found on www.rcyc.co.uk
From Saturday, 29th May 2010 - To Monday, 31st May 2010. The event is run by the Royal Burnham Yacht Club and in addition to the IRC Classes, there will be a Prize for the Mini-Tonner Class, determined by results abstracted from the lowest rated IRC Class. More Information can be found at: and the Notice of Race:
From Saturday, 29th May 2010 - To Monday, 31st May 2010. Poole Regatta which is held over the second bank holiday in May in Poole Harbour and this year the Quarter Tonners have their own Start. More information at http://www.pooleregatta.co.uk/eventWelcome.php There are lots of Limbos in Poole Yacht Club and also plenty of Mini-Tonners in the harbour. So although this isn't an 'official' Mini Ton event, there s a great opportunity to race together. Also, interestingly the organisers say.. "For the 2010 event, yachts from mainland Europe and the Channel Islands are offered sponsorship by International Paint, who are keen to increase the international flavour of Poole Regatta. Local yacht clubs have considerable facilities for visitors who are always welcome. Feeder races from around the coast of the UK and across the Channel are planned"
The second 2010 event, for which the Quarter Tonners have invited us to join them! The Island Sailing Club have confirmed
that Mini Tonner's will have their own class at this training regatta held on the first weekend in June and there will
be on the water coaching from Cathy Foster - which should be good!
Saturday 19th June The annual 50-mile race
around the Isle of Wight. Entries for the race
open on 21st January 2010. Details at:
Saturday 21st Aug THE main regatta for the Class
- a mixture of short fun races and a social gathering in yachting's historic centre of Cowes. A super family event
that will make a great 'first' Regatta for newcomers and a challenge for seasoned racers! There's something
for us all! PLEASE DON'T MISS IT!
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