2011 Mini Ton Cup SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

2011 Mini Ton Cup ENTRY FORM

2011 Mini Ton Cup NOTICE OF RACE

Mini-tonners out in force for 2011 IRC Solent Series

Saturday 14 May will see the start of the 2011 IRC Solent Series, the first year that Mini-tonners should have an organised presence. The first round is the Royal Southampton Yacht Club’s Clarkson Cup which encompasses three round the cans races in the central Solent starting from 1000, followed by a prize giving at Ocean Village from 1800.

Olly Bewes’ Sonata ‘High Note’ was the sole MT last year but this year will be joined by Solo and Roughian amongst others whilst organisers are hoping that more mini-tonners will join after several expressions of interest throughout the winter and spring. Glass Onion, fresh from her success in the RSYC Spring Series is also expected to be on the start line.

There is still time to get your Mini-tonner entered. Download the form scra.org.uk . Co-skipper of Roughian George Beevor looked forward to the event saying “since we bought ours in February, I’ve been really pleased with the amount of enthusiasm for the revival of the Mini-tonner fleet where ever I’ve gone. Everyone wants to talk about mini-tonners, share a memory and find out what is happening next, so the Clarkson Cup is a chance for us to really get out en-masse and show what we’re all about as a fleet”.

The IRC Solent Series will continue with rounds throughout the Solent every month until October.

 

 

Royal Southern Yacht Club’s May Regatta - 2011

 

The Royal Southern Yacht Club’s May Regatta is 21^st and 22^nd May 2011 and the Mini-ton fleet is hoping to be well represented. With so many mini-tonners based on the Hamble, the club are keen to encourage as many to come along as possible. If six or more enter, we can even have our own class start. More details can be found at www.royal-southern.co.uk.

 

 

25th June 2011 -  J.P Morgan Asset Management ROUND THE ISLAND RACE
 
                              KEMP SAILS MINI TONNER TROPHY
 
It has been confirmed today that the IRC Mini Tonners have their own official trophy in the 2011 Round the Island Race!
- The event trophy has kindly been donated by Kemp Sails Limited. The trophy will be awarded at the
Island Sailing Club, at their official prize giving ceremony.  
 
IMPORTANT To compete for the KEMP SAILS MINI TONNER TROPHY you MUST do two things:
 
1.   Race under IRC and include the word (Mini Tonner) after the design name/type of boat on your race entry form
i.e.     Limbo 6.6 (Mini Tonner).  
 
2.   Be listed as a Mini Tonner on our website Fleet list.  (If you are not already on it - please fill in the simple form
alongside the list pronto - and it'S FREE!)
 
Interestingly, the Sonata fleet are doing exactly the same thing this year and as the IRC starts are grouped by
rating, it is highly likely that we'll both be on the same start line.  So we could have a really impressive gaggle
of Mini Tonners heading RTI this year!
 
The entry list will be going live around about the 21st January 2011 and as usual the early entrants will find
it less expensive than the later entries - so put the dates in your diary and make sure you don't miss this epic
race of the year!  See you all there! 

 

 

 

 

If you require us to reserve you a berth for Friday 20th and Saturday 21st August, please include your marina fees with your remittance, to be received by the 30th April 2010 latest. (Marina Fees are £2.40 per Metre, per night.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

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!