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SUMMARY:Banbury Vintage Event 2011 - Cancelled - Banbury Sailing Club - 24 
 Sep 11 12:00
DESCRIPTION:Sadly this event has had to be cancelled due to lack of water.\
 nFor several years at Banbury we have hosted a Vintage Merlin Open meeting
 \, but this year will be different\, this year the CVRDA is coming. Yes\, 
 this year we will host a joint Merlin and CVRDA Open meeting on the 24th S
 eptember. So what will be the difference? Well the CVRDA is the Classic an
 d Vintage Racing Dinghy Association\, which encourages the owners of older
  boats to get them out on the water by promoting racing among a whole rang
 e of classes of dinghies. The qualifying requirements are that the boat mu
 st be over 25 years old and belong to a class that was formed before 1965.
  This means that in addition to Merlins we will this year be including all
  those other classes of old boats at our Vintage Open. Boats such as Gp14s
 \, Fireflies\, Solos\, National 12s\, International 14s\, Mirrors\, and ma
 ny many more. Also with the increase in boat length now accepted at Boddin
 gton (up to 16 foot 6 inches) there may well be Finns and Fireballs etc. T
 here really are too many to mention\, so\, please forgive me if I has not 
 mentioned your class of boat\, but all the old classes will be welcome.\n\
 nMany owners of old boats don’t race them because they feel that they ar
 e not competitive. In many cases this is true when compared to more modern
  boats\, however when compared to other old boats they may still fair well
 . So the CVRDA use a handicapping system based on 1965 handicaps but with 
 allowances for the state of tune of the boats. In other words if your boat
  has old original equipment and/or sails then you get a more favourable ha
 ndicap than if you are using new or upgraded equipment. Some boats still r
 ace with wooden masts and cotton sails for instance whilst others (certain
 ly in the Merlin fleet) may use the very latest gear such as carbon fibre 
 masts and Kevlar sails\, but the handicap reflects this as much as possibl
 e so that every one can enjoy the event.\n\nSo to the event. We want to ma
 ke this a fun\, interesting event for every one. The plans still need to b
 e finalised but the basic format will be 3 races on Saturday with a lunch 
 fitted in between them and then (weather permitting) a BBQ in the evening.
  Visitors may if they wish camp at the club overnight and then join in wit
 h our normal Sunday racing. We are also hoping to fit in a Concours compet
 ition where all entrants can vote for their favourite boat\; factors to co
 nsider should be Originality\, Condition\, Presentation\, and Performance 
 or just overall beauty. The racing at CVRDA events is generally a fairly r
 elaxed affair with no doubt a bit of friendly rivalry so please don’t be
  put off if you have not raced before.\n\nFurther details will be released
  nearer the date but in the meantime put it in your diary and if you have 
 any questions please contact me\, I will be please to hear from you.\n\nCV
 RDA/Vintage Merlin Open\n\nSaturday 24th September 2011
CATEGORIES:A CVRDA Travellers Series
LOCATION:Banbury Sailing Club\, Boddington Reservoir\, Byfield\, Northampto
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