12’s and 18’s on Leicestershire

April 19th, 2008

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

For the 12ft Skiffs, this will be first event in this years Bartercard Cup, a prestigious trophy presented to the overall series points winner. In a similar way to Formula 1, 6 points are given to the winning boat, with 2nd place getting 5 points, third getting 4, and so on.

With the recent addition of 3 more 12ft Skiffs from New Zealand, this event will see similar-sized fleets from both classes, making for quite a spectacle.

Brian Whitford from Bartercard said were really pleased to see the 18ft Skiffs get involved in our race series this year alongside the 12ft Skiffs, and are keen to work with both classes to build a series thats recognised throughout the world as being at the pinnacle of the sport of dinghy sailing, involving some of the countrys top sailors in the most exciting and extreme craft in the world.

Bob Clements from the 12ft Skiff Class commented were very pleased that Bartercard have the vision to see where were trying to take this, and are keen to come with us on that journey. The support weve had from Bartercard has been fantastic over the last 2 years, and I think that with the inclusion of the 18ft Skiffs this year, the series will go from strength to strength. Who knows, you might even get to see skiff racing on the TV soon.

Read more at http://www.12footskiff.com

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