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| Splash and Flash, the potential Europe class Olympic replacement,
to hold World events in UK |
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A combined fleet of 200 Splash and Flash dinghies are
expected to participate in the third Splash World Championship and Flash
Eurocup at the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy in late July,
making it one of the largest single class dinghy events in the UK this
year.
Competitors are expected from locations including New
Zealand, which provided the first World Champion, USA, Canada, France,
Belgium, UK and the Netherlands, birth place of the Splash and the current
World Champion.
As if that's not enough, the Flash has been
presented to ISAF as a potential replacement for the Europe in the 2008
Olympics. The concept is for a strict one-design boat, which can be
unpacked from a box at the event and go on to win.
This is exactly
what happened when Conrad Gair from New Zealand sailed a charter boat,
straight out of its wrapper, to win the first ever Worlds held in
Stavoren, Netherlands.
 The Splash is now an internationally recognised class
that bridges the competition gap between the Optimist and Laser
classes.
It is a 3.5 metre, single handed dinghy with a lively
performance provided by its 5.5 square metre rig.
Which enjoys
competitive sailing with a wide range of crew weights from 45 to 70
kg.
The Flash is a more powerful version of the Splash. While using
the same hull, the performance is enhanced by using a longer boom and a
7.0 sq. m. sail.
2001 was a record year for Splash in the UK. The
appointment of Pinnell & Bax as UK distributors coupled with rapidly
growing interest in the class resulted in membership increasing by over
35%, record entries for the Nationals and a 17-strong UK team going to the
Worlds in Brittany.
The official Worlds website at www.splashworldwide.org is now
on-line and accepting electronic entries. If you are interested in joining
a lively, fun-loving class that also enjoys keen, competitive racing come
to the Grand Hall, Stand A5 at Sailboat. There will be a competition to
enter with an excellent 1st prize and stickers for everyone.
UKSCA
website at: www.splashes.org.uk.
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