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Harken D-Zero Nationals 2017 – Final day
Some in the fleet were skeptical when PRO Michael Currie said he was attempting to start on time. The fleet launched and were duly met with light winds on the course but just above the ‘agreed’ 5kt minimum required for a race start. The slick race team got in 2 quick fire races which saw […]
Harken D-Zero Nationals Day 2 – 4 races in a long afternoon
There was a postponement of near 2 hours to allow the wind to fill in and for the Brixham trawlers to thunder across the bay in their race. Once racing got underway the Restronguet fleet showed their class with Paul Scullion and George Cousins taking 3 of the 4 race wins. After day 2 George […]
Harken D-Zero National Championships 2017
The D-Zero Class Association are pleased to announce that Harken have stepped up as our title sponsor and will be providing prizes for the 2017 National Championships at Royal Torbay YC next weekend. Combine that with live tracking being supplied by SailRacer and sponsored by our friends at Suntouched Sailboats, the UK distributor for Devoti, […]
2017 Nationals – SailRacer Live Tracking and Entry Deadlines
The D-Zero class are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with Sail Racer for the 2017 National Championships at Royal Torbay Yacht Club. Sailracer will be providing Live Tracking of every race of this year championships as well as replaying the days action after sailing is completed so the competitors can see where […]
Team Hunts go play on the Sea
The Hunts D-Zero fleet is very fortunate that one of them has a lovely house at St Osyth and offered to host a training weekend over the May Day Bank holiday. Sadly Paul Jefferies couldn’t join us and a couple of others were MIA but Alistair and his daughter Elizabeth welcomed Jon, Will, Gary, Graham, […]
D-Zero Nationals 2017 Update
With the 2017 National Championships at Royal Torbay YC fast approaching the Class association Committee are working hard with the host club and our sponsors to make this the best National Championships so far (no mean feat given the success and popularity of the 2016 edition). With a growing presence in the south west of […]
Hunts SC Open 2017
John Aston at the Hunts Open. Photo Copyright Nikky Evans On the 9th April 2017 the D-Zero fleet gather for their second open meeting of the year at Hunts SC. There was a full turn out of the local fleet, which has recently hit double figures, along with 5 visitors from as far away as […]
South Cerney SC D-Zero Open – 11th/12th March 2017
Thanks to Chris Jeffries for the below report- South Cerney SC D-Zero Open 11th/12th March The South Cerney D-Zero Open Meeting took place on the weekend of 11th/12th March 2017. Running over two days and in conjunction with the RS300 winter championships, the schedule was for three back to back races on Saturday afternoon […]
Dinghy Show 2017 Report
The D-Zero stand in a quieter moment. Photo Copyright Wendy Horton The 4th and 5th March 2017 saw the largest non-sailing dinghy event in the UK take place at Alexandra Palace. With a stand staffed by friendly and enthusiastic owners ready to greet people the D-Zero class were ready to meet and greet an extol […]
GJW Direct Sailjuice Winter Series 2016/2017 results roundup
Ian Morgan takes class honours. Photo Copyright Tim Olin With the GJW Direct Sailjuice Winter Series 2016/2107 now concluded and the spray has settled down it is time to review the series and and reflect on another successful winter of sailing for the class stalwarts. In the overall standings current National Champion Ian Morgan led […]
