With less than three weeks to go to the GP14 World Championships, the Irish GP14 fleet continue their preparations this weekend (July 30-31) for what will be a massive event in Skerries next month (August 14-19).
With 40+ boats in Royal North for the Championship of Ireland a few weeks ago, the fleet re-acquainted itself with gate starts. Not content with that, six Irish crews headed to Llandudno, Wales last weekend for the three days of the British Nationals. This weekend the GP14 Ireland fleet head for Skerries for a full event but with an eye to Worlds preparation very much to the fore for sailors and the Race Management team alike.
The Worlds has attracted an entry of 105 plus boats including the top end of the class from the UK. And with gate starts involved, the World Championship PRO Bill O'Hara, supported by Liam Dineen will this weekend get an opportunity to put the full Race Management apparatus under the kosh before the big event gets under way.
The World Championships kicks off on August 14th (with boat measurement starting on Saturday 13th) and finishes on August 19th. The preparations in Skerries have been immense, having planned originally for a 2020 World Championship. Skerries is a great attraction at the best of times, and with this being one of the biggest sailing events in Ireland this summer, it should be well worth visiting at some stage over the week.
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