Marconi Sailing Club is looking forward to welcoming teams from across the country for the next fixture in the British Keelboat League. The #rockupandrace series will be visiting the club on the east coast over the weekend of 3-4 June 2023 and entries are now open.
Run by clubs, for clubs, BKL events provide fun, fast turnaround racing with a rigged and ready-to-go fleet of one-design keelboats at each venue.
Clubs can enter teams into one or more event and the winner and runner-up from each go through to a national final. The top four then have an opportunity to compete in the European Sailing Champions League in 2024.
Entry is managed by each venue and upcoming BKL dates are as follows:
3-4 June: Marconi SC, SB20s
24-25 June: Royal Northern & Clyde YC, Sonars
22-23 July: Royal Corinthian YC, 707s
19-20 August: Rutland SC, RS21s
9-10 September: Women's BKL, Royal Southern YC, J70s
29 September-1 October: Final, Royal Southern YC, J70s
There is also a BKL Sailability event 1-2 July 2023 at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.
Although it's called a keelboat league, it's suitable for any competitive sailor as the boats are really like big dinghies - you will be able to sail the keelboats we use and sail them well, and you can choose your team from across your club. The real beauty of the BKL is that it's so easy to join in. You don't have to own or trail a boat, you just turn up, have a little practice sail and then you're straight into racing.
"Each race is only 15 to 20-minutes so if you get it wrong, you're soon finished and then you get another go. You might start the day at the back of the fleet but you'll soon get quicker and you get very close racing. There are more teams than boats and when it's your time off the boat, there is a sharing of information between the competitors and clubs and it's very sociable. It's a really fun weekend. Get a group of mates together and come along, you will love it!"
Enter the Marconi SC qualifier now and to keep up with all the latest news for the BKL series follow @britishkeelboatleague on social media or visit www.britishkeelboatleague.co.uk
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