This weekend the Royal Torbay YC host the OK Nationals. A great opportunity to build up to the World Championships at Lyme Regis, which has a MAMMOTH 150 boat entry, and has drawn 43 keen sailors. The talent and depth in the fleet is almost unrivalled in single handed sailing in the UK.
On Friday, Dave Ellis and former OK World Champ Jim Hunt will lead a training day, which given the forecast looks to be an incredible opportunity to get the hiking legs ready and play in the waves, learning from the best.
The main event will start on Saturday - the forecast steadily improving for the weekend, but one thing is for certain, the start line and racing will be hotly contested given the super stars in attendance.
Following Herne Bay, where no two races were won by the same person, this event could follow a similar theme. Given the right conditions I think there are 10-15 people who could win a race, so getting off the start line and putting together a consistent series will undoubtedly be the key to the weekend.
It will certainly be a fantastic event, the OK sailors are an incredibly welcoming fleet, willing to share tips and tuning guides so anyone coming along will be certain to learn from the event and come away having had a great time.
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