On Saturday 12th June Bristol Sailing School hosted a Sailing Fun day supported by LaserPerformance. The day was aimed at local children who either sail regularly with the BristolSailing School or are from local sailing clubs.
Tom Bowker from LaserPerformance who looks after the South-West and based out of SailLaser Weymouth towed six Bug' up to the event to help support it.
SailLaser hosts the first IAPS National Sailing Regatta
Thursday 13th May 2010 finally arrived, the day of the inaugural Independent Association of Prep Schools’ National Sailing Regatta, in association with SailLaser, held at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. 20 school crews from across the country travelled to compete in the U11 and U13 age categories over a series of five races on the Olympic waters of Portland Harbour. 60 sailors competed in the regatta in a fleet of Laser Picos, provided by SailLaser. The weather was very favourable on the day, with near perfect wind conditions making the races fun, manageable and competitive for all the junior sailors.
New LaserPerformance Optimist ‘the Vapor’ Hits the Water for its First Sail
On Thursday the 15th April one of the UK’s top national squad sailors took the soon to be launched LaserPerformance Optimist ‘the Vapor’ out for its first sail.
Coach Announced for ‘Get into the Laser’ Race Training Course Running Optimist Nationals Week
Ross Harvey will be coaching the children attending the ‘Get into the Laser’ race training course, being run Optimist Nationals week. Ross has been sailing competitively for the last five years sailing a variety of different boats including the Laser Radial and the Laser full rig. Ross is a former member of the RYA National Youth Squad and has competed in numerous European and World Championships. For the last five years Ross has been campaigning in the Laser on the international circuit. His biggest achievements include 6th place at the 2006 Radial European Championships and 11th out of 280 at the Laser Radial Euro Cup.
On Saturday 12th June Bristol Sailing School hosted a Sailing Fun day supported by LaserPerformance. The day was aimed at local children who either sail regularly with the BristolSailing School or are from local sailing clubs.
Thursday 13th May 2010 finally arrived, the day of the inaugural Independent Association of Prep Schools’ National Sailing Regatta, in association with SailLaser, held at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. 20 school crews from across the country travelled to compete in the U11 and U13 age categories over a series of five races on the Olympic waters of Portland Harbour. 60 sailors competed in the regatta in a fleet of Laser Picos, provided by SailLaser. The weather was very favourable on the day, with near perfect wind conditions making the races fun, manageable and competitive for all the junior sailors.
On Thursday the 15th April one of the UK’s top national squad sailors took the soon to be launched LaserPerformance Optimist ‘the Vapor’ out for its first sail.
Ross Harvey will be coaching the children attending the ‘Get into the Laser’ race training course, being run Optimist Nationals week. Ross has been sailing competitively for the last five years sailing a variety of different boats including the Laser Radial and the Laser full rig. Ross is a former member of the RYA National Youth Squad and has competed in numerous European and World Championships. For the last five years Ross has been campaigning in the Laser on the international circuit. His biggest achievements include 6th place at the 2006 Radial European Championships and 11th out of 280 at the Laser Radial Euro Cup.
