News
Same old picture on the Sonata home page? Not any longer – the cover picture is now picked at random from a gallery of the best Sonata photos. If you’ve got a really exceptional Sonata photo then email it to the webmaster and we’ll add it to the collection.
Visit the Strangford Lough 2008 National Championships web site.
The 2008 National Championships will be held from 18–22 August at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. It will be a great event—put it in the diary now!
Interesting wind condition for the Sonata Inland Championships at Lake District Boat Club, Windermere. Report by Richard Hattersley (revised results) and gallery by Malcolm Pratt.
Windy Northern Champ’s at Hartlepool. Report by Ian Holtby.
Picture gallery for 2007 Nationals added to the site.
Steve Goacher in Eric the Boat won the 2007 Sonata Nationals at Sunderland YC. David Boatman in Blue Tack was second and Harold Lefton in Point Five third. Full results are in the report by David Matthews in the events section of the site.
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The National Sonata is a ‘one-design’ racing and cruising boat designed by David Thomas.
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Key Dates 2008
| Sonata Southerns at Poole Regatta | 24–26th May |
| Scottish Series at Tarbert, Loch Fyne | 23–26th May |
| National Championships, Strangford Lough | 18–22 August |
| Sonata Northerns at Sunderland | 6/7th September | Sonata Scottish Areas as part of the RFYC Scottish One Design Championship | 13/14th September (TBC) |