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The sailing instructions, notice of race, entry form and other information for the 2009 Nationals can be downloaded from the events page.
Photos of the Southern Area Championships are on Mike Millard’s web site.
Please note corrections to dates. The Scottish Area Championships will be held on 15–16th August.
Inlands Championships in March cancelled! The Lake District Boat Club are having continuing problems with refurbishing their clubhouse after flooding last year. We hope to arrange an Inlands and Northens later this year. Anyone with suggestions for suitable venues please contact Catherine Hartley.
Both printed and digital photographs of the 2008 Nationals are available from Paul Harkness Photography at very reasonable prices.
Dave Boatman in Blue Tack won the 2008 National Championships, followed by Martin Price (High & Dry) and Neil McLure (So). A report and results can be downloaded from the events page and photos are in the gallery section.
The latest edition of the National Sonata Class Rules is available free as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file from the Technical Section of the RYA Web Site. The essence of the rules has not changed in the latest 2008 update – some issues have been clarified and the rules have been re-written to comply with the Equipment Rules of Sailing (ERS).
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.
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Key Dates 2009
| Scottish Series at Tarbert, Loch Fyne | 22–25 May |
| Southern Championships at Poole YC | 30–31 May |
| Medway Regatta, MYC, Kent | 16–19 July |
| National Championships at Poole YC | 28 June–3 July |
| Cowes Week | 1–8 August |
| Scottish Areas at Helensburgh Regatta | 15–16 August |