News
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).
Medway Keelboat Regatta, Kent, Thursday 10 – Sunday 13 July. Great sailing and lots of Sonatas to compete with.
17–23 August. Dabchicks Sailing Club and West Mersea Yacht Club invite Sonatas to sail in the annual Mersea Week, held on the Thames Estuary in Essex. More details on the events page.
John Waters, sailing Selene won the Sonata class at the International Paint Poole Regatta 2008 (results).
Alan Harper in Pied Piper won the Sonata class in the Bell Lawrie Scottish Series 2008 (results)
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!
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Key Dates 2008
| Sonata Southerns at Poole Regatta | 24–26th May |
| Scottish Series at Tarbert, Loch Fyne | 23–26th May |
| Cowes Week | 2–9th August |
| 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) |