MYA
Footy
National Championships


The Watermead Model Boat Club will be hosting The Footy National and Junior Championships. The venue is their normal club lake within Watermead Park just north of Aylesbury. It is relatively open water without too much interference from buildings and trees.The club website is at http://watermeadmbc.wordpress.com/

FacilitiesThere is ample car parking space by the side of the lake in front of the Riviera Restaurant. Snacks and meals are usually available at Watermead Inn, which is a 5-minute drive away.
Toilet facilities are also available at the Riviera.


Event Rules
Racing will be conducted using the RRS 2013-2016 modified by the 2014 MYA Standard Sailing Instructions, published on the MYA website. The current 2009 Footy Class Rules will apply. We would ask you to limit the size of your biggest rigs to comply with the ‘ Footy Big Rig Template‘.

The relevant notices are as follows:
The Race Officer will be Clive Bardell, and a team from the host club.

Registration and measurement check 08.40 to 09.30 hours.
Briefing - this will start at approximately 09.40 hours.
Racing Times - the first race will start soon after the briefing at approximately 10.00 hours. No race will start after 15.00 hours and any race in progress at 15.30 hours will be abandoned.

Please make sure that your correct sail numbers are clearly displayed on your mainsails: just the last two digits of your boat’s registration number. When you bring your boat for registration, please make sure that it will fit in the ‘Footy measurement box’, as required by class rules.
There will be another round of the ‘novICE’ trophy for novice competitors that have not finished in the top 3 in the Footy open events in the last 3 years, presented by www.SailfootyUK.com

Advanced payment of the entry fee's is not required, the entry fee will be £10.00 and for Juniors £5.00 to be paid on the day at registration.

Location


From the A4157 Aylesbury ring road - Buckingham road A413, follow the signs to Watermead. The entrance to the lakeside car park is at the entrance to the Riviera Restaurant.
The postcode for the restaurant is HP19 0FU. This should help with the Sat Nav.

The club website is at http://watermeadmbc.wordpress.com/