50 Jahre Weymouth Speedweek ab 15. Oktober 2022

Ab sofort kann man sich anmelden:

https://weymouthspeedweek.com/

654afff3-7cbf-aa52-e84b-bd91953e139c.png

654afff3-7cbf-aa52-e84b-bd91953e139c.png

Nein, eigentlich bisher nicht.

Weymouth Speed Week 2022

Celebrating 50 years of Weymouth Speed Week.

It is shaping up to be a fantastic event. Entry is almost full and will CLOSE at 10 pm this Sunday.

For those who have entered but haven't completed their payment yet we will be ordering the Event T shirts on Monday - but only for those who have paid.

There are a large number of Wing Foil entrants who will be pushing this craft type to its current limits, they will be sailing alongside Icarus, one of the boats that competed in the first Weymouth Speed Weeks and the first boat to demonstrate the potential speed advantage of sailing on foils.

Also at the event will be Vestas Sailrocket II the boat in which Paul Larsen set the current 500m world record of 65.45 kts.

And as if that wasn't enough there will be a '70's PARTY on Saturday night, get your tickets from the OTC

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=602925551424229&set=a.588537379529713&type=3 

And lots of trade stands and demonstration gear.

To enter the event go to WeymouthSpeedWeek.com where you will find further details.

Weymouth Speed Week 2022 starts on Saturday 15th October and visitors to the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy are always welcome.

The email address for correspondence about taking part in the event is ENTER@WeymouthSpeedWeek.com

For press and related inquiries contact Pete Davis - pete@speedsailing.com, 07795 183243.

---------------------------------

Registration Guidance:

If you haven't already done so create an Account. Which you can do via Take Part > Create an Account. Then log in, complete the Entry Form and Pay the entry and hire fees. For those who have an account simply log in and complete the Entry Form. If you cannot remember your account details such that the reminders don't work, or you no longer have your old email account just make a new account.

If you want to register several people then log out and make a separate account for each person.

654afff3-7cbf-aa52-e84b-bd91953e139c.png

Der Event ist inzwischen vorbei und war erfolgreich mit einem neuen Hafenrekord, Anders Bringdal wurde entthront:

Weymouth Speed Week 2022 our 50th Anniversary Event

Well what a fantastic week! It had a bit of everything with drama until the last moments.

Would the harbour records be broken? We had fun at the 70s opening party, nostalgia with a return of Icarus and Sailrocket and innovation with the inclusion of the wing foil fleet and new GPS devices - how would they work?

Young Scotty Stallman broke the (windsurfing) harbour record set 10 years ago by Anders Bringdal in the last half an hour of competition on the last day, with a fantastic 38.64 knot run.

Bruno Andre on his wing foil was desperate to break 30 kn and set a new unofficial world record on a wing foil and managed it with nine minutes to go on the final day!

The only slight disappointment was James Longmuir who missed out on beating his own record by .03 of a knot but he is still fastest of the week with 41.19 knots and will return next year to try again.

Prize giving took a while with so many prizes from our sponsors to give out. The final coveted tankards for Technical achievement went to Michael George for the work he did to modernize the GPS system and the Portland Pot for the spirit of Speedweek went to our amazing Race Officer Karen Battye.

The 50th anniversary of this historic event couldn’t really have gone any better, record number of participants, fantastic winds and a great atmosphere.

Visit our facebook https://www.facebook.com/WeymouthSpeedWeek page to see many photos and reports

The 2023 event starts on the 7th of October.