The Sailing events at Plas Heli, The Welsh National Sailing Academy and Event Centre, is again in 2021 impressive and the calendar is filling up fast. The Events Team are now preparing for the 2021 and if you would like to volunteer for duties ashore or afloat please contact us by email to events@plasheli.org
All events can be seen in calendar view on our 'Activity Calendar' here
See below the list of events scheduled for 2021. The impressive list of events hosted at Plas Heli in previous years is available here ...........
(the list of events is being updated on this web site - call back soon - but for now see the evnets on the Activity calendar here
Date:- 9/10th January 2021 - Provisional
Two RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli:
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - two squads
Date:- 16/17th January 2021 - Provisional
Three RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli:
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - three squads
Date:- 23rd /24th January 2021 - Provisional
Three RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli for Optimists National Training:
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - three squads
Date:- 30 – 31 January 2021 - Provisional
Three event training Sessions at Plas Heli:
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - three squads
Date:- 6 – 7 February 2021 - Provisional
RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli for Windsurfers
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - Windsurfer Squad
Date:- 13 – 16 February 2021 - Provisional
RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli for :
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - Two Squads
Date:- 18 – 21 February 2021 - Provisional
RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli for Laser 4.7
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - Squads
Date:- 18 – 21 February 2021 - Provisional
RYA Laser Radial Training
Details :- Via RYA Hamble
Anticipated - Squads
Date:- 27 – 28 February 2021 - Provisional
RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli for 420's
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - Squads
Date:- 6 – 7 March 2021 - Provisional
RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - Squads
Date:- 6 – 7 March 2021
RYA 420 Camp
Details :- Via RYA Hamble
Anticipated - Squads
Date:- 13 -14 March 2021 - Provisional
RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli
Openn Training and 29er National 4
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - Two Squads
Date:- 20 - 21 March 2021- Provisional
RYA CW event training Sessions at Plas Heli
Details :- Via RYA CW
Anticipated - Two Squads
Date:- 24th - 25th April
Training Event for Optimists from the Midlands Region
Details :- Via RYA Regional Performance Manager - Midlands
Anticipated - 9 sailors and 2 coaches
Date:- 24th - 25th April
Training Event for Optimists from the Midlands Region
Details :- Via RYA Regional Performance Manager - Midlands
Anticipated - 19 sailors and 3 coaches
Date:- 24th - 25th April
Training Event for Optimists from the Midlands Region
Details :- Via RYA Regional Performance Manager - Midlands
Anticipated - 5 Boats (10sailors) and 2 coaches ..
1st and 2nd May 2021
The 29er Event is provisionally booked for a hosted event in the Welsh National Sailing Academy from Saturday, 1st May to Sunday, 2nd May 2021
The 29er is a two-person high performance sailing skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998. Derived from the Olympic class 49er class, it is raced in the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships.
The 29er is able to reach high speeds fairly quickly by having a sleek and hydrodynamic hull and will often exceed the wind speed when planing both up and downwind.
420 Championships and Selector Event 22nd-23rd May
More information on the British International 420 Class Association Web site here
This is the flagship RYA Cymru Wales Event which is hosted in the Welsh National Sailing Academy and Event Centre in Pwllheli on 19th /20th June 2021
The event will feature multiple classes including Optimists, Topper and Lasers and more...
More information soon....
Drascombe Rally
2 July 2021, 08:30 – 7 July 2021,
More information here
Fri 2nd to Sun 4th will be based on the pontoons (SSD) with day sailing along the East coast of the Lleyn Peninsula to Criccieth/Abersoch/Llanbedrog/Pen Y Chain depending on the tide/wind. Mon 5th to Thurs 8th will be liveaboard on a cruise around Tremadog Bay - Porthmadog, Mochras Lagoon, Barmouth are options depending on wind and sea conditions. (Low tide is in the middle of the day)
The Drascombe story starts in the early 1960s with John Watkinson, a former Royal Navy officer, building a boat for himself and his family. John's requirements were for a daysailer, capable of being trailed, stable (to counterract his wife's tendency to seasickness), and safe; but capable of giving an experienced sailor a lively and exciting sail. The boat that John hand-built in a barn on his farm at Drascombe Barton was inspired by the working boats of England's North-East coast, which themselves can trace an ancestry back to the Vikings.
The first Drascombe Lugger was an immediate success and its obvious commercial potential prompted John to initiate production of the boats in GRP. Other models followed, but all following the original philosophy of safety, robustness, and fun.
Plans of Drascombe boats for amateur builders have not been available since the death of John Watkinson, the designer, in 1997.
Here we give a brief specification of various types of Drascombe. This does not claim to be a complete list.
Although most models are or were available in GRP, some types of boat were only ever build in wood.
Also included (where available) are pictures of members' boats (click on the thumbnail to see a larger version), and links to comments on the boats from actual owners. In time, we hope to have one of these for each type of boat.
Vital Statistics
Length | Beam | Weight | Sail Area | Production | No. Built |
21' 9" (6.63m) | 6' 7" (2m) | 1060lbs (480kg) | 164 sq ft (15.22 sq m) | 1979 - | 300+ |
Javelin National Championship 2021 - 24th - 26th July 2021
Proposed Schedule:
TBC
More information on the Javelin web site here
The event date is shared with the UK Byte Class - see details here
UK Byte Class Association National Championship 2021 - 24th - 26th July 2021
Proposed Schedule: TBC
More information about the Brite Class here
The event date is shared with the Javelin Europan Championship - see details here
Saturday 31st July to 6th August 2021
We welcome the Albacore Internationals Championshoips to Pwllheli on Saturday 31st July to Friday 6th August 2021
The Albacore is a great first boat for those who are just learning to sail and a very competitive racer for more advanced sailors. It is a fast and lively while being relatively easy to learn to sail and race. A fully adjustable rig and adjustable sail controls allow a crew to depower in high winds - enabling both light and heavy crews to race head to head.
A very versatile boat, it is often sailed by husband/wife and parent child combinations. Those looking for a simple to learn, yet high performance sailing dinghy can join the ranks of Albacore sailors who come from all walks of life and range in age from teenagers to masters pushing 80 years of experience. The Albacore is a boat that is both simple to get into at first, and one which will challenge your tuning and tactical skills for the rest of your life.
The Results will be published on this web site
More information about the Albacore here
The 2021 IRC Welsh National Championship will again be hosted at the Welsh National Sailing Academy and Event Centre in Pwllheli.
The dates are Friday 13th August to Sunday 15th August 2021
The Notice of Race wil be available here shortly. More information here
Optimist Late Summer Championship - Bank Holiday event 28th to 30th August- to be confirmed
Details :- Via Optimist
Anticipated -
Dechrau ar yn Mis Medi 202
Starting September 2021
A popular and competative Series of Races in the Bay with - more information here.
This is an open event for keel boats and sport boats.
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