Official tamperproof sticker placement at the 2016 Worlds. - see here

Also, make sure that if your boat was built AFTER 1/1/2010, it must have an official ISAF blue sticker on the stbd transom. If yours is missing, say, as the result of a respray following a repair, your association will have the official form to get a replacement - there is a fee to pay also.

In about 4 weeks time, the 2016 ‘A’ Class World Championships will start in the picturesque Dutch town of Medemblik, on the Western shore of the IJselmeer.

After the recent Swiss nationals, Mischa Heemskerk has offered a few quick comments and observations on the new DNA F1 from his current posting in Rio, where he is coaching the Olympic team and flew straight there from the last race in Maccagno.

At the 2017 Worlds venue in Sopot, on the Baltic coats in Poland, Exploder's home stadium, the new AD3 is showing it's class.  

Polish Ace, Jacek Noetzel, gives us a quick report.

The first regatta in Denmark of 2016, the Sailextreme in Kerteminde, together with 400 other dinghies.

10 'A' cats on the starting line, all Danish, so the highest turnout ever, but no Germans, so hopefully they will show up at other Danish regattas.

7 flying boats, Nikita's, DNA’s and Exploders, all with various foil setups.

How many sailors obsessively check numerous weather forecasting websites, five days in advance, in the vain hope that they might find one that promises them the winds they hope for and actually believe it?  And then, when the real weather arrives, comment that this was not what was forecast?

Italian boss Marco Gaeti wins the latest round of the Italian National A Class regatta, at the Centro Vela Sunset.

So it ends the third stage of the National Calendar of A Cat Italia, with success from president, Marco Gaeti, who was able to handle the 29 crews registered at the regatta.

Danish sailors Lars Schroder on the Vision and Thomas Paasch on the Nikita showed the way at the Schweriner Cup, held on the lake south of Wismar in North Germany.  Dispite a heavy foiling boat presence, C boats boats came 1st and 3rd on the lake conditions.

Lars sent this quick recap

A nice turnout for the last round of the US Florida Winter Series at Panama City, won by Joseph Bello with Bailey White winning the series on his eXploder A14 (Z). Ken Marshack and Ben Hall were second and third, both on C boats, proving there is lots of life in the old C boats yet.  They even get prize money there!!

Bill Vining reports.

Alberto Farnesi wins the A-Class regatta in Lido di Camaiore in big winds and big seas.  Pier Faccin reports.

The second stage of the National A Cat season was organized by Club Nautico Versilia and by Assonautica Lucca-Versilia. It took place in Viareggio and was characterized by some very changeable weather conditions. Eventually Alberto Farnesi was the winner.