Dear All, Together with the University of Aarhus we are planning to broadcast the event via internet, using gps tracking and live video streaming – more or less the same setup we did at the 505 Worlds last year… see also http://www.505sapworldchampionship2010.com/ The main strategic reason to this is to make sailing more “understandable, viewable and shareable” – in other words, more popular.

The worlds are limited to 100 places by the A-Class Championships Rules, and currently we are sold out.
BUT - there probably will be some "drop outs" or "no shows", and for that case we have established a waiting list, from where we will substitute open places.
This is a "first in first served" queue, so don't hesitate to get on the list if you are interested in a place in case someone can't come.
Send a mail to Thomas Paasch: thomas(at)paasch.dk with your Country, Name and contact information to get on the list.

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2011 NZADCA
National Championships
21st - 24th April 2011
Another first for Kerikeri Cruising Club
From regular racing on smooth lakes to choppy seas and variable winds -
"different" as Tom Block stated "this is much more real, testing
our skills on an ever-changing ocean".
Nineteen skippers on Day One experienced Cat racing in the Bay of
Islands; three competitors from as far south as Wanaka and Christchurch, nine
from Auckland, an entry from Dargaville and the six local boats from
Kerikeri. The current NZ National Champ
is Murray Philpott.

23rd to 25 th of April at the easter weekend the classic European season opener for the A class is planned.

Easter is quite late this year, so enough possibilties to do some training regatta's ahead . We expect a good big fleet of at least 80 boats . Organisation is in the hands of the well known Congrega Velisti Cesenatico
see the links for the Notice of Race .

The australian nationals with a record entry of 73 boats attracts a lot of attention
Good advertising for the A class.
follow the reports at :
www.dnacat.blogspot.com
and
http://catsailingnews.blogspot.com/

The quiet Queensland lakeside village of Boreen Point, on the shores of Lake Cootharaba will take on a busy ,and International ambience during the first week of January, when a fleet of between 70 and 80 A Class Catamarans compete in their National championships.

The beginning of September the German Championships were sailed of the coast of Scharbeutz in Northern Germany. 35 Boats from 5 different countries battled for the title.
First place was taken by Sjoerd Hoekstra from the Netherlands after winning the last 3 races on Sunday and 5 races in total.

A-class sailing is beginning to get quite popular in Holland. It’s probably too early to state that the introduction of the DNA is causing a hype but fact is that it gives the class a certain buzz. In Hellevoetsluis there were 48 boats from 6 countries at the start.
Conditions were very windy, up to 24 knots on the last day, and flat water behind the dike which separates the lake Haringvliet from the North Sea.

The Spanish Nationals where held in La Manga del Mar Menor from the 9 to the 12 of September 2010.
9 races were sailed with winds from 6 to 12 knots and 28 A class fleet were present.

Friday 3 races was sailed with winds from 6 to 10 knots. Very shifty and tricky conditions.

Gustavo Doreste was the best sailor in these conditions with an 2-1-1. Micky Hammer was second and Manuel Calavia 3º.

Saturday 3 races was sailed with winds from 10 to 12 knots. Manuel Calavia carried out a 1-2-1 and Gustavo Doreste a 4-3-9.