Latest News Feedhttp://www.speedsails.co.ukWe have reduced the prices on our secondhand GP14s. All the boats have been put through our workshop and are in excellent condition AND they come with a brand new set of sails Please call for further details. Discount on Sails and Covers at Speed Sails starts now o:po:p o:po:p 15 percent Off Coverso:po:p To help you protect your boat in the coming winter months, Speed Sails are offering you 15 percent off our boat covers. Order by phone or online to keep your boat snug this winter.o:po:p Our Covers come in a choice of flat or overboom designs, and can be made from PVC coated polyester or breathable polycotton. o:po:p o:po:p Up to 20 percent Off Sailso:po:p ItNo.8217;s been a fantastic year for Speed Sails with many National, Inland and Area titles being won by sailors who use our sails.o:po:p o:p o:p Merlin Rocket 2008 Resultso:po:p 1st, 2nd, 3rd Merlin Rocket Inland Championshipso:po:p 1st Merlin Rocket Salcombe Weeko:po:p 1st, 4th Merlin Rocket National Championships o:po:p o:po:p Speed Sails Merlin Rocket Laminate Mainsail Was No.163;719.10 15 percentOFF Now No.163;611.23o:po:p Speed Sails Merlin Rocket Jib Was No.163;263.20 15 percentOFF Now No.163;223.72o:po:p Speed Sails Merlin Rocket Spinnaker Was No.163;425.35 15 percentOFF Now No.163;361.55o:po:p o:po:p Fireball 2008 Resultso:po:p 1st Fireball European Championshipso:po:p 5th Fireball National Championshipso:po:p o:po:p Speed Sails Fireball Laminate Mainsail Was No.163;802.53 15 percentOFF Now No.163;682.15o:po:p Speed Sails Fireball Jib Was No.163;272.60 15 percentOFF Now No.163;231.71o:po:p Speed Sails Fireball Spinnaker Was No.163;425.35 15 percentOFF Now No.163;361.55o:po:p o:po:p Albacore 2008 Resultso:po:p 3rd Albacore National Championshipso:po:p o:po:p Speed Sails Albacore Mainsail Was No.163;583.98 15 percentOFF Now No.163;496.38o:po:p Speed Sails Albacore Jib Was No.163;273.78 15 percentOFF Now No.163;232.71o:po:p o:po:p GP14 2008 Resultso:po:p 1st GP14 Southern Area Championshipso:po:p 1st, 3rd GP14 Masters Championshipso:po:p 3rd, 4th GP14 World Championshipso:po:p o:po:p Speed Sails GP14 Mainsail Was No.163;517.00 20 percentOFF Now No.163;413.60o:po:p Speed Sails GP14 Crosscut Genoa Was No.163;278.48 20 percentOFF Now No.163;222.78o:po:p Speed Sails GP14 Spinnaker Was No.163;296.10 20 percentOFF Now No.163;236.88o:po:p o:po:p Enterprise 2008 Resultso:po:p 3rd, 5th, 6th st1:cityst1:placeEnterprisest1:placest1:city National Championshipso:po:p 4th, 6th st1:cityst1:placeEnterprisest1:placest1:city Inland Championshipso:po:p o:po:p Speed Sails Enterprise Mainsail Was No.163;601.60 20 percentOFF Now No.163;481.28o:po:p Speed Sails Enterprise Jib Was No.163;252.63 20 percentOFF Now No.163;202.10o:po:p o:po:p Mirror 2008 Resultso:po:p 1st Mirror Irish Western Championshipso:po:p 1st Mirror Eastern Championshipso:po:p 4th Mirror Inlandso:po:p o:po:p Speed Sails Mirror Mainsail Was No.163;367.78 20 percentOFF Now No.163;294.22o:po:p Speed Sails Mirror Jib Was No.163;182.13 20 percentOFF Now No.163;145.70o:po:p Speed Sails Mirror Spinnaker Was No.163;239.70 20 percentOFF Now No.163;191.76o:po:p o:po:p Solo 2008 Resultso:po:p 1st, 2nd Solo Inland Championshipso:po:p 1st Solo Welsh Championshipso:po:p 1st, 2nd Solo Dutch Championshipso:po:p 2nd Solo Winter Championshipso:po:p 2nd Solo National Championshipso:po:p 1st Solo Eastern Traveller Serieso:po:p 2nd st1:placest1:placenameSolost1:placename st1:placetypeSeast1:placetypest1:place Traveller Serieso:po:p 2nd, 3rd Solo Southern Traveller Serieso:po:p 2nd st1:placest1:placenameSolost1:placename st1:placenameThamesst1:placename st1:placetypeValleyst1:placetypest1:place Traveller Serieso:po:p o:po:p Speed Sails Solo Dacron Mainsail Was No.163;588.68 15 percentOFF Now No.163;500.38o:po:p Speed Sails Laminate Mainsail Was No.163;685.03 15 percentOFF Now No.163;582.27o:po:p o:po:p Scorpion 2008 Resultso:po:p 1st Scorpion National Championshipso:po:p o:po:p Speed Sails Scorpion Laminate Mainsail Was No.163;654.48 15 percentOFF Now No.163;556.31o:po:p Speed Sails Scorpion Dacron Mainsail Was No.163;555.78 15 percentOFF Now No.163;472.41o:po:p Speed Sails Scorpion Jib Was No.163;252.63 15 percentOFF Now No.163;214.73o:po:p Speed Sails Scorpion Spinnaker Was No.163;413.60 15 percentOFF Now No.163;351.56o:po:p o:po:p Phantom 2008 Resultso:po:p 3rd Phantom National Championshipso:po:p o:po:p Speed Sails Phantom Laminate Mainsail Was No.163;712.05 20 percentOFF Now No.163;569.64o:po:p Speed Sails Phantom Dacron Mainsail Was No.163;611.00 20 percentOFF Now No.163;488.80o:po:p o:po:p CanNo.8217;t see your Class on here No.8211; see our online Sails section to see what discount we have on your sails. We are offering 20 percent off on Optimist Sails, Cadet Sails and Flying 15 Sails as well as 15 percent off on many other classes.o:po:p o:po:p o:po:p Bulk Buying on Sailso:po:p As well as our individual offers, weNo.8217;ve got even bigger discounts on bulk orders. Simply tell us how many of each class and we will work out a special price for your order. So why not get together with some friends from your sailing club and all get extra discount Call us on 01922 455503 or email us at sails at speedsails.co.uk and we will work out a special price for you. o:po:p Clothing st1:cityst1:placeSalest1:placest1:cityo:po:p The cold is coming and at Speed Sails we have got some fantastic offers on Drysuits to get you set up for the winter season. Also, when you buy any drysuit from us, we will give you a Crewsaver Fleece One Piece Suit for Half Priceo:po:p o:po:p Gul Infra Front Zip Drysuit with FREE Winter Gloves Was No.163;253.00 Now No.163;211.50o:po:p Gul Force Back Zip Drysuit with FREE Winter Gloves Was No.163;253.00 Now No.163;211.50o:po:p Gul Ladies Ion Front Zip Drysuit with FREE Winter Gloves Was No.163;343.00 Now No.163;292.50o:po:p o:po:p Plus all Crewsaver Drysuits come with a FREE One Piece Fleece worth No.163;39.95o:po:p o:po:p Congratulations to Ian Platt crewed by Alex Pilkington who won the GP14 Masters with 3 out of4 race wins using Speed Sails hull and sails. Held at Budworth Sailing Club over the weekend of 3031st August, light winds meant the race officer decided to use whatever wind was there on the Saturday to get 3 races in. With a convincing win in all 3 races, Ian Platt was overnight leader and could not be beaten. Sunday morning and the fleet woke up to a mirror sheen on Budworth Mere and racing was postponed. A gusty 23 eventually arrived in the afternoon and Race 4 got underway. Paul Owen and Andy Hateley managed 3rd overall also using Speed Sails hull and sails. Speed Sails GP14 Mainsail No.163;517.00 Speed Sails GP14 Crosscut Genoa No.163;278.48 Speed Sails GP14 Spinnaker No.163;296.10 Prices include VAT and sails come complete with sail bags, numbers, logos, windows, tell tales, battens, all eyelets and fittings where appropriate. Genoas can be made for either ondeck or throughdeck sheeting options. Speed Sails head sailmaker Andy TaxiDavis decided to make himself a new Phantom Sail and set off to the Phantom Nationals in Felixstowe Ferry over the weekend of 57th September. New to the Phantom Class it was completely unknown how he was going to get on in the 62 strong fleet.. After 2 days of strong winds and racing abandoned, the Phantom fleet finally managed to get out on the Sunday morning at 8.30am to try and make sure they got 4 races in. The wind did not hold up, in factit increased as the day went on. 4 races were planned and 4 races were sailed. Going into the last race Jim Hunt, Andy Couch, Andy Davis and Lawrence Crispin were all in the running. A consistant set of results saw Andy Davis finish 3rd overall using the recently developed Speed Sails Phantom Sail. Speed Sails Phantom Laminate Mainsail No.163;712.05 Prices include VAT and sails come complete with sail bags, numbers, logos, windows, tell tales, battens, all eyelets and fittings where appropriate. Roger Gilbert and James Stewart have made it 2 years in a row as Merlin Rocket national champions using Speed Sails With 4 bullets out of 7 races sailed and discarding a 4th, Roger Gilbert crewed by James Stewart put in a convincing win for Speed Sails. Absolutely fantastic boat speed meant these two could just not be beaten. After winning Merlin Salcombe Week earlier in the year Andy Taxi Davis had high hopes going into the Merlin Nationals. Speed Sails Andy Davis crewed by Ellie Bremer put in a consistant set of results and managed to stay in second position most of the week. Going into the last day 2 points clear of 3rd, it wasnt meant to be and a disapointing 12th and 8th meant they dropped down to 4th place overall. Still a fantastic result in a fleet of 78 Merlins. Merlin Rocket Laminate Mainsail No.163;719.10 Merlin Rocket Jib No.163;263.20 Merlin Rocket Spinnaker No.163;425.35 Prices include VAT and sails come complete with sail bags, numbers, logos, windows, tell tales, battens, all eyelets and fittings where appropriate. The new Speed Sails Albacore is now available. After the hull moulds were reworked and a new deck mould was madeover the winter and first half of 2008 production of new Albacores can now restart. The first couple of boats are already out of the moulds with the first already notching up a very impressive 4th place at the recent National Championships having only been delivered the day before the event. Further details on the new boatscan be found on theAlbacore page of this site or by contacting us direct on 01922 455503 sails at speedsails.co.uk. Package prices start at No.163;8,995 for the first 10 boats ordered. Complete price lists available on request. The 2nd hand boat list on the Speed Sails website has now been updated including 2 week old GP14s, a Championship winning Fireball and a brand new Fireball. There should also be a new Lark and the Nationals winning Scorpion available soon sodont forgetto checkfor updates over the coming weeks The Gill Speed Sails pairing of Tom Jeffcoate amp; Andy Davis have won the 2008 Scorpion Nationals after racing was cancelled on the last day with gusts reaching 45mph. After a week of predominantly light conditions Tom amp; Andy counted 3 firsts, a second and a fourth as they finished 2 points clear of former champions John Mursell amp; Nick Keast. The full results can be found here. Over the winter the class voted in favour of new laminate mainsails in order to keep up development within the class and also to try and increase the competitive lifespan of the sails. Tom amp; Andy used a set of sails made at the beginning of the year suggesting that the cut and cloth used on the Speed Scorpion sails is not only exceptionally quick but has also increased the competitive lifespan of the sails. Despite the light conditions and carrying several stone more than the recommended total in the boat the pair were able to outpoint most of the fleet and still maintain boat speed through the chop. In the windiest race of the week, which had to be abandoned half way round, they established a comfortable lead showing the sails can perform in the breeze as well. Scorpion laminate mainsail No.163;654.48 Scorpion Dacron mainsail No.163;555.78 Scorpion jib No.163;252.63 Scorpion spinnaker No.163;413.60 Prices include VAT and sails come complete with sail bags, numbers, logos, windows, tell tales, battens, all eyelets and fittings where appropriate. Jibs can be cut for either standard or stuff luff raking system and spinnakers are finished to suit either bag or chute systems. For more information on Speed Scorpion sails please contact Tom Jeffcoate or Andy Davis on 01922 455503 sails at speedsails.co.uk. The 2008 National Youth Regatta at Carsington has seen visits from both BBC and ITV news crews, these can be viewed by watching the following links: BBC http:news.bbc.co.uk1hiengland7520474.stm ITV http:www.itvlocal.comcentralnewssee 22.19 minutes into the show With most the fleets restricted to, or dominated by, one design classes it is the slow handicap fleet which has seen a very strong performance for Speed Sails. Optimists hold the top spots with Speed Optimist sails being used on the top 2 boats overall. A more comprehensive report of the racing so far can be found at http:www.yachtsandyachting.comnews?article=142552. Full event details and results can be found at http:www.nssa.org.ukmicro percent20regatta.htm The 2008 Solo Nationals is turning into a 2 horse race between defending Champion Andy Davis and Charlie Cumbley. At the half way point just 4 points separate these 2 with a 22 point gap to third place. Click here for full results. Speed sailmaker Andy is using a Speed hull and Dacron Speed mainsail on a Selden Cumulus rig. After 6 races he is discarding a 7th place and has already recorded his first race win in the 83 boat fleet. 3rd, 4th and 5th overall are also using Speed sails. Geoff Henstridge took delivery of a new laminate sail at the Nationals and after winning the 1st race is currently lying 4th overall 3 points behind Paul Ellis in 3rd and a point ahead of Chris Brown in 5th. Fireball Europeans at Nieuwpoort Speed Gill race team sailors Tom Jeffcoate and Dave Hynes have won the Fireball European Championships. Please click here for more info Merlin Rockets Salcombe Week Speed Gill race team members Andy Davis and Ellie Bremer have won Merlin Rocket Salcombe Week. Please click here for more info GP14 Welsh Areas Speed Sails claimed another GP14 area title in 2008 with a 1,2 finish for both the hulls and sails at Neyland. In the last major event before the World Championships at Abersoch Richard Instone and Steve Parker sponsored by Gill added the Welsh Areas to the Southern Areas they won at st1:placePoolest1:place last month. In an extremely close finish they won the event ahead of Carl Jeffs and Jim Toothill courtesy of victory in the final race. Miracle Southerns at st1:cityst1:placeMargate st1:placest1:cityAfter a 3 month break from racing Tracy and Gemma Amos were straight back on the pace as they finished 2nd overall at the recent Miracle Southern Area Championships. Using a complete set of Speed Miracle sails the pair showed good speed in both the strong breezes on the Saturday and the lighter winds on the Sunday. st1:cityst1:place Enterprisest1:placest1:city Open at st1:placest1:placenameNottsst1:placename st1:placetypeCounty st1:placetypest1:placeJonathan Woodward and Alex Halliwell ran out convincing winners of the recent st1:cityst1:placeEnterprisest1:placest1:city open meeting at Notts County SC. Using a complete set of Speed Enterprise sails and also trialling the new flyaway jib stick system they reported excellent boat speed both up and down wind. The flyaway jib stick is currently under development and is legal for open meetings but not the Nationals and Area Championships. Jonathan Woodward is working with Speed Sails to develop a simple conversion kit for people wishing to try the system for themselves and this should be available from August onwards. Mirror Irish Westerns Speed Mirror sails have added another major title to the UK Eastern and Eric Twiname championship titles already claimed in 2008 with victory at the Irish Western Championships. The sails have also seen strong performances at the Southern, Scottish and National Championships after development on the 2007 World Championship winning sails was conducted over the winter and throughout the spring. Speed Sails Gill race team sailors Andy Davis and Ellie Bremer put in a convincing display to win Merlin Rocket Salcombe Week with a race to spare. This is the 2nd time in 2 years a set of Speed Merlin Rocket sails has dominated in such a fashion after Roger Gilbert and Matt Mee achieved the same feat last year. With a capacity 100 boats competing each year and a waiting list for entries Merlin Rocket Salcombe Week is one of the most popular events in the st1:countryregionst1:placeUKst1:placest1:countryregion. Despite splitting into flights the racing in the confined waters of Salcombe estuary is extremely close. Andy and Ellie finished with 4 wins and a 2nd from their 5 races showing excellent boat speed, especially upwind. They used the latest GPL00 main, RS4 jib and Dynakote spinnaker. As well as Salcombe Week, Speed Merlin Rocket sails have already claimed victory at the 2008 Inland Championship and hold the top 2 positions in the 2008 Silver Tiller series with Roger Gilbert and James Stewart leading on 7.3 points from Matt Biggs and Rob Kennaugh just behind on 8.2 points. With just over a month until the Nationals, Speed Merlin Rocket sails are in a strong position to defend the title they won last year and there is still time to get your new set of sails ready for the event. Laminate mainsail No.163;719.10 Dacron mainsail No.163;618.05 Jib No.163;263.20 Spinnaker No.163;425.35 For more information on Speed Merlin Rocket sails or to place your order please contact Andy Davis on 01922 455503 or sails at speedsails.co.uk. Alternatively, further details can be found by clicking here. Team Speed Gill sailors Tom Jeffcoate and David Hynes have claimed the 2008 Fireball European Championship after only 1 race was completed on the final day of racing. Held at st1:placest1:cityNieuwpoortst1:city, st1:countryregionBelgiumst1:countryregionst1:place between the 5th and 11th July the event saw plenty of wind with 4 of the 10 scheduled races lost due to severe conditions. The win is the latest in a string of recent victories for Speed Fireball sails at major events which also includes the 2007 National and World titles. Using an ODL06 main, the new RS4 jib and an AirX spinnaker Tom and Dave discarded a 4th place and claimed 2 race wins during the 6 race series. As well as Tom and Dave, Speed Sails were well represented in the top 10 with Irish team Kenny Rumball and Dave Moran, recent Czech National Champions Martin Kubovy and Milan Cap and local Belgian pair B van Antwerpen and Wilfried De Backer all performing well. There is still time to get a new set of Speed Fireball sails in time for the National Championships this August at st1:placest1:placetypeMountsst1:placetype st1:placetypeBayst1:placetypest1:place. All sails come complete with numbers, battens, windows, tell tales and sail bags where appropriate and can be delivered to the event free of charge. Fireball laminate main No.163;802.53 Fireball Dacron main No.163;668.58 Fireball jib No.163;272.60 Fireball spinnaker No.163;425.35 For more information please contact Tom Jeffcoate or Richard Estaugh on 01922 455503 sails at speedsails.co.uk. Entries for the GP14 World Championship 2008 to be held in Abersoch, North Wales have now hit 110. Amongst the latest to enter are former Endeavour Trophy Champion of Champions, and one of the most successful GP14 pairings of all time, Richard Estaugh and Simon Potts, alongside the well known and also very successful dinghy sailor himself a former Champion of Champions Jim Hunt, crewed by Andy Service.RichardNo.8217;s record in the GP14 is impressive. He has won no less than 6 World, 12 National and 11 Inland Championships Back together with Simon for the first time since their 2007 Nationals win, this team will no doubt be pushing for another podium finish. However, it will not be an easy challenge.This event will also see current GP14 World Champions Ian Dobson and Andy Tunnicliffe seek to defend their title, 2003 World Champions Neil Marsden and Derek Hill team up again to repeat the success they enjoyed in Abersoch that year and current Fireball World Champion Matt Mee looking to add another World Championship to his growing list of honours, which already include a GP14 National Championship. There are many others too, including Carl Jeffs and Jim Toothill who will again be hoping to capture the major title that still alludes them.Elsewhere, there will be the inevitable fight for silver and bronze fleet prizes and special trophies, which feature as much in the postrace bar talk as any other. And as if this high level of competition throughout the fleet and the prospect of racing against 109 other boats was not enough to entice people, Championship Chairman Ian Sinclair and his team, together with South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club are working tirelessly to ensure a great time off the water as well, with live bands, hog roasts and much moreWe look forward to seeing you Speed Enterprises once again showed why they are the boat to beat with 3 out of the top 4 at the recent Enterprise Inland Championships using a Speed FRP hull. 51 boats competed in the event which saw winds ranging fromF1 up to F4. defending World and National Champions Nick Craig and Toby Lewis ran out eventual winners ahead of Tim Sadler amp; Richard Sault and Richie Adams amp; Martin Weatherspoon. For more details on the new Speed Enterprise please visit http:www.speedsails.co.ukindex.asp?selection=Classesamp;fleet=Enterprise For those sailors looking for sailing gear for this coming weekend various Speed Sails staff will be competing at open events and can arrange to deliver stock items, free of charge, to those events. This weekend: Richard Estaugh Club sailing at Chase Tom Jeffcoate Fireballs at Brightlingsea Chris Robinson Merlin Rockets at Brightlingsea Jane Alexander Larks at Harwich Keith Bundy Club sailingat Draycote Phil Scott Merlin Rockets at Earlswood Please contact us as early as possible in order to make sure we can get everything put together for you in time. Already the traditional summer holiday championship season is fast approaching so if you are looking for that extra bit of performance on the race course time is running out to get a new set of championship winning sails before the big event for your class. To help make sure you get the new sails you need in timewe are also now offering FREE delivery to various championships around the country. Not sure on whether to trust brand new sails? At Speed Sails we appreciate that some people like to test new sails a couple of times before a major event and, with this in mind, may also be able to arrange delivery to a local open meeting free of charge. However, we also have such confidence that all our new sails will be on the pace straight away that Speed Sails staff used previously unused sails at 3 National Championships and 1 World Championship in 2007. Overall victory in all 4 events emphasises the performance advantage available and the lack of No.8216;wearing inNo.8217; time required to get the boat up to speed. In fact, 2 of the Nationals titles were achieved in Speed Sails boats which had never been on the water before either All of our sails come ready to sail with the numbers, battens, tell tales and sail licences all attached wherever appropriate. Also included is a tuning guide to make sure your rig is set up to the optimum settings and for many classes we can even arrange to have the sails measured before they leave the loft meaning all you have to do is pull the sails up and go Standard delivery time on new sails is currently 3 weeks but with staff attending events throughout the summer this can grow very quickly; make sure you donNo.8217;t leave it too late to get your order in by contacting us today on 01922 455503 or sails at speedsails.co.uk. Alternatively, sails for all our major classes can be purchased online by clicking here. If you need your sails by a particular date please remember to let us know either directly or by filling in the special instructions box during the online check out process. For those sailors not planning on attending open meeting events this summer all of our sails can be delivered to your door using a well known next day courier service. Events with free delivery to the Championships available: st1:cityst1:placeEnterprisest1:placest1:city Nationals No.8211; Tenby August 9th No.8211; August 15th Fireball Europeans No.8211; st1:countryregionst1:placeBelgiumst1:placest1:countryregion July 5th No.8211; July 11th Fireball Nationals No.8211; st1:placest1:placetypeMountsst1:placetype st1:placetypeBayst1:placetypest1:place August 16th No.8211; August 22nd GP14 Worlds No.8211; Abersoch August 2nd No.8211; August 8th Lark Nationals No.8211;Bridlington July 26th No.8211; August 1st Merlin Rocket Salcombe Week No.8211;Salcombe July 5th No.8211; July 11th Merlin Rocket Nationals No.8211;Looe August 16th No.8211; August 22nd Scorpion Nationals No.8211;Abersoch July 26th No.8211; August 1st Solo Nationals No.8211;st1:placeTorbayst1:place July 19th No.8211; July 25th Delivery to an open meeting will depend on which events staff are attending, please contact us to see if we can arrange free delivery to your next event. Already this summer Speed sails have been recording some excellent results at major events and last weekend was no different. Solo Inlands at st1:cityst1:placeRutland st1:placest1:citySpeed Solo sails took an emphatic 1,2 finish at the Solo Inland Championships at st1:cityst1:placeRutlandst1:placest1:city and with it their 2nd Solo No.8220;majorNo.8221; of the year. Neil Wilkinson took overall victory in the event which saw over 100 competitors fighting it out for the title. It was only his 2nd open meeting victory with both wins coming since switching to a new Speed Solo sail only a few weeks ago. Chris Brown finished runner up also using the latest Speed Solo sail which now holds the UK National, Dutch, Welsh, Scottish and Inland Championship titles Merlin Rockets at Lyme Regis and st1:cityst1:placeWeymouth st1:placest1:citySpeed Sails recorded another Merlin Rocket double over the weekend with victories at both Lyme Regis and Weymouth Silver Tiller open meetings. Roger Gilbert and James Stewart used a complete set of Speed Merlin sails to win both events. Swiss Fireball Nationals 3 out of the top 4 at the Swiss Fireball Nationals used Speed Fireball sails to achieve their results. Despite shifty conditions all 3 teams were able to consistently work their way to the front of the fleet.