Solo Racing Festival Timetable

The Solo Racing Festival sponsored by bluQube will take place at the Solent University Conference Centre next Saturday, 6th March.
 
10. 00 doors open for registration.
11.00 Advanced Weather Routing, Mike Broughton of WinningWind.com
12.00 Mini Transat, Britain’s top mini skippers, Oliver Bond and Keith Willis
12.30 OSTAR, Winner and new 40 foot record holder Jan Kees Lampe
13.00 to 14.00 lunch.
14.00 ‘Out There’. The world premiere of the first Ostar movie since 1980.
14.30 Jester Challenge 2010 celebrates 50 years since the first Ostar, John Apps.
14.50 Global Ocean Race with solo winner Michel Kleinjans, and sign up for 2011.
15.20 La Route du Rhum, 2006 class 40 winner Phil Sharp looks ahead to October 
15.45 Class 40 designer Simon Rogers reviews developments on winning the ’Chocolates’
16.10 Tea break
16.30 Open 60 Master Class, all you’ll ever need to know about racing an open 60 with
         Vendee skipper Brian Thompson.
17.30 break
17.50 Figaro la Solitaire, probably the best solo race in the world, with Nigel King.
18.20 Velux 5 Oceans, take any Eco 60 footer and sign up with Tim Kelly.
18.45 Close.

 

Solo Racing Festival is organised by the Solo Offshore Racing Club and sponsored by bluQube.

 

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