Built in 1982 by Sune Carlssons Batvarv to a Peter Norlin design, Conch Fritters is for sale. She is based in Lymington so ideally placed for someone keen to find a boat for the 2023 Six Metre Worlds in Cowes at the end of August.
Asking price £35,000
Stored under cover at Lymington, Hampshire
Full inventory and further details available on request
For further information please contact
Robert Leigh-Wood
rleighwood1945@gmail.com
The Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes will host the 2023 International Six Metre World Championships from 31 August to 8 September. Further information about this event will follow shortly, but in the meantime please complete our Expression of Interest Form below if you hope to participate.
If you are interested in buying a Six or sailing in the British Six Metre fleet please contact our Class Chair on chair@6mr.org.uk. You will find listings of boats for sale on both the BISMA and ISMA websites and details of our forthcoming programme of events here.
The 2023 BISMA programme is now available to view online. The programme offers a fantastic range of events, culminating in the ISMA World Championship, being hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, from 31 August to 8 September.
The British International 6 Metre Association event schedule has been published and can be viewed here. The programme incorporates a terrific mix of locations and events and we hope to see as many Sixes out racing in 2020 as possible.
Notice of the Annual General Meeting of
The British International Six Metre Association
Royal Southern Yacht Club
Rope Walk, Hamble, Hampshire, SO31 4HB
www.royal-southern.co.uk
18:30 hours Friday 22nd November 2019
followed by Dinner at 20:30 hours
Agenda
The second weekend of the British Open was again held in Cowes from the RYS line. Generally a really lovely regatta spread over the two weekends combined with the 8mRs. There were some beautiful boats on show and good racing for both fleets. Excellent courses over both weekends with a nice mixture of windward / leeward.
With the second weekend now very close to midsummer, Solent courses were set with very strong tides running near the full moon that produced a different set of challenges for the sailors. Close racing with lots of changes in positions, particularly on the Sunday with navigation through the tides & eddies proving crucial in the light breezes. Local knowledge paid off with boats virtually sailing the tide! 
Congratulations to St. Kitts (moderns) and Sioma (classics) for their overall regatta victories (see overall results below).
Great support as ever from the RYS race team and we hope the race officers enjoyed it to. Great support from Peter Scott and his team with their rib support from the RYS Haven. In summary a great event which we plan to continue next year and build on from in 2020. Our collective challenge is to get more boats and/or new owners in to keep the fleet competitive & building.
The British Open Championship is held over two weekends and this is the second edition of this event which has been hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron, with the 8 metres joining in for the Lady Burkeley Cup. It is quickly becoming established as a major Metre Regatta, with the 8 Metre and the 6 Metre Classes represented being enthusiastically supported by the Royal Yacht Squadron. Â A combination of first class racing with the elegance of these beautiful yachts makes for a winning formula.
The 6 Metres are racing for the Lion Bowl in the Open Division, with the Dudley Head Salver being awarded to the first yacht built before 31st December 1965
The forecast of 30 knots plus for the opening day proved accurate so Saturday saw N over A being flown with no racing for the day. Â Sunday showed more promise with a light southerly forecast. In the event the light breeze filled in from the West to produce an ideal day for racing. Two races were initially scheduled with a third added to catch up from the previous day that had been lost to high winds.
The Race Committee, with Jonathan Peel as the RO, made some great calls to complete the three windward leeward races with some interesting tactical choices needed. It turned out to be a perfect day on the water with sun and breeze.
Despite starting only 10 minutes after the 8’s both fleets had different ideas on the route to the weather mark with the changes in wind pressure versus the tide.
There regatta produced three very interesting races between four Classics; Sioma, Nancy, Thistle & Erica, with close racing in beautiful Solent conditions with tide & wind both varying throughout. Erica won both the first two races in lighter conditions, enjoying close racing with Thistle. For the third race the wind picked up to 10/11 knots with slight chop and all four boats were very closely matched. Sioma won this race as she stated to find her rhythm & enjoy the winder conditions. All looking forward to the second half of the British Open on 22/23 June & hoping that Melita will also join the Classics fleet. In the Moderns St Kitts won all 3 races.
We continue for the second part of this event in two weeks time.
Full results are online at rys.org.uk
Our thanks to John Green for this wonderful selection of images
The International Six Metre Association Spring Meeting took place at the New York Yacht Club in New York over the weekend of 9 and 10 March with wide ranging discussions and decisions on a host of topics. The full minutes of the meeting (subject to ratification at the next meeting) can be found here.
British International Six Metre Association 