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Notice is hereby served that Blaze Class Association AGM will be held at Lee-on-the-Solent Sailing Club on Saturday 13th June at 5pm (approx. - sailing finish dependent)

By Alex Porteous. 13 blazes entered for a weekend of competitive racing hosted by the Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club. As the competitors arrived, the forecast was showing extremely light winds. However, local Blazer, Lee Marriott, had already warned us to ignore the forecasts as they were always wrong. That was definitely the case as the rest of the weekend would prove. With 6 races scheduled across the 2 days, the decision was made to use the Reverse P course, always a delight

Blaze Western Championship 2026 Report by David Shafto This year, North Devon Yacht Club hosted the BCA Western Championships. NDYC is located in the beautiful seaside village of Instow, where the river Torridge merges with the river Taw before flowing into the Bristol Channel. Those competitors who arrived on Friday evening were treated to a warm sunny evening and a spectacular sunset behind the picturesque village of Appledore. Friday night discussions revolved around the

Burghfield Blaze Training and Open Report. Blaze Training - Friday 27 th March After a cuppa, a welcome and a morning briefing by coach, Ben Harden, 16 Blazes took to the water in a shifty but mostly manageable wind at the upper end of ideal (shifts notwithstanding). Starting with speed-varying drills in follow-the-leader got us all focussed and in control. Then followed a windward/leeward exercise peppered with tacks and gybes to change the direction of flow at the whim of

30th Anniversary season preview The Blaze dinghy - designed in 1996 by Ian Howlett and John Caig and originally built by Topper, it has evolved through several marks incorporating changes predominantly limited to the deck, materials and construction. All marks, including the modern Hartley Boats Mk4, feature the original hull shape which helps keep all boats equally ready-planing and competitive. Blazes today are cherished by a robust and thriving community which prides its