Hartley Boats Blaze National Championships 2021

Hartley Boats Blaze National Championships incorporating the Fire and Halo National Championships 2021

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Paignton Sailing Club is once again hosting the Blaze National Championships – with the class last visiting in 2016. The Blaze is one of the most popular boats sailed at the club, and with dozens of visitors expected, it’s sure to be a great event.

Hartley Boats have announced their continued support for the class with an amazing sponsorship package for 2021. 

For entries received on or before 31/3/21, entrants will be given a discount code entitling them to order a new class legal Blaze sail for £699 (+£29.98 postage and packing) from Hartley Boats Limited. The sails will be despatched in May (onwards) based on the order of deposits paid. Once the discount code has been emailed to the entrant the sail must be ordered from Hartley Boats limited with a deposit of £100. The balance will be payable before despatch of the sail.

Richard Hartley has clarified the offer above "Due to the cloth the North mainsails were made from no longer being available, Richard Hartley is currently assessing other cloths and suppliers. Therefore it cannot be stated that any new sail will necessarily be a North made sail. Richard has pledged that the new sail will be "at least as good" as the previous North version."

Subject to Covid restrictions, Hartley Boats have also offered to provide a social event for Saturday night – some form of food and entertainment (TBC). If this is not possible, other arrangements will be made. 

Performance hardware manufacturer Allen has also announced it will be providing prizes, which will be distributed throughout the fleet. 

ADM Sails will also be continuing its support for the Blaze class by providing prizes such as mast bags, kit bags and rudder bags. 

Paignton Sailing Club is renowned for hosting high profile events with an enviable record, superb facilities and equipment, and a world-class Race Management team. The club itself is located on the Paignton Harbour and has plenty of parking within walking distance. It is only a short distance away from Paignton beach, from where the dinghies will be launched, allowing us to launch during any tide state into the sheltered waters of Tor Bay.

Head over to The Old Salt Loft to order your custom Nationals merchandise.

These championships are kindly sponsored by

Hartley Boats - a family run boat building business based in Derby. Current builder of the MK4 Blaze. 

Allen - UK manufacturer of performance sailing hardware.

ADM Sails - East coast sailmaker. Known in the class for the outstanding aftermarket Blaze trampolines. 

The Old Salt Loft – A specialist design and production company producing branded products, corporate clothing, poster printing, embroidered items, and even bespoke wallpaper.

Rooster – Sailing clothing, Kit that will keep you going.

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You must be a class member to take part in this event. Click here for class membership.

For more info please contact one of the Blaze Class Committee. 

Paignton Sailing Club website.

Entry List:

1. Nic Tolhurst - Alfonso Tigerheart  - 849 - RCYC

2. Paul Buckley - Otazel 2 - 732 - RCYC

3. Tim Heaton - Sol - 853   

4. John Worthington - Phoenix - 789   

5. Chris Dyer - The Silver Surfer - 843   

6. David Entwistle - Splash - 781

7. Malcolm Hutchings - Nice bit of posh - 836 - RCYC & Burnham SC

8. Mike Holmes - Ready Salted 2 - 797 - Paignton Sailing Club

9. Mike Lyons - Twist & Shout - 856 - Burghfield SC

10. Robert Coyle - I Blame Malcolm - 854 - Royal Corinthian Yacht Club

11. Peter McFarlane - Vital Spark - 763 - Burghfield SC

12. Pete Barlow - 51st Shade - 811 - Burghfield SC

13. Richard Botting - Gone Out - 799 - Draycote Water

14. Ben Harden - Allen Sailing - 860 - Burnham SC

15. Paul Tatem - 828 - NDYC

16. Chas Coghill - Supersonic Soap Dish - 671 - Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club

17. Keith Simmons - Red Herring - 593 - Porthpean S C

18. Michael Shreeve - ? - 855 - Blithfield SC

19. Craig Richards - Cabin Fever - 796 - Burghfield S C

20. Bill Stringer - Boat - 654 - Burghfield S C

21. Tim Freeman - Nia - 772 - Warsash Sailing Club

22. Robert Jones - A'blaze - 831 - EXE

23. Nick Ripley - Modesty - 807 - Paignton   SC

24. Mark Cuthbert - Blazing Saddles - 830 - Leight & Lowton SC

25. Charlie Matthews - White Lightning - 758 - RCYC & Burnham SC

26. Paul Taylor - 693 - Burghfield SC

27. Ian Pittendreigh - 788 - Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC

28. Raymond David Apthorp - 777 - RCYC

29. Alan Goule - 744 - Paignton SC

30. Neil Smythe - 791 - Paignton SC

31. Tim Morgan - 761 - Paignton SC

32. Nick Bacon - sevenseveneight - 778 - RCYC

33. Sebastian Caunter - 757- Paignton SC

34. Graham Slater - Toothless - 710 - Paignton SC

35. Andrew Chorlton - 810 - Paignton SC

36. Colin Steinlechner - 714 - North Devon YC

37. Chris Saunders - Social Distancing - 780 - Wilsonian SC

38. James Hutton-Penman - 825 - Burnham SC / RCYC

39. John Goudie - 647 - Wilsonian SC

40. Bob Ladell - Just for Fun - 614 - King George SC

41. David Shafto - Out ma way - 759 - Burghfield SC

42. Ian McLean - Logi - 518 - Dee Sailing Club

43. Martin Jones - Blaze of Glory - 805 - Wilsonian SC

44. Nick Milton - Crash 'n' Burn - 719 - RCYC

45. Russell Wheeler - TBA - 751 - IOSSC

46. Ian Brand - & Shout - 818 - RCYC

47. Tye Wichard - 3 - 716 - Burnham SC

48. Trevor Bawden - # - 804 - Royal Corinthian Yacht Club

49. Keith Gilmore - Blazing Saddles - 844 - Royal Corinthian Yacht Club

50. Alex Williams - Too Much Too Young - 723 - Blackwater Sailing Club

51. Gareth Hyland - 837 - Chase Sailing Club

52. Paul Cross - 522 - Dee Sailing Club

53. Simon Mann - Bobberdee 2 - 641 - Datchet Water

54. Mark Smith - Pheonix - 513 - Brixham Yacht Club

55. Mark Blackham - 774 - Chase Sailing Club

56. Matt Lutwyche - 764 - Chase Sailing Club

57. Hugh Kingdon - 827 - North Devon Yacht Club

58. Mike Bell - 840 - Ate For Tea - Burghfield SC

59. Nick Hutton-Penman - Lockdown - 852 - Royal Corinthian Yacht Club

60. Ben Pickering - 833 - Chase SC

61. Alexandra Porteous - Where’s Willy? - 676 - Royal Corinthian Yacht Club

62. Julian Owens - 821 - Pembrokeshire Yacht Club

63. Toby Barnard - 595 - Chase Sailing Club

64. Robert Cowan - 829 - Hydrotherapy - Warsash Sailing Club

65. Ross Prytherch - 806 - Must try harder - Pembrokeshire Yacht Club

66. Andy Whitcher - 779 - Jammy Dodger - Pembrokeshire Yacht Club

67. Mark Hartley - 826 - Ram - Blithfield Sailing Club

68. Eden Hyland - 848 - Garden of - Chase Sailing Club

69. Pip Warner - 812 - Hornsea Sailing Club

70. William Gould - 859 - Carsington Sailing Club

71. Bob Yates - 613 - Last Hurrah - Upper Thames

72. Ben Hutton-Penman - TBC - Burnham Sailing Club / RCYC 

73. Jack Grogan - 705 - Micky's - West Mersea Yacht Club / Dabchicks Sailing Club