Racing Rules and Safety

International Sailing Federation Rules and Documentation page (Case Book at bottom very useful)

Play the Rules, and Quiz (easier going than ISAF site and with animation)

RNLI Sea Safety educational CD on-line

Weather

Christchurch Sailing Club weather page

WindGURU:  For Avon Beach, Christchurch Bay

Cross Country Weather:  For recent weather data from airports and buoys + forecasting

Metcheck 7 day forecast:  For Christchurch

Met Office surface pressure synoptic (in colour) upto 3 day forecast

European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) 3 to 10 day synoptic forecast

Frank Singleton’s collection of weather charts

Poole Yacht Club’s weather station in Poole Harbour, Dorset

Poole Harbour Weather private weather station at Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset

Tides

Admiralty 7 day prediction, Christchurch Entrance

BBC Weather, Coast, Tides: South

UK Lunitidal Interval data to set your Casio Tide Watch: Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory

Useful people to know

Quay Sails, Poole, Dorset:  Repair and make sails

Hawk 20 manufacture

Reid Marine, Christchurch, Dorset:   www.hawk20.co.uk

Sanders Sails, Lymington, Hampshire

Harken, Lymington, Hampshire

Composite Mouldings, Marchwood, Hampshire:  Hawk 20 hull manufacture and repair

Selden Mast, Gosport, Hampshire:  Hawk 20 uses same section mast and boom as a Squib

International Paints:  Boat Painting Guide to Antifoul and other coatings

RM Trailers, New Alresford, Hampshire

Clubs supporting Hawk 20 one design racing

Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club www.bssc.net

Christchurch Sailing Club www.christchurchsailingclub.co.uk