Seavets is a UK based senior and veteran windsurfers association, vice-chairman Ruth Tracey tells us more about their merry clan.
Seavets is a UK based senior and veteran windsurfers association, vice-chairman Ruth Tracey tells us more about their merry clan.
Seavets organises events for mature windsurfers; membership starts at 35 years old, although in practice ages range from 50 to 80+. We run raceboard racing, which is friendly but competitive, there are trophies to be won after all; protests are discouraged and there hasn’t been one in living memory! Fleets are not too large and intimidating, with a maximum sail size of 7.8m - good for those of us not so strong as we used to be.
As well as the racing events, we hold non-racing social sailing and cruising events, and a holiday each year at Quiberon in France. Our annual subscription is the same as it has been for at least the last 25 years - £12 per couple and entry fees for racing events are between £15 and £17. Racing events are held on Saturdays, while most of the social sailing and cruising is midweek. Racing is mostly on classic 380cm raceboards with a mix of Fanatic Cats and Starboard Phantoms, as is cruising. For social sailing sailors choose short boards or race boards according to the weather and conditions.
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