Dates for Belmont

The Belmont calender has been set and we have the dates for the 2011 Moth Worlds.

We will have a 2 or 3 day, 6 race Nationals (pre worlds for visitors in conjunction) beginning on Wednesday 5th January, followed by a 10 or 12 race Worlds from Saturday 8th up to Friday 14th.

For those keen to have a trial run on Belmont Bay, we will also be holding the 2010 New South Wales Moth Championship over Easter, Friday April 2nd to Sunday 4th.

With respect to the NSW and Nationals regattas the long standing practice is to accept out of area entrants who are members of other IMCA associations but the very old perpetual trophies and the actual title are reserved for NSW and AUS members respectively. Open Event trophies are awarded for visiting winners. But we do welcome the competition.

Warm up for the Worlds.

The Australian mothies will get a warm up regatta at Belmont. The Belmont 16s have just agreed to run the 2010 NSW State championship overthe usual Easter weekend.

Belmont confirmed at IMCA AGM 2008

We are on. The International Moth Class Association Meeting in Weymouth this week acceped our offer and the Belmont January 2011 World Moth Championship is a goer.

They also confirmed Cascade Gorge USA for August 2009 and Dubai for April 2010.

That seems to be packing the events up close but with almost 100 moths from 19 countries waiting in Weymouth for sailable winds the future of the class has never looked better.

If the grouth rate continues we may see 150 boats by 2011!

We are now seeking people or companies who wish to get involved. I am sure together we can make it an event to remember.

We are not alone!

The A Cats are going to Belmont next January. There is a lot of info about the place on their website here http://www.a-catworlds2009.org.au including an accommodation listing.

A return to Lake Macquarie

The Moth class Worlds were last in NSW and on Lake macquarie in 1995. That event at South Lake Macquarie ASC was a great success with about 95 entries from UK, Japan, NZ and Aust, That was a time when T foil rudders and Pocket Luff sails were the hit, and the regatta was won by Emmett Lazich.

The phenomenal growth in the class internationally in recent years indicates that the next few years will see a steady increase in numbers of sailors and countries involved in Mothing, and consequently we feel that by 2011 the numbers at Belmont may exceed those at SLMASC in 1995.

The Belmont club offers some of the best dinghy sailing facilities in the country and Belmont Bay is one of the classic sailing locations.

This year's worlds are at Weymouth UK in July, there is interest in going to Japan or USA in August/September 2009. We need to have an 18 month gap to match northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere summers, hence our January 2011 proposal.

We hope to secure the committement of the world's moth sailors in July, then work to securing sponsors and comitments to allow us to organise an exceptional event.

Application

NSW International Moth Association has applied through IMCA Aust to run a World Champs in January 2011. This application will be considered by IMCA at the 2008 AGM to be held at the WC in Weymouth UK next July.

This site will be a temporary source of information for Moth sailors and others who might be considering their position in the moth sailing world over the next few years.

We will post info about the proposed venue, links to other Moth information and hopefully generate great interest inthe Class, the event and attract new sailors and sponsors to the class.