If any budding young Mirror sailors are interested, a place has become available in the Gill UK National Youth Development Squad (NYDS). The squad will meet for 5 weekends over the winter, at Shustoke SC and Draycote Water SC and possibly again nearer the 2017 National and World championships.
If anyone is interested in top level training from our squad coach Niki Birrell, who is a former paralympic gold medal winner, then please email me at
Niki Birrell, who won a bronze medel in the SKUD 18 at London 2012 & Rio 2016 Paralympics, is to coach the Gill National Youth Development Squad 2016 - 2017.
Hull measurement
World Sailing (ex ISAF) have approved the mould for a Mk3 interior Mirror dinghy produced by Alkar Technology, who are based in Binche, Belgium.
The November edition of Yachting World magazine has put the International Mirror Dinghy at Number 7 in its list of the 50 yachts that changed the way we sail. There is a great article about this in today's Daily Mirror newspaper and on the Daily Mirror Website .
Races 1 & 2 (Mirrors start after the Enterprises)
11 Mirrors gathered to contest the Western Area Championships at Looe SC over the weekend 1st & 2nd October. On Saturday there was a gusty 4-5 NW wind with squalls and chop combined with a SW swell making conditions very challanging. Joe & Jack stamped their authority with 3 bullets. Sadly Archie Hawkins & Jack Stevens capsized at the final mark in race 1 while lying 2nd and this put paid to their challange.
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