Fred Ball
Fred Ball, former Chairman of the Amateur Yacht Research Society and very long time attender at Weymouth Speed Week and boat builder, has passed away. His funeral will be at 12 noon on Thursday 6th February at Guildford Crematorium.
Fred Ball, former Chairman of the Amateur Yacht Research Society and very long time attender at Weymouth Speed Week and boat builder, has passed away. His funeral will be at 12 noon on Thursday 6th February at Guildford Crematorium.
Results are being published each evening during the event. Follow the activity - videos and pictures on Facebook .
Weymouth Speed Week is the oldest and longest-running speed sailing event in the world. Held annually since 1972, it has challenged sailors of a wide variety of wind-powered craft to sail as fast as they can over a distance of 500m with their speed being recorded as the average speed over that distance.
Weymouth Speed Week 2019 starts on Saturday 5th October at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Online entry will open on 28th August. Get your name on the Newsletter list to be notified.
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REGISTRATION for the 2020 event will open on August 30th 2020 and close two weeks before the start of the event.
For those wishing to plan ahead, we intend to hold Weymouth Speed Week starting on these dates and continuing for 7 days (Saturday to Friday).
2020 Sat 3rd October
2021 Sat 9th October
The venue is the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, Osprey Quay, Portland DT5 1SA
World Sailing Speed Record - 65.45 kts set in 2012 by Paul Larsen (AUS) - Boat "Vestas Sailrocket 2", Walvis Bay, NAM