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John Merricks Tiger Trophy, Rutland Sailing Club 
Dates: 5 & 6 February 2022
Venue: Rutland Sailing Club
Webpage: Click here
​Entry fee: £49

Event Contact
Matthew Botfield
Email: [email protected]

DIRECTIONS: 
Edith Weston, Rutland

ACCOMMODATION: 
Accommodation is available in bunk rooms with in the clubhouse. 
The cost is £14 per night for a bed in a room with a shower or £12 without. 
Book direct with the club office 01780 720292 or [email protected]

Camping in the grounds is not permitted in our lease with our landlords Anglian Water. 
This includes camping and overnight sleeping in cars, camper vans and tents. 
The camping field opposite the club site is closed until end March 2022 

Details of other accommodation can be found on the clubs website:
https://www.rutlandsailingclub.co.uk/event/tiger-trophy-2022 
The Tiger Trophy is open to all centerboard and catamaran classes with a PY number of 1340 and below.
The Notice of Race is available here.
You can sign up on the Selden Sail Juice Winter Series website:
https://enter.sailracer.org/eventsites/entries-multix.asp?eventid=222049&eid=222567&event=Tiger%20Trophy

There will be 3 fleet races on Saturday plus a pursuit race on the Sunday. 

​Prizes are available as follows:
  • The overall winners of the event will receive the "John Merricks Tiger Trophy" together with individual prizes. 
  • The first placed all female crew, if not the outright winners, will receive the 'John Merricks Lady Tiger Trophy'.
  • The highest placed helm over 60 on first day of event if not the overall winner will win the "Shere Khan Trophy" 
  • All helms and crews finishing in the top ten will receive prizes and individual Class prizes (Minimum 6 entries in the class) 
  • The highest placed YOUTH team (all under 19 on 31st July 2021) and were not the overall event winners will win the new JMST Youth Trophy 
  • The highest placed JUNIOR team who were all under 16 on first day of the event and were not the overall event winners will win the "John Merricks Junior Trophy"
  • The winners of the Sunday Pursuit race will receive the 'John Merricks Pursuit Trophy'. 
  • The winner of the aggregate of the General handicap races (no discard) will receive "The Tony Everard Trophy"
  • The Sailing Club with best overall aggregate score of its members will receive the "Tiger Club Trophy" (excluding RSC)