"Your ( the Batt Sails ) sail is definitely, definitely faster to windward. There's no doubt about it"
..............................................................................Tim Davison. British Moth National Champion 2006, 2008.

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News from Batt Control---------

Projects currently in the design house include the new rig for the international 14, Mirror 10 racing sails,including the new Bermudan rig, plus the next phases of Flying Fifteen and X.O.D development.

Other classes which received a design review and update over the winter include the Albacore, National 18, GP14 and the Dublin Bay IDRA 14. . Some classes, e.g. the Swallow and Squib, have been reviewed and no changes to the successful core design made this year, although the detailing on these sail has been kept up to date with the current style. Our policy is not to change for changes' sake.

and in other classes..........

RS ELITE & VICTORY. We have signed off the rig development for RS Elite keelboat and, following a short development programme with the Victory Class, had a successsful 2005 Cowes Week to be proud of with every boat in the top eight using the new sails. By Cowes week this year the Victory fleet will be almost comletely Batt-equipped.

BRITISH MOTH Tim Davison commissioned a new British Moth sail last year, and the work came good at the Nationals at Pitsford reservoir where he won six of the seven available race trophies.!

SOLENT SUNBEAM. This classic day keelboat goes from strength to strength,with mustard-keen racing in and around Chichester Harbour ( and an equally keen sister fleet in Falmouth), plus an annual pilgrimage to Cowes for a month in midsummer. A great and gracious class.

One rising star is Tim Hill in V25 'Query'. A long-time Sunbeam stalwart, Tim took on board a new suit of Batt sails as part of a major refit. In a difficult week of racing in last year's Cowes week he eventually ran out second to John Davis in 'Fleury. 'Fleury' also uses a 'Batt' spinnaker and a number of other top boats have re-equipped with Batt this year. Watch this space.

(Space-watchers note .......Tim & crew won Cowes week this year. Well done the red team! )

MERLIN ROCKET Phil King andLinton Jenkins' fine victory at the 2005 nationals in Hayling bay rounded off a season of resurgence for Batt Sails in the Merlin Class. They used the standard 'AKX' mainsail and Dacron jib, both of which underwent detail revision at the start of the year and have been unchanged since then. They commented in particular on a downwind advantage over their previous kit in marginal conditions, which is not to deny their imperious upwind speed, most evident in the three races they won. The RCB spinnaker has progressed to version three, with slightly more emphasis in its shoulders for broad legs, but retaining the fairest vertical balance of shape which makes it a fantastic reaching sail. It is right up to Class maximum area.

Dick Batt

CHICHESTER SNOWFLAKE

Merlin Rockets again showed the way in this keenly fought frostbite series, which attracts top sailors from all over the South of England. In extremes of weather the versatile Merlins have proved their all-round pedigree . William Warren proved uncatchable at the head of the leader board with Dave Dobrijevic safe in second overall for the series.

Why are we telling you this?

Because they both choose Batt sails to give their Merlins that little bit of extra winning magic .

WILLIAM WARREN IS THE

2006 SNOWFLAKE WINNER

IN HIS MERLIN ROCKET

SQUIB INLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS WHITEWASH FOR BATT SAILS. EVERY BOAT IN THE TOP EIGHT USED BATT MAINSAIL AND JIB. FIVE OF THESE HAD COMPLETE SUITS OF BATT SAILS. THIS FOLLOWS A SIMILAR HAUL AT THE UK NATIONALS EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND THE BEST CLUB, REGATTA AND AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS EVER. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE DRAMATIC PROOF OF OUR SUPREMACY IN THIS POPULAR CLASS!

SOME 2005 CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESSES

• MERLIN ROCKET ( Ist, 5th, 6th, 10th)

• SQUIB ( 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th)

• BRITISH MOTH (1st overall)

• INT. 14 Worlds (3rd.) US Nationals (1st)

• VICTORY (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)

• SOLENT SUNBEAM (1st (Spi), 2nd)

• Norfolk Punt Nationals (1st)

SCOOBY DOES THE BUSINESS!

Simon Forbes and his Dragonfly 800 'Scooby 111' feature regularly in the MOCRA multihull fleet and have now added a Multihull 'A' Class win in the 2005 ROUND THE ISLAND RACE to their trophy cabinet. A long-time Batt Sails afficionado, Forbes married excellent speed to astute tactics, taking the trophy on corrected time by three minutes from the larger 'Martine' and 'Hilary's Dream'.

INTERNATIONAL 14 WORLDS

TAKAPUNA, NREW ZEALAND.

BRONZE MEDAL PLACING FOR BATT SAILS AT THE

INTERNATIONAL 14 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

BATT SAILS.............. OUT IN FRONT OF THE WORLD'S MOST DEMANDING CLASSES

Trials of the flag decals to identify the nations at Athens Olympics were started at Batt Sails. The first test sail, GBR 3 belonged to Laser Gold Medalist and triple Finn World Champion, Ben Ainsley. These flags are just over twice the size of the flags used for Sydney 2000 , and the flags for the Star and Tornado mainsails are simply massive. Every spinnaker and gennaker also carried a big, big flag logo.

This great initiative made the Olympic regatta a brilliant spectacle for the spectators from every nation.

Barry and Sue Parkin won the Flying Fifteen World Championships.........with a little help from Batt sails.

Very well done the pair of you. (The first time we made Barry sails for a Flying Fifteen he won the UK Nationals and the New Zealand Nationals but dipped to runner-up in the Worlds, so this victory is particularly sweet to us.)

Barry and Sue were the only boat racing with the new design genoa we developed since the start of this season. Now there's a cue for copies of this fast headsail.

Our other current heroes are SQUIB sailors CHRIS & MARK HOGAN for their outstandiing performance in the 2005 Nationals. National Squib champions for the fifth year in succession.

CHRIS PILLING'S 'BLACKBIRD' SAILED A GREAT SERIES IN VARIED CONDITIONS TO TAKE THE NORFOLK PUNT NATIONALS BY A GOOD MARGIN FROM A STRONG FLEET.

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AFTER 21 HUGELY SUCCESSFUL YEARS BASED IN THE THAMES VALLEY WE ARE NOW SETTLED IN BOSHAM, OUR SIGHTS FIRMLY SET ON THE SPECIFIC SAILMAKING NEEDS OF RACING AND CRUISING SAILORS ON THIS STRETCH OF THE SOUTH COAST (AS WELL AS ALL EXISTING CUSTOMERS IN THE UK AND BEYOND).

BATT SAILS' ADDRESS:
10, BROADBRIDGE, DELLING LANE, BOSHAM, PO18 8NF
PHONE 01243 575505
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