The Notice of Race and the Entry Form for the 2012 J/80 World Championship in Dartmouth, Devon, are online now at www.j80worlds2012.com

Entries for the 2012 J/80 World Championship can only be made online. Competitors will initially be asked for payment of just 10% of the total entry fee in order to register for the Worlds. The final balance of the £325 entry fee is not due until the 1st of May 2012. This ‘staged payment’ process is designed to ensure that skippers can register their entry for the Worlds immediately for a minimal outlay. The online entry system (operated by SailRacer) will thereby assist competing teams with their budgeting for the event and will also help to encourage entries from as wide an audience as possible.

The 2012 J/80 World Championship will commence on Saturday 9th of June 2012 and will close on the evening of Friday 15th of June 2012. In an unprecedented move, the Britannia Yacht Club has agreed to act as the Senior Hosting Club for the championship, working alongside the Royal Dart Yacht Club and the J/80 UK Class Association. The 2012 J/80 World Championship Opening Ceremony will be hosted by the historic Britannia Royal Naval College, as will the Prizegiving Dinner at the close of the regatta.

Seventy or more J/80 teams will arrive in the beautiful South Devon town of Dartmouth to compete at the 2012 J/80 World Championship. Entries are expected from the UK, France, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Italy, Russia and the USA, ensuring a truly International, top-level sporting event. This small armada will comprise approximately three hundred and fifty competing athletes and a total of around five hundred visitors to the port. The sailing area for the championship will be in Start Bay, just outside the harbour entrance and so easily visible from the nearby beaches and cliff tops for the enjoyment of spectators.

The website for the 2012 J/80 World Championship at www.j80worlds2012.com contains a whole host of information which will be useful to J/80 Competitors.