Tempest World Championships
Portsmouth Sailing Club are proud to be hosting the 2022 Tempest World Championships between 19th and 25th August 2023
International Tempest Class is a 22Ft, 2-man, high performance keelboat with trapeze and spinnaker. It was designed in the 1960's by Ian Proctor to become an Olympic Class, the replacement for the International Star. Tempest passed Olympic Trials in 1965 and was selected as an Olympic Class in 1968. It competed in the 72 & 76 Games and was to also compete in the "boycotted" 1980 games but didn't compete. It became deselected as an Olympic Class in the late 70's.
Today the Class has retained its International Status it held during its Olympic days. It holds Annual World Championships mainly within Europe attracting competitors from mainly Europe but also UK and USA. Also it holds National Championships in USA, AUS, AUT, SUI, FRA, GER and GBR. In 2019 a bid was put forward to hold a UK World Championship in Portsmouth, hosted by Portsmouth Sailing Club with the assistance of Hornet Services Sailing Club. This was originally set for 2022 but at the request of ITA (International Tempest Association) was postponed to 19-25 August 2023. This bid was approved.
Portsmouth Sailing Club was founded in 1920 and local artist W. L. Wyllie, famed for his maritime paintings and etchings was amongst the founding members. The clubhouse, a Grade 2 listed building, was probably constructed in the early 1800s and many of the timber beams visible inside are from ships broken up at that time. Previously serving as a Consulate to thirteen different nations and somewhat less illustriously as a French onion store this wonderful building now lies at the heart of a vibrant and active club membership. The club is managed by its members for the members; this creates a friendly atmosphere and strong community spirit that supports a varied social programme and extremely accessible range of activities on the water.
Instructions For Entering:
Before entering you will need to create a login on the website, see: https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/signup
Once you have a website login, you may enter here: - https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/event/826985
The preferred payment method is via bank transfer (an invoice will be automatically generated and emailed upon successful entry with our bank details on it). If you need an alternative payment method please contact the Rear Commodore Sailing John Lee (rcsailing@portsmouthsc.co.uk) or Sailing Secretary Derek Budden (sailingsec@portsmouthsc.co.uk).
Note, due a glitch in the software there may be a delay of a few hours between you completing the registration and the invoice being generated. If you have not received an invoice withing 48 hours of registering please contact the Rear Commodore Sailing or Sailing Secretary.
Bank Details as below:
Sort Code: 30-93-04 and Account Number: 01088476
IBAN: GB35LOYD30930401088476 and BIC/SWIFT: LOYDGB21361
Note: Please ensure you include the invoice number as the reference for your payment. The above details are also shown on the bottom of the invoice.
Current Entry List:
- Derek Budden - Achtung Baby GBR 1089 Tempest
- Patrice ROUANET - Yram FRA 1198 Tempest
- Manfred Schumi - Va pensiero II AUT 1193 Tempest
- Stefan Durach - Gioia GER1182 Tempest
- Keith Lockey - Tethera 1181 Tempest
- Jon Modral-Gibbons - Born Slippy GBR1161 Tempest
- Jean Thierry - Espoir de Vent IV FRA1147 Tempest
- Emmanuel DESFOND - CAPCOD FRA1199 Tempest
- John Robinson - A Boat with no name GBR 1111 Tempest
- Simon Hall - Whisky 680 Tempest
- Ralph Budden - Bearboat GBR813 Tempest
- Michael Schmohl - Concepion GER 1142 Tempest
- Herbert Kujan - New Challenge GER 1187
- Christoph Mehrwald - Django GER 1191
- Kicker Schäfer - GER1197 GER 1197 Tempest
- Patrick Bornikoel - Feuer&Ei GER 1140
- Helmut Quermann - Milesandmore GER 1133
- Nikolaus Magg - Dragonera III GER 1137
- Liam Gray - Kaleidoscope2 IRL 793 Tempest
- Frank Weigelt - Holzwurm GER 1087 Tempest
- Stefan Schollmayer - Humba GER 1192
- Charles Hawkins - Alegria GBR 1185 Tempest
- Graham Donkin - Badly Drawn Bob GBR1123 Tempest
- Lars Bähr - do-to-ho GermanyGER-1128 Tempest
- Daniel Bryson - Tumbledown Wind 1069 Tempest
- Meg Engelmann - ITA Charter Boat USA 1151
Note: The above list is current as of 13:23 BST on 31/07/2023. It is not a "live" list linked to the website entries so will be updated manually on a ad-hoc basis.
Official Race Notice Board:
The Official Race Noticeboard including Notice of Race: https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/tempest-world-championships/tempest-world-championship-2023-noticeboard
Race Results:
Practice race results: https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/tempest-world-championships/tempest-worlds-practice-race-results
World Championships results: https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/tempest-world-championships/tempest-worlds-results
Accomodation List:
Haslar Road Car Park - Campervans Only, No Security
Must have own toilet to be emptied at Hornet and discharge no grey water, no parties.
£8 to Gosport street scene per night in carpark, Haslar Rd, 4 min walk TBC.
Kingfisher Caravan Park - Secure Campervan and Camping
Kingfisher Caravan park 10 min car PO13 9BE Tel: 02392 50 2611 https://kingfisher-caravan-park.co.uk/
Hotels
Travelodge Gosport, basic accommodation, recommend this it is just 7 Min Walk to Hornet. PO12 1BX Tel: 0871 9846566 https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/668/Gosport-hotel
Premier Inn Gosport, 10 min Drive. PO13 0ZX Tel:0333 321 9314 https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/hampshire/gosport/gosport.html
The Anglesey Hotel*** 25 min Walk PO12 2DH Tel:02392 582157 https://www.angleseyhotel.co.uk
The Alverbank Hotel*** 25 Min Walk PO12 2QT Tel:03292 510005 https://alverbank.co.uk/
The Old Lodge*** 29 min Walk PO12 2JX Tel:02392 522572
Waterfront Quay 5 min Walk PO12 1AA Tel:02392 583084
Acorn Lodge Guest House 20 min Walk PO12 1HY Tel:02392 178392 http://www.acornlodgecare.co.uk/
There are also some really nice hotels in Portsmouth some 5 minutes or less from Portsmouth Sailing Club but 1hr drive to Hornet (the other side of Portsmouth Harbour so a long way by car) or 20min walk plus passenger ferry.
Hornet are offering car parking for non members but at a cost. Enquire at registration, alternatively other wise there are pay and display carparks within 10 min walk.
Last updated 16:45 on 18 December 2023
