We are please to announce the venue & date of the 2012 F16 Europeans. Gravedona welcomes us again from 4 to 11th of August.

 Provisional schedule:

Stay tuned for more information on event website, notice of race, etc.

Dear F16 sailors,

Please have a look at the F16 forum because there is a very important notice about the F16 Europeans 2012.

When there are questions please contact me.

Best regards,

Hans Klok

F16 Governing Council chairman. 

Dear F16sailors,

We arepleased to announce that the F16GC received 3 bids for the organization of the F16Euro 2012.

The 3 bidsare from Italy and France.

Pleasehave a look in the F16 forum about further detailed information on the 3 eventsand you also will have the possibility as paid member to vote on your preferredevent location.

The votingwill be open till 15^th November 2011 and then we will publish thelocation where the 2012 F16 Euro’s will be sailed.

Please find below the link where to find more information on the bids and the direction to add your vote  on your preffered event location

http://www.formula16.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2

Best regards,

Hans Klok

Chairman F16  Governing Council

This was a great event! Everybody had a very good time, a lot of fun, met very cool people, had nice drinks and dinners and above all we had some great sailing.

There were alot of nations present at this first F16 World Championship: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States!

We had several boat types all trying as hard to win this event: AquaRaptor, Blade, Bimare, Falcon and Viper. There were a few one-up sailors too, fantastic job done by them!

On Monday evening we had the country diner with some specialties of the participating countries. The social program of this event was well worked out. We had the country diner, an official dinner, a pasta party and some cake with the price giving. Everyone enjoyed hanging out at the club.

Final results can be found here: Results F16 Worlds 2011 France

We are now slightly less than one month from the event, and it is great pleasure to have already over 30 registered teams. The Bordeaux Maubuisson Sailing Club (CVB) is proud of welcoming the 2011 F16 World Championship.

Over the week of championship there will be of course alot of racing, starting every afternoon once the thermal breeze has settled. At this time of the year there is a usual 8/10 knots north/west at 2Pm moving left toward West to reach a usual 15/20 knots at 5Pm. This week-end the water had already a nice temperature of over 22°C.

It will be regatta times but also social and we will try our best to make it so friendly that you really happen to meet each others. Of course the center meeting point will be the Terrasse of the Club House and its Bar. Snacks, ice cream, soft drinks and Beer & Wine will be there available.

Social: as of Sunday evening we will start the social items:

- Welcoming Event, Countries Parade & Brunch on Sunday evening. Don't forget to bring & wear a country specific apparel !!!

- Country Diner on Monday evening Now that you have dressed specific, we want to know what your food and drink are so specific about. This will be a great sharing time.

- Tuesday evening will be serious times with the General Assembly Still bar will be opened

- Wednesday will be the Official Crew Diner Anne team will make sure that you remember your venue in Bordeaux Maubuisson,

- Thursday is Pasta PartyThe sailing Club will offer the Pasta & Dessert, Bar will be open but your drinks are also more than welcome.

Training & Racing :The details of the races will be provided in the Racing instructions.Full briefing with extended description will be provided.

The regatta sailing location is slightly North of the Sailing club. It can be viewed from the North Beach of the Club or even better if you bike along the lake on the bike path.We shall not start racing before the afternoon, so plenty of time to tune your boat in the morning.

Whatever will be your starting point, you will be coming via Bordeaux. The Bordeaux Maubuisson sailing club is located approx. 45min west of the Bordeaux ring. It would be great that as soon as you are aware of your estimated arrival date & time, you would notify us via email. When getting at the 'Domaine de Bombanne' gate, please only notify that you are attending to the F16 Worlds. You will be then handed a map showing your trailer parking location.If arriving during office hours please notify the front desk of the CVB of your arrival. This will allow a free of charge access to the'Domaine'.This area is Natura 2000 restricted so we do expect you to be conscious of your impact on mother Nature.

Due to the size of the sailing club, we have multiples parking area & access to water. In order to be as much comfortable for you, we have reserved an access restricted location with two ultra wide water access.Both are wind opposite, so there is always at least a fully secured launching area completely wave less. lease make sure to park your trailer in that area. Cars can be easily parked nearby.The measuring area will be right there, ... bar also close by. You will have the choice to remind under the shade of the pine trees or exposed to the sun.In both case it will be soft grounds, sand and/or pines leafs.

A great social event on July 17: the Grand Prix de Maubuisson. Anything serious floating with a sail is entitle to participate: http://www.cerclevoilebordeaux.com/regates/avis-2011/carcans-2011.pdf

After that:a long Distance race on July 23: along the lake all the way North of it:
http://www.cerclevoilebordeaux.com/regates/avis-2011/transcata2011.pdf

The NOR for the F16 Worlds at France this year can be found on the website of the sailing club hosting this years event.

The event schedule:

July 23

09:00-18:00 > Registration and measurement

July 24 

09:00-12:00 > Registration and measurement
15:00 > Practice race
20:00 > Opening Ceremony/Buffet

July 25

13:00 > Start, maximum 3 races 

July 26

13:00 > Start, maximum 3 races
20:00 > F16 AGM

July 27

13:00 > Start, maximum 3 races
Crew Diner

July 28

13:00 > Start, maximum 3 races

July 29

11:00 > Start, maximum 2 races
17:00 > Prize Giving Ceremony

 See you all there!

Update: November 29: new dates + preliminary event schedule!

Two time great news for the F16 class today!

First of all the class is now an official recognised ISAF class, again proving the stable growth of the class.

Secondly we can also announce the 2011 F16 world championships venue.
The world championships, organised by the freshly formed French class association, will be held from 23rd till 30th of July in Bordeaux. The Cercle de Voile de Bordedeaux is the hosting club, well-known for hosting other big championships in the past.

The preliminary event schedule:

• Saturday 23rd July - Measuring and registration
• Sunday 24th July - Measuring and registration
• Monday 25th July - Registration and measuring till 11.00 and practice race not before 2pm
• Tuesday 26th July - Race 1,2,3
• Wednesday 27th July - Race 4,5,6
• Thursday 28th July - Race 7,8,9
• Friday 29th July - Race 10,11,12  + Prize giving

• All races will not start before 2.00 pm each day. This schedule may be changed if deemed necessary. More details, including the social program and the NOR will be published shortly.