BRITISH KEELBOAT LEAGUETHINK Football Champions League
SAIL British Keelboat League

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7 BRITISH LEAGUES

Each with up to 12 clubs participating.

Clubs can enter as many leagues as they like, or choose one best suited to your team.

One womens only league.

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1 BRITISH FINAL

Sailed over a 3 day weekend.

1st two clubs in each league will compete in the final in J70’s at The Royal Southern Yacht Club at the end of September.

Enter a league to get to the final.

2022 Results

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4 CLUBS IN EUROPE

Top four clubs in the final will qualify to represent Britain in one of the Sailing Champions League Qualifiers in 2024.

Previous venues, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Poland.

2023 SCL

SAILING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Each British qualifier will sail in one league in Europe with high performers passing through to a final league to become the top European club.

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BRITISH KEELBOAT LEAGUE2023 LEAGUES

Leagues are organised and run by RYA clubs using a format agreed and authorised by the British Keelboat League. BKL leagues comply with the guidelines of the International Sailing Leagues Association.

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LEAGUE 1February
25 - 26th

Host
STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY SAILING CLUB

This winter league will be sailed in Hunter 707’s at Port Edgar.

Results

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LEAGUE 2June
3 - 4th

Host
MARCONI SAILING CLUB

A league in the RYA Eastern region sailed in SB20’s with Asymmetric spinnakers on the rier Blackwater in Essex.

Entry is Open

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LEAGUE 3June
24 - 25th

Host
ROYAL NORTHERN AND CLYDE YACHT CLUB

A league in the region of RYA Scotland sailed in Sonars with symmetrical spinnakers on Gareloch.

Entry is Open

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LEAGUE 7July
1 - 2nd

Host
WPNSA

Sailed in Elliot 6’s in Portland Harbour and organised by the RYA and the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.

Entry is Open

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LEAGUE 4July
22 - 23rd

Host
ROYAL CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB

Sailed in Hunter 707’s with symmetrical spinnakers on the river Crouch in the RYA Eastern Region.

Entry is Open

LEAGUE 5August
19 - 20th

Host
RUTLAND SAILING CLUB

Sailed in RS 21’s with asymmetrical spinnakers on Rutland Water in the RYA Central Region.

Entries Open

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LEAGUE 6September
9 - 10th

Host
ROYAL SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB

Sailed in J70’s with asymmetrical spinnakers on Southampton Water in the RYA Southern Region, this is a women’s event.

Enter Here

BRITISH KEELBOAT LEAGUEBRITISH FINAL

1st and 2nd places from each league will be invited.

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Sept 29 - Oct 1st

The top clubs from the British Leagues will compete in J70’s in Southampton Water to become British Keelboat League Champions.

The top four clubs will receive an invite to travel to Europe to represent themselves and the BKL in a Sailing Champions League event in 2024.

LEARN MOREHOW LEAGUES ARE RACED

Boats are provided so teams simply #rockupandrace.

Fleets of 5 or 6 boats are raced by 10 or 12 teams who rotate around the boats so that every team sails on every boat multiple times throughout the weekend.

Races last no longer than 15 – 20 mins on two lap windward leeward courses. Turn around between races is swift and as many races are sailed as can be fitted in during the day.

The race area will be supported by a hospitality boat or close to shoreside facilities for use whilst a team is between races.

Races are umpired and protests are immediately settled during the race.

A high points scoring system is used and league positions are immediately known.

The team with the highest average score per race wins the league.

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BRITISH KEELBOAT LEAGUEWHO ARE THE SAILORS

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CLUB RACERS

Put members together from across your club. Youth's, seniors, ladies, mixed.

If you’ve got racers used to handling symmetrical kites, then enter a league that sails a fleet matching your experience.

DINGHY RACERS

If you can race a dinghy, you can race a keelboat. Our fleets are just big dinghies really.

But don’t let that put off your cruiser racers, just make sure they’re hanging on when you pop the kite and get on the plane!

FUN

Arguably the most fun style of sailing available to sailors in the UK.

Tom Low - West Hoe SC

EXCITING

The short format racing was really exciting. I enjoyed it a lot.

Jemma Clarke - Marconi Ladies Team

SIMPLE

The fact that boats are provided makes it dead easy getting onto the startline.

Simple Sailor - No Boats SC

COMPETITIVE

We enjoy sailing against teams from diverse ages, backgrounds, and disciplines and the opportunity to share or gain knowledge from them between races.

Jake Miller - Strathclyde Uni SC

OUR 2023 SAILING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES

Winning their places to race in leagues in Portugal, Germany and Poland against the top European league clubs.

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BRITISH KEELBOAT LEAGUELATEST NEWS

12Jun

British Clubs in Poland

British Clubs Head Out to Poland for Sailing Champions League This week sees our 2 representative clubs Marconi ( 3rd in 2022 BKL final) & West Hoe (5th), Head out to Sopot in Poland to represent the BKL in the European Sailing Champions League.The teams will be racing against 19 of the top performing clubs...

09Jun

Chichester Chase To Finals

Chichester Chase To BKL Finals Under 18’s Team Gelert (Llandegfedd SC (G)) smashed out the first 3 races of the Marconi BKL event to lead with two wins and a 2nd place. Proof that their pre-event training in SB20’s back in Wales and at the Warsash Spring Series was the ideal prep. Team Chichester led...

24May

Marconi British Keelboat League Event – Entries Full

The Marconi SC British Keelboat League event is now FULL. Nine teams will race in a fleet of five SB20’s over the weekend of 3-4th June. The event format of multiple, short, sharp, windward/leeward races with crew changes between, will keep the sailors busy as they do battle to win a place in the British...

30Mar

Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club Race in Berlin

Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club Race in Berlin Today British Keelboat League (BKL) representative team, Royal Northern & Clyde YC, prepare to race in the 2nd round of the Sailing Champions League (SCL) at the Berliner Yacht Club, Germany. Flying in the forecast was for snow, quite a contrast to the conditions experienced by...

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