Barrus supports UKFSC 2017

Published on: 07/03/2017

Barrus is delighted to be supporting UKFSC, the National Sailing Championships for the Firefighters of the United Kingdom, as a Gold Sponsor for their 2017 event. The UKFSC began in 2003 and is held annually across three days. In addition to competitive sailing, the committee aims to encourage people with little or no experience to discover the thrills of racing ‘round the cans’ in a large regatta and raises funding for a number of charities.

The dates have been set and applications opened for the next challenge and the event organisers have been working hard over the winter months to build on the success of last year’s event to make UKFSC 2017 the best ever emergency services sailing regatta. This year, there is a new event date, 8^th May 2017 to 11^th May 2017, and both competitors and spectators can expect more photo and video coverage in addition to live streaming of the action to make the event better than ever before. The event will be held at Sunsail Port Solent Hampshire and racing will take place in the waters of the Solent off the Isle of Wight on the UKs south coast. Overnight marina berthing in West Cowes will be included.

The organisers are hoping to top previous years’ entries with 28 or more crews competing this year, at least one of which will be an all-women firefighters’ boat returning to continue the successes of last year. The event is now open to other emergency services, with entries from Police, Ambulance and Mountain Rescue crews.

For more information or to enter the competition, visit www.ukfsc.org.uk. You can also follow @ukfiresailing on Twitter, @UKFSC on Instagram and ‘like’ United Kingdom Firefighters Sailing Challenge on Facebook.

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