=== Largs SC Round Cumbraes Race ====

The 2006 Cherub Nationals are to be held in Largo Bay on the 30th August to 1st September. The sailing starts on the Wednesday and as it is going to take a day to travel up there you will probably need to take Tuesday off. Now who wants to go in on Monday when the rest of the week is to be spent cherubing.

The simple option is to take the full week off and come up to Scotland early for some extra practice. Now you could just go up to Largo Bay and stay there for the week but for a small amount of extra driving you could have much more fun.
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The Sat 26th of August is the start of Largs Regatta Week with standard around the cans racing on the Saturday starting at about 1 O'clock. This is followed on the Sunday by a race around the island of Cumbraes. The Island is about six miles long so to sail around it is between 13 and 17 miles. The race is open to both Yachts and dinghies with the yachts going around both Big and Little islands, the Dinghy's just do the Big Island and normally start between 10 and 11AM. The course record is held at the moment by an 18 foot skiff that got around so quickly that the race committee were not expecting them. The race is also done in different classes by slower boats like Gp14's and Toppers. So it should be no problem for Cherubs.
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To get up to Scotland from anywhere south of Birmingham the best bet is to go up the M6 then the M74 which takes you up towards Glasgow. Even if your destination is on the East coast (Like Largo Bay) this is the best route as the A1 on the east coast is a slow winding nightmare of caravans and single carriageway driving. On the Other hand the M74 is a majestic three lane motorway that sweeps through the boarders with hardly a car in sight.

What this means is that a detour to Largs does not add a huge extra distance or time compared with going straight to Largo Bay. To help there will be full directions on how to get to both Largs and Largo Bay in the Pre-Nationals newsletter.

  * More information on entry at [[http://www.largssc.co.uk|Largs SC Website]]
  * Report from [[news:2005:0831]]
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===== Getting to Largs =====
Getting to Largs from the south the easiest way is probably to drive to Glasgow and then follow the M8 through the centre of Glasgow. Just after Glasgow Airport leave the motorway following signs for Irvine. The road changes from a dual to a single carriageway and you need to be in the right hand lane following the signs to Irvine. After about 5 miles you will reach a sort of right turn/roundabout signposted for Lochwinnoch Take this road (A760) down the hill and keep on this windy road till you reach Kilbirnie. In Kilbirnie you need to turn right at the first roundabout and then left at the second.

You are still on the A760 and this continues past some reservoirs on the left hand side till you get to Largs. You enter Largs down a steep hill where you reach a set of traffic lights. The main body of the town is to the right but you need to turn left here which will take you out of the south side of the town. 

As you leave the 30 limit take time to admire the Lark flowerbed on your right. The Marina is now visible ahead and to your right, so take the next right turn over the railway bridge. The Sailing club is a large building on the front, there are several tarmac and gravel parking areas.

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