UK Dinghy Racing
Newsletter No 16
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Please note new URL www.ukdinghyracing.com

If you are still using the old URL, or viewing any pages with dingyrac.force9.co.uk in the title bar then you should now be directed to the new site.

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The aim of the site is to entertain like minded people who have a passion for dinghy racing or sailing. I have tried to keep the site as specific as possible, ie UK not worldwide although the info and chat will be of interest to many. The listings of Sailing Clubs and Class Associations are purely British so there are no huge lists of useless links to try and find one useful one.

On the question of links I have spent many hours searching for the UK sites but am sure I have missed some, so if you find any relevant ones please send them to me.

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If you know somebody that would like this newsletter why not forward a copy onto them with a brief message, and they can then visit to subscribe.

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In this Issue
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1.Help Please
2.Domain Names
3.Things to do for a Laser
4.RYA Instructor Site
5.Added Links

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1.Help Please
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I am looking for some help to promote UK Dinghy Racing at Sailboat & Windsurf Show, Alexandra Palace March 4-5.

While I hope to attend myself, with camera, I may have business commitments that will prevent this, and even if I can it will probably be on the 2nd day.

I am therefore looking for people who will be manning stands and are prepared to give away a few flyers for the site. These will be a brief resume of the web site and its contents and are designed to encourage more visitors.

Any offers please email me, I can send the flyers by post to arrive in time for the show.

email: [email protected]

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2. Domain Names
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Has your club or association got a "proper" domain name yet?

If the answer is no then you are missing out. The search engines and directories look more favourably on real names rather than just www.somebody.yourisp.co.uk and to make it all easier I have added a domain look up and register box in the store www.ukdinghyracing.com/store/store.htm for just £10 you can get a domain name that represents your site for 2 years, you can either transfer it to your host or have it redirect to the current site.

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3.Things to do for a Laser
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Laser sailor or not you will find some interesting tips and articles on this site, well worth a look.
grotr4.tripod.com/

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ADVERT
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Unless you have only just started using the internet you must have heard on the Get Paid to Surf programmes. I have started using AllAdvantage, they pay in UK pounds and if you can generate referals, you can earn good money.

www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=IZP-677

Give it a go, nothing to loose but about an inch of space at the bottom of your screen.

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4.RYA Instructor Site
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If you have any involvement with teaching sailing then this site will be of interest. Lots of tips and you can download handouts to give away at your presentations.
A lot of work has gone into this, so give the site a visit.

www.ridley.force9.co.uk/

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5.Added Links
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Below are a few of the recently added links to the site that may be of some interest.

www.entsevernside.freeserve.co.uk Severnside Enterprise Area

www.cocknorthents.fsnet.co.uk/ Cock of the North Enterprise Area

www.29er.org/home.htm 29'er Class

members.tripod.co.uk/graduatedinghy/ Graduate

www.brooks36.fsnet.co.uk/main.htm Catapult

www.pyc.welshnet.co.uk/ Penarth Yacht Club

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Hoveringham SC in Lincolnshire chaged it's name to Girton SC
www.btinternet.com/~girton.sailingclub

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Thats all for now, so please visit the Forums
www.ukdinghyracing.com/cgi-bin/ultimate.cgi

use the Auction
www.ukdinghyracing.com/auct.htm

and send in your Free Ads, traffic to the site continues to grow, there are lots of buyers out there.