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Icom Sponsor 'The One' Bassenthwaite Lake Sailing Week Safety Team

Icom is pleased to continue its sponsorship of the safety team for this year’s 'The One' Bassenthwaite Lake Sailing Week which will take place from 3rd - 11th August 2019.

Icom UK will be supplying the event with IC-M73 Euro Marine VHF radios to allow the team to oversee the event and to ensure any emergencies are dealt with quickly.

The week is organised by the Bassenthwaite Sailing Club and is regarded as one of the most popular open events in the North of England. Racing is organised for a variety of sailing boats including Flying Fifteens, GP14s, Lasers, Enterprises, RS200s and Teras in fleets together with highly competitive and diverse handicap fleets split into Fast, Medium, Slow and Topper/Mirror handicap.

Jon Denwood, Vice Commodore said,'The One Bassenthwaite Lake Sailing Week is one of the largest inland Sailing Regattas in the North attracting local and visiting sailors of all ages and abilities. Safety of competitors is critical to the success of the event and the support we receive from Icom UK plays a major role in achieving this.'

For more details of this event, visit www.bassweek.org.uk.

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