The Hadron H2 Spreads its Wings

7th January 2024: The first Hadron H2 to be exported to Australia takes to the water in the Indian Ocean.

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Hadron H2 National Championships, 2023

Hosted by Highcliffe SC from 15th to 17th September, the 20 competitors enjoyed a wide range of wind and weather conditions. It was a championship in which the lightweights dominated.

The competitors at the H2 Nationals 2023 – photo by Tina Little

For details, see these four reports in yachts and Yachting:

Hadron H2 National Championship 2023 at Highcliffe Sailing Club – Preview (yachtsandyachting.com)

Hadron H2 National Championship 2023 at Highcliffe Sailing Club – Day 1 (yachtsandyachting.com)

Hadron H2 National Championship 2023 at Highcliffe Sailing Club – Day 2 (yachtsandyachting.com)

Hadron H2 National Championship 2023 at Highcliffe Sailing Club – Overall (yachtsandyachting.com)

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Hadron Dinghies Ltd to partner with Winder Boats for the production of the Hadron H2

Hadron Dinghies Ltd have entered into a partnership with leading composite boatbuilder Winder Boats to produce the mouldings for the H2.

David and his team of skilled laminators have carved out an excellent reputation building championship winning Fireballs, Merlin Rockets, Mirror Dinghies and Solos, among others. The H2 will now be added to their range but Simon Hipkin will continue to fit out each H2 to customers’ individual requirements.

The move will enable us to accelerate production and rapidly clear our backlog of outstanding orders.

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H2 Open Meeting at Deben YC, 8 July 2023

Light winds and keen competition at this beautiful East Coast venue.

Local helm Robin Parsons has a close win against Josh Hamer.

See a full report in Yachts and Yachting: Hadron H2 Open at Deben Yacht Club (yachtsandyachting.com)

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H2 Open at Brightlingsea SC, 13-14 May 2023

Great sailing in the Colne Estuary on the Saturday but Sunday’s racing was binned due to lack of wind. Josh Hamer wins his first open meeting in his new boat.

Josh Hamer in his new H2 ‘Dirty Martini’.

For a full report, see Yachts and Yachting:

Hadron H2 Open at Brightlingsea Sailing Club (yachtsandyachting.com)

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Hadron H2 Inland Championships 2023

Light and shifty conditions for the Inlands.

For a full report, see this article in Yachts and Yachting:

Hadron H2 Inland Championships 2023 at Queen Mary Sailing Club (yachtsandyachting.com

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Hadron H2 Open Meeting at Chichester YC

The WINDY first open meeting of 2023 kicked off at Chichester YC on 25th March.

Class chairman Dave Barker masters the strong winds at Chichester

See a full report in Yachts and Yachting

Hadron H2 Open at Chichester Yacht Club (yachtsandyachting.com)

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Successful RYA Dinghy Show 2023 for the H2.

Two H2s were exhibited at the RYA Dinghy Show which took place on 25-26 February.

TOO HEAVY? TOO LIGHT? TOO OLD?

On Saturday at the RYA Dinghy Show three people came up to me with different questions:
Question #1: I weigh 73kg – am I too light for an H2?”
Answer: “I will refer you to Ian Dawson’s performance at last year’s H2 nationals: he won the lightweights trophy, the Grand Master’s trophy, the Ulysses trophy (for the oldest competitor) and was second over all (to Nick Craig). Ian weighed 75kg in his sailing gear.”
Question #2: “I weigh 110kg – am I too heavy for an H2?”
Answer: “I will refer you to Richard le Mare. Richard was second in the 2021 H2 Nationals (to Nick Craig) and is the current H2 Inland Champion. He is heavier than you.”
Question #3: “I am 70 years old – am I too old for an H2?”
Answer: “Please refer to answer #1. Ian Dawson celebrated his 70th birthday a week after the 2022 Nationals.”

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Hadron H2 open meeting for the SOLENT TROPHY

Warsash SC, May 21-22, 2022

Sunshine and a decent breeze welcomed the competitors to this event. Super sailing and a welcoming club made for a great weekend.

A full report for DAY 1, including a video, is available here on Yachts and Yachting Online

A full report for the final day, including a video, is available here on Yachts and Yachting Online

The start of the 5th race for the Solent Trophy.
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Hadron H2 Class Association at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show.

The Show is taking place on 26-27 February at the Farnborough Exhibition Centre.

Class Chairman Dave Barker’s H2 will be the principal exhibit on the HH2CA stand. Dave created his own artwork on the hull of his new boat. Come and meet Dave and other H2 Class association members on stand D61. See you there!

Click on the link below for Show info:https://youtu.be/n4u190PwPzc

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