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Tempest

The International Tempest is a two-person racing keelboat, designed in 1965 by Ian Proctor. With spinnaker and single trapeze, it is a thoroughbred racing boat, used as an Olympic class in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.

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Show news 62nd Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy
Excellent event included fund raising for the Great North Air Ambulance Service
Posted on 18 Jul 62nd Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy Preview
One month to go, 160 entries have already been received
Posted on 10 Jun The wisest Wise Man
Cliff Norbury's influence still extends across much of our sport today
Posted on 26 Jan Tempest Nationals and Northerns at Ullswater
Final race winners clinch title
Posted on 25 Oct 2022 VOOM Ullswater Keelboat Weekend preview
Welcoming Tempests, Flying Fifteens, VXOnes and SB20s in 2 weeks
Posted on 8 Oct 2022 50 year Olympic Sailing Regatta in Kiel overall
Tempest, Star and Flying Dutchman medals decided
Posted on 21 Aug 2022 50 year Olympic Sailing Regatta in Kiel day 4
Tempest World Championship hat-trick for Markus Wieser & Thomas Auracher
Posted on 20 Aug 2022 50 year Olympic Sailing Regatta in Kiel day 3
Small weather window allows full program
Posted on 19 Aug 2022 50 year Olympic Sailing Regatta in Kiel day 2
Olympic revival suffers from weak wind
Posted on 18 Aug 2022 VOOM Keelboat Weekend at Ullswater
Forty-seven sailors in 21 boats compete
Posted on 11 Oct 2021 UYC VOOM Keelboat Weekend preview
Tempests, Flying Fifteens, VXOnes and SB20s invited
Posted on 3 Sep 2021 Portsmouth Regatta 2021
Great competition for IRC and Club fleets, Squib, Tempest and Victory classes
Posted on 8 Jun 2021 Jack Knights - Witty Wise Man
Sailing lost the sailor, innovator, journalist 40 years ago
Posted on 7 Jan 2021 VOOM Tempest Nationals at Ullswater
Tight racing on a windy weekend
Posted on 2 Sep 2019 Portsmouth Regatta preview
Regatta has flourished gaining numbers and classes year by year
Posted on 6 Apr 2019 Busy racing programme for 2019 at Ullswater
Ullswater Yacht Club launches into the 2019 racing season
Posted on 31 Jan 2019 Kindly Leave the Stage
What happens to ex-Olympic classes?
Posted on 3 Dec 2018 Ullswater Cruiser & Keelboat Weekend
25 boats, including the Tempest Northerns and Flying 15 Lakeland Grand Prix
Posted on 28 Aug 2018 Ullswater Cruiser & Keelboat Weekend preview
Taking place on 25-26 August
Posted on 16 Aug 2018 Ian Proctor centenary celebrated today
A large part of the great golden generation of British small boat racing
Posted on 12 Jul 2018 Portsmouth Regatta 2018 sponsored by Sunsail
Challenging conditions in the Eastern Solent for all classes
Posted on 13 Jun 2018 Portsmouth Regatta Sailing Instructions released
Entries still open for event on 9-10 June
Posted on 1 Jun 2018 The Man Who Designed Racehorses
The life, times, boats and innovations of Ian Proctor
Posted on 5 Mar 2018 A Demonstration of Design
The life, times and boats of Ian Proctor
Posted on 8 Feb 2018 Sunsail Portsmouth Regatta 2017
Held under blue skies and with gentle breezes
Posted on 25 Jun 2017 Charles Stanley Cowes Classics Week overall
Plenty of final day action for the 188 yachts
Posted on 15 Jul 2016 Charles Stanley Cowes Classics Week day 4
Lighter breezes and flatter seas for the 188 boat fleet
Posted on 14 Jul 2016 Charles Stanley Cowes Classics Week day 3
30 degree windshift turns XOD fleet inside out
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 Charles Stanley Cowes Classics Week day 2
Tempest World Championships begins
Posted on 12 Jul 2016 New classes for 2016
At Charles Stanley Cowes Classics Week
Posted on 2 Jul 2016
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The Tempest was a superb choice for Olympic competition, demanding a rare blend of physicality with technical expertise
© Proctor Family 2022 Tempest Nationals winners, Graham Donkin and David Lyons
© Jon Abbatt Markus Wieser/Thomas Auracher did not compete on the final day. They had already secured the title
© www.segel-bilder.de Meg Engelmann from Minnesota provided even more international flair. However, the American has been living in Bavaria for years. She finished in 25th place with Florian Fischer
© www.segel-bilder.de Markus Wieser/Thomas Auracher (VSaW) manage the hat trick in the Tempest. The reigning world champions do not have to compete on Sunday. Thanks to five race wins they are uncatchable before the last race
© www.segel-bilder.de The doldrums did not materialize: The Tempest completed three races, making up one race
© www.segel-bilder.de The reigning world champions Markus Wieser/Thomas Auracher won the second race
© www.segel-bilder.de Difficult wind conditions on the Kiel Fjord. The Tempest struggled across the course at their Worlds and once again only managed one race
© www.segel-bilder.de Difficult wind conditions on the Kiel Fjord. The Tempest struggled across the course at their Worlds and once again only managed one race
© www.segel-bilder.de Portsmouth Regatta 2021
© Lotte Johnson / www.lottejohnson.com Jack Knights (GBR) was a successful helm in the Tempest, seen here at Hayling Island crewed by Joern Hellner
© J Harrison VOOM Tempest Nationals prizewinners, from left, Caron Kirkwood & Derek Budden 1st mixed crew, Jon Modral-Gibbons & Colin Meadows (front) 1st overall, James Wanless & John Robson 2nd, Ian Modral & Robin Higgens
© Carrie Higgens A Tempest on the foreshore and others moored on Ullswater during the VOOM Tempest Nationals
© Sue Giles European regatta for the Tempest class
© Austrian Tempest Class Form meets functionality in Proctor’s Tempest. A lovely boat for a helm to sail, if you had a big crew and plenty of breeze, the Tempest was equally a very quick boat around an open water race course
© Proctor Family Charles Stanley Cowes Classics Week day 4
© Jake Sugden Photography / jakesugden.photosheter.com Charles Stanley Cowes Classics Week day 4
© Jake Sugden Photography / jakesugden.photosheter.com Commodore John Spivey presents prizes to Jon Modral-Gibbons and Colin Meadows, Tempest National Champions, held during Ullswater Yacht Club's first Keelboat Event
© Pauline Thompson 210 boats enter the 2014 Lord Birkett Trophy race at Ullswater
© Vian Dixon / www.mdcaptures.com Jon Modral-Gibbons and Colin Meadows won the Tempest racing at Kielder's September Open
© Judy Scullion Nine in a Tempest at Ullswater's Open Day
© Sue Giles Ian Modral and Robin Higgens win the Tempest National Championships
© Pauline Thompson Tempest nationals at Carsington
© Mike Shaw / www.fotoboat.com Tempest nationals at Carsington
© Mike Shaw / www.fotoboat.com Tempest nationals at Carsington
© Mike Shaw / www.fotoboat.com Tempest nationals at Carsington
© Mike Shaw / www.fotoboat.com Tempest nationals at Carsington
© Mike Shaw / www.fotoboat.com Tempest nationals at Carsington
© Mike Shaw / www.fotoboat.com Tempest nationals at Carsington
© Mike Shaw / www.fotoboat.com Tempest nationals at Carsington
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