at Burnham, in 1972, with 29 competitors, and the event has been held at a different venue every year since then. The Nationals move around the Britain and Ireland and have been held from Dundee to Plymouth, as well as in Ireland (four times) and in Wales (eight times). The first 100 boat Nationals fleet was at Howth near Dublin in 1996 and attendance at the Nationals is regularly over 80 boats. In 2009, in Weymouth, 108 Squibs competed in the National Championship. When the UK Nationals are not held in Ireland, a combined northern and Southern Irish Championship is held. In 1995 Rutland Sailing Club instituted a UK Inland Championship which has proved so popular that it has been held on Rutland Water every year since with the entry limited to 55. In Ireland the Inland Championship is always held at Lough Derg Yacht Club in Dromineer. The first such event was held in 2011. There were 29 entries in 2021. Squibs are one of the largest fleets at Cowes Week. In 2008, there were 40 Squibs racing, appropriately in the Squib’s 40th year. Counting regional championships, invitational events and regattas, Squibs compete in 25 open events each year – all over Britain and Ireland and, occasionally, on the Continent. Ranked by attendance at National Championships, the Squib is consistently one of the top ten classes. In 2007, only five other classes had larger numbers than the Squib and four of these were children’s boats. Squibs race as a class in Aldeburgh Week, Medway Week, Menai Strait Fortnight, Oulton Week and Tay Week. In Ireland there are Squib fleets on the East coast at Howth and Dublin Bay. In the North at Belfast Lough (Cultra), and Strangford Lough (Killeagh). Squibs on the South coast sail from Kinsale and Glandore. The only inland freshwater fleet is at Dromineer on Lough Derg with a fleet of almost 30 Squibs. Related design The Sandhopper is a shallow draft version of the Squib, also designed by Oliver Lee. Among others, there are regular racing fleets at locations on the East Coast of England. The Hunter 19 (Europa) is a development of the Squib, with a cabin added. References Keelboats Sailboat type designs by Oliver Lee Sailboat types built by Hunter Boats