JOIN THE TRAFALGAR FLEET
If you wish to join our Trafalgar Fleet please read on. The fleet will be made up of small dinghies which will be decorated to look like Line-of-Battle ships. We wish to encourage as many families, clubs, schools and businesses to take part as possible, we may have more entrants than will be safe to have afloat, so register your interest early. Each one will be allocated a name from the real fleet. Because of the number it is probable that we will have to have some rules and we will have a Battle Plan.
We hope to gain sponsorship for the wood for the conversions, it may be possible for us to produce kits of sawn wood for Mirror dinghies. Alternatively, entrants can build their own designs on Mirrors and other boats. We hope for creativity in construction of masts, rigging and battle damage. In addition to lots of prizes for the boats we also will have prizes for crew dress.

Prototype design for the Bursledon Mini Galleon
We intend to plan roles, afloat and ashore, for children to take part in the tableau, infancy dress, more news later.
We now have more than 50 entries for the Fleet, most are based on Mirrors and some have already been built! Each ship will be allocated a name from the British French or Spanish Fleets. We shall stage Nelson and Collingwood cutting the Combined Fleet line, with pyrotechnics, commetary and a tableau of incidents. It will, however, for safety reasons, be a non contact battle. This will be the most exciting Tribute to Trafalgar in Britain, all within 100 yards of the spectators.