Ovington have not been awarded a contract by the Performance Sailcraft Australia, who are the new owners of the Byte licence. The spares held by Ovington are subject to a clearance sale (see list) and there are good bargains to be had. New boats in the UK and Europe will now be provided by Nautivela in Italy, and they will be the source of spares once the Ovington stock is exhausted. I am in touch with Nautivela about the appointment of a UK agent, so far without success. Nautivela have offered to loan the RYA a couple of boats for evaluation with reference to the Youth Olympics in 2014 and qualification events. Nautivela are organising Byte European Championships in Italy in 2013 and 2014, with dates to be finally confirmed - details will be added to the International Byte website in due course.- Eddie Pope