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Sprint Bob 
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 Topic: Grafham Cat OpenPosted: 22 Oct 15 at 12:56am |
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total of 93 boats took part in the Grafham Cat Open which was open to all
Catamaran Classes making this the biggest 2015 Cat Open in the UK. Many classes used the event as their last
traveller of the Summer and also a number of Inland Championships were run in
the event. On Saturday the force 4-5 Northerly breeze made for some
exhilarating sailing and on the Sunday the F2-3 breeze gave the lighter crews a
chance. Race Officers Peter Saxton and Nigel Denchfield did an excellent job
and all 6 races were run on both race tracks with the slick race management
that Graham is well known for. A record 150
sailors and spectators stayed for the excellent dinner on Saturday night and
many enjoyed watching the Rugby which was on TV late afternoon and evening.
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Sprint Bob
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Posted: 23 Oct 15 at 5:49pm |
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I just posted this summary of the Grafham Cat Open to 1) give sailors the opportunity to comment on the event (by replying) 2) to show that catamaran sailing in the UK remains active, inspite of the dearth of comments on this forum. Regards Bob
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Sprint Bob
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Posted: 24 Oct 15 at 6:32pm |
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So here are the photos taken by Nick Champion: http://www.championmarinephotography.co.uk/galleries/Grafham%20Cat%20Open%202015%20Alpha%20Course/index.htm http://www.championmarinephotography.co.uk/galleries/Grafham%20Cat%20Open%202015%20-%20Bravo%20Fleet/index.htm Happily he came on Saturday with the best wind and visibility  Cheers Bob |
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JimC
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Posted: 24 Oct 15 at 7:00pm |
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Did you manage to get away without any incidents of vandalism then?
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Sprint Bob
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Posted: 25 Oct 15 at 9:09am |
I've not heard of any. Touch wood..................
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a_dowley
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Posted: 25 Oct 15 at 10:48pm |
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It was the first time I've sailed at Grafham and I thought it was a good event, very well organised and a nice sailing location.
We will be back next year, if us fast ones are invited.
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johnnyt
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Posted: 09 Nov 15 at 9:40am |
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I was good to have Grafham back on the calendar. It was a good event with good racing and a total of 93 boats in attendance. Good work by the commodore Peter Saxon and his team. I for one will back again next year and the dates have already been booked in. Can the campers have some electric hook up?? |
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John Tuckwell
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Sprint Bob
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Posted: 25 Sep 16 at 6:25pm |
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22/23 October
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Sprint Bob
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Posted: 25 Sep 16 at 6:32pm |
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Just a quick reminder that it is the Grafham Cat Open on 22/23 October. It is open to all catamarans and there will be 6 races (3 back-to-back)
each day. The NoR is on the Grafham website at http://www.grafham.org/wp-content/uploads/_pdfs/Open%20Meetings/Cat-Open-NoR-2016.pdf
Advanced booking is required which can be done online - www.grafham.org/sailing-racing/open-mee ... tings.html You can also see the entries on line to see if your chums are coming. It is early days but I see the Sprint 15s are leading the charge.  Hope to see you there. Cheers Bob
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