Grafham Catamaran Invitation Open 20-21 October

Agree with Gary

The Brightlingsea Reg fest was the event of the season this year. The organisation was fantastic, the food produced by club members including two evening meals was great, the onshore management was well organised, yes it was relatively expensive but the money was well worth it. As with the majority of things in life you get what you pay for.

I have not attended the last two Grafham events so cannot comment as to the damage caused but people know who caused the damage and it should have been down to them to address the culprits and not the club to penalise all competitors. From experience Grafham has not been the best or most accommodation of clubs for Cat Sailors. I can remember turning up on a Friday night with the bar shut and walking down the road to do to the pub only to find everyone was in there. The reason why cat sailors went was it was most central and it was the end of the season bash. I can remember cat sailors travelling from far afield as Scotland to Grafham to attend.

Grafham’s loss is Brightlingsea’s or Westons gain. Certainly the club members at Brightlingsea where rubbing their hands together with regard to hosting an end of season event every other year and the income it would generate for the club. Things change and people move on. In this current environment where by clubs are looking at all revenue streams clearly Grafham do not need the profile or the income