Cat courses in the SE - any ideas?
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Topic: Cat courses in the SE - any ideas?
Posted By: notnormal1969
Subject: Cat courses in the SE - any ideas?
Date Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 2:23pm
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Hi chaps, Could anyone recommend a dinghy club that can provide catamaran training in the south east? I have completed my RYA 1 & 2 (on holiday) and would like to find a club which I can join and get further training/tuition. I live about quite near Southampton, but would be willing to travel further in the for the right club. Any experience/recommendations would be much appreciated. Happy New Year! Kind regards, |
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 4:07pm
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Yep - Whitstable http://www.wyc.org.uk/flattened/about_school.html - http://www.wyc.org.uk/flattened/about_school.html They have a Dart 16 and another cat I think ... ------------- |
Posted By: gerunamo=]
Date Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 4:10pm
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ill second whitstable... good safe waters with nice coaching staff and decent wind for learning ------------- 49er 884 |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 6:23pm
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guys he lives near southampton thats a 3 hour drive to whitstable! Weston Sailing Club at netley is a great cat club and will almost certainly be the best club for you to join! If you want to do some cat training then there are many training centres! Southampton Outdoor activitys centre might be the place to try! ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 9:18pm
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He's after a course in the SE ... WYC has a sailing school attached that has cats and runs courses ...
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Posted By: olly_love
Date Posted: 01 Jan 08 at 10:52pm
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southampton water activites center( http://www.swac.co.uk - www.swac.co.uk ) we use a dart 16. may just be best to crew or ppl at weston ------------- TWO FRANK-Hunter Impala |
Posted By: merlinghnd
Date Posted: 09 Jan 08 at 10:04am
| My family and I went to Southampton Water Activiteies Centre last year where we tried out their Dart and now we are hooked on cats. Very nice place with very nice people and good equipment. Everything is provided from boots to buoyancy aids if you wish. Obviously you will have to pay but I believe they could tailor a day or two for you if required. However I guess if you have done a Level 1 and 2 you need time on the water so crewing might be a good idea. |
Posted By: GeoffS
Date Posted: 21 Jan 08 at 5:30pm
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The Hobie Cat Centre does Cat training in Poole Harbour http://www.hobiecatcentre.co.uk/HobieWayOfLife.htm - http://www.hobiecatcentre.co.uk/HobieWayOfLife.htm And once you feel confident enough, and if you fancy racing, there are various clubs around that will help you to improve. Weston has already been mentioned, and there is Netley, and Stokes Bay has a lot of cats. Or if Poole Harbour takes your fancy then Parkstone Yacht Club has a very active Dart 18 fleet - a good boat to learn on at the very least. ------------- Geoff Dart18 7781 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 21 Jan 08 at 7:37pm
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There's a Cat Club over at Minster.
Then there's always http://www.missvera.com/ - Miss Vera Most Cat sailors are cross dressers. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 21 Jan 08 at 7:49pm
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One of your favourite sites dear Grumpf. As for that sweeping statement about Cat sailors, is it true? How do you know? Would you be able to provide an anecdote or two?
------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 21 Jan 08 at 8:03pm
Of course it is, doesn't anyone know anything on this site, I'm especially surprised at you not knowing that BNS you must be a Cat sailor 
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