When is the Forts Race
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Topic: When is the Forts Race
Posted By: teamtb
Subject: When is the Forts Race
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 10:31am
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The UKCRA calendar shows it on the 4th and 5th September. But a little bird has told me that it has been moved to 11th and 12th September - clashing with the round Sheppy Race and the Canvey Cat open.
Has anybody any idea ?? |
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Posted By: oz man
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 11:00am
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This caught me out aswell i booked laser eye surgery for the7th so i could do the forts and then have a couple of weeks off only to find out the date was wrong on my calender. The forts race is on the 11th and 12th apparently the date didnt change. "the wrong date got announced" |
Posted By: shadeux
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 12:30pm
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This clash of dates does not do cat racing any favours. Why Sheppey and Forts organisers can't sort their dates out so that they don't (once again) clash is beyond me. Having three good events taking place in relatively close proximity to each other over the same weekend makes us look a bit daft especially as we keep telling the wider sailing community how good multihull sailing is. Ultimately it's the organisers' prerogative as to when they hold their events and other host club commitments will be a factor. But could not UKCRA take a stronger hand in protecting key cat events from these kind of conflicts? The current situation means that the 'market' is being split in a way in which nobody wins. So, may be see you at Sheppey, possibly Whitsatble or I might go and enjoy the excellent hospitality at Canvey. Some decision! Bruce ------------- Bruce Shadow002 |
Posted By: a_dowley
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 1:31pm
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I agree this is a bit of a mess but as an organiser it's quite hard. This year the ECPR clashed with the F18 Worlds which took competitors away, this year we had to announce the 2011 date so we did but the F18's had not decided on the 2011 Worlds date at that time. Guess what - another clash next year..... I know the Forts Race clash has frustrated the guys at Canvey. Happy Sailing! ------------- https://www.sailingchandlery.com/rope-for-sale.html" rel="nofollow - Rope for sale https://www.sailingchandlery.com" rel="nofollow - Sailing Chandlery - Online Chandlery - Number 1 Rated |
Posted By: teamtb
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 2:19pm
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So I take it the Forts Race is on the 11 & 12 September - in which case it is a shame because myself and three other boats cannot come from Thorpe Bay. I have always used the UKCRA calendar for cat racing. Are we to now assume that any dates posted on UKCRA are now wrong ?
This does seem bizzare that there are three events in the same Estuary on the same weekend. So they will all lose out !
I book all of my events in March/April its a bit late to change the event dates in August ! |
Posted By: a_dowley
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 2:22pm
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Yes it is over the 11th and 12th. I will drop Colleen an email and ask her to update the UKCRA website. Cheers Andrew ------------- https://www.sailingchandlery.com/rope-for-sale.html" rel="nofollow - Rope for sale https://www.sailingchandlery.com" rel="nofollow - Sailing Chandlery - Online Chandlery - Number 1 Rated |
Posted By: Nacraman
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 3:08pm
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Colleen doesn't look after the events page on the UKCRA website. That
page/calender is managed by Nick Henson ( events@catamaran.co.uk ). ------------- "God bless those Pagans"-H.J.Simpson "Beer, now there's a temporary solution"-H.J.Simpson http://www.nacra.co.uk - www.nacra.co.uk |
Posted By: Stuart O
Date Posted: 08 Sep 10 at 11:19am
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forts race this weekend
slightly different from previous years in that it is going to be down to yours trully to decide which day is best
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Posted By: a_dowley
Date Posted: 08 Sep 10 at 11:21am
Oh dear..... Are you feeling the pressure? ------------- https://www.sailingchandlery.com/rope-for-sale.html" rel="nofollow - Rope for sale https://www.sailingchandlery.com" rel="nofollow - Sailing Chandlery - Online Chandlery - Number 1 Rated |
Posted By: Stuart O
Date Posted: 08 Sep 10 at 11:52am
| IF only....think the forecast will make it easy for me ;) |