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Fine weather, warm (but shifty winds), close sailing, no dramas! - what else could you wish for!

Pictures available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/davas/sets/72157624258890852/

Despite the lower than expected turn out of 44 boats a good competitive days sailing was enjoyed by all. In view of the windy conditions and the number of boats the event was condensed onto one trapezoidal course making safety cover easier to manage.   Read the rest of this entry »

Twenty one Flying Fifteens  gathered at Grafham for the annual Grafham FF Open Meeting over the weekend of 28-29th June. Bright sunshine and a steady force 4 on the Saturday meant that a great day’s racing was in store.  Read the rest of this entry »

Photos:  Champion Marine Photography

Nearly 170 boats from more than 70 sailing clubs took part in the Grafham Grand Prix on Sunday 30th December.  There were two races, with a break for lunch and warming up! Racing took place on two courses, with two starts on each course. Although the wind forecast didn't look promising there was a reasonable 8-10 mph westerly breeze in the morning, dropping away to nothing for a while in the afternoon before recovering to a gentle 4-5 mph.

In the fast/asymmetric fleet, there was a strong presence from the B14 Pursuit Team with ten out of the 37 entries, but it was Howard Steavenson & Adam Ovington in an International 14 who scored two firsts to win the fleet, ahead of Mark Barnes & Peter Nicholson (5 points) and Dick Roe & Kate Dulieu (6 points) in B14s and Tim Saxton & Colin Rainback in a 49er (7 points).

In the medium/symmetric fleet, it was the Fireballs who provided the numbers, with 12 out of the 35 entries.  However, the conditions favoured the 505s sailed by Ian Pinnell & Carl Gibbon (2 points) and Charlie Walters & Dougal Cram (7 points) beating the first Fireball sailed by Dave Wade & Ben McGrane (7 points) on countback.

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The Ovington Inland Championships will once again be held at GWSC on 3/4 November 2007

Entry is open to all Musto Skiff, 49er, International 14, B14, 420 & 29er dinghies.  Musto Skiff, 49er and B14 dinghies should pre-enter by completing the entry form available on the GWSC website and sending it, complete with entry fee, to the GWSC Secretaries office at the address above. This is to assist GWSC in pre-organising the event and matching resource to entry numbers. Entry forms will be available at the Race Office on Saturday morning but Grafham reserves the right to refuse entries on the day on safety or operational grounds.  29er and 420 dinghies must enter via the online entry system on their class websites.

Entry fee for Musto Skiff, 49er, B14 is £23, the entry fee for 420 is £30 plus a £10 late payment supplement for payments received after 21 October 2007. Entry fee for 29er is £32. The higher fees for 420 and 29er dinghies cover the additional safety boat and jury costs.

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