Monthly Archives: December 2016
Sailing Instruction changes for Sunday Club racing in January
January at Grafham – but hopefully not in 2017! Hurrah! The winter solstice has passed, the New Year is upon us and we can look forward to racing again. The Grafham Grand Prix is on the 2nd January in 2017 (enter on line via Sailjuice) and the Winter series re-starts on the 8th January. With a […]
Grafham Member wins Eastern Final of BBC ‘Unsung Sporting Heroes’ Award
We congratulate Grafham member Vanessa Weedon Jones for her well-deserved victory in the Eadtern heats of the 2016 BBC ‘Unsung Sporting Heroes’ award. Her citation reads: ‘Vanessa has worked tirelessly as a volunteer for sailing in the Cambridgeshire area, acting as a catalyst for positive change. Hunts Sailing Club, and Grafham Water have benefited enormously […]
Christmas Pursuit Race and Club Party
Photographs courtesy of Peter Saxton Conditions for the Pursuit race were typically cold, with a light SW breeze. However, it was dry and the sun shone, attracting a fleet of 35 boats. Peter & James Curtis won the race in their RS500 – a notable achievement given that the conditions hardly favoured them. They were […]
Grafham Water Sailing Club – Autumn Retrospective
Ben Saxton and Toby Lewis retain the Endeavour Trophy (© Roger Mant / Yachts & Yachting) Autumn Retrospective Race teams and safety crews will attest to the fact that the autumn of 2016 has been a very active period for the club on the racing front. For various reasons, the events of the autumn have […]
2016 Catamaran Open – Picture Gallery
Sprint 15 Start. Photo © Nick Champion Visit Nick here for lots more photographs Images in photo gallery © Charlie Stacey
Grafham welcomes a new Life Member
At its October meeting, Council was pleased to appoint John Clifton Honorary Life Member of Grafham Water Sailing Club. Earlier this year, John celebrated his 99th birthday by crewing his beloved Flying Fifteen in a Wednesday evening club race. In the spring, he had been made Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in recognition of his exploits […]