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Working Parties
The first of our series of four working parties took place on Tuesday 19th October for grounds maintenance; clearing the bramble that had taken over a row of berths in M-block (the cat park and windsurf area). The day started at 10:30 as our team of hardy volunteers took up secateurs, shears, trimmers and strimmers […]
Championship Successes
Photo copyright LoSSC Grafham sailors have been continuing their run of successes at national championships at the end of June. Chris Brown, who is current club champion, won the Solo Class Vintage Championship at Leigh-on-Sea with three straight wins He also won prizes for being first to the windward mark in each of the three […]
Europe Nationals
Club members Mandy Horton, Richard Major and David Summerville competed in the 2021 Europe UK National Championship, at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy, over the long weekend of 18th – 20th June. 50 boats competed, the largest turnout for the class in several decades. Conditions were a lively 20 – 30 knots on the Friday, […]
Timekeepers Wanted
Have the time of your life… We have opportunities for more people to join the race management teams for open meetings at Grafham. Our race management is rightly highly regarded by those who visit us for open events, with classes queuing up to have us host events for them. We have experienced and well qualified […]
Latest eSailing Series
The Grafham Lockdown 3 Virtual Sailing Series finished on 10th March. 16 sailors took part in the six week series on Wednesday evenings. It was won by eSailing fleet captain and RYA Eastern Region eSailing champion James Curtis, with Jon Quick second and Craig Russell third. Virtual Sailing is open to all Grafham members and is […]
From Grafham Water to the America’s Cup
The America’s Cup World Series and the Christmas Race ran in Auckland, New Zealand from the 17th to the 20th of December 2020. It was the first opportunity for all the teams to race against each other on their second AC75s ahead of the PRADA Cup Challenger Selection Series in January and February 2021 and […]
Changing Room Operation
Please note the changing rooms are currently closed. This page will be updated when we are able to reopen them. From Sunday 6th December we are reopening the changing rooms. There will be limited space, with room for 20 in the Gents’ and 10 in the Ladies’. We continue to ask members if they can […]
eSailing is back!
Following the popularity of eSailing before we could do real sailing, Virtual Regatta is returning to GWSC on Wednesday evenings in November and December. eSailing fleet captain and RYA Eastern Region eSailing champion James Curtis is running eight four-race mini regattas from 4th November to 23rd December, with the placing on the night being the points […]
Wednesday Afternoons – Nigel’s Blog
28th October The final Wednesday afternoon session slotted nicely into a quiet bit of wind following a torrential downpour. Some gusts made for interesting moments, especially on the short run from the downwind start to the gybe mark. The short sharp gusts created swimming opportunities that were grasped readily by most of the racers, and […]
Kitesurfing Success for Katie
Congratulations to club member Katie Dabson who has won bronze at the recent Formula Kite Mixed Team Relay European Championships in Austria. This is the mixed relay discipline that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Katie had her first taste of kiting in August 2018 when she kept her father Simon company at […]