News: Sailing Club

The Story of ‘Stirling’

On Wednesday 30th May 2018, M.V. Stirling arrived at Grafham from HMS Stirling Sea Scouts in the West Midlands. Although the hull and superstructure were sound, the floor, fittings and electrics all needed replacing and it had no engine or trailer.       The maintenance tent was already occupied by the newly-arrived Searider 7, […]

Flying Fifteen Open Meeting

Grafham Water SC FF15 Open 8/9 June 2019 Saturday’s forecast on Thursday of 40+ gusts certainly dampened down the entry but on the day the wind had moderated to 22mph with 30+ gusts. After a mutually agreed delay of 30 minutes the afternoon racing was set on a sausage/triangle/sausage course. The first race got underway […]

Mark Laying

“marks one eight five zero metres two zero zero degrees” Such a VHF transmission is no longer gibberish to four GWSC members who spent May 25 on our club-level mark-laying course. The participants learnt about using GPS to measure distances and bearings and how to use a hand-bearing compass to check angles. They also learnt […]

Flying Fifteen Dinner 2019

The annual Flying Fifteen fleet dinner and prize giving took place on Saturday 6th April in the top deck bar. Fleet captain Barry Wyatt officiated and thanked Lisa and her team for an excellent buffet. Allen Cave needed a wheelbarrow to carry off the 10 trophies that he and crew Ashley Painter won in 2018, […]

Low Water Level at Grafham

As many club members are aware, the water level in Grafham Water is low at the moment, leading to difficulties launching and recovering dinghies and catamarans. The Club has been in communication with our landlords Anglian Water over recent weeks about this. Due to the long dry summer, the flow rate in the river Great […]

Peter Saxton wins RYA Award

We are delighted to announce that Peter Saxton has been awarded an RYA Community Award (Lifelong Commitment). This is presented to outstanding individuals for their exceptional commitment and dedication to their club for at least 15 years. Peter has been a member of Grafham for over forty years and has served the Club in many […]

Doris comes to Grafham!

This was the scene, shortly after mid-day on 23rd February, viewed from the north (Grafham) shore as storm Doris approached her peak. Our weather station recorded gusts in excess of 60 kt and some boats carry the scars to prove it! Your intrepid Coxswain, Andy Taylor, was obliged to launch a RIB (no mean feat in […]

A Right Royal Visit

On Wednesday, May 25th, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh visited Grafham Water to open the new reservoir, designed to provide increased capacity for treated water from the main reservoir. The ceremony also marked the 50th anniversary of the opening of the main reservoir and Grafham Water Sailing Club was represented at both events (in one or […]

Formal Club Opening

Arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh: note the brass hat and the obligatory hands clasped behind posteriors! Opening of the Sailing Club. Left foreground: Freddie Baker (Commodore); Uffa Fox next to the Duke of Edinburgh. Keep smiling past the queues of dignitaries! Is that really our external staircase? I guess the Fifteens will just have to wait […]

Grafham Water Sailing Club: 50-Years Young

This summer, on July 2nd, we’re celebrating the club’s golden anniversary. Planned events include a 9-hour race, details of which (and other likely festivities) will be announced shortly. Meanwhile, we’re compiling a photo album to reflect some of the more memorable happenings over the past 50 years. To kick-start this process, we’ve tracked down a promotional […]