Past Masters Regatta- Monday 5th May
This coming weekend, on Monday 5 May 2025 we are holding the Past Masters Regatta, the first event in the Grafham TT series. This is the Club’s opportunity to remember those members who have sadly passed away recently. In particular, this year we remember Gerry Reeve, Tony Wakefield, Duncan Simmonds and Graham Wadeley.
The event will consist of three back to back handicap races using the “Wednesday evening” format. The overall winner will be awarded the “Grafham Past Masters” trophy. The sailing will be followed by lunch on shore. This is a Club event. There will be no entry fee for the Regatta, but donations to MagPas are invited. You can enter here or via WebCollect in the normal way. As mentioned, the Past Masters Regatta is the first event in a new three event series, The Grafham TT. The other events in the series will be the RNLI Regatta on Saturday 5 July, and the Duke of Edinburgh Trophy on Sunday 28 September.
Family Fun day and Barbeque– We have added another social event to the calendar. On Spring Bank Holiday Monday (26th May) we will be having a light hearted Fun Day. On water activity will be centred on an “Alphabet Race” – sailing all the Grafham fixed marks in order (a total distance of approximately 32km). There will be games onshore and offshore and Lisa will be running a barbeque. Further details and timings to follow.
Regular Saturday Activities
All our regular Saturday activities restart on 7th April 2025. See below for more details:
Taster Sessions
Would you like to find out if sailing is for you? Or perhaps you sailed a very long time ago and want to see if you’d like to get back into it? Then our Taster Sessions are for you. We offer one, two or three hour dinghy sailing sessions, two-and-a-half hour windsurfer sessions and coming soon, stand-up paddleboarding and wingsurfing tasters. All of these are open to non-members.
Club Coaching
Our popular Saturday coaching sessions are open to all members who have passed an RYA Level 2 (adult) or Stage 2 (youth) course. Adult coaching on Saturday mornings is followed by Sociable Saturday racing in the afternoon, with two informal races allowing those who want more relaxed racing away from the cut-and-thrust of club racing to improve their skills in a friendly environment.
In parallel with this is Team Grafham, where the National and International Champions of tomorrow can hone their sailing skills. We have a group of youngsters who have been joining in Team Grafham for many years; several are now RYA qualified Dinghy Instructors or Assistant Instructors but there is always something more to learn. Those who are younger or newer to sailing have a dedicated instructor who helps them to gain more confidence in the boat and improve their boat handling skills. It is a great place to make new friends and improve your sailing, the older sailors are always looking out for the younger, less experienced ones.
Casual Sailing
Of course the water is open every day (except at Christmas and New Year) for those who just want to enjoy the water. Check the opening and closing times, and be sure to observe the safety flags and let the Coxswain know if you are going afloat during the week when the safety cover is “reactive”. On Tuesday mornings we have ‘Tuesday Group‘ and on Friday afternoons ‘Friendly Friday‘ for those who want to join an organised group of casual sailors.