Author Archives: Hilary Talbot
Summer Camp Blog
Friday 9th August The last day dawned pretty windy, with everyone looking forward to the Regatta with some trepidation. After the briefing and getting the boats ready, the sailors set sail in nine boats. The winners managed three laps and all finished the race in very challenging conditions. 1st Josh, Lloyd and Owen […]
Grafham Sailors’ Success
Grafham sailors have been celebrating success around the country this summer. Cat Sailors at Marconi Well done to the Grafham Cat Fleet who won the team trophy at the East Coast Piers Race at Marconi SC on 6th and 7th July . RS600/Solo Success for Dave Goudie Following his win last year in the 2018 RS600 […]
Taster Day 6th July
Try sailing at Grafham Water Sailing Club on Saturday 6 July. Come along between 1030 and 1530 and we can offer you a great introduction to sailing or windsurfing. Qualified instructors and other experienced sailors will be there to help you. Adults and children (over eight) welcome. Cost is £10 per person. We have a […]
Update to Safety Flags
We have made some changes to the flag system, to reflect our experience since the new system was introduced in 2019. The yellow/red flag now signifies that the water is closed for sailing but with one or more exceptions. The exceptions will be displayed in the Cafe on the monitor or on a map. Flying […]
Cambs Youth League
The first event in the 2019 Cambridgeshire Youth League took place at Grafham on Saturday 1st June. In fact it should have been the second event but bad weather caused the first, at Cam SC to be postponed and that is now scheduled for Saturday 8th June. 35 young sailors from Grafham, Cam, Hunts and […]
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 […]
Spring Prizewinners
The prize-giving for the Spring Series will be held in the Cafe at lunch time on Sunday 5th May. The winners are: Morning Spring series 1st Allcomers Slow Solo 5586 Ian Walters 2nd Allcomers Slow Solo 5827 Ewan Birkin-Walls 3rd Allcomers Slow Solo 5835 Dave Lucas 1st Fast RS600 919 Wayne Hancox 1st Asy Monohull RS200 1629 Phil Bailey Helen […]
Aero Success for Young GWSC Member
Photo: Paul Wright-Anderson On Saturday 27th April, Grafham Water was closed for sailing due to Storm Hannah. The blue and white flag was flying, meaning windsurfers only, as the gusts hit 40 knots. Meanwhile at Island Barn Reservoir in western London, the RS Aero UK Spring Championship was getting underway in winds gusting up to 34 […]
Friendly Fridays are back!
Friendly Friday pursuit racing restarts this Friday, 3rd May. The race finishes at 1945. Your start time depends on your boat – for instance Toppers start at 1857; Solos at 1903; standard Laser at 1904; Spitfire at 1919. This is very much more relaxed racing than Wednesday evenings or Sunday mornings – a great way to […]