Author Archives: Hilary Talbot
Sprint 15 Open Meeting
Photo: Jon Pearse Thrills and Spills The Chris Black Sprint 15 Icicle was run on Sunday 17 March in strong winds following storm Gareth (35 knots was recorded in a squall in the third race). 7 visitors joined 3 local boats for a day of exciting sailing. The event was won by Paul Grattage of […]
Winter Series Prizewinners
The prize giving for the Winter series will be on Sunday 3rd February. The winners are: 1st Allcomers Slow Solo 5586 Ian Walters 2nd Allcomers Slow Solo 5827 Ewan Birkin-Walls 3rd Allcomers Slow Solo 5835 Dave Lucas 1st Fast RS300 539 Peter Curtis 1st Fast Contender 643 Mark Rushton 1st Fast RS600 866 Brian Briggs […]
John Clifton 1917 – 2018
It is with sadness that I report the death of John Clifton, friend and Flying Fifteen afficionado at Grafham for so many years. John was a founder member of the club and we owe him a huge debt of gratitude for his energy and enthusiasm in helping to establish Grafham Water Sailing Club as the […]
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 […]
Judi Figgures MBE
We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Judi Figgures, former club member and a co-founder of Grafham Water Sailability. Judi passed away peacefully at her home in Huntingdon on Tuesday 28th November. She was an inspiration to many Sailability sailors and formerly a familiar, cheerful and friendly face around Grafham Water Sailing […]
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 […]
NSSA 2017 at Grafham
Grafham Young Sailors bring home the silverware! Last week (24th-28th July), in conjunction with CSYSA and the Grafham Water Centre, we hosted the NSSA National Youth Regatta at Grafham. Over three hundred competitors entered from 17 different teams, with the largest representation from our own Cambridgeshire. Conditions over the week were testing: a cold, fresh […]
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 […]
50th Anniversary 9-hour race
There were some epic performances in the 50th anniversary nine hour race yesterday. The wind varied from mainly around 20 knots, gusting to 30 and dropping to 6-8 for s short while, but it stayed mainly dry, apart from one vicious squall. Thirteen teams took part, and overall winners were the Flying 15 team of […]