Cat Sailing Event Dates 2012 - Lets not clash!

Hi everyone,
Every year we always manage to have clashes with events over the UK.

If you have a cat event date finalised can you please post it here so everyone else knows.

Here are the ones we know about from this discussion:

Weston Grand Slam = 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th April, Weston Sailing Club
Spitfire, Shearwater and F18 Open = 21st and 22nd of April 2012, Minnis Bay, Kent
Carnac = 28th April to 1st May, Carnac, France
Bala Cat Open = 5th, 6th and 7th of May, Bala Sailing Club, Wales
Solent Forts Race = 13th May, Hayling Ferry Sailing Club - http://www.hfsc.org.uk/racing-information/solent-forts-race.html
Rutland Cat Open = 19th & 20th May, Rutland Water
Solent Slog = 26th and 27th of May, Weston Sailing Club
Tornado Europeans = 2nd - 5th June, Holland
Nore Race = 30th June, Benfleet Yacht Club
Stone Cat Open = 7th & 8th July, Stone Sailing Club, Essex. (Next club down the river from Marconi and ECPR)
East Coast Piers Race = 14th and 15th July
Bala Enduro Event = 28th and 29th July, Bala Sailing Club, Wales
British Hobie Cat National Championships: 24th -26th August, Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club, Jersey
Round Sheppy Race = 1st September
Canvey Cat Open = 1st & 2nd September, Island Yacht Club, Canvey
A Class Nationals = 31st August - 2nd September, Rutland SC
F18 Nationals = 31st August - 2nd September, Minis Bay
Loch Ness Race = 24th - 27th August, Loch Ness, Scotland
Stokes Bay Cat Open = 1st and 2nd September, Stokes Bay
F18 World Championships = 7th - 15th September, Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Los Angeles, USA
Forts Race = 15th & 16th September, Whitstable Yacht Club
Tornado Worlds = 15th - 22nd September, Lake Garda, Italy
Carsington Cat Open = 22nd and 23rd September
Reg Fest & Hurricane Nationals = 27th September - Sunday 30th September, Brightlingsea
Tornado Nationals - Nacra Nationals - 20Foot+ Championship (Weston Cat Open) = 2nd, 3rd & 4th November, Weston.
Thanks

Andrew

Edited by a_dowley - 21 Jan 12 at 9:29am

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a_dowley Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 Dec 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 203	Post Options Post Reply Quote a_dowley Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Cat Sailing Event Dates 2012 - Lets not clash! Posted: 07 Nov 11 at 12:17pm
	Hi everyone, Every year we always manage to have clashes with events over the UK. If you have a cat event date finalised can you please post it here so everyone else knows. Here are the ones we know about from this discussion: Weston Grand Slam = 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th April, Weston Sailing Club Spitfire, Shearwater and F18 Open = 21st and 22nd of April 2012, Minnis Bay, Kent Carnac = 28th April to 1st May, Carnac, France Bala Cat Open = 5th, 6th and 7th of May, Bala Sailing Club, Wales Solent Forts Race = 13th May, Hayling Ferry Sailing Club - http://www.hfsc.org.uk/racing-information/solent-forts-race.html Rutland Cat Open = 19th & 20th May, Rutland Water Solent Slog = 26th and 27th of May, Weston Sailing Club Tornado Europeans = 2nd - 5th June, Holland Nore Race = 30th June, Benfleet Yacht Club Stone Cat Open = 7th & 8th July, Stone Sailing Club, Essex. (Next club down the river from Marconi and ECPR) East Coast Piers Race = 14th and 15th July Bala Enduro Event = 28th and 29th July, Bala Sailing Club, Wales British Hobie Cat National Championships: 24th -26th August, Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club, Jersey Round Sheppy Race = 1st September Canvey Cat Open = 1st & 2nd September, Island Yacht Club, Canvey A Class Nationals = 31st August - 2nd September, Rutland SC F18 Nationals = 31st August - 2nd September, Minis Bay Loch Ness Race = 24th - 27th August, Loch Ness, Scotland Stokes Bay Cat Open = 1st and 2nd September, Stokes Bay F18 World Championships = 7th - 15th September, Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Los Angeles, USA Forts Race = 15th & 16th September, Whitstable Yacht Club Tornado Worlds = 15th - 22nd September, Lake Garda, Italy Carsington Cat Open = 22nd and 23rd September Reg Fest & Hurricane Nationals = 27th September - Sunday 30th September, Brightlingsea Tornado Nationals - Nacra Nationals - 20Foot+ Championship (Weston Cat Open) = 2nd, 3rd & 4th November, Weston. Thanks Andrew Edited by a_dowley - 21 Jan 12 at 9:29am
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Nessie Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 13 Feb 07 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 91	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nessie Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov 11 at 1:33pm
	I am in negotiations with the farmer to try and get the use of his field for the August bank holiday 24-27 so i can eat a few more cats in 2012.
	Nessie (I like cats, but i couldn't eat a whole one)

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	Excellent news Nessie

a_dowley Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 Dec 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 203	Post Options Post Reply Quote a_dowley Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov 11 at 9:24pm
	Stokes Bay Cat Open 1st and 2nd September.
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oz man Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 26 Apr 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 247	Post Options Post Reply Quote oz man Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov 11 at 10:55pm
	F18 nationals at Minnis Bay S.C - 31st August- 2nd September. Also looking to hold a f18, spitfire, and shearwater open in early april although classes and date as yet unconfirmed. Edited by oz man - 08 Nov 11 at 5:00pm

johnnyt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Groupie Joined: 02 Oct 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnnyt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 11 at 9:58am
	As a thought would it not be an idea to have a central catamaran diary so we can see when and where all cats events are being hosted including the long distance races?? Just a thought
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a_dowley Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 Dec 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 203	Post Options Post Reply Quote a_dowley Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 11 at 10:13am
	There is an UKCRA one John but I don't think it gets updated, hence I thought this would be a good idea. Here is the link to the calendar. https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nick@youthcatsailing.org.uk&ctz&gsessionid=OK
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johnnyt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Groupie Joined: 02 Oct 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnnyt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 11 at 10:17am
	Don’t get me started on the UKCRA site. It is never up dated and there are boat for sale on there that have been sold on twice since first appearing on the site. Given that this is the most up to date and active forum for cat sailors it would be good to have a calendar that everyone can see what is going on. Good start with the google calendar.
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a_dowley Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 Dec 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 203	Post Options Post Reply Quote a_dowley Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 11 at 10:24am
	I agree the UKCRA site could be updated more but we have to remember that people are all volunteers working on the updates, good on them for taking on the job. Let's keep track of the events, this was more for my benefit with the Tornado website. On another note, they probably don't know about boats being sold. If you send me over the boats that have been sold I will pass them onto Carl and Colleen for removal from the site. It would be great to have a tool which people can add to themselves but I know from experience that the spammers just love that sort of stuff. Cheers Andrew Edited by a_dowley - 08 Nov 11 at 10:39am
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MerlinMags Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Admin Group Joined: 19 Mar 04 Location: UK, Guildford Online Status: Offline Posts: 579	Post Options Post Reply Quote MerlinMags Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 11 at 3:02pm
	The Y&Y online calendar has a 'feed' page which can list events for just one club or class - but it also handles general multihull events too. This link will show a basic web page of all multihull events: www.yachtsandyachting.com/community/calendar/feed.asp?type=HTML&class=237 It's also available for RSS. (This might help you more than the 'search' page, where you need to enter just one class.) Now, it looks a bit bare at present, because we have reached the time of year where open meetings have died off, and people are arranging next year's dates, but have not published to Y&Y yet. Always a sorry time of year for any online calendar! If the cat classes/clubs send in details of any fixtures already booked (such as the ones listed in the first post on this thread) to Y&Y, the link above will then give you a better idea of clashes in 2012. If you wish to add your own events to the Y&Y calendar, please sign up: www.yachtsandyachting.com/community/calendar/admin_join_new.asp