Coming Up at GWSC

Summer is here and there is plenty happening at Grafham for everyone.

Spring Series Prizegiving

The prizegiving for the Gill Spring Sunday Series will be held at the club on Wednesday June 29th in the top bar after sailing. Lisa is preparing a prizegiving supper and some very generous prizes from our sponsor Gill will be awarded. Bring your partner and enjoy the opportunity to relax, celebrate and socialise on a mid-summer evening.

Graduate and Heron National Championships

These are coming up on 9th-10th July.

Entry for these events is via the respective Class Association websites. Follow this link for booking of campervan and camping spaces.

Sunday Summer Series

This runs from 26th June to 18th September. Follow this link to the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and to sign on.

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 now in full swing. These 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.

Coming up in the school summer holidays, two dates for your diaries: from 24th-29th July Grafham will be hosting the National Schools Sailing Association (NSSA) annual regatta; and from 8th-12th August is the ever-popular Youth Summer Camp.

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.

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