CATAPULT CATAMARAN ASSOCIATION

  Nigel Harrison, the Association Secretary and John Peperell, the Technical Officer  are the contact points to find out more, and to:

        # see or try a Catapult            #  get advice on buying, sailing, rigging or racing Catapult

 # ask about used boats or spares   (and click Gear and  Used Boats)     # ask about Association  membership 

    (THERE IS A BRISK MARKET IN USED BOATS: GET IN TOUCH TO OFFER BOATS FOR SALE OR SPARE PARTS)

                        Contact Nigel at  nigel@performconsult.co.uk      mobile 0770 200 311

    and John at aybn31@dsl.pipex.com     mobile 07939 485185    phone +44 (0)20 8892 4909      
                                         
            23 Heatham Park, Twickenham, Middx, TW2 7SF UK

                               ( MEMBERSHIP FORM HERE:    images/membership_form[1].pdf   )

UPDATES 

    New members at the PRESENTATION LUNCH on Sunday 20 November made it bigger than ever as the final get-together for the season (again at the welcoming venue of The White Horse, Empingham)

    The highlight of the meeting was the tribute to John Peperell, standing down as Honorary Secretary, and the presentation of a mounted picture of John in action (below)  with the message from all in the Association: "From all your friends in the Catapult Class Association with many thanks for a quarter of a century of outstanding service as Honorary Secretary". 

                                           (John's presentation picture: see also photo further below)

   2011 TRAVELLING TROPHY: Grafham decided the top three places for 2011, with Paul Ellis holding the lead built up over the season, and Gareth Ede lifting to second (although counting a DNS score in his 22 races for the season) past Alastair Forrest.

    SEASON SUMMARY AND REPORTS Click here for the 2011 TT results, and summary of the TT and Championship events for 2011. 

    RECENT AND ARCHIVE PICTURES: A selection here

    NEW SAIL John Peperell has sent details of a new Hyde mainsail at an attractive price (click here  for details) and Justin Evans had it in action for the first time at Bassenthwaite (Picture)

    WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT: The site is building up guidance on rigging and tuning with pages on hoist and downhaul  and on outhaul and inhaul adjustment, and now has three pages on assembling---the frame, the hulls and the mast  

     The new section on cruising and fun use is building, with 2012 plans and acoounts of cruises. More reports will be welcomed

   CLASS ASSOCIATION:

  The Annual General Meeting for all members was again held at Bala, on Sunday July 24th after the sailing events.
    (Notes here)

       Below: the winning entry in the 2011 Photo Competition: George Evans' view from his Catapult down an alpine lake.

Below: John Peperell (right) recieves the thanks of the Association from Chairman Stuart Ede, after shepherding Catapult through 25 years as Honorary Secretary





Below: Hard racing in the sunshine at Bassenthwaite, May Bank Holiday:
George chases Paul Ellis towards Skiddaw      (Photo BSC Rescue crew)

Jon Montgomery: Designer of Catapult: 22nd February 1935 - 9th June 2009

 A tribute to Jon here.