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Catapult Class Association

  
 

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Catapult Class Association members were deeply saddened to hear that Jon Montgomery, the designer of the Catapult, which has given so much pleasure over the years, died on Tuesday 9th June. Several members were able to attend Jon's funeral service on June 17th, and to hear Alex' eloquent and moving tribute to his father.

 (tribute to Jon Montgomery: here)

CATAPULT ASSOCIATION

John Peperell, the Association Secretary is the contact point to find out more, and:

          # see or try a Catapult               # ask about used boats or spares

              # arrange to get advice on sailing, rigging or racing Catapult

Contact John

email aybn31@dsl.pipex.com         mobile 07939 485185

phone +44 (0)20 8892 4909             fax +44 (0)20 8892 4909

By post 23 Heatham Park, Twickenham, Middx, TW2 7SF United Kingdom

                    
       



 

 Racing in the Travelling circuit
    is keen but very friendly.

 

Other sailors will offer advice
    on rigging, tuning and sailing,
    informally, or through contact
    arranged before an event.

 

Committee members are in
     contact before each event to tie
     up the arrangements

 

An "honour" approach to
     mistakes avoids the need for
     protests, and the website 
     has a Rules and Tactics Forum

 

 

      
         

 

  

 UPDATES

The sailing programme for 2009 kicked off at Minnis Bay at their Cat Open on 18th April with exciting and demanding conditions

The next event followed quickly, with Bassenthwaite Sailing Club hosting us again at the Bank Holiday weekend May 2nd- 4th, for the Northern Championships (also part of the Travellers Trophy series.) (see the Bass Report )

The Nationals June 19th-21st at Instow again, in the dramatic Torridge Estuary, North Devon gave superb sailing, three days racing testing the competitors across a range of wind strengths (more to follow) 

Immediately after, June 29th, Marconi SC (the home club of Paul Ellis) ran the Colne Point/East Coast Piers race the first of two long-distance races in the south-east. Three Catapult contested the 29-mile Colne Point race, and Paul Ellis gained 3rd in the 25-boat fleet, with Alastair Forrest 7th and Sandy Jordan 8th (more to follow)

We will be back at Bala for three days in July, 24th-26th, and the event will combine racing – 2 each morning. with fun events each afternoon--relay racing or Pro-am racing (novices and experts in teams)---or family racing.

There will be race and boat set-up advice, with coaching from the experts, and evening social events.  Bala has excellent camping and caravanning facilities, in beautiful family-friendly surroundings,

Below: some of the Catapult fleet at Bassenthwaite May 2009, in front of Skiddaw

          
         
                         
    Catapult fleet at Bassenthwaite