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 AND SPARES: GET IN TOUCH TO OFFER BOATS FOR SALE OR SPARE PARTS)

                        Contact Nigel at  nigel@performconsult.co.uk      mobile 07730 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 

   THE 2012 SEASON  UNDERWAY AT BEWL WATER  Bewl Reservoir gave ideal conditions with sunshine and a Force 4-5 (and testing gusts) to open the TT series on Sunday April 15th. Paul Ellis built a good win in close racing, and Alex Montgomery scored two morning firsts before having to depart on the red-eye to Dubai. (See photos below) (Report and pictures) 

  THE 2012 RACE PROGRAMME is here, including the Travelling Trophy racing, and National and Northern Championships.  Go here for the cumulative 2012 TT season results and scoring, and to  Results and
 Reports for the 2012 writeups.

    A good turnout is already confirmed for the next event, the Bassenthwaite Bank Holiday meeting 5th-7th May (See 2010 photo below. )

  (Below: an invitation to go sailing: Cliff Antill rigs at Bewl Valley SC in the sunshine, Sunday morning)



  In the first cruising programme outing, Mike Dunbavin and Alastair Forrest got the season going at Chichester Harbour on Saturday 24th March---but no bravery was needed in balmy sunshine and a light but definite SE breeze 

    The highlight of the 2011 PRESENTATION LUNCH on Sunday 20 November 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".  (Report here)

     2011 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

    BOAT SALE: John reports that TI Sail number 2029  has been sold to Kenya --hopefully we will hear of developments there.

    PARTS AND SPARES: John Peperell has sent a new list of available new and used spares click here

    NEW SAIL The new Hyde mainsail is at an attractive price (click here  for details) and Justin Evans had it in action through 2011 after the first outing 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.

    Contact alastairforrest@hotmail.com with any comments, suggestions, photos or writeups for the site.

   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: Bewl 2012: Alastair and Paul head to the upwind mark, typical of the close fast racing at the start of this year's TT season (Photo Bewl Valley SC safety crew.)

 


Below: Hard racing in the sunshine at Bassenthwaite, May Bank Holiday 2011:
George Evans 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.