I thoroughly enjoyed sailing at Mumbles, and I wouldn't object to repeating the experience next year. I know that Mumbles S C have said they'd have us back.
However, I do also think it's about time the event happened in England and I'd be happier not having to trek all the way down the M4 from what is effectively the other side of the country......
What are other people's thoughts on this? Should we perhaps pitch up at a cat event somewhere and call it our Nationals? My own preference would be to sail somewhere that would give us our own start and course - so I guess I'd prefer something separately organised. I'd actually have no problem with an event at Datchet (or Grafham) even though it's a 'pond' <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Didn't Toby say something about perhaps organising it at Weymouth?
Grafham is possible, but we are already "start full" on the fast course at the Cat open (Single handers, Fast Hcap. F18, Spitfire and 5.9's. If everyone who says they are coming, does, we will have over 200 boats on the lake (2 courses, approx 100 on each).
The A classes are using the open as thier nationals (we are expecting around 20 boats) and they are sailing in the single handed champs. I'm sure the F16's would be welcome, but we could not be 100% certain of our own start ! This might change if we could be certain of 30 boats, but this would mean one of the other classes going into the Hcap fleet.
Having the Nats as part of another open gives us two-for-the-price-of-one, but does make things more crowded.
Another issue is that the south coast
is a nightmare during school holidays !
