fantom Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Just a Quick question How many cats would turn up to your club on a regular basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rrrrr Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Palmer Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Mackay - 7, work weather and zest dependant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy thunder Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 at Kurnell Cat Club Sydney NSW,, we average 18 approx with numbers as small as 8 and max of 22 sometimes more depending on away regattas and time of year, christmas etc... and if the boys from Yarra Bay make the trip across the bay.... how are other clubs fairing? cheers d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwl Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 I actually tracked KCC AVERAGE nos of boats in 1999 to 2002 whilst i was race secretary and published at our AGM...so here is a historical perspective for whats its worth:- Year Weekly Average 1999/00 15 (17 in Club Championship Series) 2000/01 17 (19 " " " ) 2001/02 20 (22 " " " ) For Regattas 1999/00 26 2000/01 23 2001/00 20 Interestingly the regattas had about 60% / 40% home and away boats. Doug L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Thanks everyone ... what I am trying to do is visualise the appeal to sponsers and what they could expect from their involvement in the sport. maybe "pie in the sky" thoughts but if I don't try I will never know. Has anyone ever tried racing with the handicap at the start of the race? ie the faster craft starting at the rear of the field so the finish is more equal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Yeah, we used to start all the 18 footer handicap races like that. It is easy to do, with the fastest boat going when the gun goes off, and all the other boats getting a head start on that. Some boats had 15 minutes head start, others only 30 seconds. This is the same class of boat though. At Kurnell in the 80's we had a race that was handicap start and you were told when you could go from inside the club house. So you then had to run to your boat the was already being held by your crew in the water and go from there. I was sailing on the Nacra 36 that day and we were off scratch, with some boats getting half an hour start on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush pig Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 At Mannering Park Yacht Club on any Saturday we would have been about 15 14ft cats 3-4 16 ft cats and 2 nacra 5.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted December 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Cleveland Yacht Club had 5 16' cats racing today along with a heap of mono hulls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hmmmm.......we get about 10 boats each week at Bundaberg out of the following: 5 Nacra 16 Squares, 4 Hobie 16's, 1 Calypso 4.4, 1 Hobie 14 and 2 Paper Tigers. We travel to other clubs regularly - we have an organised Interclub Series which is 4 Regattas over the season at each of the 4 clubs - Tin Can Bay, Maryborough, Hervey Bay and Bundaberg. Camping at the clubhouse happens at Tin Can Bay and Bundaberg which adds to the social intercourse! Cheers Greg W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted December 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 That sounds like a great club at Bundaberg .. really promoting the basics of what a club is all about .. friendship in competition .. I will have to make the trip after Christmas... keep up the great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Would love to see you here - the annual Bundaberg Rum Regatta (last round of the Interclub Series) to be held 12/13th March 2005. Two races Sat PM and 2 races Sun AM, BBQ and live band at the clubhouse Sat night! Cheers Greg W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Anywhere between 5 and 15-20 in Canberra of a weekend depending on the weather. 5 or 6 larger cats 16ft+ the rest 14ft cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Humpybong Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Humpybong Queensland: 7-8 A Classes,3F18's, 3 5.7 Taipans with spinakers, 2 16sq,Hydra, Stingray. Most weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 In hobart we are avg. 15 boats 4 nacra 5.8's 2 taipans (soon to be 3) 3 cobra's 1 hobie 18 4 maricats 3 A classes (soon to be 5) a windrush 14 and hopfully a sailor currently in qld looking to return to tassie sailing a taipan 5.7 Catsailing has really taken of this year and alot of intrest in getting into 14 foot and 16 foot cats which is good to see. Past years has been very lean in the way of cats but the people running our club have turned things around and seems to be getting bigger by the week. We have 4 - 5 boats who turn up every so often who aren't members yet but have been very impressed with the whole cat sailing seen, also 4 - 5 paper tigers who have raced with us recently and are looking to join in the fun so hopfully after our long christmas break there will be a few more boats to chase around the course. Our club just returned from Bridport (north of the state) for a regatta where the northern club had 19 boats. Mostly hobie 16's and a couple of hobie 18's. http://bridport.catsailor.org/photos/day1/ take alook @ some great photo's of our weekend just passed. [This message has been edited by cj (edited 08 December 2004).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Thanks for all the replies ... as I see it there seems to be a wide variation of numbers attending club races (this is not necessarily a bad thing) I am hoping that this info from various clubs can be of benifit to us all. Please keep the numbers coming in. By helping each other I am sure that we can help ourselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV YUKKA II Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 windamere at mudgee 4 race weekend serries once a month. 5 nacra 5.8s,4 stingrays,1 hobbie 18, 2 hobbie 16, 2 mari 4.3. all race off a hadicap start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Hey Greg, remind us all when your end of year regatta gets closer as it sounds like a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 No wuckers! Cheers Greg W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Antony Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Heres another question with a similar theme. Of the people regularly sailing, how many are under 35? How many under 25? How many teenagers/juniors? How many ladies? For Kurnell CC we have 1 person under 25. About 8 below 35. We have one female skipper who attends irregularly. Ant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Well the club has started again after our Chrissie break and we have had 3 new starters so far in the cat entries ... all quicker than me ... darn .. but all happy and eager to better themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berny Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 CRSC don't race in the winter but this year we are getting 7 Maris and my 430 most w/ends. We have no sailors under 107 Well one is in his 20's but the rest of us....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berny Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Originally posted by Greg W: Hmmmm.......we get about 10 boats each week at Bundaberg out of the following: 5 Nacra 16 Squares, 4 Hobie 16's, 1 Calypso 4.4, 1 Hobie 14 and 2 Paper Tigers. We travel to other clubs regularly - we have an organised Interclub Series which is 4 Regattas over the season at each of the 4 clubs - Tin Can Bay, Maryborough, Hervey Bay and Bundaberg. Camping at the clubhouse happens at Tin Can Bay and Bundaberg which adds to the social intercourse! Cheers Greg W Greg, is Baffle Creek SC still going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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