At Monday's Committee Meeting, I asked about Whitefriars hosting a Peggie event and a CVRDA event on August Bank Holiday 2008. This has been agreed, so I can now cordially invite you all to come to Sunny Wiltshire at the End of August NEXT YEAR! Don't come this you, as you will still be a fair way from everyone else in North Wales!
More dtails to follow in about 10 months...
Whitefriars 2008
That pic was taken at federation day at Cotswold sc, I think. It is a little smaller than Clywedog, and lacks big mountains, but we can still send you all down "the Cut" if you want to experience winds coming from all directions at once! The long distance cruise potential is limited, but there are places to sail to and go exploring - just on a small scale!
Rupert
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This is the first I've heard for this. It is traditional that Nationals venues are voted on at the AGM and all the membership decide on a venue. Im very pissed off that approachs have been made with out the membership being informed and will proberbly not attend as have not been consulted.
Fuming Al
Cats excluded as well.
Fuming Al
Cats excluded as well.
I thought that it was a Pegasus event too - not the CVRDA nationals. I suppose that the Nationals could be held at a different time of year (or am I wrong). Certainly for the Scots among us there is no National August Bank Holiday and the schools are all back by then so you may exclude those from North of the border with kids (not me I hasten to add). Just making the point.
If you not want me not hold. I'm just offering a venue. If you decide at the AGM you would rather hold the CVRDA nationals somewhere else, we shall put something else on that weekend. If the Peggies want to hold a Nationals on a separate weekend, let me know when, and I'll try and fit you in, though you may have to share the water with club racing on the Sunday.
Alan - Attitudes like that will make the cvrda very short of venues for the future, won't it? Why should I go to the bother of offering to run an event if the moaning is going to start 18 months before the event? How many cats were at Clywedog, by the way?
Alan - Attitudes like that will make the cvrda very short of venues for the future, won't it? Why should I go to the bother of offering to run an event if the moaning is going to start 18 months before the event? How many cats were at Clywedog, by the way?
Rupert
without wishing to cause offence or get to nasty, how many cats have ever been to any of the events, even it cat friendly locations. I know alan has a particular love of cats, and I'm not having a dig at alan AT ALL, but the bigger picture must be considered. Yes I do agree that maybe with the location being not catable (is that a word?) it should be voted upon, but to have a new venue 18 months in advance has got to be progress.
let's not all get silly about this and fall out, it should certainly be discussed.
let's not all get silly about this and fall out, it should certainly be discussed.
The only canoe sailor in MY village too !
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o yea, also, it has been much discussed on the forum. the forum does seem to be theprimary discussion platform for the cvrda, so really all is good and being discussed.
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Hi All
I am about to get on my bike again!!!!!!!
In an ideal world we would arrange venue for Nationals at AGM but I seem to recall from memory that 2006 venue was undecided until Jan 2006 when we confirmed Clywedog and 2007 is much the same as we at Clywedog were the only club to put our head over the parapet again (willingly I might add). We should give Rupert all the encouragement we can, yes it may not be as big or roomy as Clywedog but it is a central venue and we should get some new converts.
It would mean Clywedogs 2008 meet would be earlier and Cats of any size up to 24ft are welcome !!!!.
Discussion and personal views are good but lets not fall out over it.
Keith
I am about to get on my bike again!!!!!!!
In an ideal world we would arrange venue for Nationals at AGM but I seem to recall from memory that 2006 venue was undecided until Jan 2006 when we confirmed Clywedog and 2007 is much the same as we at Clywedog were the only club to put our head over the parapet again (willingly I might add). We should give Rupert all the encouragement we can, yes it may not be as big or roomy as Clywedog but it is a central venue and we should get some new converts.
It would mean Clywedogs 2008 meet would be earlier and Cats of any size up to 24ft are welcome !!!!.
Discussion and personal views are good but lets not fall out over it.
Keith
Two Peggies 199,100,
Flying fifteen 1855,
Flying fifteen 204 (now in the barn)
Sunbird
Flying fifteen 1855,
Flying fifteen 204 (now in the barn)
Sunbird
Ed, hope you are not too sick, I've never heard of an allergy to capital letters before!
As far as camping goes, we haven't as much room as Roadford, but there must be space for 25-30 tents easily, probebly more. Actually, camping is the main reason that if the cvrda does want to come visiting on the traditional Nationals weekend, we need to book the field early, before the camping and caravanning club boating group or a scout troop.
As far as camping goes, we haven't as much room as Roadford, but there must be space for 25-30 tents easily, probebly more. Actually, camping is the main reason that if the cvrda does want to come visiting on the traditional Nationals weekend, we need to book the field early, before the camping and caravanning club boating group or a scout troop.
Rupert
Have to say that I think Rupert and Whitefriars have made a very generous offer and we should back him all the way. We cant expect Keith and Clwedog to keep coming forward (I think two years in a row is more than enough)and Roadford has its problems which have been much discussed in the past.
Every club has its downsides and I dont think we at Shearwater have the facilities to offer an event that stretches into a week for some.
Alan your point about no cats is noted but the only time we see cats out is at Roadford and as said previously none were present at Clwedog.
Whitefriars as I have said previously is just big enough for our nationals and would suit most of our regulars.
Rupert thank for stepping forward and if we need a vote lets have one online. After all the cvrda is supposed to be an online association.
ps I bet you dont get over 1.2 mllion votes like some government websites!!!!!
Every club has its downsides and I dont think we at Shearwater have the facilities to offer an event that stretches into a week for some.
Alan your point about no cats is noted but the only time we see cats out is at Roadford and as said previously none were present at Clwedog.
Whitefriars as I have said previously is just big enough for our nationals and would suit most of our regulars.
Rupert thank for stepping forward and if we need a vote lets have one online. After all the cvrda is supposed to be an online association.
ps I bet you dont get over 1.2 mllion votes like some government websites!!!!!
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