Welcome to Comet Class Association
The Comet web site aims to give you information on the fast, friendly and fun single handed sailing dinghy, the Comet.
If you would like to find out if there are Comets in action near you then go to the club-map page and enter your post code and change the search radius if required.
Also a list of clubs, and the last reported number of Comets sailed, can be found on the clubs page
The Comet Class Association organises over 20 events each year. Although these are open to all Comet owners and helms, only members of the association are eligible to qualify for the various travellers trophies and enter the 2 championship events.
The class association also publishes a newsletter at regular intervals throughout the year. Each issue includes reports on the open meetings and championships, information about forthcoming events, lots of Comet tips and rules updates.
Information about our open events and championships can be found on the calendar.
STOP PRESS
Good news – the Hawley Lake Comet Open has been reorganised to the 4th of July.
The Burghfield Comet Open has been postponed until the 24th of July or 14th of August. As soon as I know the new date I will publish it.
And now for some good news
Frensham Pond have rescheduled to the 13th of June.
Nottingham SC have rescheduled to the 31st of July.
Please note, as yet, Shearwater and Attenborough SCs are unable to offer new dates but negotiations are on going.
The Association Championships at Winsford Flash have been moved to the weekend of 17th – 18th of July.
Please amend your diary.
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News
For anyone intending competing in the Comet Nationals over the August Bank Holiday weekend and in need of accomodation etc please see Camping etc for the Comet Nationals at Bala SC
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For the Notice of Race for the Association Championships see Assocs_NOR_2021_WFSC
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Following on from the Dinghy Show here are three of the files that might be of interest to :
Comet-Why-Sail-a-Comet, Comet-Buying-a-Used-Comet and Comet-Dinghy
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Andy has passed on some information relating to the White Xtra and the Reefing White Xtra, click here to see it.
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Members will be aware that we have the Perihelion Archive within the “Members’ Area”. This archive stretches back to the beginnings of the Association and contains a lot of very useful information but, as most archives do, it is sitting there unused, possibly because you did not know what was in it. Over the past few weeks Chris Robinson has looked through all of the Archive and has created an Index of Interesting Articles. Just hop into the Members’ Area to see what is on offer.
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At long last some good news – The Association Championships are to be held at Winsford Flash SC on the 22nd/23rd of May.
For further information see – The ‘flyer’ for the Association Championships and the Information Document for the Association Championships.
A promotional Youtube video has been produced by WFSC (opens in a new tab) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fudxiT55zsk&feature=youtu.be
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We know how much you welcome Henry Jagger’s version of the Comet 2021 EVENTS poster so just click the link for an A4 version for your home or club notice board.
Similarly we are indebted to Chris Robinson for information on the Comet Dinghy and to Henry Jaggers for his Comet Association brochure or Comet Association Brochure (his traditional A4 3 fold) which may be of help to all.
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Returning member Rick Parnell is on the lookout for an Easy Loader, if you have one going spare please contact Mick, details in the Wanted section of Classifieds.
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The Orbital Champions page is now available – subject to errors and omissions!!
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The Events programme is now available but as you will appreciate ALL sailing events are
PROVISIONAL
due to on going Covid19 restrictions.
Additionally there MAY be date changes as Steve firms up the arrangements. Watch this space!
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Perihelion 131 is now in the Members Area.
The 2021 membership form is now available with a nice discount for existing members to take into account the disruption caused by Covid19.
Links to latest Comet Price lists are in the Classifieds section.
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The Minutes of the 2020 AGM and the updated Constitution are to be found in the Members’ Area.
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Some DIFFERENT news rather that the doom and gloom regarding Covid. Andy is developing a modification to the support ring for the Reefing White Xtra (RWX). Click here for a direct link. There is also a link to this page from the Information page.
Measurement Rules
The new measurement rules to include the White Xtra are in the member’s area.
Comet Clubs
The Association would like to know of any club where Comets are sailed, please have a look at the Clubs page and if you know of other club(s) where Comets are sailed please e-mail me.
Thanks
Nigel Fern
