admin To coincide with the 3rd Cape Cutter 19 rally from 28th May to 5th June 2016, the Class Association are offering branded clothing. Rugby top The rugby tops will have the Class Association logo embroidered on the left breast. For a small additional fee, your boat name can be embroidered below the logo. … Read more
The arrangements for the 2016 International Capecutter Week continue to develop. Mike Brooke has agreed to do a talk / masterclass on the Sunday evening, on sailing a CC19, covering rig, tuning and sail set for tackling the round the island race and sailing round the UK. This will be a most useful (and entertaining) … Read more
Most of the organisation for this event is now complete. To see details go to the “Events” menu. Please let the webmaster know if you are interested as the numbers attending will dictate the marina charges. It looks like it is going to be a great week of sailing and socialising.
After the resounding success of the 2015 Capecutter 19 Week which took place on the Rivers Orwell/Stour/Deben, with 15 CC19s being represented, plus the circumnavigation of Anglesey by four CC19s in August taking in the OGA event at Holyhead, more events are being planned for 2016. The main event will be the rally based on … Read more
The current edition of Cruising magazine features “A Cape Cutter in the Baltic“, an article about a month-long trip to the Stockholm archipelago by Cape Cutter number 86, Aurora last season. The article is an extract of a log which won the Yachting World Award for a family trip from the Cruising Association. You can read … Read more
There is now a picture gallery on the forum dedicated to the 2015 International Capecutter 19 Week. Members can upload their photographs for all to view. : http://www.capecutter19association.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=48
Thirteen Capecutter 19s participated in the rally on the East coast rivers at the end of May. Here are photographs taken of each boat taken during the week:
Five visiting Cape Cutters got an escort from the Orwell into the Walton Backwaters by local boat Whistling Rufus, a green-hulled boat, which is unique in having an inboard Diesel engine and carbon fibre mast, both fitted by the owner.
The first Cape Cutter 19 class race took place today at Royal Harwich Yacht Club in the river Orwell, with nine boats taking part. Aurora, skippered by Niki Erb, Meisje, skippered by Adrian Langford and Ladybird, skippered solo by Andrew Scullion, all made very good starts. Aurora looked like she had the edge for a while, … Read more
Tuesday 26th May 2015 So far eleven Cape Cutters have participated in the annual gathering, currently underway on the rivers Orwell, Deben and Stour in Suffolk. We are joined by boats of all colours, UK and South African built. We are joined too by Bob Brown, of Honnor Marine, who build the UK boats. The … Read more