Events
Happy Cat Sailors' Meeting
Dear HAPPY CAT sailors!
Finally the time has come! After a break of 3 years, in 2023 the popular
INTERNATIONAL HAPPY CAT SAILORS MEETING
will take place again at the Traunsee in Austria!
Due to space limitations, the meeting is limited to 70 HAPPY CATs.
To secure your place an early registration is recommended.
The Grabner team is looking forward to seeing you again in Ebensee!
Registration deadline + food orders: Sunday 11 June
or as soon as maximum number of participants is reached.
Event location
SEGELCLUB EBENSEE
Trauneck 9
4802 EBENSEE am Traunsee
Austria
Program 2023
Adjustments possible at short notice depending on the weather!
The current program is posted on site at the entrance of the clubhouse on the "bulletin board".
THURSDAY 29.06.2023
- Early arrival: Everyone who wants can arrive earliest from Thursday 29.06.
You don't have to register extra in advance, just come!
FRIDAY 30.06.2023
- Arrival participant
- From approx. 10:00 Registration in the regatta office
(Clubhouse 1st floor - reception of sail numbers (stick on mainsail window), food vouchers and questionnaire, payment camping fee if camping) - 13:00 Day briefing + explanation single start time measurements in front of/at the clubhouse
- From approx. 14:00 individual start time measurements on the regatta course (without award ceremony).
For anyone who wants - good practice for mass start regatta the following day! - Sailing on your own - alone or with other participants
- Test possibility HAPPY CAT
- 18:30 Welcome & introduction of the participants in front of/at the clubhouse
- 19:00 dinner in front of/at the clubhouse (as pre-ordered with registration)
- approx. 20:00 Lecture: Sailing for beginners - demo on sailing simulator
- Exchange of experiences, get-together
SATURDAY 01.07.2023
- From approx. 07:30 breakfast in the clubhouse or in the quarters/camp
- From approx. 08:00 Registration in the regatta office
- 09:00 Day briefing + explanation mass start and regatta rules
- Followed by 1st mass start regatta (2 laps on the regatta course) (approx. 10 am)
- Followed by 2nd mass start regatta (2 laps on the regatta course)
- Test possibility HAPPY CAT
- Food in the clubhouse available all day.
- From approx. 16:00 capsize exercises at slip place - everybody who would like can try it himself
- 19:00 dinner in front of/at the clubhouse (as pre-ordered with registration)
- approx. 20:00 award ceremony mass start regatta
- Medals for the first 3 places in each class
- Trophy for the overall winner
- Participant certificates
- Exchange of experiences, get-together, open end
SUNDAY 02.07.2023
- From approx. 07:30 breakfast in the clubhouse or in the quarters/camp
- 09:00 Day briefing + explanation joint sailing trip
- Afterwards group photo
- From approx. 10 a.m. joint sailing trip across lake Traunsee (max. to regatta boat)
- Alternative: Sailing on your own
- Food in the clubhouse available all day
- After arrival in the afternoon in front of/at the clubhouse - farewell, end of the event.
- Relaxed journey home for those who have traveled a long way
MONDAY 03.07.2023
- Journey home