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Shearwater

Shearwater

The modern Shearwater has been refined and developed over a period of years to give a lightweight, strong, high performance catamaran. Hulls are now manufactured in either fiber-glass, wood, or carbon fibre.

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Show news Rutland Sailing Club Cat Open 2024
A-Cats, F18s, F20s, Shearwaters, Catapults and a lone F15, an F16 and a Dart 15 make up the fleet
Posted on 20 May Oldest videos of racing catamarans
We start in 1965, covering Hobie, Shearwater, Prindle and C Class, then the Worrell 1000
Posted on 7 Apr New date for Gill Cat Open at Grafham
Event has reputation for being extremely sociable, and now it's in July
Posted on 24 May 2023 Bala Annual Catamaran Open is a month away
Back in early May, after a great showing of Nacras and Shearwaters in 2022
Posted on 8 Apr 2023 Nebuchadnezzar wins Concours d'Elegance
Matrix insprired Shearwater announced as boat of the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show
Posted on 25 Feb 2023 Shearwater TT at Newhaven & Seaford
Apprehension was certainly in the air
Posted on 29 Jun 2022 Shearwater TT at Rutland
One big happy family camp and socialise together
Posted on 30 May 2022 Shearwater TT at Bala Sailing Club
A series of firsts for the class
Posted on 4 May 2022 Shearwater Class Associations debuts new ideas
At the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show
Posted on 27 Jan 2022 The Grafham Cat Open is back!
Set to take place on 30th & 31st October
Posted on 7 Oct 2021 64th Shearwater National Championships
Brilliant race courses and (of course) amazing socials
Posted on 26 Aug 2021 Stokes Bay Sailing Club Catamaran Open
Almost 50 cats entered despite a very bad weather forecast
Posted on 26 May 2021 Stokes Bay Sailing Club Catamaran Open preview
Sailors eagerly anticipating the first big catamaran event of the season
Posted on 6 May 2021 Shearwater TT Round 6 at Weston
Nine Shearwaters brave the wind and rain to compete
Posted on 1 Oct 2019 Shearwater TT Round 5 at Stokes Bay
All to play for in the penultimate 2019 TT event
Posted on 6 Sep 2019 63rd Shearwater Nationals overall
Four fantastic days of sailing at Brightlingsea
Posted on 21 Aug 2019 63rd Shearwater Nationals day 2
Capsizing in 25 knots is OK, but not in 5 knots
Posted on 19 Aug 2019 63rd Shearwater Nationals day 1
One transom lost before the first gun fired
Posted on 17 Aug 2019 Felixstowe Ferry SC Cat Open 2019
30 boats arrive to double the previous year's entry
Posted on 5 Aug 2019 Shearwater TT Round 4 at Felixstowe Ferry
The greyest of dreary days met the sailors
Posted on 31 Jul 2019 Shearwater TT Round 3 at Stone
The sun was out and breeze was in. What more cound be needed?
Posted on 25 Jun 2019 Shearwater TT Round 2 at Minnis Bay
12 boats race in light winds
Posted on 20 May 2019 Shearwater TT Round 1 at Rutland
Back on the water after a winter of preparing boats
Posted on 15 Apr 2019 I am not a number
David Henshall looks at dinghy handicapping
Posted on 14 Nov 2017 Grafham Cat Open rescheduled
Storm Brian pushes event back to March
Posted on 29 Oct 2017 Shearwaters at the Weston Cat Open
Last event before Diamond Anniversary celebrations
Posted on 6 Oct 2015 Shearwater TT at Pagham
Both days present really taxing conditions
Posted on 16 Jul 2015 Shearwater TT at Isle of Sheppey
A new destination for the fleet and entourage
Posted on 10 Jun 2015 Shearwater TT at Minnis Bay
Fantastic joint event with F18s
Posted on 21 May 2015 Shearwater TT at Stone
12 boats for the first event of the season
Posted on 27 Apr 2015
Links
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Photos

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Shearwater Nationals 2024 at Stone
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Shearwater Nationals 2024 at Stone
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Shearwater Nationals 2024 at Stone
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Shearwater Nationals 2024 at Stone
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Shearwater Nationals 2024 at Stone
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Shearwater Nationals 2024 at Stone
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Shearwater Nationals 2024 at Stone
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Shearwater Nationals 2024 at Stone
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Pete Jary dominated the Shearwater fleet on his spectacularly finished boat during the Rutland Cat Open 2024
© Gordon Upton / www.guppypix.com Pete & Joshua Jary's Shearater 'Nebuchadnezzar' wins the Concours d'Elegance at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show 2023
© Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com Pete & Joshua Jary's Shearater 'Nebuchadnezzar' wins the Concours d'Elegance at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show 2023
© Paul Wyeth / RYA Stone Week 2022
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk Shearwater TT at Newhaven & Seaford
© Shearwater class Shearwater TT at Newhaven & Seaford
© Shearwater class Shearwater TT at Newhaven & Seaford
© Shearwater class Shearwater TT at Newhaven & Seaford
© Shearwater class Podium after the Shearwater TT at Rutland
© Sarah Stuart Shearwater travellers at the Bala Catamaran Open 2022
© John Hunter Shearwater travellers at the Bala Catamaran Open 2022
© John Hunter Shearwater travellers at the Bala Catamaran Open 2022
© John Hunter Shearwater travellers at the Bala Catamaran Open 2022
© John Hunter Shearwater travellers at the Bala Catamaran Open 2022
© John Hunter Shearwater travellers at the Bala Catamaran Open 2022
© John Hunter Shearwater travellers at the Bala Catamaran Open 2022
© John Hunter Shearwater travellers at the Bala Catamaran Open 2022
© John Hunter Shearwater travellers at the Bala Catamaran Open 2022
© John Hunter 2016 Shearwater Nationals at Harwich
© James Willmott Shearwaters at Felixstowe Ferry
© Mike Bowden 2016 Shearwater Nationals at Harwich
© James Willmott Nigel and Sarah Stuart (Crowns) win the 64th Shearwater National Championships at Newhaven & Seaford
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