Re: ccc 2014

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Many thanks for the feedback on the CCC...Other feedback, from participants or onlookers, on the CCC or the Beale show generally, would be much appreciated.

To follow up on a couple of points, despite the effects of Saturday's weather forecast and deluge on visitor numbers and consequent gate receipts, the new organiser David Read has confirmed the Beale Show is going ahead next year... 5/6/7 June... so I can confirm we will be running our Cordless Canoe Challenges. It's too early for Makita to confirm their sponsorship: they have to wait for the next year's budgets to be approved.

I agree that it would be great to have more universities, colleges and schools taking part but though there is real interest, the Beale weekend tends to fall in the middle of exams for many. However, Southampton Uni is already talking about another entry next year.

While our general feeling is that we will not be messing about too much with the rules for next year... ie we'll do the CTC and the CCC as this year... we are debating possible tweaks which might attract more entries. For example, do we need to have limits on boat lengths at all? One reader said the 10' limit just excluded his old Mirror dinghy; why not any length in either event to open it more? Your thoughts welcome.

And yes, we are still keenly awaiting that first cordless hydrofoil!

Pete