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BBQ and dancing to live music; August 2 – film night; August 3 - end of regatta party, fine dining and live band (pre book); August 4 – last day including Diamond Jubilee Gold Challenge Cup Race and the grand prizegiving. tOp tips: Free parking for all visitors and competitors. No launching fees for competing boats. Fantastic clubhouse facilities and changing rooms. Clubhouse restaurant open every day from breakfast at 08.00, bar open every day from 12.00. Free childrens’ entertainer on Monday July 29. cOntact: Ms Jo Launchbury, Manager, Norfolk Broads YC, 01603 782808, manager@nbyc.co.uk www.nbyc.co.uk
racing fOrmat: Activities and racing each morning and afternoon. classes: Use of boats included, RS Feva and Topper. entry fees: TBA, see website. spOnsOrs: Principal sponsor: Rotary Club of Bourne End and Cookham. sOcial scene: Good food, friendly welcome. Daily catering, ending with a family barbecue and prizegiving on Saturday. tOp tips: Beautiful setting, wide range of facilities within walking distance. Camping available adjacent to the club. cOntact: See website or email jbew@utsc.org.uk http://jbew.utsc.org.uk
SOUTH BouRne end week
regatta in the world! racing fOrmat: Whitstable Week – Monday to Friday, two back to back races every day, with a rest/fun day on Wednesday. Whitstable Regatta – Saturday and Sunday, refreshed format for 2013 - check website for details. classes: Dinghies and catamarans suitable for launching from the beach (contact club if in any doubt). entry fees: To be confirmed. spOnsOrs: Broad Oak BMW sOcial scene: Social events planned for each evening at Whitstable YC, or sample the local delights of the Whitstable pubs and restaurants on the club’s door step. tOp tips: Whitstable offers some of the best sailing conditions in the south-east, with great fleet racing, especially for Tasars, Lasers and catamarans. The yacht club is situated in the middle of this charming seaside town, with its boutiques, pubs, art galleries and nationally acclaimed restaurants. There’s plenty of space to park your boat, and a great chandlery right next door. A wide range of accommodation is available, from bunk rooms at the yacht club, to hotels and self-catering cottages; book early as summer can be busy. For non-sailors there are local shops specialising in everything from cheese to cupcakes, fashion to vintage furniture, and lovely coastal walks from Seasalter to Reculver, passing the stunning cliff top lawns of Tankerton slopes and the miles of pebble beaches lined with
traditional painted beach huts. cOntact: Robert Govier, rear commodore sailing, 01227 272942, whitstableweek@wyc.org.uk www.wyc.org.uk
wRoxham week
July 28-August 4 Norfolk Broads YC, Wroxham Broad, Wroxham, Norwich Overview: NBYC 75th Anniversary Open Regatta – eight days of open class and handicap racing. racing fOrmat: Most classes three races per day. See the website for a full racing programme at www.nbyc.co.uk classes: All single and doublehanded dinghies (Allcomers B handicap racing), including Norfolk One Design. Separate races for Optimist fleet. Keelboats: Broads One Design, Yare and Bure One Design, Yeoman (Allcomers A handicap racing), Star Class, River Cruisers - registered through the River Cruiser Class. entry fees: £1.50 per boat per race. Singlehanders 75p per race. spOnsOrs: Norfolk Broads YC sOcial scene: A busy social week with fantastic events every evening to complement the extensive racing programme: Sunday July 28 jazz night and supper (pre-book); July 29 - quiz night with supper (book on the day); July 30 - Wroxham Week dinner (pre book); July 31 - fish and chip night; August 1 - Wroxham Regatta Day,
May 25-29 Upper Thames SC, Bourne End, Bucks Overview: ‘River racing at its best’. Bourne End Week is the annual regatta of Upper Thames SC and has been run for over 100 years. racing fOrmat: Class racing for OKs, Wayfarers, Merlin Rockets, Fireflies, RS Fevas, and Handicap, plus the national championship for the historic Thames A-Raters. An innovation this year is a Classic Fleet for pre-1985 and under 16ft dinghies. All fleets will have a morning and an afternoon race. classes: Merlin Rocket, Wayfarer, OK, Firefly, RS Feva, Classic, handicap and Thames A-Rater. entry fees: Full prices shown, discounted early online booking preferred. Sunday party ticket included in full week fee. Full week/daily fee: doublehanded £64/£18, singlehanded £39/£11, Thames A-Rater £151/£34, helms under-18 half price. spOnsOr: Lafarge Tarmac sOcial scene: Daily catering and bar facilities and a full social programme, starting with supper on Friday evening and including a new party night on Sunday with cocktails, food and entertainment in the riverside marquee. tOp tips: Beautiful setting, wide range of facilities within walking distance, and many local attractions for non-sailors in Marlow and surrounding area. Camping available adjacent to the club. cOntact: John Dighton, rcsailing@utsc.org.uk http://bew.utsc.org.uk
JunioR BouRne end week
May 30-June 1 Upper Thames SC, Bourne End, Bucks Overview: A mixture of racing, fun and games. Come and join in if you are 18 or under, race training for those who want, with the opportunity to compete in the Junior Bourne End Week Regatta. The event is organised and run entirely with the support of parents.
ChiChesteR haRBouR fedeRation Regatta week (fed week)
August 19 -23 Under the burgee of Hayling Island SC, Sandy Point, Hayling Island, Hants Overview: This year sees the 50th Anniversary of this regatta, one of the most popular dinghy race weeks in the country, attracting in excess of 300 entries each year. racing fOrmat: Races are sailed over three separate courses in Chichester Harbour; there is one race per day with three results to count, with the exception of the Tera, Topper, Optimist and Slow Handicap fleets which have nine shorter races, with six results to count (two races on the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, one race on Friday). Start times are 1000hrs on Monday August 19, 1030 on Tuesday 20, 1100 on Wednesday 21, 1130 on Thursday 22, 1215 on Friday 23. classes: Class racing for Artemis 20, Finn, Flying Fifteen, Foils, Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, Merlin Rocket, Optimist, RS200, RS400, RS Elite, RS Feva, RS Tera, Solo, Topper, plus handicap fleets. Handicap racing normally based on HISC-modified Portsmouth Numbers but may be varied at discretion of race committee: Fast Asymmetric H’cap and Foils; Medium Asymmetric H’cap; Fast H’cap Conventional; Medium H’cap; Slow H’cap. Groupings TBA. entry fees: Week or daily entries available. sOcial scene: A social is held at a different Chichester Harbour club every evening. tOp tips: Great racing in a broad stretch of open yet sheltered water in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Sandy beach and safe swimming for all the family. cOntact: sailingsecretary@chifed.org www.chifed.org
Cowes week
August 3-10 Cowes Combined Clubs, Regatta House, Cowes, Isle of Wight
May 2013
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