Plymouth Regatta 2010»Plymouth Regatta 2010
The 2010 Plymouth Regatta looks set to be one of the dates not to miss this year, with numbers of dinghies racing in the port on the increase & competitive racing across a wide spectrum of dinghy classes.
Plymouth Sound is arguably one of the best stretches of water to race in on the South coast & provides a natural amphitheatre to watch from.
Dinghy racing will be held on Wed – Friday evenings starting at 18:15 with results / food & drinks available after the racing at the Regatta Office (RPCYC). The weekend sees a whole day of racing on the Saturday followed by a great evening of entertainment with a live band playing at the RPCYC. Sunday is the final day of the racing which sees racing in the morning followed by the regatta prize giving.
The racing will have committee boat starts & racing around navigation buoys in Plymouth Sound along with laid marks. Class racing will be offered for any class having more than six entries with handicap racing for Fast, Medium, Slow, Asymmetric fleets. There is also a team prize for the club with the best aggregate Overall score from three different classes. So why not encourage fellow competitors from your club to enter a team ?.
To encourage youngsters into the sport there will be a Youth Rookie Regatta for under 19’s who are in their first season of racing & have only sailed at their own clubs in the past. The races will be held on the same dates / times of the main regatta making it a Regatta for all of the family irrespective of experience.
The regatta committee have strived to keep the costs down for the 2010 Regatta & by entering early there are significant savings on the already very competitively priced regatta proving good value for money racing. Additionally there is free dinghy parking at Elphinstone Dinghy park courtesy of Plymouth City Council.
So keep the 28th July – 1st August free in your diary so that you can take part in the Plymouth Regatta 2010 & enjoy some first class racing with some evenings to remember !!.
by Jon Buckler