The Yachting Year 2018

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Mersea Week

26-31 August

Competitive family and friends racing on the

sheltered River Blackwater in Essex.

merseaweek.com

Dartmouth Royal Regatta

30-31 August

Including a passage race and a cruiser race, as

well as a river procession, fi reworks, steamboat

rally and much more. For all the family.

dartmouthregatta.co.uk

Mersea Oyster Dredging

Match

1 September

Unique event for smacks and bawleys, where

the winner is the boat to dredge the most.

Lovely atmosphere amid east coast mud and

merriment.

mersearegatta.org.uk

Cannes Yachting Festival

11-16 September

In a delightful setting by the Croisette, the

Cannes show is now four decades old and is

one of the best places to see cruising yachts,

motorboats, modern classics and there is a

wealth of shoreside stands, all the while soak-

ing up some late summer sun over a glass of

cool rosé.

cannesyachtingfestival.com

Volvo Ocean Race

Until mid-June

The multi-leg crewed circumnavigation

concludes with a tricky leg from Cardi† to

Gothenburg. The VOR app will keep you

updated meanwhile.

volvooceanrace.com

Falmouth

Classics

22-24 June

Wonderfully varied

classic fl eet gathers in

Carrick Roads for racing

and live bands.

falmouthclassics.org.uk

Route du Rhum

4 November start

Saint Malo to

Guadaloupe in the fastest,

most extreme monohulls

and multihulls in the

world.

routedurhum.com

Cowes Week

4-11 August

The best time to

exit the Solent if you

don’t like fast boats,

fi erce racing and all

night parties.

lendycowesweek.

org.uk

YANN RIOU/DONGFENG RACE TEAM

RICK TOMLINSON

THIERRY MARTINEZ

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