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CLASSIC BOAT APRIL 2016 55

CLASSIC EVENTS

SCOTLAND

28 MAY – 4 JUNE

Sail Caledonia

Atlantic coast to North Sea coast,

via Great Glen Sailcaledonia.org

Biennial event on many dinghy

sailors’ bucket lists

25-26 JUNE

Scottish Traditional Boat

Festival

Portsoy, Aberdeenshire

Tel: +44 (0)1261 842951

stbfportsoy.com/stbf

Rowing, sailing, shoreside. 100+

boats. Backed by Aberdeen Asset

Management

8-12 AUGUST

Clyde Raid

Raidengland.org

Raid England are stepping outside

of their named remit to hold this

year’s raid – the seventh – in the

famous firth of Clyde

WALES

17-24 JULY

Conwy River Festival

conwyriverfestival.org

Includes Nobby and Gaffers Race

7-8 MAY

Swansea Bay and Bristol

Channel Yacht Club Regatta

Swansea Bay

Tel: +44 (0)7881 269210

[email protected]

Pilot cutters and other gaffers

1-13 AUGUST

Menai Strait Regattas

Nr Beaumaris, Anglesey, N Wales

Tel: +44 (0)151 677 1264

menaistraitregattas.org.uk

Racing in dinghies and daysailers in

many classes. Sponsored by Hempels

NORTH ENGLAND

30 JULY – 6 AUGUST

Yorkshire YC Regatta

ryyc.org.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1262 672041

Including Yorkshire ODs. All sizes of

wooden boat; 20+boats

3-5 JUNE

Northern Boat Show

Liverpool, northernboatshow.co.uk

Second outing: a few classics

among the glass

IRELAND

17-19 JUNE (DATES TBC)

Crosshaven Traditional Sail

County Cork, Ireland

James Fegan, Tel: +353 87 830 5707

crosshaventradsail.com, 60+ boats

27-29 MAY

Baltimore Wooden Boat

Festival

County Cork, Ireland

baltimorewoodenboatfestival.com

Major Irish event

NORFOLK

BROADS

4-5 JUNE

Three Rivers Race

The Ant, Bure and Thurne

Tel: +44 (0)1692 630507

threeriversrace.org.uk

Wild Broads day/night race, once

described as “It’s a Knockout on

water”. Unique... and brilliant

28 AUGUST

Albatross Rally

Fritton Lake, Norfolk Broads

albatrossmarine.co.uk

Albatross speedboat racing is

growing: vintage hydroplanes and

vintage costume this year...

LATE SEPTEMBER (DATE

TBC)

Yare Navigation Race

Norfolk Broads

coldhamhallsailingclub.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1603 712916

32-M passage race

Thrills and spills in the biggest

yacht race on the Broads

THAMES

Thames Traditional Boat
Rally, Henley-on-Thames,
Oxon
15–17 JULY
Tel: +44 (0)1932 872575
tradboatrally.com
Last year’s show, under new
management, was a huge success,
and this one should be too

3–5 JUNE 2017
Beale Park Boat and
Outdoor Show
Tel: +44 (0)1296 631273
bealeparkboatandoutdoorshow.
co.uk
Beale Park, nr Reading, upper
Thames.
It’s no secret that we’ve always
had a soft spot for this ‘grass, tents
and dinghies’ show and this year
will be no exception with lots of
exciting plans afoot.

3 SEPTEMBER
Great River Race
Docklands to Ham, Thames,
London
Tel: +44 (0)208 398 8141,
greatriverrace.co.uk
300-boat, 21-mile rowing race. The
London Marathon of the Thames

WEST COUNTRY

28–29 MAY

Brixham Heritage Regatta

Brixham, Devon

Tel: +44 (0)1803 853332

brixhamheritagesailing.org.uk

From trawlers to small gaffers

17–19JUNE

Falmouth Classics

Cornwall, falmouthclassics.org.uk

8–10 JULY

Sea, Salts and Sail

Mousehole, Cornwall

Tel: +44 (0)7470 326605

seasalts.co.uk

12 JULY

PLYMOUTH LA ROCHELLE

RALLY (Inc Brest feeder)

yachtclubclassique.com

A rally for classic yachts leaving

from Plymouth bound for La

Rochelle, taking in the huge Brest

Maritime Festival (see page 53)

en route

29 JULY–1 AUGUST

Sutton Harbour Plymouth

Classic Boat Rally

plymouthclassics.org.uk

2-5 AUGUST

Fowey Classics

foweyclassics.com

CB ARCHIVES

CB ARCHIVES

STEFFAN MEYRIC HUGHES