WELCOME TO PLYMOUTH RACE WEEK 2011 - THE YACHTSMAN'S REGATTA

Event Photographs by Tom Gruitt available at www.fotoboat.com

Timed to coincide with Plymouth Summer Festival, a full calendar of dazzling events will ensure that the shoreside entertainment is every bit as spectacular as the sailing, with a dedicated, fully licensed race village on the Barbican offering food, live entertainment, tradestands and daily prizegivings. There will also be an open-air market consisting of stalls with a maritime theme such as an Oyster Bar. Crew facilities for this event are first class with competitors berthing in Sutton Harbour, Queen Anne’s Battery and Plymouth Yacht Haven marinas - right at the heart of the on shore action.

Thursday 7th July

Plymouth Race Week kicked off with champagne sailing conditions on Thursday 7th July.  With extreme competition in all fleets, Dark and Steamy took a clean sweep in both races in IRC A.  Big Toe took first place for the J80's, and Jochem Visser mastered the conditions to clean up in the Seascape class.

Help for Heroes Charity Auction

Over £3000 was raised for Plymouth Race Week charities, Help for Heroes and Toe in the Water, at our auction of pledges on Thursday 7th July. After a great day on the water followed by the daily prizegiving, many of the competitors stayed on in the Race Village to enjoy the bidding and banter created by well-known auctioneer, Graham Barton.  Joined by RWYC members, the Lord and Lady Mayoress and the general public, Graham enticed them into buying all manner of things from a Family ticket to the Aquarium to a helicopter ride around the Sound!  

On Friday 8th July, Irish band Mad Dog McCrea will be playing in the marquee at around 21:00 - all welcome!

There will be music from jazz quartet, Metropolis on Saturday afternoon from 15:00 - 16:00 and a disco later  that evening.

Enter now to secure your place in the inaugural edition of this bi-annual event. Entry Form and Notice of Race available to download from the competitors page.

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