Dartmouth Sailing Week 2010
Welcome to the web site of the 2010 Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta Sailing Week.
Yacht and Dinghy Racing
There is a full programme this year with dinghy racing from Saturday 21st August to Tuesday 24th August. Yacht racing takes place from Wednesday 25th August to Sunday 29th August.
Seniors Dinghy Racing will take place up river at Dittisham. Juniors will race in the area between Warfleet creek and the RDYC close to the mouth of the river. The Dinghy prizegiving ceremony will be at the Dartmouth Yacht Club at 18.30 on Thursday 26th August.
Yacht racing starts with the stand alone Passage Race from Torbay to Dartmouth on Wednesday 25th August, followed by four full days of racing in Start Bay from Thursday 26th August to Sunday 29th August.
Notice of Race and Race and Entry form
The Notice of Race and Entry form are available in PDF form from the Downloads page.
New Third Course for 2010
The Committee has made some radical changes to the yacht racing in Start Bay, the most important of which will be the introduction of a third course. This is designed to ensure that relative speeds of competitors are more closely matched and should provide more enjoyable racing for everyone. Note that the J105 class will be competing in their National Championships during the regatta.
Regatta Courses
| Western Course | IRC 0,1,2 and 3 plus the J105 fleet and sportsboats |
| Middle Course | IRC 4 and 5 plus all PY classes and large gaffers |
| Eastern Course | Dayboat fleets, smaller Gaffers and the Devon Yawls |
A third course will also mean there are fewer starts per course, fewer yachts on each course, better race management and a faster results service.
Regatta Events
The major events away from sailing will be the traditional fun fair, Red Arrows and other air displays, a fabulous Rock concert, continuous rowing races on the river, fun competitions and the famous pubs and restaurants in Dartmouth and Kingswear.
The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta is a unique combination of serious racing and fun on the water, with as much post racing activity as you can cope with. It’s not known as “the best in the West” for nothing. Information on all the “off water” activities can be found on the Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta web site