UPDATE:

03-10-11 East Coast IRC Championships 2012
These are to be part of the 2012 regatta over the weekend of 14/15th July. Mark it in your year planner now and alert the crew - this is one not to miss.

06-07-11 Breakfasts
As per the handbook breakfasts will be available on LV87 Saturday and Sunday morning - there is also a take away service.

25-06-11 Food menu's and Booking
Mention is made in the documentation that details of the above can be found on the website - well here it is! The situation is almost as you may have found it last year. Ivan will provide food on the Lighship on Friday and Saturday evening and the menu will be there to be chosen from. If you choose to you may book by telephone during bar hours to 01473-659658.
However, a fantastic Regatta meal option will be in the Harbour room just after the prizes (sat eve 7pm) No Bookings - First come first served! The meal is Mediterranean chicken with chorizo with toms. and peppers in a tomato sauce with rice and salad. Followed by a choice of Profiteroles or Exotic fruit salad! (ed. I fell hungry already!) all for £8 - There will of course be a veg. option and the meal is provided by Sorrell Horse Catering of Holbrook.

 

18th May 2011 Press Release

EAST COAST’S PREMIER SAILING EVENT PROMISES KEEN RACING

The Felixstowe Regatta, the first of the major East Coast sailing regattas for 2011, will be taking place over the weekend of July 9 and 10 this year, when it is expected some 60 yachts will be competing for top prizes.

The 14th Felixstowe Regatta, which takes place in the waters off Dovercourt Bay is supported Adnams Brewery, in association with Suffolk Yacht Harbour (SYH). As well as races for IRC rated and locally rated cruising yachts, it will see the return of the popular multi-hulls racing under Multihull Offshore Cruising and Racing Association (MOCRA) rating rules, and also include the J80 Eastern Championship; the Regatta is part of the SailEast Championship as well, which takes place over five regattas over the summer.

Unfortunately the regatta has no principal sponsor this year. Both Adnams and SYH have increased their support, and the organising team has drawn on reserves to ensure the same high standard of previous years are met. The organisers are actively seeking a new principal sponsor for future years.

Chairman of the regatta organising committee Peter Cockayne said: “We’re going to repeat the highly successful format of last year’s event – and we’ve even ordered the same ideal weather!”

“The IRC rated yachts will have class divided starts and there will be races for locally rated cruising yachts, either with or without “gentleman’s class” spinnakers or cruising chutes, all of which, are growing in popularity in the area”.

“We will again be hosting the J80 Eastern Championship within the IRC classes and we expect the MOCRA multi-hulls who relished their racing in Dovercourt Bay last year, to return.”

The regatta is an ideal opportunity to show off the great sailing waters and racing skills that we have on the East Coast; we enjoy welcoming our visitors from outside the region and the chance to show them what we have to offer.

Altogether there will be five IRC/J80 races over the Saturday and Sunday, along with three each for the cruising yacht and multi-hull classes.

The Felixstowe Regatta is organised by five local clubs on the rivers Orwell and Deben and Walton Backwaters: Felixstowe Ferry SC, Haven Ports YC, Royal Harwich YC, Waldringfield SC, Walton and Frinton YC.

First held in 1997, the Felixstowe Regatta provides a series of short races for racing and cruising yachts competing under different rating systems. It is now the premier sailing event on the East Coast.

For further details please contact Peter Cockayne, Chairman, Felixstowe Regatta Organising Team on 01473 780088 or email: petermarine@tiscali.co.uk .

DIARY DATE FOR NEXT YEAR
WE HOPE TO HOST THE IRC CHAMPIONSHIPS ON 13/14/15 JULY 2012