CLASSIC CHANNEL REGATTA 2013

DARTMOUTH - PAIMPOL - GUERNSEY

JULY 6th – 13th, 2013

For full information and to pre-register, please visit the regatta website

www.classic-channel-regatta.eu

The organisers have pleasure in inviting you to the next Classic Channel Regatta.

We extend a very warm welcome to all owners of eligible classic yachts to take part in the fifthClassic Channel Regatta in July 2013.

The regatta is a uniquely enjoyable week of ‘gentleman’s’ racing, passage making and social events.In just one week, while sailing to three of the finest ports in the Channel, there are two days of racingoff Dartmouth, the Classic Channel Race to Paimpol, the Round Ile de Brehat Race,a passage race to Guernsey and the Round Sark Race.

The regatta has its own distinct Westcountry and Breton ambiance. There is scope to take the racing as competitively as you wish and the atmosphere in harbour and ashore is all very informal, with a great mix of fine yachts and their crews from Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Ireland and further afield.

Racing will be under the JCH Classic Handicap and there will also be a cruising class for those preferring not to race.

Eligibility – classic yachts launched before the end of 1976, built in any material, and more recent yachts built in classic and traditional style are eligible – full details are on the regatta website.

We hope you will want to join us for the whole regatta, but you can enter the various sectors as you wish.For this fifth biennial regatta we are aiming to have a fleet of 100 classic yachts racing acrossthe Channel in the Classic Channel Race – we do hope you will want to be a part of this great event.

Welcome to “the world’s most enjoyable classic regatta” «Owner of Marianna after the 2009 regatta».

All photography taken at the 2011 regatta and reproduced by kind permission of Mike Jones, waterlinemedia.com

2013 PROGRAMME - Saturday July 6th Racing off Dartmouth – evening crew supper & music.

- Sunday July 7th Racing off Dartmouth – evening prizegiving.

- Monday July 8th Start of Channel Race to Paimpol.

- Tuesday July 9th Channel Race finishes at Paimpol.

- Wednesday July10th Rest day in Paimpol – evening prizegiving and soiree.

- Thursday July 11th Around Ile de Brehat Race with picnic lunch – evening in Paimpol.

- Friday July 12th Passage race from Paimpol to St Peter Port.

- Saturday July 13th Round Sark Island Race - evening prizegiving, supper & music.

www.classic-channel-regatta.eu For full information and to pre-register, please visit the regatta website

SOME COMMENTS FROM 2011 REGATTA ENTRANTS :

“Great sailing, great company and great organisation yet again.” Temeraire

“What an excellent regatta you and your colleagues organised... many congratulations on a job well done.” Charm of rhu

“Thank you to you and all your team for organizing such a wonderful, professional, friendly, stylish event – it was absolutely heavenly.”

mikara’s firsT lady

“ How impressed I was with the organisation of the classic regatta this year. It really was excellent and you and your team are to be congratulated.” fairlighT

“Many thanks for a brilliant week.” sarabande

“Thank you for organising a fantastic event which my crew and I all thoroughly enjoyed. The race over to France was fabulous and with the spinnaker up all night we just flew along - magic!” sonaTa

he Classic Channel Regatta is a joint Anglo-Breton initiative

coordinated by CRAB (Classic Regatta Anglo-Breton)

in association with The Royal Dart Yacht Club,

Le Cercle Nautique de Paimpol, le Loguivy Canot Club and The Guernsey Yacht Club.

It is part of the 2013 Challenge Classique Manche-Atlantique of the Yacht Club Classique.

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