RACING - the lifeblood of the Club
The Club is an active competitor in both inshore and offshore racing - see below for details..
Race Season 2025 - Calling Notice
The racing programme for 2025 is now drawn up. Please register interest, enquiries or bookings with the Yacht Manager. Or, if you have an event that you would like to take part in on White Knight 7 or involving the Club then reach out to the Vice Commodore.
RORC Cervantes (Cowes-Le Havre) 03 May
Combat Arms Seaview Regatta 12-14 May see below
[Army Offshore Regatta 12-16 May - not currently planning to enter]
RORC Myth of Malham (Cowes-Eddystone-Solent) 23-25 May
Round the Island Race 07 June
RORC Morgan Cup (Cowes-Guernsey) 27-29 June
RORC Cowes-Dinard-St Malo Race 11-12 July
RORC Fastnet Race (Cowes-Fastnet-Cherbourg) 26 July-01 August
Cowes Week 02-08 August
Dartmouth Regatta 29-31 August seeking skipper and crew
Travel funding for most of these should be available from the Representative Sport Travel Budget to save your own Unit Travel Budgets.
We will also hold another dinghy regatta to build on the success of last year. Interested sailors please get in touch with the RC (Dinghies). It will follow the same format of two days' instruction followed by a day's racing, with sailors welcome to attend either or both.
Combat Arms Seaview Regatta
The Combat Arms Seaview Regatta, held at the beautiful seaside resort of Seaview on the Isle of Wight and racing on the Sea View Yacht Club's fleet of Mermaid keelboats, is the only 'Combat' sporting event where infantry and HCav/RAC come together to compete. The event is run jointly by the RACYC and the Infantry Sailing Association.
In 2025, the event moves back to its traditional May slot, immediately after Cavalry Memorial Weekend. We hope the timing fits better for regiments and battalions as well as the ceremonial season.
Please register interest with the Seaview Secretary, Maj Jamie Mossop, or visit the Defence Connect page.
The RACYC regularly races competitively in several offshore series, either with the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) or the Junior Offshore Group (JOG), as well as competing in Services competitions, such as the Combat Arms Seaview Regatta and the Army Offshore Regatta, and one-off events like the popular Three Peaks Yacht Race. There is a crewing policy to mix experienced and novice crew, so if you would like to get involved in any of the events listed, get in touch with the point of contact via the Yacht Manager.
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