Dear All
Happy New Year et bonne année!
With fond memories of last September’s combined clubs’ Jersey Regatta still fresh in our minds, we now look forward to the 27th edition of this ‘flagship’ event, very kindly sponsored by leading off-shore law firm Carey Olsen (www.careyolsen.com). Slated for Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September, this is an open event for local and visiting boats in cruiser/racer, sportsboat, dayboat, dinghy and sport catamaran classes; all participants can be assured of a very warm welcome and rewarding three days.
The Regatta opens on the Thursday evening with a reception followed by three days of fun and competitive racing for all classes. The programme will follow the traditional format of three days’ racing accompanied each evening by a lively social programme hosted in the clubs. Boats will be racing over courses laid in the beautiful surrounds of St Aubin’s Bay and in adjacent coastal waters in the case of the cruiser/racer classes. As ever, independent race committees will manage the ‘big boat’ and ‘small boat’ fleets.
Open to local and visiting boats with a valid IRC Rating (www.rorcrating.com), the highlight of the cruiser/racer programme will, undoubtedly, be the 12th edition of the GBR IRC Channel Islands Championship with prizes kindly sponsored by North Sails (www.northsails.com). This top regional event runs through Saturday and Sunday. (Outside the Championship, cruiser/racer boats without an IRC Rating will race under the RYA YTC rating scheme. (www.rorcrating.com/ryaytc)).
The Notice of Race, soon to be published on www.jerseyregatta.com, will contain details of entry procedures, fees (very moderate!) and the racing and social programmes.
As we look forward to another exciting year, it gives me great pleasure to thank Carey Olsen for their generous and keen support over the past five years and their continued commitment, this year. We are, also, most grateful to Ports of Jersey for providing complimentary berthing and the invaluable support provided through Jersey Marinas (www.ports.je/jerseymarinas/ ).
If you are thinking of joining us from ‘abroad’, we recommend that you take a look at www.jersey.com for information concerning accommodation, restaurants, nightlife and all that Jersey has to offer.
For further information, please contact the Regatta Office on info@jerseyregatta.com or call ++ (0)1534 732229. We will be delighted to hear from you and pleased to help.
On behalf of our sponsors and the combined clubs’ organising committee, I wish you a peaceful, healthy and prosperous 2025.
Fair winds
Bill Harris
Chairman
4th January 2025
ORGANISED BY THE COMBINED YACHT CLUBS OF JERSEY