Ramsgate Week 2018 shaping up to be another great event
by Martin Law 17 Jun 2018 06:55 PDT
22-27 July 2018
Vanilla at Ramsgate Week © K Cox
2018 Ramsgate Week is shaping up to be another great event with entries flowing in steadily for both IRC and Cruiser Classes.
The regatta incorporates the IRC Spinlock East Coast Area Championships from Wednesday to Friday, and this year sees the re-introduction of a Team Event. Teams of three boats from any class, club or country can be nominated before the first race and will compete for the RTYC Commodore's Cup.
This years entry list shows a diverse array of craft from top-flight IRC racers to have-a-go racing novices. We are particularly happy to welcome back Richard Matthews' Oystercatcher XXXI from West Mersea Yacht Club which won the IRC 1 class in 2017. The 2016 IRC 1 winners, Team Heiner from the Netherlands club WV Zeewold, will happily be re-joining us in their Max Fun 35. After an absence of several years we are also pleased to welcome back Niek Spiljard with his X332 Vanilla from Netherlands club WV Arne. A full current entry list can be viewed here: www.ramsgateweek.com/ramsgate_week2018/rwkentriesos.html
The cruiser class competition has attracted a slew of entries from the neighbouring yacht clubs in Kent, East Sussex and Essex. Howard Bates' Westerly Fulmer, Mallard, from Rye Harbour Sailing Club and Tim French's Zephros from Medway Yacht Club must surely be ones to watch based on past results.
With five weeks to go entries are still very much welcomed. Now is the perfect time to persuade your club-mates to join you in the Team Event. This month's entries will be placed into a prize draw to win a nights accommodation at the Royal Temple Yacht Club.
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