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Portsmouth Regatta 2019 - Preview

by Adrian Saunders 6 Apr 2019 02:57 PDT 8-9 June 2019
Victory class in the 2018 Portsmouth Regatta © Adrian Saunder

The first week in June this year will see many activities celebrating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Rounding off the week on Saturday and Sunday 8-9th will be the Portsmouth Regatta, the reborn event whose roots go back to the 1830s. This year contestants will not only remember the Normandy Beaches but will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the City's own day boat class, the Victory.

Contestants have commented warmly on the high standard of racing and the Regatta has flourished gaining numbers and classes year by year. This year they will include Solent IRC Series, J109s, Club Class, Sportsboats and Day Boats organised in Black and White fleets. Courses will be laid in areas ensuring first class sailing but wherever possible with good visibility from land and spectator boats.

Racing will begin at 1100 on Saturday followed in the evening by a social event at the Bridge Tavern in Old Portsmouth. Sunday racing will be followed at 1500 by the prize giving at the Hornet Services Sailing Centre. A wide range of sponsors ensure that prizes will be excellent. The Regatta team are very pleased to announce two new partners for 2019. Again we are very thankful for the continued support of Saulet Townsend Solicitors, DPFX Printing, the A-Bar, KB Boat Park and RS Divers.

For 2019 the Bridge Tavern, Camber, Old Portsmouth will be supplying beer and hosting the social event on the Saturday night. The Portsmouth Distillery will be providing the prize for the overall Regatta winner of a gin tasting experience for five lucky winners, prizes for first, second and third plus a gin tasting experience at the prize giving. Vince Noyce, Director of the Portsmouth Distillery Company said "We are delighted to be supporting the Portsmouth Regatta in 2019 by providing the prizes for the races this year"

Regatta Chairman Miles Linington commented. "I am very proud of the progress we have made to date; we have a first class team, generous sponsors and a very high standard of entrants. All that has brought us to the point where I can say with absolute confidence, that we are the premier Regatta in the Eastern Solent."

Entries are now open at www.portsmouthregatta.org Contact for any questions of further information.

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