Since 1834 The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta has become a must on many yachtsmen’s calendars. The perfect blend of great racing coupled with the amazing onshore activities has made the regatta a truly memorable event.The yacht racing takes place in Start Bay on 28th to 30th August and there is the traditional passage races from Brixham to Dartmouth.

Merchant Yachting will be entering three Élan 410s, two with six places available. This is a unique opportunity for any budding sailor to experience the event whilst developing their racing skills and competing at the highest level.  

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Recipie for success, a la carte Cork Week

Take a small sleepy fishing village

Add water (from the Atlantic Ocean!)

Stir in seven bars

Mix in a blend of three restaurants

Whisk 50 bands, 400 performers and 180 hours of entertainment

Bake in warm irish sunshine 

Guaranteed perfection. 

Not to mention first class yacht racing that attracts competitors from all over the world. And you could be a part of it....

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Reward your staff, thank your clients and be part of an amazing spectacle.

"IT’S LIKE GOING TO THE GRAND PRIX BUT YOU GET TO DRIVE AROUND THE RACE TRACK AT THE SAME TIME.  THE WRONG WAY!!"

A typical Cowes Week now has at least 35 starts a day for the same number of the classes; the number of boats taking part is around 900, that's about 15000 people.  Classes include cruiser-racers, right through to super maxi's crewed by Olympic sailors.

Soak up the atmosphere of sailing, watch from the sidelines, learn some of the skills employed by the professionals and then lap up the carnival atmosphere ashore. 

Penmark regatta, Zurich regatta, Dimplex regatta, Yum regatta….. Remove the name from each of these listings and enter yours before the word regatta and you have taken the first step to hosting your own industry regatta.

Merchant Yachting is proud to have established itself as leaders in the delivery and support of sailing regattas.  From Americas Cup style match racing between two yachts, right through to multi-day multi-yacht events. 

Read on for information on running your own profile building, low cost regatta.