CANCELLED due to LEEDS MARATHON ROAS CLOSURES - the mrthon organisers decided to put their marathon on our Regatta day, so travelling through Otley & North Leeds isn't going to be possible. map here
✅ Club boats available to hire
✅ Powerboats on the water - support and safety all day
✅ Lunch time Barbecue
Spring Regatta Day
Everyone’s welcome, you don’t need to sail to join the Regatta fun – this is one of the best days of the year at the club, and there’s loads happening for everyone!
What’s in it for non-sailors?
Mainly a bit of a buzzing atmosphere – its just a fun place to be
BBQ lunch - sausages, veggie sausage, rolls, salads, pudding :-) (£5 per person)
Games & activities for kids and grown-up kids
(Adults in kids boats race, Fastest Capsize & recovery challenge, rowing relay race, Disability Boats race for all, & all-boats around the cans race)
Chill by the lake – bring a picnic blanket or a deckchair and enjoy our beautiful lake
Watch the racing – it’s fast, it’s splashy, and we’ll try and explain what's happening.
Catch up with friends – even if you’ve not been down in a while, this is a perfect day to reconnect
Come along for a play on your paddleboard, canoe or sailboat - enjoy a coffee, a natter, and just being around our beautiful lake. There really is something for everyone.
Please do register in advance so we have some idea of numbers for the BBQ.
Schedule for the Day (subject to change dependiong on numbers & weather)
11.00 welcome briefing
11.15 Try a boat, canoe, SUP - if you have a floaty thing and are to take people for a ride then this is the time to share your enthusiasm for the sport. Continues throughout the day. Not got a boat? bring gear to get wet in and we'll make sure to get you afloat.
11.30 Boat race Heat 1. Think Oxford-Cambridge boat race on the Thames but in teams of 4, using a Pico. Continues throughout the day.
12.00 BBQ lighting up. Place your orders. Pay by card (pls indicate in your registration any special dietary needs)
12.30 Access Boat race Heat 1. We raised loads of money last year to buy 2 more of these super-stable boats. Everyone (including 1st timers & people with limited mobility) can sail these boats. Short races, open to absolutely everyone. Continues throughout the day.
13.00 Junior race briefing Picos & Toppers.
14.00 Adult race briefing. Any boat.
15.00 Finals of the Oxford Cambridge boat race and Access Boat races.
16.30 Prize giving & eat any left over food.
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All day: on shore Kubb, Hook a Duck, Welly wang. Bring a picnic. Win Prizes. Safety boats on the water. Galley & tuck shop open. Use your own boat/SUPs and just enjoy the atmosphere
