2017 racing schedule
Mumbles Yacht Club runs an extensive racing programme the whole year round.
Racing is split into various series - Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer and Evening, with catamaran and dinghy classes.
Throughout the summer, racing is weekly (or as weekly as possible depending on whether the sea decides to show up or not). The Spring series is scheduled as often as possible when tide and light allow. During the other series', it drops down to fortnightly.
Racing is open to all classes, all competitors, all levels. If you're unsure of what to do, come along and ask someone, we're a helpful bunch and our aim is to get as many boats on the water as possible.
There are perpetual trophies for the overall winners of each series, prizes for the youth champions, and a presentation evening where everything is given out in November.
Annual Events
The Gower Challenge is a weekend dedicated to long distance racing, starting with a long distance race to Oxwich and back, and then concluding with long distance races 'around the cans'.
It's a head to head between the cat and dinghy fleets!
There also a Mumbles Yacht Club regatta, which has recently become part of the South Wales Grand Prix circuit, and a CYRC, which is a Youth regatta, and part of a regional series.
Push the boat out and Bart's Bash also make an appearance at the start and end of the season.
Championship Events
Mumbles Yacht Club has also hosted a number of National, European and world championships in the club, the more recent ones including:
- 2008: F16 World Championship
- 2014: Dart 18 European Championship
- 2015: 4000 National Championship
- 2015: Cherub National Championship
- 2016: Osprey National Championship (Scheduled)
- 2016: F18 Nationals & Eurocup 2016
- 2017 and onwards: Currently open to requests, please email mycregattas@gmail.com
Sunday racing starts at either 10:30, 14:00 or 16:30 depending on the tide. Evening racing starts at 18:45.
Unless the series is in progress, all dates are provisional and subject to change.
Annual Events
DATE | Time | Event | Documents |
29th & 30th July | Gower Challenge | Not released | |
3rd June | Push the boat out | Not released | |
17th & 18th July | MYC Regatta | Not released | |
16th September | Barts Bash | Not released | |
30th September | CYRC | Not released |
Dinghy x. Multihull x.
DATE | Time | Race | OOD |
9th October | 10:30 | Autumn 1 & 2 | R Woffinden |
23rd October | 10:30 | Autumn 3 & 4 | Chris & Pippa |
6th November | 10:30 | Autumn 5 & 6 | Paul Hemsworth |
20th November | 14:00 | Autumn 7 & 8 | S Ace |
Dinghy x. Multihull BT Millennium Trophy.
DATE | Time | Race | OOD |
4th December | 10:30 | Winter 1 & 2 | Tim Ley |
18th December | 10:30 | Winter 3 & 4 | Paul Nicholson |
8th January | 14:00 | Winter 5 & 6 | David Charles |
22nd January | 14:00 | Winter 7 & 8 | Tony Rees |
5th February | 10:30 | Winter 9 & 10 | Paul Hemsworth |
19th February | 10:30 | Winter 11 & 12 | Oscar Chess |
5th March | 10:30 | Winter 13 & 14 | Alyson Nicholson |
19th March | 10:30 | Winter 15 & 16 |
Dinghy - Treasure Cup. Multihull x
DATE | Time | Race | OOD |
2nd April | 10:30 | Spring 1 & 2 | Richard Woffinden |
9th April | 16:30 | Spring 3 & 4 | Max Hughes |
16th April | 10:30 | Spring 5 & 6 | Steve Ace |
23rd April | 16:30 | Spring 7 & 8 | Chris Saunders |
30th April | 10:30 | Spring 9 & 10 | Anthony Harvey |
7th May | 16:30 | Spring 11 & 12 | Rhian Chase / Ria Woffinden |
14th May | 10:30 | Spring 13 & 14 | Tim Ley |
21st May | 14:00 | Spring 15 & 16 | Paul Nicholson |
28th May | 10:30 | Spring 17 & 18 | David Charles |
4th June | 14:00 | Spring 19 & 20 | Tony Rees |
18th June | 14:00 | Spring 21 & 22 | Oscar Chess |
Dinghy x. Multihull x.
DATE | Time | Race | OOD |
11th May | 18:45 | Evening 1 & 2 | Richard Woffinden |
25th May | 18:45 | Evening 3 & 4 | Max Hughes |
8th June | 18:45 | Evening 5 & 6 | Steve Ace |
22nd June | 18:45 | Evening 7 & 8 | Paul Nicholson |
6th July | 18:45 | Evening 9 & 10 | Anthony Harvey |
20th July | 18:45 | Evening 11 & 12 | Rhian Chase / Ria Woffinden |
3rd August | 18:45 | Evening 13 & 14 | Tim Ley |
10th August | 18:45 | Evening 15 & 16 | Chris Sanders |
17th August | 18:45 | Evening 17 & 18 | David Charles |
24th August | 18:45 | Evening 19 & 20 | Tony Rees |
31st August | 18:45 | Evening 21 & 22 | Oscar Chess |
7th September | 18:45 | Evening 23 & 24 | Alyson Nicholson |
Dinghy x. Multihull x.
DATE | Time | Race | OOD |
2nd July | 14:00 | Summer 1 & 2 | Richard Woffinden |
16th July | 10:30 | Summer 3 & 4 | Max Hughes |
23rd July | 16:30 | Summer 5 & 6 | Steve Ace |
30th July | 10:30 | Summer 7 & 8 | Chris Saunders |
6th August | 16:30 | Summer 9 & 10 | Anthony Harvey |
13th August | 10:30 | Summer 11 & 12 | Rhian Chase / Ria Woffinden |
20th August | 16:30 | Summer 13 & 14 | Tim Ley |
27th August | 10:30 | Summer 15 & 16 | Paul Nicholson |
3rd September | 16:30 | Summer 17 & 18 | David Charles |
10th September | 10:30 | Summer 19 & 20 | Tony Rees |
17th September | 16:30 | Summer 21 & 22 | Oscar Chess |
24th September | 10:30 | Summer 23 & 24 | Alyson Nicholson |