By Carole Dennett
The inaugural RSYC Contessa Regatta, hosted by the Royal Solent Yacht Club, Yarmouth, takes place on the weekend of Friday to Sunday, June 9-11.
To date, 33 Contessas, from all over the Solent, have signed up, with the entry deadline being 5pm on Friday, June 2.
A full programme of racing is planned on Saturday and Sunday in the western Solent, with three races on Saturday and two races on Sunday.
Louis Jadot has now joined Jeremy Rogers Ltd as partnering sponsors of the event, with the provision of Louis Jadot’s Maçon-Lugny for the drink’s reception on Friday evening.
The winning boat in each class will receive a magnum of Louis Jadot Moulin-à-Vent Château des Jacques, and a jeroboam will be presented to the overall winner.
A full social programme is also planned ashore, with a welcome drink reception and supper on Friday evening and a curry supper on Saturday, after which competitors and their guests will enjoy dancing to local band ‘The Accelerators’.
The weekend will culminate on Sunday afternoon, with a Hog Roast and prize giving by Fiona Rogers, widow of the late Jeremy Rogers.
Online entries can be made at iow.life/rsyc.
