Tag: Six Metre Worlds 2023

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Hamble Classics Regatta – Six Metres welcome

The 8th Hamble Classics Regatta on August 26th-27th already has some great entries, Whooper, Uandi, and the gaff-rigged Six-Metre Sheila amongst them, and with near forty International Six Metres soon to arrive in Cowes for their World Championship the event is offering these teams a well-organised practice and tune-up regatta with windward-leeward courses in the Central Solent. All Sixes are welcome, modern and classic, with five races scheduled over two days.

Hamble Classics was created in 2016 by Jonty and Vicki Sherwill and designed as a late season celebration of classic yachting to welcome all styles of classic yachts with racing formats to suit each type including:

Classic Racers, Cruisers and Dayboats, the International Metre classes, Old Gaffers, Spirit of Tradition and One-Designs. Hamble Classics 2023 has race management provided by Hamble River Sailing Club, famous for its popular Hamble Winter Series, with Peter Bateson as PRO, and the Royal Air Force Yacht Club as shore base and social venue. 

Jonty Sherwill is a three-times Six Metre British Open Championship winning crew in 1988, 1989 and 1994 and a keen supporter of the class: “We look forward to seeing the latest innovative Six Metres and superb classics, and of course our regular supporters with their classic racers including GRP yachts, Old Gaffers and XODs – photographer Rick Tomlinson should be spoilt for choice!” 

Entry is available now – programme details, NOR and online entry at the event website: https://hambleclassics.co.uk

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A Summer of Solent Sailing for the International Six Metres

The Solent is the place to be for International Six Metre sailing this summer with a full season of topflight regattas on offer, culminating in the Six Metre World Championships, hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron from Thursday 31 August to Friday 8 September. 

Teams from across Europe and North America will be joining a strong British contingent taking part in a series of regattas in the central Solent as they prepare for what promises to be a thrilling Worlds.

Over the Whitsun weekend the fleet will participate in the Royal Thames Yacht Club (RTYC) Bank Holiday Regatta from Saturday 27 to Monday 29 May. This event will be a special Six Metre Training Regatta with racing on the World Championship course area.

From Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 June there’s the RTYC Regatta incorporating the Six Metre British Open Championship, with two trophies available to the winners – The Lion Bowl (Open division) and The Dudley Head Salver (Classic division). Again racing will be on the World Championship course area with post sailing gatherings in Cowes.

From Monday 17 to Friday 21 July there will be special windward leeward racing for the Sixes as part of the renowned British Classic Yacht Club Regatta. The fleet will be based at the event’s Cowes Yacht Haven race village, where there will be daily après sailing fun and a gala prize giving dinner. The race officer and his team for this event will the same team running the Worlds event at RYS in September, so a good dry-run for both them and the 6mRs.

Immediately following the BCYC Regatta is the Household Division Yacht Club Regatta on Saturday 22 July, which will be followed by prize giving reception at the Squadron. 

Traditionally the Hamble Classics Regatta has been held in September, but this year the date has been brought forward to the weekend of 26 and 27 August, making it the perfect final warm up event before the Worlds. Hosted jointly by the Hamble River Sailing Club and the Royal Airforce Yacht Club in Hamble, racing will be in the central Solent, while the RAFYC will host the daily social events.

Already thirty-three teams have confirmed their intention to participate in the Worlds including the reigning Open Champion Momo and the reigning Classic Champion Dix Aout. Racing against the home British boats will be crews from Sweden, the USA, Switzerland, Spain, Finland, Canada, Greece, Germany, France and the Netherlands.

Online entry for the event is now open and further information about the 2023 Six Metre Worlds is available at 6metreworlds.com. Further information about all the warmup events can be found on the British Six Metre Association website.

For further information about the event please contact:

Tom Owen
Chair, British International Six Metre Association (BISMA)
chair@6mr.org.uk

Jess Gray
Event Manager & Logistics Coordinator, Six Metre World Championships 2023
jessicagraypr@gmail.com

Fiona Brown
Media Officer, International Six Metre Associaiton (ISMA)
fiona.brown@fionabrown.com
+44 (0)7711 718470