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2024 Events
Autumn Series 2024 Sundays 20, 27 October, 3, 10, 17 November. 2024 Autumn Series
Racers 2025 Planning Meeting – Sunday 3 November 2024 in the MYC Library.at 14:00 or as soon as possible after the Autumn Series third race. All are welcome to put in their ideas to have a great season with lots more participants. It is your chance to say what you want to get you to participate.
2025 Events
Here is the provisional 2025 Medway Yacht Club, MYC, Cruiser Racing Programme plus races of other clubs that MYC boats usually compete in:
Spring Series 2025 – Sundays 13, 27 April, 4, 11, 18 of May. In due course a 2025 page will be opened for this. In the meanwhile as a general guide here is the web link for 2024 2024 Spring Series
Wednesday Evenings Series 2025 – First Series 28 May, 4, 11, 18, 25 June – Second Series 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 July at 18:50 for sailing dinghies and 19:00 for keel boats. Just turn up on the MYC pontoon at about 18:30 and there is almost certainly a boat which wants crew. Here is the page for 2024 as a general guide 2024 Wednesday Evening Series
Medway Keelboat Regatta 2025 – The dates for the 2025 Regatta are Friday 13 to Sunday 15 June. MYC Regatta 2025. Here is the Regatta page for 2024 2024 MYC Regatta
Benfleet Yacht Club Nore Race 2025 – This will be on Saturday 21 June. This is a good race for MYC members to join. High tide Upnor is 9:30 which helps MYC boats go down with the tide to Southend for the start around 11:00 and return back to MYC after the race, helped by the incoming tide. Last year, and the year before, the cruiser class race was won by MYC boats out of a fleet of 50 boats. The Club asked me to mention that the race is also open to dinghies. The prize giving is on Friday 27 June. Nore Race
Ramsgate Regatta 2025 will be run by Royal Temple Yacht Club from Sunday 20 to Friday 25 July. Sunday 20 is the Round the Goodwins race. Monday to Friday are the various class series with the Friday races being the Gold Cup races. https://www.ramsgateweek.com/
Commodore’s Day some might like to help celebrate this on Saturday 9 August. It is not a race
Marathon Race – Sunday 3 August for sailing dinghies with cruisers acting as guard boats.
Wednesday Evenings Late Series 2025 at 18:00 on 6, 13, 20, 27 August 3, 10 September if we get enough interest.
East Anglian Offshore Racing Association, EAORA https://www.eaora.org.uk/
EOARA provisional 2025 programme
| May-17 | Ralph Herring | Mersea to Burnham |
| May-18 | Pattinson Cup | Burnham to Mersea |
| May-30 | RORC North Sea Race | Harwich to Scheveningen |
| Offshore Regatta | ||
| Jun-26 | RORC East Coast | Harwich to Ostend |
| Jun-27 | Lay Day | Short Fun Race v Belgians |
| Jun-28 | Ostend to Ramsgate | |
| Jun-29 | Ramsgate to Harwich | |
| Jul-19 | Delivery to Ramsgate | |
| Jul-20 | Round the Goodwins | |
| Aug-02 | Janes Cup | Burnham to Medway |
| Aug-03 | Thames Estuary Shield | Medway to Burnham |
| Aug-30 | Houghton/Town Cup | Burnhan to Burnham |
| Sep-12 | Buckley Goblets | Mersea to Ostend |
Burton Series 2025 This is hosted by Medway Cruising Club. This will be run from the MCC line at Gillingham in September. 2024 dates were Sunday 15, Saturday 28, Sunday 29 and in October on Saturday 12, Sunday 13, Saturday 19. https://www.medwaycruisingclub.org.uk/calendar/
Autumn Series 2025 Sundays 19, 26 October, 2, 9, 16 November. The link for the 2024 Series is. 2024 Autumn Series
Please let the Cruiser Class Race Captain know if you have any questions or suggestions. Cruiser Racing Class Captain