J/80 Nationals

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INTERNATIONAL PAINT POOLE REGATTA & IRC EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

We are really excited with just 6 months to go and already have registration from over 100 yachts and an expectation of 175 to 200 entries over at least 15 Classes

We are hosting:

                         IRC European Championship

                         IRC Southern Area Championship

                         YTC Classes

VPRS Championship

Mini Ton Cup

J80 National Championship

Sonata Southern Championship

Impala Southern Championship

J24 Southern Championship

2.4mR National Tidal Championship

And many one design classes

Many have been to our regatta before but for those new to our Poole Regatta you have a lot to look forward to.

Racing Format

  • IRC Europeans to be 11- race series over four days with racing scheduled in both Poole Bay and Bournemouth Bay
  • IRC Southern Area Championship and all other Classes to be 8-race series over three days
  • An early finish on Bank Holiday Monday to facilitate the prizegiving and return travel

Racing will be over 5 separate race areas and all racing will be managed to the highest standard by experienced race management teams, with a strong emphasis on fair competition and quality racing.

Shoreside Programme

Ashore, a full social programme will complement the racing, offered to all competitors in a relaxed and welcoming environment:

  1. Friday: Welcome Reception at Poole Quay Boat Haven
  2. Saturday: Evening Social and hospitality at Parkstone Yacht Club
  3. Sunday: Hospitality and entertainment at Poole Yacht Club
  4. Monday: Regatta Prize Giving at the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Sandbanks

Berthing Arrangements

Berthing for visiting yachts will be available at Poole Quay Boat Haven, where berths are being held exclusively for the event. When entry opens in late December you will be able to book entry and berthing online on the event website. Additional berths will also be available at Parkstone YC and Poole YC; all offered at preferential rates for competitors.

The NOR will be available in due course and entries will open over the Christmas period

We look forward to seeing you in May

J/80 UK Nationals 2026

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The nationals will return to Poole Regatta in 2026, 23rd to 25th May.

The event in ’24 was fantastic, a great race track in Poole Bay, with berthing on the town’s quay close to shops, bars and rail station. The organisers arranged transport between the marina and main entertainment venues.

To register interest please use the link on the front page of the event’s web site

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Royal Lymington Yacht Club to host 2019 J/80 UK National Championships

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Lymington, the home town of the biggest and most active J/80 fleet in the UK, will once again host the National Championships. Twenty J/80s are based there.

The Royal Lymington Yacht Club, which hosted the extremely successful 2016 and 2018 Championships, is the natural choice for the 2019 Nationals venue.

Demonstrating their proficiency and enthusiasm, the club has already appointed a Race Officer for the event and set about assembling an international-standard team.

The regatta will take place Saturday 24th – Monday 26th August, taking advantage of the bank holiday weekend.

Further details will be announced later on  https://rlymyc.org.uk/

No Regrets Win Solent Projects J/80 UK National Championships 2018!

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Hosted by RLymYC

Report by Chris and Hannah Neve.

17 J/80s came to the RLymYC to contest the J/80 National Championships sponsored by Solent Projects and Seahorse Magazine, including last year’s National Champions Phil Taylor and Kevin Sproul on JAT and fresh from winning Cowes Week Jon Powell on Betty, plus a spread of talent including Jeremy Robinson and Geoff Carveth. Continue reading →

Triple Crown for Rayco Tabares at J/80 World Championships!

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Hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, in conjunction with the UK J/80 Class Association.

Rayco Tabares has now won the J/80 World Championship four times! The Spanish team from Lanzarote, Canary Islands, led the regatta from the first day to the last, but did survive a jitter on the penultimate day. On the last day of racing, the team scored two second place finishes to clinch the world title. A northerly breeze ranging from 10-18 knots, with shifts both to the west and the east, provided yet another testing race course in the Central Solent. All fourteen scheduled races were completed, much to the satisfaction of the competitors, which roundly showed their approval for a World Championship that was extremely well run.
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