Friday 12th – Sunday 14th September
Welcome to this year’s historic annual Open Invitation Battle of Britain Regatta Incorporating Round 3 of the Folkboat Association Summer Series Regatta with racing on 13th and 14th September. Entries are open now, with Early Bird pricing, to all Crews for IRC, Club Handicap, XOD and Folkboat Classes with three races scheduled for Saturday and two on Sunday. Other One design Classes welcome on request.
This event has grown in popularity in recent years attracting competitors from All over the Central, Eastern, Western Solent’s, Southampton Water and Chichester harbours. The Regatta is always held on the neap tide weekend closest to Sunday 15th September, which is the date seen as the turning point in the air war with the Luftwaffe, who suffered significant losses that day conceding they could not win the Battle to control our skies. This historic regatta commemorates the huge effort and the fortitude of the people of Britain, of all nationalities, and the role the RAF played in that campaign, the valiant ‘Few’, to recognise the losses and celebrate the hope it brought for our futures.
The Social Activities: will “take off” on Friday Lunchtime 12th September with our annual weekend long Beer Festival. Beer and BBQ Sausages will welcome all competitors on arrival …followed by a Luxury BBQ (alas cancelled due to weather – Club menu available) in the evening with live music from Sax n’ Trax.
Saturday, while crews compete afloat, families can join in with shoreside activities. After Racing, Après Sail BBQ sausages and beer will greet the crews ashore, followed by a prizegiving and our ‘Cold Meat & Sweet’ buffet, followed by live music with the NuthinYet Band.
Sunday afternoon after the regatta there will be a BBQ (again,cancelled due to weather – Club menu available), followed by our final prize giving of the weekend.
A number of other shoreside activities are in planning e.g. ‘various lawn games’ that will be available throughout the weekend – details will be published soon.
Please use the links below to find the online entry form and payment, the catering details and ordering, with PDF’s to download of the Event Posters, Notice of Race and Entry Form etc. The links will be active as each document becomes available.
BoB Poster 2025 – Invitation 1 Page – PDF
BoB Poster 2025 – Invitation 2 Page – PDF
BoB Notice of Race Amendment 1
BoB Sailing Instructions Amendment 1
Battle of Britain 2025 Entrants
| Yacht Name | Sail Number | Class | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cariad | X114 | XOD | Nick brebner |
| Steady Barker | GBR 3938R | Club Class | Michael Brough |
| C'EST SI BON | GBR 2743L | Club Class | IAN DUNDERDALE |
| Moonraker | 730 | Folkboat | CHRISTOPHER AND JULIE MATTHEWS |
| Tarka V | 18 | Club Class | Oliver Crighton-Lee |
| Harlequin | 6094L | Club Class | Foster |
| Scaramouche | 738 | Folkboat | Nathan Rushin |
| Hera | GBR 1512L | Club Class | Paul McCombie |
| Cockleshell | 518Y | Club Class | Jonty & Vicki Sherwill |
| Thalia | GBR 2965L | Club Class | Andy Banks |
| felix | 192 | XOD | Peter Henry Baines |
| Deux Points | GBR6516T | Club Class | Andrew Valentine |
| Light | gbr8327 | IRC | richard kern |
| Artemis | GBR 4562 | Club Class | David McDonald |
| Dreamtime of Hamble | GBR 6784T | Club Class | Marc Donoghue |
| Moon Cloud | GBR7929L | IRC | Edmund Broadbent |
| Satu | 21 | XOD | Simon Mayer |
| Lady Penelope | GBR 3026L | Club Class | David Le Mare |
| Valhalla | FGBR624 | Folkboat | Kim morley |
| Now or Never | 3000X | Club Class | Bob Gardner |
| Challenger | GBR 7001T | IRC | Adam Ballard |
| Svenja | F704 | Folkboat | Michael Stoner |
| Svane | 702 | Folkboat | Harry Hall |
| Hummer of Hamble | 873Y | Club Class | Roger Hayward |
| Riot | GBR 695 | Folkboat | Chris Fox |
| Crackerjack | GBR 718 | Folkboat | Matthew Jones and Stuart Watson |
| Mistral | GBR 732 | Folkboat | Julian Sowry |
| Falcon | 1553Y | Club Class | Greg Roddick |
| Smokey | FB559 | Folkboat | Tim Cowin |
| Cidron Too | GBR612 | Folkboat | James Walters |
| Wombat | 765 | Folkboat | Jonathon Proctor |
| Gybe n’ | GBR669 | Folkboat | Cy Grisley |
| Arc en Ciel | GBR 1377R | Club Class | Geoffrey Yeowart |
For any other information please call the RAFYC Office
Marc Donoghue
RCS