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 Evening Meal in club.
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 legendary Regatta Dinner followed by Live Music. Sunday afternoon after the regatta there will be a BBQ, 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.
Use this link (when active) for the latest Shoreside and Event Programme details and timings.
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 Sailing Instructions 2025
BoB Entries and TCF 2025
BoB 2025 Menus and Ordering
BoB 2025 Results
BoB 2025 – Entrants and Classes
| Yacht Name | Sail Number | Class | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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