Please select your home edition
Edition
X-Yachts Leaderboard 2024 3

Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2023

by Heather Chipperfield 14 Aug 2023 14:22 BST 12-13 August 2023

The Lymington Dinghy Regatta, hosted jointly by the Lymington Town Sailing Club and the Royal Lymington Yacht Club took place on the 12/13 August, proudly supported by local company Harken UK.

This event has developed in recent years to be a very popular opportunity for local sailors to race in bigger fleets of all the local classes against some high-quality visiting teams. Once again, we had over 100 boats pre-entered, despite a move from July into August for this year only.

Following this summer's trend, racing on Saturday was cancelled, as gusts of 30kts were recorded on the starting platform. The visitors took advantage of all the other delights Lymington has to offer and the day was rounded off with supper and lively bar games at Lymington Town Sailing Club.

An eager fleet of dinghies launched on Sunday into sunshine and high winds. The boats sailed on 2 race courses, with a huge array of fleets as well as handicap starts for the those in smaller fleets. The event included the Lightning Sea Championship and the RS400, RS700 & RS800 Rooster National Tour Events. All 8 fleets were greeted by a bubbling Solent, with wind-against-tide conditions giving absolutely brutal conditions. The safety teams were kept very busy, with many boats capsizing several times even before the first start.

Of the 160 competitors, over half were visitors as the LDR has become an important date in sailors' calendars. The army of more than 70 volunteers from both clubs ensured a seamless and extremely enjoyable time was had by all.

Amongst the locals were many prize winners, including Luke & Emma McEwen, 2nd RS800; Liam & Julie Willis and Steve Broomfield & Jenni Lewis, 2nd & 4th RS400; Tim Hire and Abby Hire, 2nd & 4th RS Aero; Will Homewood & Tig Williams 2nd Fast Handicap; Emma Breese and Duncan Ward, 2nd and 3rd Medium Handicap and Mark Jenkins and Maria Claridge, 2nd & 4th Slow Handicap, with Maria also winning the Lightning 368 class.

Full results are at rlymyc.org.uk/afloat/Racing/lymington-dinghy-regatta

Related Articles

Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2024
120 boats battle it out as the sun shines and the wind blows Once again the Lymington Dinghy Regatta hit its 120-boat entry limit before the weekend of racing. Locals and visiting sailors from as far away as Scotland enjoyed this fun event hosted jointly by the two Lymington clubs every year for the last decade. Posted on 5 Jun
2022 Lymington Dinghy Regatta
Sunshine, Sailing and Smiles Sunshine and smiles were order of the weekend on 8th and 9th July at the Lymington Dinghy Regatta, supported by Harken UK and Nick Cox Chandlery. Posted on 15 Jul 2022
Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2022
Over 100 dinghies sailed on two race courses The Lymington Dinghy Regatta, hosted jointly by the Lymington Town SC and Royal Lymington YC took place on the 9/10 July, proudly supported by local companies Harken UK and Nick Cox Chandlery. Posted on 13 Jul 2022
Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2021
Over 100 dinghies sailed on 2 race courses The Lymington Dinghy Regatta, hosted jointly by the Lymington Town SC and Royal Lymington YC took place on the 3/4 July, proudly sponsored by local companies Harken UK and Nick Cox Chandlery. Posted on 8 Jul 2021
Rooster RS400 Southern Tour at Lymington Regatta
Rooster RS400 Southern Tour As we drove down through the narrow streets of Lymington town memories of last year's fantastic Solent tidal sea breezes came flooding back. July 8th and 9th 2018 was set for the Lymington Dinghy regatta alongside the D-One UK nationals. Posted on 11 Jul 2018
Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2018
"It's like the Mediterranean - but the sailing is so much better" Lymington Town Sailing Club and the Royal Lymington Yacht Club hosted the annual Dinghy Regatta on 7/8 July, which was attended by over 100 boats and sailors from five nations. Posted on 10 Jul 2018
Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2017
The biggest ever with over 130 boats The biggest ever Lymington Dinghy Regatta attracted over 130 boats including 60 visitors, who came for two days of exciting racing in the Solent. Posted on 21 Jul 2017
Lymington Dinghy Regatta
Tea and doughnuts welcome sailors ashore Glorious weather and a solid sea breeze greeted the ninety-eight boats racing at the Harken sponsored Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2015, held in the Western Solent over the weekend of 18/19 July. Posted on 21 Jul 2015
Champagne up for grabs
In the Lymington Dinghy Regatta On 18th & 19th July, the Lymington Dinghy Regatta, now in its third year, welcomes locals and visitors in Fireflys, RS400s, RS Aeros, Blazes, D-Ones, Scows and all dinghies with PY under 1500. Posted on 8 Jul 2015
More tea and doughnuts
At the Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2015 Building on the success of the first two years, the Lymington Dinghy Regatta will welcome visitors and local boats on 18th and 19th July. Posted on 10 Apr 2015