Welcome to the Jersey Regatta ... et soyez bienvenus à nos amis français!

With the excitement of the Brewin Dolphin Jersey Regatta’09 still a fairly recent memory, there is plenty of behind-the-scenes activity designed to ensure your enjoyment of the 12th Jersey Regatta and that it will be at least as great a success as its predecessors.

Each Regatta provides valuable learning opportunities, experience and challenges for us all, helping the event to develop and grow overall in popularity and stature in the sailing world. One such challenge, and one that we strive to get to grips with, is the weather. Boisterous sailing conditions often make for a rip-roaring regatta for the Island’s sailors but can keep visitors boxed-in at home. In order to make the most of any window in the weather, competitors already enjoy Jersey Marinas’ complimentary berthing during the week of the Regatta. Special arrangements can also be made for those wishing to arrive even earlier.

There are likely to be some changes to the programme this year, particularly relating to the first day and the schedule of races for the ensuing two days, full details of which will be included in the Notice of Race. In addition to running the customary multi-class racing, current discussions with several class associations could bring an additional element of excitement and competition to what we consider to be an already outstanding event.

The excitement of the Regatta, coupled with Jersey’s traditionally warm welcome, natural beauty, culinary delights and many other attractions, promises visitors a memorable stay and one that we hope will keep them coming back year-after-year.
We are delighted that leading investment management company Brewin Dolphin is sponsoring the Regatta for the third year running and that Jersey Marinas and Jersey Tourism continue to provide their customary invaluable and enthusiastic support.

The Notice of Race will be published soon and we invite you to visit www.jerseyregatta.com regularly to keep up to date with developments. In the meantime, please contact the Regatta office on 00 44 (0)1534 732229 or e-mail shyc@localdial.com if you have any more immediate queries.

On behalf of the organising committee, I wish you fair sailing in 2010. We look forward to seeing you at the 12th combined clubs’ Jersey Regatta.

Kind regards
Bill Harris
Chairman