2026 CLASSIC CHANNEL REGATTA –
DRAFT PROGRAMME & TIMINGS
All Times are in Local Time (in the UK UTC +1 & in France UTC +2)
Tuesday 7th July
Registration & Welcome day
• 12.00 – 18.00: Registration at Royal Dart Yacht Club
• 14.00 “Watersports” in Dartmouth off Dartmouth Yacht Club
• 18.30: Welcome reception at the RDYC
• 19.00: Briefing for Dartmouth Classics Races at RDYC
• 20.00: Crew suppers available at RDYC
Wednesday 8th July
Dartmouth Classics – Day 1
• 08.00 – 10.00: Late registration at RDYC.
• 10.30: Parade of Sail
• 12.00: First Start Dartmouth Classics Races
• 19.00 for 19.30: Evening crew supper party with music in the Old Market Square
• 23.00: Supper Party finishes
Thursday 9th July
Dartmouth Classics – Day 2
• 10.00: Dartmouth Classics Start Bay Race -First Start
• 17.30: Dartmouth Classics Prizegiving sponsored by Dartmouth Gin
• 18.00: BBQ supper at RDYC
Friday 10th July
Classic Channel Race – Dartmouth to St Peter Port – start day
• 09.00 – 09.30: Late registration for the Classic Channel Race.
• 10.00: Briefing for the Classic Channel Race Dartmouth – St Peter Port
• 13.00: First start of the Classic Channel Race Dartmouth – St Peter Port
Saturday 11th July
Classic Channel Race, Arrival St Peter Port
• Boats arrive at St Peter Port during the morning.
• 17.30 Safety Briefing Classic St Peter Port – Lézardrieux Race
• 18.00 Welcome Reception at Castle Cornet sponsored by States of Guernsey (t.b.c)
Sunday 12th July
Classic St Peter Port to Lézardrieux Race
• 08.30: First Start for Classic St Peter Port – Lézardrieux Race
• Race finishes to south or west of Île de Brehat
• Late afternoon or evening arrival in Lézardrieux
Monday 13th July
Lézardrieux to Paimpol
• Cruise in company from Lézardrieux to Paimpol including the «Danse de Classiques Daniel Hue»
• Picnic anchored off Île de Bréhat
• Early evening parade into Paimpol Harbour
Tuesday 14th July
Fête Nationale Day
• Rest day with the regatta fleet in port at the centre of Fête Nationale (Bastille Day) festivities in Paimpol.
• Prizegiving for the Classic Channel Race & St Peter Port to Lézardrieux Race
• Evening fireworks
Wednesdsay 15th July
Classic Tour de Île de Bréhat race
• Classic Tour de Île de Bréhat race – first start 10.00
• Evening return to Paimpol
Thursday 16th July
Classic Channel Regatta – Finale Day
• Blindfold dinghy racing
• Prizegiving
• Closing supper party in the Salle de Fétes
