UK Regatta 2006

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=75 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>   |   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U>home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id352.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archive data"><U><B><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><A HREF="id317.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jeanneau Expansion 2005"><U><B><IMG SRC="0440e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id323.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="UK Reorganisation"><U><B><IMG SRC="0450e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=405 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="91940403.png"> <div> UK Regatta 2006</div> <div> 2006 UK MARINE INDUSTRY REGATTA</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.marineregatta.co.uk" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.marineregatta.co.uk"><U><IMG SRC="d4d20140.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="532" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> (photo from 2005 Event)</div> <bR> <div> The 2006 UK Marine Industry Regatta will be run on Wednesday, April 26 2006 </div> <div> out of Port Solent in Sunsail's Jeanneau Sun Fast 37s.</div> <bR> <div> Last year's event attracted 30 boats and was won by Practical Boat Owner</div> <div> editorial, with the two Rockley Watersports entries finishing 2nd and 3rd.</div> <bR> <div> The 2006 event will cost £565 +VAT, plus a £100 charity donation from each</div> <div> boat to the John Merricks Sailing Trust.</div> <bR> <div> The boats are collected on the Tuesday evening, after which there's a</div> <div> fleet evening at Chiquitos Mexican restaurant in Port Solent. The cost of</div> <div> dinner for the eight crew (plus two jugs of marguerita per boat) is</div> <div> included in the entry fee.</div> <bR> <div> The aim is to run four races in the eastern Solent on the Wednesday with</div> <div> three to count. The first four boats receive trophies plus crew keepers,</div> <div> with the winning boat receiving the Lewmar Trophy and bottles of Sunsail</div> <div> champagne for the crew.</div> <bR> <div> One week after the 2006 was announced we have 16 entries, with two boat</div> <div> teams from Rockley Watersports, Lewmar and Oval 316. Single boat entries</div> <div> are in from B&G, boatmatch.com, Bruntons Propellers, Cooney Marine,</div> <div> Fairline Boats, Lombard Marine Finance and, of course, the event sponsors.</div> <bR> <div> The British Marine Federation (BMF) also has an entry that will be the</div> <div> prize in an export-based competition between UK and French leisure marine</div> <div> companies. The Marine Industry Regatta is sponsored by Boating Business,</div> <div> Practical Boat Owner, Yachting Monthly and Saltwater.</div> <bR> <div> We're looking for 40 entries for the 2006 event - get more information by</div> <div> emailing regatta@boatingbusiness.co.uk or check the event website at</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.marineregatta.co.uk" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.marineregatta.co.uk"><U>www.marineregatta.co.uk</U></A> - it has lots of pictures of last year's</div> <div> light and flukey event. -- Peter Nash</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.scuttlebutteurope.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.scuttlebutteurope.com"><U>www.scuttlebutteurope.com</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>