2009
Regatta Postponed Until Saturday 8th August
The 2009 Tiree Regatta has been postponed until Saturday 8th August due to adverse weather conditions.
The forecast for Saturday 8th look promising so we hope to be able to run a full Regatta with all Sailing and Shore events.
The schedule for Saturday 8th is:
0930 – 1200 Registration & Handicapping
1230 Skippers meeting – All skippers must attend
1300 – 1700 Races & Shore Events
1730 – 1900 Prize giving
1900 – Celebrations!
Posted: August 1st, 2009 under 2009, News.
Friendly Regatta Saturday 18th July 2009
Tiree Regatta Club will be holding the 2009 Tiree Friendly Regatta on Saturday 18th July in Scarinish Old Harbour.
The Friendly Regatta is the revival of the historic tradition of holding multiple sailing regattas on Tiree during the summer. The annual regatta with it’s shore events and motor boat races will be held as usual on the first Saturday in August. The Friendly Regatta, however, will be all about sailing with sailing boats of all types invited to compete.
In order to allow a wide range of craft to sail together the Regatta Club has introduced a handicap system. The documents below explain the handicap system and how to calculate the handicap for your boat
Introduction To Handicaps (PDF)
Schedule for the day:
0930 Registration opens (for boat registration and handicapping)
1200 Registration closes
1230 Skippers meeting
1300 First class
1400 Second Race
1600 Prize giving
Posted: July 13th, 2009 under 2009, News.
Tiree Regatta Saturday 1st August 2009
The 2009 Tiree Regatta will be held on Saturday 1st August in Scarinish Old Harbour.
On the water a busy race card includes: Lug Boat Race, Dingy Race, Day Boat Race, and the famous Tiree Fishing Boat Race.
There is also a packed schedule of shore events: Kayak Race, Swimming Race,
Raft Race, Pillow Fight, Greasy Pole, Sandcastle Competition, Windsuring
Race.
There will be Food and Entertainment all day. All are welcome to compete or just to come and enjoy the spectacle.
0930 – 1200 Registration & Handicapping
1230 Skippers meeting
1300 – 1700 Races & Shore Events
1730 – 1900 Prize giving
1900 – Celebrations!
Posted: July 13th, 2009 under 2009, News.
2009 Diary Dates
Annual Regatta Day Sat 1st Aug @ 13.30 ( 1st Race @ 14.00).
Full programme of shore events
Friendly Regatta Sat 18th July @ 14.00. Simply sailing
Dinghy Sailing Course : 31st July/1st Aug / 2nd Aug. 2009 [Fully Booked]
Posted: May 22nd, 2009 under 2009, News.
Regatta Handicapping System
Following last year’s successful Regatta and in response to member’s requests TRC has adopted an appropriate handicap system under which to race.
The old TRC handicap system was no longer applicable view the limited number of boats in the existing fleet, and the considerable range/variation in their dimensions. After considerable debate, and review of alternative handicap systems, TRC decided to adopt the Old Gaffers Assoc (OGA) Handicap System
(see www.oldgaffersassociation.org)