ON THE WATER

It isn’t just about the rowing and sailing, there’s loads happening on the water during regatta week, that you can take part in or enjoy watching!

STEAM BOAT RALLY

SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST

A Regatta classic. New and restored steam-powered vessels will be on show down by the Dartmouth Yacht Club.

This year forming part of the Royal Regatta River Parade

KONTIKI RAFT RACE

SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST

This is an event everyone can join in with. From the local pubs to families. Build it, sail it, watch it! The best fun in the world…well in Dartmouth at least!

 

ROYAL REGATTA RIVER PARADE

SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST

Following a new tradition of Parades started by the Dartmouth Mayflower River Parade and followed by the Jubilee & Coronation River Parade's please register for this years ROYAL REGATTA RIVER PARADE and enjoy the spectacle of old, new and classic craft parading up the river.

 

New for 2024: DHNA Treasure Hunt

Instructions

The Treasure Hunt can be collected from the Harbour Office from 09:00 on
 Wednesday 28th August 2024, for a donation of £2 to the Regatta.

Entries must be returned to the harbour office by 15:30 on the same day, in order to be marked.

The highest scoring entry will win a prize of £50, donated by Dart Harbour.
I n the event of a tie, the entry submitted earliest will win.

The clues roughly follow a route from the Harbour Office downstream to the castles, then up to Dittisham, returning to the Harbour Office, always keeping to the starboard side of the river. Answers may be found afloat or on the public quaysides.

All questions can be answered using information found on the river or quays.
 Internet searches should not be used – the answers may differ from those found on the ground!

The question-setter’s decision is final

Safety Instructions

Each skipper is responsible for safety of themselves, their crew, their boat and their other property whether afloat or ashore. They will accept responsibility for any injury, damage or loss caused by their own actions or omissions The skipper will brief crew appropriately.

All entrants must wear lifejacket / buoyancy aids when afloat.

Boats must be appropriately designed, maintained, equipped and insured.

All normal colregs and byelaws apply, including the 6 knot speed limit

There is no need to land anywhere other than Dart Harbour short-stay visitor pontoons, to enter any private property or to board any vessel in order to complete this treasure hunt.

All incidents should be reported to Dart Harbour on VHF Ch 11 or 01803 832337

For major incidents, call the coastguard on VHF Ch 16 or 999.

HMS Cattistock is a minehunter. Her crew use innovative technology and carefully honed skills to clear the oceans of hidden dangers.

Led by Lieutenant Commander Jonny Campbell, minehunters like Cattistock play a vital role in maintaining the freedom of navigation on the high seas and supporting the UK’s international trade by searching for (and safely removing) mines so larger ships can enjoy safe passage.

Her next mission is to join the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) as part of a three month deployment to the Baltic Sea. She will take part in a series of multinational exercises and operations alongside their NATO partners, including Force Integration Training and Historical Ordnance Disposal.

PLEASE NOTE: attendance is pending operational commitments

 

 

Each event will be confirmed in our Regatta Souvenir Programme.  You can buy this from the Regatta Information Hut during the week from Saturday 24th August 2024, online or from LOCAL outlets.

It’s a great read and full of interesting articles as well as all the detail.

We, all of us volunteers, receive no funding at all, and it costs in the region of £180,000 to stage the event.  We need to ensure we can keep Dartmouth Regatta going for years!  Thank you!

 

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