Scotland's RC35 cruiser-racer class has published its 2023 calendar for its 2023 RC35 Series and 2023 Celtic Cup, and Ireland's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta features in both.
Although Scottish-based, the class has one ‘away’ event each year. This is usually Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta or the Bangor Town Regatta on alternate years.
The concept of the RC35 Class is to bring together similar boats within a close handicap banding and to work with owners and crews to develop the best racing experience possible on the Clyde and the Irish Sea area.
As Afloat reports here, this year's IRC Class One at VDLR currently boats 25 entries two months before the first gun and with a number of RC35s attending.
The Class is within a tight rating band (IRC 1.015-1.040), with yacht racing in Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
2023 RC35 Series Calendar
|
Venue |
Date |
|
Kip Regatta |
13/14 May |
|
Scottish Series, including Scottish IRC Champs |
26-29 May |
|
Mudhook, including RC35 Champs |
10-11 June |
|
Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta |
6-9 July |
|
Largs Regatta |
26/27 August |
|
North Clyde Regatta |
16/17 Sep |
One discard if five or more events are completed.
The RC35s also host the Celtic Cup to encourage Irish boats to get involved, and this is a limited series with two Scottish and two Irish events, with the hope that the Irish boats may join the full Scottish programme. As regular Afloat readers know, Howth J/109 Storm was the winner of the 2022 Cup.
This year a new stand-alone event, the RC35 weekend to be hosted by RUYC on Belfast Lough on June 24/25, makes the calendar.
RC35 Celtic Cup 2023 Calendar
|
Venue |
Date |
|
Kip Regatta |
13/14 May |
|
Scottish Series |
26-29 May |
|
Bangor RUYC |
24/25 June |
|
Dun Laoghaire |
6-9 July |
One discard if four events are completed.
