Merrydown Regatta 2026

What a wonderful Merrydown Regatta event we had on Sunday with a fabulous turnout of sailors and supporters to watch the racing and enjoy the RVYC hospitality afterwards .

Our thanks as always to Merrydown for their continued sponsorship I believe the longest running commercial sponsorship in sailing since the inaugural event in 1958 at Ryde Rowing Club .

A flurry of late entries ensured we had a busy Race Box start for the MOCRA , Squib and Dinghy fleet s . Passing gusts meant the Safety RIBs had work to do for the 2 two class races and the final all class start for the Merrydown Trophy .

Inshore it was a glorious sight both our novice fleet and Scows sailing in front of the Clubhouse using Victoria as their race deck . The novice fleet were super brave with a fair amount of time spent capsizing !

We were blessed with the weather set to allow all races to be competed with sailors and race teams heading in for a well earnt drink and BBQ .

Congratulations to all those who took part in the event ; to all the incredible volunteers who ran the racing on the race box and Victoria ; safety boat crews ; to the novice coach boat ; radio and shoreside support . A shout out as well to June and her House team for running a raffle alongside .

Results are on the link below

https://rvyc.iws8.co.uk/series.php

and a special mention to :

• Martin Harrison in his Moth for lifting the overall Merrydown Trophy
• Arthur Dugauquier for winning the Rickman Family Cup for best placed U13 sailor
• The Dinghy fleet for the most entries and holders of the Thomas West Trophy .

Thanks again to all who supported our annual Club Regatta and see you on the water for the remaining of the sailing season in 2026 .

Downloads

• merrydown NOR V1 28jul26.docx
• Merrydown2026 entry form 28jul26.pdf
• RVYC Merrydown Regatta 2026 .pdf
• Merrydown Inshore amendment No1.pdf
• RVYC 2026 Race Charts copy.pdf

Last updated 10:42 on 1 September 2026