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This year's race will be the 30th consecutive North Sea Race run by Scarborough Yacht Club from Scarborough to Ijmuiden in Holland, a distance of 210 miles.
The 2010 race will start on Friday 16th July, with a prize giving dinner to be held in Hoorn. Yachts will be expected to take between 36 and 48 hours to complete the race.
The Scarborough Evening News previews of this years race can be found here and here.
The winners of the 2009 race were:
IRC Class - Tarka of Tees (Tees & Hartlepool YC)
Portsmouth Class 1 - Vado (SYC)
Portsmouth Class 2 - Resolute (SYC) |
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2010 North Sea Race Winners |
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Class Winners:
IRC Class - Tarka of Tees
Portsmouth Class 1 - Vado
Portsmouth Class 2 - Offchance
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2010 North Sea Race Entries |
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IRC Class:
Portsmouth Class 1:
Portsmouth Class 2:
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There may suddenly seem an extra buzz around the harbour as Yachts prepare for the start of the 2010 North Sea Race to Ijmuiden in Holland, on Friday July 16th starting at 19.00hrs.
This is always a popular event and is the 8th consecutive year it has been sponsored by Boyes & Co. We always have boats from visiting clubs entering, this year being no exception with visitors from Tees/Hartlepool, Whitby and Bridlington, which only goes to highlight the competitiveness of the race and the camaraderie once the relaxing begins in Holland.
There are 21 boats entered in this year’s race, split into 3 classes and they are expected to arrive in Holland throughout Sunday, depending on the strength and direction of the wind over the weekend.
Boats set off with the tide helping them and hope to reach Flamborough Head by the evening before the tide turns. Then they head out into the North Sea and will have to negotiate gas field with their various drilling platforms, shipping lanes and wind farms on their passage to Ijmuiden on the Dutch coast.
The best view of the race start will be from the outer harbour wall and the competing crews would really appreciate a good send off.
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