Entries open tomorrow (5 June) for the 2026 River Exe Regatta's two-day Dinghy, Hornet and Multihull Racing event, to be held over the weekend of 20/21 June in SYC home waters just off the Club. The Grand Prizegiving for the whole Regatta will take place at SYC following the end of racing on the Sunday afternoon.
Online pre-entry (free) is required - entry on the day is not allowed. Online entries open on 5 June and close at 2300 on Wednesday 17 June, or when the entry limit of 75 boats is reached. Boats entering after the list is full will be placed on a waiting list and we will contact you by email if a place becomes available.
Notice of Race (NOR) and Sailing Instructions (SI) can both be found in the Events section of the SYC website along with full details of the weekend's racing, including eligibility criteria. Details of a short video briefing will be e-mailed to competitors shortly before the event.
Boats will be divided into five classes, Slow Handicap, Medium Handicap, Multihull, Hornet and Fast Handicap, racing on two separate courses. See the Event page for the PY cut-offs for each Handicap fleet.
Entry is online via a link on SYC's Regatta event page, where you can also view a list of boats already entered.Parental Consent for helms/crew under 18 is managed online via a button which appears against your entry - please complete this in advance to save time on the day.
BACKGROUND TO THE EVENT
The River Exe Regatta is an annual joint undertaking between Exe River watersports clubs Exmouth Beach Rescue Club, Exe SC, Topsham SC, Lympstone SC, Starcross Yacht Club and Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club. Each club takes on one or two events, and the Regatta culminates in a Grand Prizegiving. See the River Exe Regatta website for a full overview of all events between and 13 and 21 June 2026.
The River Exe Regatta is grateful to its many sponsors among local businesses, without whose support the event could not be held. We acknowledge the contribution of Exe Sails and Covers, Tozers Solicitors, Bartlett Refrigeration, Exmouth Marina, NewSpace Architecture, Wilkinson Grant, Rob Perry Marine, Stratton Creber Commercial, Trout's Boatyard, Seawood Chandlery, River Exe Café and Admiral Trailers to the success of the Regatta over many years.
