European Gay Regatta 2007...

venue:   Brighton Marina review date:   Saturday, 9 to Sunday, 10 June 2007 photos by:   Sam Milford [ intro | page 1 | page 2 ]

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The European Gay Cup 2007 took place last weekend at Brighton Marina. The event, sponsored by Barclay’s Bank, saw over 50 keen sailors from UK, Netherlands, Germany, and France take part in a friendly, but competitive, two days of racing.

The competition was organised by the Sailing & Cruising Association, the UK’s national gay sailing organisation which is soon to open a Brighton section (contact David King on 0781 308 3944 for more details or check
out www.gaysailing.org.uk).

SailnetUK based at Brighton Marina supplied the racing boats and the event received lots of support from local businesses. The cup was eventually awarded to one of the UK teams, meaning it will be held in Brighton again in 2008, already plans are underway for a bigger and better event.

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and there's more...

		Sunday morning... first race photos by Sam Milford 11am - first race view review
		Second Race photos by Sam Milford After swapping a couple of screws, a couple of crews and getting the deputy mayor to the Committee Boat, there was just time for the final race of the day before the storm blew in... view review
		Awards photos by Sam Milford With the boats safely back and all crew accounted for, all that remained was for the awards to be presented, the choir to sing some shanties and the mayor to do a jig... view review

about Brighton Marina

It's perhaps surprising to learn that Brighton's marina is the largest in Europe with over 1,600 yachting berths. Opened by Her Majesty The Queen in 1978, the fortunes of Brighton Marina have been as up and down as the tide. Click for more info and complete listings for Brighton Marina

about The Sailing & Cruising Association

The Sailing & Cruising Association is a club for LGBT people and their families, friends and others, who either own boats or who want to go sailing with likeminded people. Click for more info and complete listings for The Sailing & Cruising Association