Event news LAKE DISTRICT
Arthur Ransome’s drawings on show
Arthur Ransome’s drawings are being shown at an exhibition at Brantwood, the former home of John Ruskin on the shores of Coniston Water. The show, titled ‘Imagination and Reality, the Art of Arthur Ransome’, features his illustrations for the Swallows and Amazons books, particularly those set in the Lake District. “For sheer enduring influence it is Ransome’s
BORDEAUX, FRANCE New boat auction
A second French auction house is mixing classic boats and classic cars in a sale in Bordeaux on 16 July. The 15 or so lots, including a 22ft Chris-Craft and a dinghy, were gathered by Anne-Laure Nicolas, formerly of Osenat, the Fontainebleau auction house that started auctioning classic boats with classic cars in France. See
www.al-nicolas.com. Dave Selby
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Anne-Laure Nicolas, mixing classic boats with classic cars at auction
Lake District that has the edge over all others in the popular mind,” says Howard Hull, director of Brantwood. The exhibition, jointly organised by the Brantwood Trust and the Arthur Ransome Trust, runs until 4 September, and includes a series of talks and activities – details on
www.brantwood.org.uk, tel: +44 (0)1539 441396.
PLYMOUTH Future of Plymouth Classics doubtful
The future of Plymouth Classic Boat Rally, a stalwart of the British regatta scene with 24 years under its belt, was doubtful as we went to press, with only 20 boats registered to take part. “People are apathetic – there must be a classic boat video game out there people are playing instead of doing the real thing,” said organiser
17-19 JUNE
Bembridge Sailing Club 125th Jubilee Regatta IoW, Tel: +44 (0)1983 872237,
www.bembridgesailingclub.org More than 100 boats in 12 classes will be at this special commemorative regatta.
18-19 JUNE Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta River Orwell, Levington, Suffolk, Tel: +44 (0)1473 659465,
www.syharbour.co.uk Three races in three classes. This is the 10th issue of this popular event.
23-24 JULY CVRDA/Thames SC Vintage and Open Regatta Surbiton. Tel: +44 (0)208 399 2164,
www.thamessailingclub.co.uk Thames Sailing Club, Britain’s oldest river sailing club, based in Surbiton, is playing host to the Classic and Vintage Racing Dinghy Association’s Vintage and Open Regatta this summer and is inviting CB readers to watch the tight Rater racing from the clubhouse bar or the pub next door, both of which offer close-up views of the action on the water (and, later in the evening, to watch the sun set over the Thames).
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25 JUNE Round the Island Race 80th Anniversary IoW, Tel; +44 (0)1983 296621,
www.roundtheisland.org.uk Handicap, O-D and trad classes – and just about everything else afloat. With c1,600 participating yachts, it’s the largest event of its kind in the world, and 80 this year.
John Merrett. Decision time, for this year’s rally, planned for 22-26 July, is at the end of May, and the regatta will only go ahead if 50 or more boats have registered by then. It seems unlikely that the regatta will return in the future if this year’s fails to happen. See www.
plymouthclassics.co.uk for the latest.
25-26 JUNE Bosham Classic Boat Revival Chichester Harbour, Tel: +44 (0)1243 572341
www.boshamsailingclub.com Classic dayboats/dinghies up to 20ft (6m)
30 JUNE – 3 JULY Crinan Classic Argyll and Bute, Tel: +44 (0)7766 277818,
www.crinanclassic.com
2 JULY Heybridge Basin Regatta Nr Maldon, Essex, Tel: +44 (0)1621 856503
2-3 JULY Scottish Traditional Boat Festival Portsoy, Tel: +44 (0)1261 842951
www.scottishtraditionalboatfestival.co.uk
16-17 JULY Thames Traditional Boat Rally Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, Tel: +44 (0)1932 872575,
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