PSUK Offshore regattas

Unfortunately, one of the teams has needed to pull out of the PSUK Offshore Sailing Championships 2026 which takes the fleet down to nine teams.

The regatta is being held in the Solent between the evening of Sunday 10^th May to lunchtime on Friday 15^th May 2026. The fleet are one design using Benteau Oceanis 37’ yachts with asymmetric spinnakers. The yachts are chartered from Fairview Sailing at a cost of Ł2099 including the spinnaker and racing supplement.

We will be hoping to run nine races with teams of between six and eight crew. Social events are planned for the Monday and Wednesday evening with the presentation meal on the Thursday evening

The entry fee per team is Ł360, the three meals total Ł75 per crew member. There will also be a pairs competition. The entry fee includes marina and electricity fees for Cowes Yacht Haven.

It would be good if we were able to get the fleet back to ten teams or even more!

PSUK OFFSHORE REGATTA

Monday 11^th - Friday 15^th May, 2026

Dear all,

The 2026 PSUK Offshore Sailing National Championships will take place between Monday 11th May and Friday 15th May 2026, the boats will be the matched Beneteau Oceanis 37’ yachts chartered from Fairview Sailing on The Hamble. Racing will be based out of Cowes subject to a Skippers discussion prior to entry forms and sailing instructions being circulated.

The cost of the yacht charter will be Ł2099.00p per boat which will include spinnakers and fuel.

It is proposed to have a Skippers meeting via TEAMS at the end of November to discuss the format of the week, until those decisions have been made, we will not be able to provide an entry fee cost but we will be trying to maintain or reduce the cost from 2025.

If you propose to enter the regatta, please email me ASAP to let me know so I can arrange the TEAMS meetings and obtain some costings on various options prior to the meeting.

Fairview have set aside twelve boats so please contact them ASAP to reserve your boat as it will be a first come first served basis and Fairview will need to release boats for general charter if you have not reserved one.

To reserve your boat please contact Prue NASH at Fairview Sailing Tel: 02380 457 023, email prue@fairviewsailing.co.uk

As in previous years it is hoped we will be able to get on the boats during the evening of Sunday 10th May 2025, racing will take place on Monday to Thursday with boats returned to Fairview on the Friday morning.

In 2025 we had ten teams, and all had an enjoyable week of racing and socialising, it would be great if we could increase the number of teams.

I look forward to receiving your expressions of interest.
Owen Poplett
Surrey & Sussex Major Crime Review Team
Specialist Crime Operations
Mobile: 07901670721

National Offshore Championships 2016
This event will not be run in 2016 however the highest placed UK yacht from the World Police Championships will be funded to race for UK policing in 2017.

A skippers' meeting held during the 2015 International Copper’s Cup Regatta in Croatia discussed the 2016 World Police Offshore Sailing Championships. Franjo, the Coppers Cup organiser, said his committee were willing to hold the event. A skippers vote confirmed that the preference was for the Croatia venue.

National Offshore regatta results only can also be viewed via the 'Stats' Section