Dates
5 Jun 2027
Duration
1.3 days
Distance
46 nm
Route
Cowes → Weymouth
About
West-going Solent escape — race C3 in the 2026 JOG Coastal Series.
The Cowes-Weymouth & Portland Race is JOG's classic west-going day race from Cowes to Weymouth on the Jurassic Coast. Per the JOG 2026 NoR, the course is approximately 46 nm, Category 4. First start 10:00 on Saturday 18 April.
Race finishes in Weymouth Saturday afternoon/evening. Unity returns to the Solent on Sunday — confirm arrangements in the crew WhatsApp the week before.
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Race programme
Saturday brief · 10:00 start · race to Weymouth · overnight in Weymouth · Sunday return.
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Race programme
Saturday brief · 10:00 start · race to Weymouth · overnight in Weymouth · Sunday return.
Saturday morning — brief & dock-out
by 08:00Crew arrive Mercury Yacht Harbour. Skipper brief, kit check. Sail to Cowes start area.
Saturday — first start
10:00Race starts off Cowes. Course west past the Needles and along the Jurassic Coast to Weymouth.
Saturday evening — Weymouth
Boats finish in Weymouth in the afternoon/evening. Berthed in Weymouth Marina, dinner ashore.
Sunday — return to Solent
Sail back to Mercury Yacht Harbour Sunday — exact arrangements (race back, motor back, or split crew) confirmed in the WhatsApp.
Good to know
Meeting point
Mercury Yacht Harbour, Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, SO31 4HQ. We meet on the pontoon by your assigned berth — your skipper will share the berth number and a location pin in the crew WhatsApp group the week before.
Arrival
- Arrive by the start time shown on this event page.
- Subject to availability you can arrive the night before, arrange with the team
Parking
Free at Mercury, except Round the Island Race weekend.
Crew WhatsApp
Set up by the Wednesday before. Confirms timings, weather, destination berth.
Before you arrive
- Emergency contact, medical info and waiver in your dashboard profile.
- International races: upload passport details.
Essential
- Waterproof sailing jacket + salopettes
- Sailing boots (deck shoes only OK for inshore day races)
- Warm base layers (no cotton) + mid-layer fleece
- Hat and sailing gloves
- Sun hat, sunglasses with retainer, sun cream
- Head torch with red-light mode (any night sailing or offshore)
- Personal medication
- Sea-sickness remedy (taken 30 mins before the start)
- Water bottle and snacks for the day
- Soft holdall or dry bag — no hard suitcases
Overnight
- 3-4 season sleeping bag (no bedding provided)
- Toiletries, change of clothes, quick-dry towel
Offshore / double-handed
- Notebook for debrief
- Passport for cross channel races
Provided
- Life jackets and safety kit
- Charts, AIS, VHF (+ satcom offshore)
- Galley kit, water, tea, coffee
- Homebase Mooring fees
- Insurance (Security and damage deposit held for Bareboat Charters)
Not provided
Food and snacks aboard — bring your own, or shared crew food order on overnight / offshore (cost shared, leftovers taken home).
Leave behind
Hard suitcases, hair dryers, excess alcohol.
Who can join
- Beginner — all experience levels welcome
Questions
What's on the boat vs what I bring?
What if the weather is bad?
I'm sea-sick prone — can I still come?
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£475 · Sat 5 Jun