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Own Your Own Regatta

Regatta ownership enables you to maximise the benefits of regatta participation and to extend the benefits across your organisation as a whole. 

Internally you can use the event to improve communication and teamwork or perhaps as an achievement reward or sales incentive. With brand recall for corporates involved in yacht racing exceptionally high, your marketing and PR team will be revelling in the promotional opportunities provided by your own regatta. 

Externally the event offers unparalleled networking opportunities and the chance to focus on clients, developing and strengthening business relationships. Client retention rates will soar with guests anxious to rejoin your event next year.

Regattas are our speciality – we like to think that we have raised the standard in regatta management. Our experience spans organisation of small, one day match racing events to establishing new industry regattas such as the Hedge Fund Regatta. For information on Match racing events (two boat racing) or fleet racing in your own mini regatta click here. Please read on for details regarding our regatta services for larger events over 1, 2 or 3 days.

All encompassing service

Our management team will handle every aspect of organising your regatta, tailor making the event to your company’s requirements. The attention to detail we deliver delights our customers year on year.

Exceptional sailing

Novice and experienced sailors alike will enjoy the chance to participate in some serious but fun sailing. For novices, our professional skippers and crews are also enthusiastic tutors - they take pride in showing guests the ropes (and how to use them!). Experienced sailors can learn the art of race tactics and tap into the extensive knowledge of our professional crew. 

Our fleet of top specification, race-prepared yachts have their own proven success story. The latest addition to the fleet, Addiction, a Beneteau 40.7, won the Beneteau Cup in its first year.

We are fortunate to have some of the world’s best sailing waters on our doorstep. The Solent and its coastline offer a fantastic stage on which to set, what will be a premier event for your company.

Superb hospitality options

The social aspect of any regatta is a key ingredient to the success of the event and spans day time activities for non-sailors as well as evening events for all to enjoy. Sailors old and new know how to party and value the social scene as much as the sailing itself.

There are numerous options to consider - our experience will assist you in selecting the appropriate function and offshore or onshore venue for your event.

Offshore options range from inviting clients to enjoy the alternative, 'G&T sailing' on a luxury motor cruiser or how about following the racing action in one of our high powered RIBs - a spectacular way of seeing the yachts up close and cheering on the teams?

Onshore, the apres-sail activities can range from Champagne receptions and gala dinners to beach barbecues parties. Functions such as lunches, evening receptions and prize giving ceremonies can be held in private venues or one of the 'Royal' yacht clubs in Cowes and Southampton.

"The great facilities, good transport links and the magic of summer racing in the Solent make the Hedge Fund Regatta a superb event for everyone involved. With help from Activ our aim is to make the event fun, competitive and safe and to provide a great team-building, networking and client hospitality environment on and off the water”  Ian Murrin, CEO of Digiterre.

For an example of a new regatta success story click here and read the Hedge Fund Regatta case study.

Please contact our regatta management team to discuss your regatta ideas.