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Administrator
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Hi all,
The third event in the Celtic Winter Series will be the Emsworth Slipper Regatta on Saturday 7th March.
The invitation is below, there are three races at this regatta, Open, Ladies and Mixed. Please post below if you would like to take part.
Fellow Celtic Rowers,
The ESSC Celtic Winter Series Rowing Regatta will take place on Saturday 7 March 2026 The timing of the regatta is as below. We propose Visiting Clubs road trailer their boats to ESSC, we will reserve space in the Club Car Park and the Dinghy Park for trailers to be stored. We assume ESC will be rowing their craft round.
If your club wish to row or motor your craft to ESSC the day before, please let us know, we can arrange secure storage of the craft.
Non-rowing supporters, are very welcome to also attend.
There will be 3 races contributing points to the Celtic Winter League
• Open Race - anyone
• Women’s Race – 4 women rowers
• Mixed Race – at least 2 women rowers
Each club may enter all three races or less depending on crew availability
The race course will be Start Hut to A Marker Dropped 2/3 way between Fowley and Wickor to Little Deep to Finish line. However, weather conditions may cause this to change on the day. A full coxes briefing will be given on the day at 12:05. The briefing will include race rules, course and method of starting races.
Please complete and return, by 27 Feb 2026, the attached Club registration summary form for your club. The cost for entry into the regatta for any cox or rower participating is £10.00 per person. Payment by debit or credit card will be taken on the day at registration. The reason for requesting age of rower, is to input results to the Ouse Yardstick.
Complimentary tea/coffee and biscuits will be available.
Hot food, such as bacon rolls in the morning and cheesy chips or soup, may be purchased from the ESSC caterers on the day. (see Menu Below)
Please ensure all participants, rowers and coxes have personal buoyancy equipment with them in the boat. The race officers may instruct that personal buoyancy is to be worn on the day.
Please bring two VHF radios with you and tune to channel P4
Reason for two radios
• One for cox of boat
• One for Rowing Captain to ensure crews are on pontoon or at start as race control will give orders via VHF.
• A decision, based on forecasted wind speeds will determine if the event is not going ahead. The ESSC rowing captain will email other club rowing captains on Thursday evening if the event is to be cancelled or postponed .
Schedule for Day will be:-
• 11:00 Visiting Clubs arrive by road and launch boats at bottom of South Street, place road trailers in Club Car Park and row boats to conservancy pontoon and tie up all boats. ESC, please row round and tie up on conservancy pontoon.
• The GATE CODES on PONTOON are Top C3849 Bottom 3849
• 12:00 Bar Opens upstairs – all welcome
• 12:05 Crew /Course Briefing including announce gate codes for pontoon
Times of races (50 minute window to get from pontoon to start, run race and return to pontoon)
• 12:35– Announce Open Crew to be at pontoon to row to start for
o 12:50 Open Race start
• 13:25 – Announce Women crews to be at pontoon to row to start
o 13:40 Women’s Race start
• 13:50 High Water
• 14:05 – Announce Mixed crews to be at pontoon to row to start
o 14:30 Mixed Race start
• 15:05 Mixed race crews row from finish line to pontoon awaiting tide to drop to give space to place trailers on beach and recover boats.
• 15:35 Food available in Function Room, Bar is stillOpen
• 16:05 Presentation of prizes
As an aside, the Italy v England Six Nations Rugby will be being shown in the Bar (Kick off 16:40) All rowers are welcome to stay and watch if they so wish.
ROWING REGATTA MENU SATURDAY 7TH MARCH 2026
SERVED FROM 10.30AM
Bacon, Sausage or Veggie Bap £5
LIGHT LUNCH SERVED FROM 1.30PM TO 4PM
Homemade Leek & Potato Soup £5
Served with roll & butter
Small Fish & Chips £6.50
Deep fried beer battered fillet of white fish served with chips,
Garden peas and homemade tartare sauce
Small Deep Fried Wholetail Scampi £7
Served with fries, peas & tartare sauce
Homemade Chilli con Carne £6.50
Served with rice & garlic bread
Cheese & Ham Toastie £5.50
Bacon, Brie & Cranberry Panini £6
Chips £3.50
Cheesy Chips £4
ALL FOOD SERVED IN TAKEAWAY CONTAINERS
Rachel and Vernon
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