Race Programme 2026
If you are interested in skippering an event or crewing then please contact the crew bureau to register your interest.
| From | To | Event | Organiser | Skipper | Berth Fee (£) | Crew Places Left | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Fri 3rd | Sun 5th | Cowes-Cherbourg-Cowes | JOG | Simon Zavad | 270 | 18/25 17/17 | Report | |
| Sat 18th | Sun 19th | Cowes-Weymouth | JOG | Dave Anderson | 270 | 1 | Sat 10am start | ||
| Sat 25th | Sun 26th | Warsash Spring Championships | Bill Taylor | 160 | 5 | ||||
| May | Fri 1st | Cowes St Vaast | JOG | Simon Zavad | 270 | 1 | Fri 7pm start | ||
| Fri 22nd | Deauville | JOG | 270 | 5 | |||||
| 23rd | Myth of Malham – Eddystone | RORC | 270 | 4 | |||||
| 30th | De Guingand | RORC | 270 | 5 | |||||
| June | 6th | 7th | Cowes – Yarmouth – Cowes | JOG | Bill Taylor | 270 | 4 | ||
| 8th | 12th | IDOR Regatta | CSSA | Peter Denison | 400 | 3 | |||
| 12th | Morgan Cup – Dartmouth | RORC | 270 | 4 | |||||
| 19th | 20th | J-Cup Europe (Cherbourg) | Key Yachting | 270 | 5 | ||||
| Fri 26th | 28th | Alderney | JOG | Simon Zavad | 270 | 2 | |||
| July | 3rd | St Malo | RORC | 270 | 5 | ||||
| Fri 10th | Sun 12th | Round the Island (3 days) | ISC | Phil Armitage | 360 | Full | |||
| 18th | 19th | J-Cup UK (Hamble) | Key Yachting | 270 | 5 | ||||
| 24th | 26th | Taittinger Regatta | RSYC | Simon Zavad | 360 | 1 | |||
| 26th | Dartmouth Week | JOG | TBC | 4 | |||||
| Aug | 1st | 3rd | Cowes Week (weekend) | Phil Armitage | 255 | 3 | |||
| 4th | 7th | Cowes Week (week) | Phil Armitage | 340 | 3 | ||||
| Fri 28th | St Peter Port | JOG | Bill Taylor | 270 | 3 | ||||
| Sept | Fri 4th | 5th | Cherbourg | JOG/RORC | 270 | 4 | |||
| 12th | 13th | Cowes – Poole – Cowes | JOG | Jason Newell | 270 | 5 | |||
| 19th | Pursuit Race (Cowes) | RORC | 270 | 5 | |||||
| 26th | 27th | Cowes – Lymington – Cowes | JOG | Simon Zavad | 270 | 3 | |||
Places are allocated “first come, first served”, conditional on there being sufficient experience in the crew for the event, and berth fees being paid on time. Your place is confirmed once a deposit has been paid. All events depend on sufficient interest and are subject to cancellation and refund in the event of there being insufficient crew to make the event financially viable. Cost does not include food or mooring fees unless specified. We recommend that you have your own insurance.
The Junior Offshore Group provides an Offshore and an Inshore Series, both running throughout the season.
Started in December of 1950, JOG is run by its members with a professional secretariat. It does not have a
permanent club house but organises receptions in the host port at the end of most races (usually with drinks and eats!).
JOG races in three classes, but with a focus on ‘smaller’ boats. Advertising or sponsorship of individual boats is not permitted. Prizes are awarded for each class in each race and for each series as a whole. Most JOG races start in the Solent from the club’s fixed line and distinctive permanent starting box just east of Egypt Point in Cowes on the Island shore.
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) is the pre-eminent open sea racing club in Britain. It was formed in 1925 and has a long and distinguished history organising races around the British Isles as well as further afield. For us the main interest is in the cross-Channel races and the Fastnet.