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Wetstuff - Charters, Training & Racing from our Gosport base - because there is nothing so fine as simply messing around on boats!

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RACING

With Prime Evil, our Sigma 400, you are getting the chance to race on a fast, yet comfortable boat equipped with the very latest electronics.

Our racing opportunities are open to all, though we would recommend having at least sailed before joining something like our Fastnet Campaign. John, our Chief Intsructor has been involved in helping train crews for the Clipper Round The World Race, a Sydney to Hobart race team and of course our own Fastnet and Round The Island Race entries.

If you would like to join one of our racing programmes, or just find out more please drop us a line at info@wetstuff.org.uk

We encourage our crews to try the different roles on board to gain a better understanding of the tasks, and to get involved in all aspects of the campaigns. You the crew are the ones who make the difference. Our Race Training / Sail Handling weekends offer further chances to develop your skills before getting out on the race course. PLaces are limited on these courses to ensure everybody gets involved. Cost £240 per head - or save by adding it to one of our race programmes.

Each year we offer individual places on a number of events including the Round The Island Race, and Portsmouth Parhelion series. Longer events include the Tour Des Ports - a week of racing around the Channel Islands and Cherbourg Pensinsula - and the bi-annual Fastnet Race.

The Round The Island Race 24-27th June 2011 bookings open now on - 6 places sold by the end of August, only 6 places left! With 2011 seeing the 80th anniversary of the race this is sure to be a big one. Cost of the 3 days of the Round The Island Race is £240 per head. An optional Race Training Weekend is offered at a discounted rate to race crew members to allow them to get more out of racing with us.

The Tour Des Ports was a new event for 2010. A combination of day sailing and parties in the evening. Light winds saw us have one race abandoned by the organisers, 2 races went outside the time limit, one race abandoned by us as we knew we would miss the time limit - and one fantastic day of reaching when everybody did actually finish. We logged 875 miles in ten days, finishing off with a great trip back from Cherbourg averaging 8.4 knots!

Held every 2 years, the Fastnet is regarded as one of THE classic offshore races. Requiring training, dedication and a sense of humour, by the end of the campaign you are likley to have logged over 1200 miles and experienced wide ranging conditions. There are a limited number of places for this event attracting new clients and old hands from our previous campaigns alike. 4 places confirmed within a day of releasing the spaces - will you be the next to join us?

In addition to our regular races open to the public, we also work with clients on a number of major industry regattas. These include the Manches Cup for the legal profession and Little Britain Challenge Cup for the construction industry. We enjoy getting to know our clients and helping them achieve their goals for these events - just some of the reasons Macfarlanes have been with us for 4 years now for the Manches Cup, and have already booked for their 5th year with us in 2011.

Wetstuff Ltd is registered with Companies House, Cardiff, Company Number 5784636,

Wetstuff - Charters, Training & Racing from our Gosport base -

because there is nothing so fine as simply messing around on boats!