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20/10/2010
Hi all,
The race is looking good, This week the UIM ratified it as an
International Race for 2011. All venues in place...but... everybody
keeps asking 'what's happening with RB11?'
Well the next step is up to the racers...... you need to step
forward and send your deposits please. We can then start to organise
course and obtain course approval from the RYA, this is very time
consuming and the time will start to get a bit tight if we wait much
longer for the last few entries to sign up. |
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02/09/2010
Team Voom Voom are
the first entry into the 2011 Round Britain Powerboat Race! |
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Today we have received
our first entry form & £1000 deposit. Thanks team Voom Voom! |
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01/09/2010
Entry now open. |
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Round Britain
Powerboat Race 2011 now taking entries. Closing date for entries
31st October 2010. Deposit on entry £1,000 non refundable.
Entry form download. |
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23/07/2010
'The Round Britain
2011 Powerboat race today announces its to start and finish in
Torbay.' |
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(From Herald Express)
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TORBAY is set to host
one of the most exciting events in the powerboat calendar next year.
A meeting was held this week to discuss Torquay hosting the Round
Britain Race, with some of the country's finest boats taking part in
1,450 nautical miles of endurance competition. Torbay councillors
and the harbourmaster met with members of the Offshore Racing
Drivers Association to sort out details of the event starting and
finishing in Tor Bay next June.
Gordon Oliver, one of those at the presentation, said: "It was a
productive meeting, and we'll welcome the race with open arms. |
"We've certainly got
the facilities to host such a major event. The bay is perfect and we
have all the accommodation they need. All the advantages are here.
"It'll be a spectacle for residents as well as visitors, and we'll
make sure it's an event they remember."
Forty-seven boats have already registered to take part in the race,
ranging from Class A to Class H.
They will vary in size, with the largest measuring 40ft long, which
is comparable to F1 boats.
Subject to the deal being finalised, the powerboats will leave
Torquay on June 18 before heading to Milford Haven, Inverness,
Newcastle, Lowestoft and Portsmouth, and then returning to Torquay
on June 26.
Television channel Sky 3 has signed up to broadcast every stage of
the race, and organisers are also aiming to have a classic boats
race, with older boats perhaps travelling on the last leg of the
event.
The Royal Torbay Yacht Club, on Torquay harbourside, will host race
co-ordinations, and a ceremony will be held at the Imperial Hotel.
Dean Gibbs, event director, said: "We've had an unofficial
confirmation, but there are still permissions to be obtained.
"We should know within a week or so, although everyone thought it
would be good for Torbay to host this race.
"We'd be very honoured if Torbay hosted this event, because Torbay
is the traditional home of powerboat racing."
Members of ORDA are regular visitors to Torbay, with the resort
hosting numerous legs of the national championships.
Shirley Simpkins, ORDA secretary, said: "We would very much like to
bring the race to Torquay. |
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"We have excellent
relationships with the people of Torbay, and at a meeting in January
we were asked if we could bring bigger boats and events to Torquay.
"Well, here is that opportunity. I think it'll be all systems go in
terms of it happening, but it's got to be discussed in depth by the
council.
"The meeting was really, really good. Everyone's very keen. We
scoped out a lot of details and, hopefully, it'll be coming to
Torbay next year." |
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Photo (From Left to Right) Dave
Simpkins, Dean Gibbs, Shitley Simpkins, Gordon Oliver, Amanda Gibbs
and Kevin Mowatt. |
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11/06/2010
RB11 are planning to
start and finish the race from Torquay. |
Torquay has a rich heritage in powerboat racing with fantastic
facilities for both the racers & spectators. We were there a couple
of weeks ago for the ORDA weekend of racing and we received a warm
welcome & were encouraged to bring RB11 to Torquay
We are meeting the Torquay authorities on 22nd June & will keep you
all up to date with the arrangements.
RB11 will hold a launch at CTC and all are welcome, we will issue
race 'packs' including finalised route/venues along with race entry
forms
Subject to CTC timetable..... the current thinking is that the
launch will be on the Saturday afternoon. |
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06/04/2010 |
RB11's new course
integrates the requests of many racers to accept the 'adventure'
format. The race is now a 7 leg race with the third leg from Milford
Haven to Oban being an 'adventure' leg of approximately 310 Nautical
miles. Each crew is free to plan their route / fuel strategy for
this leg
whilst avoiding all exclusion zones .Please review the new course <<
here >>. |
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07/12/2009 |
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A well attended meeting was held at
Drivers Dry Berthing on the 5th of December by eighty people
representing 38 2011 Round Britain Powerboat Race teams. |
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For those that could not attend, or didn't have a large enough
notebook to write down the details - Here is a link to Event
Director Dean Gibbs presentation on Saturday. |
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Presentation |
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Film of Presentation |
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14/11/2009 |
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At a directors meeting
of the British Powerboat Racing Club this week, the BPRC announced
their full support for the RB11 Race and have again kindly offered
the Beaverbrook Trophy to be competed for the winner of the 2011
Round Britain Race. |
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13/11/2009 |
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Today, Blue FPT the
current Round Britain Champions and winner of The Beaverbrook Trophy
announced that they would be returning to defend their title. |
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Vassilis Pateras said
that he was happy to return and looking forward to ‘big competition’
from other competitors. |
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Blue
FPT closes in on victory in 2008 - Photo Chris Davies |
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11/11/2009 |
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RB11 are pleased to
announce a kick off meeting to be held at Drivers Dry Berthing in
Southampton. The meeting details and location can be downloaded <here>.
On the same day Drivers have a boat jumble starting at 9.00am along
with Hot dogs, tea and coffee. It will be a great day out and we may
be able to pick up a bargain as well! |
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The RB11 meeting
starts at 11.00am and is expected to run for about 90 minutes. The
meeting will explain the format & cost of RB11 followed by a
discussion between us all to finalise the direction of the race
going forward. |
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