The 2008 Round Britain Offshore Powerboat Race

"The Greatest Offshore Powerboat Race of the 21st Century"

 

 

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Schedule of scrutineering slot times

 
NOTE: You must have completed your Administration at Race Control and collected your Scrutineering Card there before scrutineering can commence.
Administration is going to take approximately 30 minutes per team.
All crew taking part in the first leg MUST be present at both Administration and Scrutineering.
PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR YOUR SLOT – it will affect EVERYONE if you are late!
 
There will be 2 teams of scrutineers operating at both Gunwharf Quays and Port Solent, hence 2 boats can be seen in the same time slot.
 
Gunwharf Quays   Port Solent
Thursday 19th June Race Numbers Thursday 19th June Race Numbers
09.30 2 323 09.30 100 0
10.15 R80 10 10.15 81 471
11.00 R3 88 11.00 45 5
11.45 6 99 11.45 17 177
12.30 4 72 12.30 33 22
14.00 18 16 14.00 77 333
14.45 130 15 14.45 12 96
15.30 1 7 15.30 0 47

Remember – Drivers’ Briefing starts at 17.00. at the Royal NC&RA Yacht Club on Thursday

09.30 68 0   09.30 0 0
10.15 111 114 10.15 43 8
11.00 747 9 11.00 101 55
11.45 110 343 11.45 11 69
12.30 14 102 12.30 0 0
14.00 144 185 14.00 558 0
 

Time Table

All race Teams will be mustering in the “Pits” @ Gunwharf Quays on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th June for scruitineering and preparation for the race.

On Saturday 21st the Teams will be leaving Gunwharf Quays at around 08.30 to 09.00hrs to Muster off of Southsea Pier.

All Teams in Race Start 1 will begin their run to the Start Line at Southsea Castle at 09.30hrs and head off West down the Solent .
All Teams in Race Start 2 will begin their run up to the start line and off West down the Solent at 10.00hrs.
The Fleet will return to Portsmouth on Monday 30th June and can be seen coming back over the line opposite Southsea Castle in Portsmouth from approximately 12.00 noon that day.
 

   Saturday

21 June

     
     

        09.30  &  10.00.  

Race Starts – Leg 1

Portsmouth to Plymouth , Devon , England

130 n.m.

   Sunday

22 June

Race Leg 2

Plymouth to Milford Haven, Pembroke, Wales

180 n.m.

   Monday

23 June

Race Leg 3

Milford Haven to Bangor , Northern Ireland

201 n.m.

   Tuesday

24 June

Race Leg 4

Bangor  to Oban, Argyle ,  Scotland (West)

113 n.m.

   Wednesday

25 June

Transit from Oban through Caledonian Canal to Inverness, Scotland , (East)

  80 n.m.

   Thursday

26 June

Lay Day

Inverness

   

   Friday

27 June

Race Leg 5

Inverness to Edinburgh , Scotland

210 n.m.

   Saturday

28 June

Race Leg 6

Edinburgh to Newcastle upon Tyne , England

115 n.m.

   Sunday

29 June

Race Leg 7

Newcastle to Lowestoft, Suffolk , England

205 n.m.

   Monday

30 June

Race Leg 8

Lowestoft to Portsmouth  - Finish

190 n.m.

 

 

 
       

 

 

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