The Lancashire & North West Magazine | August 2022

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Get Up Close to the 60th Annual Birkett Trophy Yacht Race Onboard an Exclusive Spectator Cruise From national champions to novices – Sailors from across the country will descend on Ullswater next month for the 60th annual Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy Yacht Race, one of the most spectacular sailing events in the North.

You can get a piece of the action onboard a special ‘Birkett Trophy Cruise’ chartered by Ullswater ‘Steamers’. The three-hour exclusive charter leaves Pooley Bridge Pier at 12pm

on Saturday 2 July, and includes an up-close viewing of the mass start where guests can experience all of the on-water excitement, plus onboard commentary from members of the UYC as the cruise follows the dramatic race down the lake.

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eld to commemorate the ‘Lakes’ Great Advocate’, Lord William Norman Birkett, the Ullswater Yacht Club is planning exciting diamond celebrations for this prestigious action-packed event, which is rated number eight in the top 50 ‘must do’ sailing regattas. Taking place over the weekend of 2 and 3 July, more than 200 different types of sailing boats will kick off each day with a dramatic mass start at 1pm before racing the full length of Ullswater and back, as they battle it out to take home the prestigious Birkett silver trophy. 26

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