Are you ready for the Kleinwort Benson Yacht Challenge?
The Kleinwort Benson Yacht Challenge is one of the biggest events in the Channel Islands sailing calendar. Each year, around 100 yachts gather together to race between Guernsey and Jersey.
The race changes direction each year and this year will set off from the Guernsey Yacht Club line just off Castle Cornet at 8.30am, finishing by 5.30pm on the St Helier Yacht Club line by La Collette.
The day’s nautical adventures will finish with a fantastic 1960s themed party at St Helier Yacht Club, where the prizes will be awarded.
The prizes
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First (trophy), second, third, fourth and fifth overall
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First and second bilge keel
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First long keel
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First family crewed
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Young skipper
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First multihull
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First Melges 24
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First (trophy), second and third IRC class
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First, second and third non-IRC class
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First Beneteau class boat on CI handicap (trophy).
This is an extra-special year for Kleinwort Benson because not only is it the 45th anniversary of our arrival in the Channel Islands, but it is also the tenth anniversary of our association with the Yacht Challenge. So you can be sure we will pull out all the stops to make this an event to remember!
To enter, please download the documents below and return them with your entry fee by 12 noon on Saturday 21 June to:
The Secretary
Guernsey Yacht Club
Castle Emplacement
Guernsey GY1 1AU
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