Annual sailing regatta - Thursday 24th September

Open to BWEA members only

Ragatta We are delighted to confirm this year's regatta sponsored and organised by RWE npower renewables was a very successful event.

The 2009 winner was RSK Group. They were presented with the prestigious Regatta trophy donated by RWE npower renewables at the BWEA31 Conference Reception on 20th October at Tate Liverpool.

39 companies from the wind and marine industry were involved, with 58 boats taking part in the racing. Crew members ranged in experience from those who had never been on a boat before, to competent skippers and sailors, all battling to win. For full results see the table below.

The regatta is a fun team-building day out on the water, also a good opportunity to invite valued clients to a challenging but entertaining event. Watch for details on next year's event.

2009 regatta results
Final Rank	Boat	Company	Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total Points
1st	20	RSK Group	David Taylor	2	1	3
2nd	21	Pager Power	James Gair	1	2	3
3rd	5	Insensys Ltd/Moog	Martin Jones	10	3	13
4th	11	RES Group	Gary Robinson	11	4	15
5th	16	Searoc Ltd	Peter Hodgetts	5	15	20
6th	56	RPS Group	David Peerless	13	7	20
7th	42	ERM	Malcolm Atack	15	6	21
8th	1	BWEA	Richard Neale	3	20	23
9th	26	ABP MER	David Lambkin	4	19	23
10th	10	Insensys Ltd	Nick Harper	8	21	29
11th	28	Statoil Hydro	Hamish Edsell	19	10	29
12th	48	Siemens Transmission and Distribution	Ed Mockridge	7	23	30
13th	32	RWE Npower	David Crookes	23	8	31
14th	30	Met Office	John Adams	18	13	31
15th	24	Metoc	Eric Briar	6	27	33
16th	31	Edward Francis	Darren Aston	24	9	33
17th	36	Centrica	Pip Hildersley	9	24	33
18th	4	Emu Ltd	Bruce Tomlinson	21	12	33
19th	40	Scottish Power	Nick Willis	17	17	34
20th	25	Metoc	Colin Campbell	25	11	36
21st	17	Searoc Ltd	Bruce Grant	20	16	36
22nd	6	RES Offshore	Filippo Di Salle	16	25	41
23rd	35	Scottish Power	Ash Harris	40	5	45
24th	65	Eneco Uk Wind	Vaughan Smedley	14	33	47
25th	47	Statkraft UK	Geoff Shilling	29	18	47
26th	15	The Crown Estate	Rob McInally	35	14	49
27th	22	Bond Pearce	Nigel Stuart	31	22	53
28th	51	Ruggedcom	Jon Brier	26	32	58
29th	45	Statkraft UK	Phil Spicer	25	34	59
30th	33	Noble Denton Consultants	David Lawrence	30	29	59
31st	49	TNEI Services	Leanna Hill	22	38	60
32nd	13	Dawn Energy	Ben Keitch	28	35	63
33rd	19	Garrad Hassan	Huw Taylor	32	31	63
34th	7	Red Penguin Associates	Chris Sturgeon	42	28	70
35th	52	Ruggedcom	Nigel Greenyer	37	37	74
36th	9	RES UK & Ireland	Barry Cundy	49	26	75
37th	37	RWE Npower	Peter Smith	27	48	75
38th	57	E C Harris	Colin Eales	47	30	77
39th	23	Setech	Eric Zon	36	43	79
40th	34	Centrica	Robbie Wilderspin	34	47	81
41st	39	Scottish Power	Alwyn Evans	33	49	82
42nd	2	RWE Npower	David Gardner	41	42	83
44th	58	Reds	Pat Green	51	36	87
43rd	55	MPI Offshore	Peter Green	46	41	87
45th	29	International Power	Stephanie Merry	44	44	88
46th	3	The Crown Estate	Euan Montgomery	50	39	89
47th	14	Noble Denton Consultants	Alexander Searle Head	39	50	89
48th	50	Coriolis Energy	Peter Flower	38	52	90
49th	38	Centrica	Mick Stead	45	46	91
50th	43	EDP Renewables	Andrew Taylor	52	40	92
51st	27	EDP Renewables	Terry Lee	48	45	93
52nd	12	Emu Ltd	Huw Powell	43	54	97
53rd	8	RWE Npower	Duncan Morrison	57	51	108
54th	54	Energie Kontor (uk) Ltd	Anson Lane	53	55	108
55th	18	Garrad Hassan	Simon Bkyars	57	53	110
56th	53	Cornwall Light & Power	Tony Bennett	54	57	111

When and Where

The event took place on Thursday 24th September 2009 in the Solent, off the coast of Portsmouth, using the identical boats that make up the Sunsail fleet (Sunfast 37s). The event this year was held a month prior to BWEA's annual conference and exhibition, BWEA31.

The winners, RSK Group will be presented with their trophy at the BWEA31 Conference Reception on 20th October at Tate Liverpool

Evening Entertainment

The evening was jointly sponsored by last year's regatta winners SeaRoc, and RWE npower renewables. A marquee was located at Port Solent where crews enjoyed music and dancing until midnight.

Forming a team (2009)

You will need to form a crew of six or seven per boat and be in Port Solent (Portsmouth) by 18:30 on Wednesday 23rd September with the option to join everyone for a hog roast and BBQ (including plenty of vegetarian options!). Food will be at the Quayside Bar, Port Solent at a cost of £33.50 per person (incl. VAT) - crews will be responsible for paying for their meals on the Wednesday evening. Please note that you will need to notify Sunsail of any special dietary requirements prior to the event.

You will spend the night on your yacht (provided) and sail on Thursday 24th September. Please note that you will need to bring your own bed linen and towels.

Skippers (2009)

This is a racing event, although normally more relaxed than the Global Challenge, but if that makes you nervous, hire a Skipper and let them take the blame. If you are planning to skipper your own boat, please note that you will need to prove Day Skipper Qualification or above with at least 50 miles logged as skipper or first mate in a racing situation, and have an additional certified competent crew member on board.

Costs (2009)

The cost to you will be £575.00 per boat (£661.25 including VAT) PLUS a £2,000.00 refundable deposit for non-Sunsail provided Skippers, held in case of any damage. If a Sunsail skipper is required add £200.00 (inclusive of VAT) to the cost of the boat and they will stay on board overnight before leading your crew during the day and will need feeding on Wednesday night and during Thursday.

Please note this year that companies will be restricted to a maximum entry of 4 boats.

Catering on the Thursday is DIY - crews will need to shop in advance for food for lunch plus enough water/ teas/ coffees etc for the evening and the sailing day. You may breakfast on board and you can pre-order bacon baguettes from the yacht club for those who would like one at £5.75 per person (inclusive) or you can provide your own cereal etc.

Booking and entry (2009)

You don't have to have any experience and you can't use the excuse that you haven't got anything to wear as wet weather gear can be hired for just £6.00 per set (inclusive)!

Given the popularity of the event last year it is advisable to register your interest with Sunsail as soon as possible, but no later than Friday 14th August 2009 please.

Contact (2009)

Please contact Sam Elgar at Sunsail directly with your questions and she will send you the entry forms. She can be reached on +44 (0)23 9222 2221 or same@sunsail.com.

If you have an enquiry for the event sponsors, RWE npower renewables, please contact Janine Hook on +44 (0)1793 89 6670 or janine.hook@rwe.com.