Swanage Regatta and Carnival

Swanage Bay Swim Monday
The Bay swim is one of the Carnival's most popular events for both competitors and spectators alike. There are competitons for all ages from 100 metres to 1000 metres.
Swanage Carnival

Kayak Racing Wednesday Main beach by Ocean Bay. Sponsored by Brian Norman Decorations
Registration 6.30pm for 7pm start Entry price £ 3.00 per race Swanage Carnival .

New for this year we hope you will enjoy this popular event, open to all ages and ability where fun is the word. Kayaks will be supplied for the heats and finals except for the open competition.
As this is the first year we are running this event it will be trial and error! Kayaks will be drawn before each event starts The course will be start from the beach and kayak around bouys and first back to the beach.
Competitors will not be out of there depth. Safety boats will be on hand as well as water marshals.
If you think you have the skill and agility to compete in this event then come on down to the beach at ocean bay restaurant.

100 metre sprint for 11yrs and under
200 metre sprint for 12-15yrs.
500 metre sprint for 15yrs and under
500 metre sprint for 16yrs and over
Blue ribbon event Open 1000 metre sprint for all ages (kayaks not supplied)

Gig Racing Thursday from 6pm the main Beach
New for Swanage Carnival 2008 Swanage Sea Rowing Club Pub Gig racing event .
Teams of six consisting of staff and customers from local pubs and businesses have been learning to row Cornish gigs, which you may have seen on the BBC’s Island parish programme. They have been training with Swanage Sea Rowing club over the last few weeks and now believe they are ready to race against each other!

Heats of two boats will race in short sprints close to the beach so everyone can watch.
Do come down and cheer them along.

For anyone wishing to learn to row these historical clinker built boats, sessions are held weekly from the stone quay near the pier on Tuesday evenings at 6pm and also Saturday mornings at 9.30am. Rowing Club members will be available to assist. See the Sea Rowing Web Site
Please do not hesitate to speak to any members you see this evening they will be happy to answer any questions. We hope you enjoy the racing.

Fishing
Fishing There is an abundance of fish in the local waters, so if you think you can tempt a fish onto a hook this is for you.
There is a boat and shore angling competition with a prize for the winners.

Sailing Regatta
Swanage Sailing Club is, once again, delighted to host the annual Sailing Regatta during the final weekend of Swanage Carnival Races are open to members and visitors alike.

The races will be arranged to be viewable from the pier and the sea front.

Race start times, courses and details can be found on the Swanage Sailing club web site

For more event see also land sports
Full details of all events can be found in the programme