About the boats
Results of last year's event
What to expect this year
About the sponsors
 

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Geoff Holt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

GRAND OPENING BY GEOFF HOLT

Geoff hit the headlines when he sailed solo
around Britain in a 15-foot trimaran -
remarkable because he is paralysed from the waist down.


He is also the fastest disabled person to sail round the Isle of Wight and was BBC South's Sports personality of the year 2007.

 Geoff will be here to inspire us all when he opens the Festival
at 12 noon on Friday 29th May - make sure you're there!

Click on these links  to learn more about Geoff:

Geoff's web site       Geoff's next challenge

 

This year's festival celebrates 50 Golden Years of Gaffers racing in the Solent!

 

To learn more about Golden Gaffers

and a very special birthday click here

During the Festival, Yarmouth's picturesque harbour will be filled with life and colour with more than 100 visiting traditional sailing, steam and motor vessels, including the cream of the Old Gaffers fleet.  On shore there will be a huge range of attractions keeping the thousands of visitors entertained from morning till night all weekend. Click here to see pictures from past Festivals.

Keep an eye on this site which will bring you details of the spectacle and fun to be enjoyed by the participants and visitors to Yarmouth this year. This year's events include:

  • Street Entertainment
  • Live Music
  • Spectacular Classic and Gaff-rigged Boats in the Harbour
  • Exciting Racing for Gaff-rigged Boats within sight of the shore
  • Visiting Classic Vehicles
  • Craft Fair and Market
  • Flower Festival
  • Lifeboat Demonstration
  • And lots more …..

Click on the buttons on the left to find out more about what will happen this year.