Nore Race

Overview

The Nore Race is a combined 'open' cruiser and dinghy race held each year covering a 20 mile circuit of the Thames Estuary, starting and finishing at Southend Pier. Benfleet Yacht Club have been organising this event since the 1930's (although likely to have taken a break during the war years). For many competitors, the Nore Race is the only race that they will compete in: which they treat more like a rally, rather than a full on race until the starting gun fires. Once finished many competitors, both yachts and dinghies, anchor in The Ray and enjoy the Ray Sands before returning home on the tide.

Saturday 20th June 2026

HW Southend on Sea 05:10 (5.72m) & 17:30 (5.44)

Nore Race programme & entry form click on the link below

2026 Nore Race Programme.pdf

On-line (web based) entry form click here

Other Nore Race 2026 documents:
All entrants are required to read the following file covering requirements and regulations when crossing the Yantlet and Medway commercial shipping channels Nore Race Addendum Medway & Yantlet Channels.pdf
Nore Race race course mark "Waypoints" Nore Race Buoy Waypoints.pdf
Summary of Signals and Sounds used on the Nore Race 2026 Nore Race Control Signals.pdf

We also look forward to seeing all competitors at the 2026 Nore Race prizegiving on Friday 26th June

Please scroll down to the next section for further details

The results of past years Nore Races are available available in the "downloads" area at the bottom on this page. Please note that many of these files contain more than one tab

To contact the Nore Race Secretary, click here to send an email

BYC Mid-Summer Party incorporating the 2026 Nore Race Prizegiving