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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.





NORE RACE 2025

SPONSORED AGAIN BY "ESSEX RIGGING"

Saturday 21st June

HW Southend on Sea 09:06 & 21:28


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NORE RACE 2025 PROGRAMME & ENTRY FORM

Nore Race Programme 2025.pdf





We also look forward to seeing all competitors at the 2025 Nore Race prizegiving on Friday 27th 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 2025 Nore Race Prizegiving


Friday 27th June starting at 7:00pm at Benfleet Yacht Club (prizegiving at 8:00pm)



Live music provided by "Cover to Cover"

Complimentary finger buffet food provided

Free entry

All members of Benfleet Yacht Club, members of other local yacht clubs,

Nore Race entrants their crews, family and friends are invited to join us for a great evening.






Nore Race 2025 Sponsor

"Essex Rigging"

Manufacturers and suppliers of all types of marine and architectural rigging, rope, and hardware since 1978

Please visit their website Essex-Rigging.co.uk





Race Results for both current and past years, can also be found in the Downloads area at the bottom of this page (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet files).

Please note that some files contain multiple tabs:

  • Group 1 -- Multihull Dinghies
  • Group 2 -- Monohull Dinghies
  • Group 3 -- Monohull Cruisers
  • Group 4 -- Multihull Cruisers


Nore Race - A Brief History

includes film footage from the 1963 Nore Race


Nore Race list of the Trophies on offer




The majority of photographs displayed on this page were taken during past years Nore Races by Graeme Sweeney "Marine Images"



Downloads

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