Little Britain Challenge Cup 2005
8-11 September
 

The Little Britain Challenge Cup (LBCC) is the largest industry sailing regatta in Europe and is open to any company from the construction industry. Each year the LBCC raises over £100,000 for charity and always proves to be one of the most enjoyable and competitive regattas in the sailing calendar.

The LBCC is centred around Cowes Yacht Haven with marquees being erected for all the evening entertainment.
 

You can enter in either a cruising class with no spinnaker, or a racing class for the more experienced crews. The LBCC is one of the most popular events on the south coast and is nearly always over subscribed just weeks after entries are released, so be sure to book up early.

1^st Charters will ensure that your event is a great success. We will do all the organising once you have made your LBCC entry which unfortunately has to be done directly by the entrant. There are various yachts available depending on if you want to cruise or race competitively; in addition we can organise RIB support for taxiing your guests to and fro.

Packages vary depending on yacht and full requirements. The prices start from approximately £395 per person.

The package will typically include:

• Charter of yacht from Thurs evening 8^th Sept – Sun noon 11^th Sept

• Professional Crew

• Mooring first evening in home port

• Fuel

• Accommodation onboard each evening

• Mooring in Cowes is included in the LBCC entrance fee

On contacting 1^st Charters, we will discuss your catering needs to ensure they are met. Most of the evening entertainment is organised by LBCC; but we can help organise other things if necessary.

Please note that you may wish to have onshore accommodation, so please inform us well in advance so we can ensure availability as this is booked very quickly. Also see Event Extras.

Branding:
As this is an industry event it is an ideal opportunity to show your company name off by branding the yacht and your crew – see Branding for options.

Typical Itinerary:

Thursday 8 September
0800    Arrive at yacht for welcoming breakfast. Meet the crew and have safety briefing. The set off for yacht familiarisation and prepare for the Practice Race organised by the LBCC.
1200    LBCC Regatta Office opens in Cowes
1420    Practice Race start sequence (See Race Instructions)
1600    Return to Cowes to moor for the evening and start of the social events.
2045    Practice Race Prize Giving 

Friday 9 September
0700    LBCC Regatta Office opens
0800    The day’s race briefing
0920    Race 1 start sequence (See Race Instructions)
           Race 2 will start soon after completion of Race 1
1600    Head back to Cowes for debrief and discuss next days racing               Crew prepare for evenings entertainment
0200    Evening programme finishes

Saturday 10 September
0700    LBCC Regatta Office opens
0950    Race 3 start sequence (See Race Instructions)
1600    Head back to Cowes for afternoon and evenings entertainment
1900    Gala Dinner
0200    Evening programme finishes

Sunday 11^th September
0800    LBCC Regatta Office opens
0900    Trophy presentations
1000    Join the yacht for sail back home at leisure
1200    End of LBCC 2005 

NB: This itinerary may be subject to change following LBCC programme release. 

LBCC Official site: www.littlebritain.co.uk

Yachts & Power:
Depending on which class you wish to enter, 1^st Charters can charter you an appropriate yacht. If you are entering the full racing class you may wish to consider a training  weekend a few weeks in advance; please do not hesitate to ask us for details. 

Please see Yachts & Power for some suggestions.  

All the yachts are insured as required by the DoT and MCA. 1st Charters can assure you that the skippers and instructors are all RYA qualified with commercial endorsement; and they will give priority to the safety of the crew and yacht at all times.

How to Book:
Please contact 1st Charters to discuss the event and yacht availability.

Let 1st Charters organise your participation in this years leading industry event - LBCC 2005.