Welcome to the web site of the Barton Regatta.

Please see WebCollect to book tickets for all the fun!

Norfolk Punt Club: *Barton Regatta 2024* (webcollect.org.uk)

Welcome!

Welcome to the friendliest, most accepting and inclusive event on the Broads! We’re pleased to have you here.

All of the information you will find below, is what you may want or need to know about the Barton Regatta, with links to book for Racing, Social Events, Camping and more!

DATES AND TIMES

The Barton Regatta will take place on the August Bank Holiday Weekend – Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th and Monday 26th of August 2024.

Racing will start at 11:00 on Saturday morning and the series will run through to 13:50 on Monday with a Prize Giving scheduled for 14:45.  The first River Cruiser race will be 15.40 on Saturday, giving time for boats to travel from Oulton if they wish.

GETTING TO THE BROAD

There will be a regular ferry service from Barton Turf to the pontoons for competitors and spectators as well as regular tows out from the turf to the Broad and back if required.

ENTRY FEES

There will be a single entry fee of £25 per boat for the whole regatta, £5 for Juniors.  This will allow entry into as many series as you wish, with separate helms for series if you so wish.

We have over 35 trophies to award this year!  There are many series and events so lots of opportunities to win some spectacular silverware.

We also have a free to enter Crew’s Race taking place first thing in the mornings (More information in the Crew’s Race tab).

CAMPING

We are extremely pleased to once again be working with the Barton Turf Adventure Centre (BTAC) to offer the option of camping at this year’s regatta.  They have offered to host people in tents. Toilets and showers are available at BTAC. Please see on WebCollect for further information and pricings.

WATER FROLICS

Sunday’s sailing racing will finish at 15.50 with a huge pursuit race involving as many classes of boat as possible.  There are trophies for first YBOD, first BOD, first Yeoman, first River Cruiser, first Allcomer (PY 1200 or under) as well as first boat overwintering on the Ant or whose owners live on the Ant.

This will be followed by a water frolic and fun races including; rowing races (10 and under, 11-15 and 16+), a swim, sail and paddle mixed relay.

THE CREW’S RACE

Our newest addition to the Barton Regatta is a Crew’s Race taking place in the morning before all other races on Sunday and Monday. This is a brilliant opportunity to get your Crew’s out helming! The race is one lap of the days course, and should be no longer than 30 minutes, so a lovely gentle way to start the day.

We’re hoping to get as many Crew’s out on the water, having fun, in a safe and loving environment where they’re egged on by the best audience around!

Crew’s wishing to enter this race as the helm cannot be entered as helm in any other races (this year, or last year). We hope that this race will be good, friendly fun, and help build confidence in our younger or less experienced sailing communities!

To enter for any of the above, please click the below link to take you to our WebCollect page, where you can find more information, fun and how to enter to join us on the best bank holiday weekend of the year!

SOCIAL EVENTS

We are excited to announce the continuation of last years extremely successful social events.

On Saturday Night, we have the Boat Shed Party, catered by The White Horse (Flatbreads) and Cawdron’s Butchers (Hog Roast). Entertainment will be provided by the incredible band ‘Cutting the Mustard’. We are very excited to have everyone around of the Saturday night social, and hope you enjoy it as much as we know we will!

Sunday sees the return of the Bring Your Own Barbeque! We have a dedicated team of Barbeque staff who are happy to cook all of your food for you! Please bring you food with you during your time slot and come and enjoy the typical NPC hospitality of our weekly Barbeques! We look forward to seeing you there.

All food is available to book on WebCollect, and we would ask that you book a (free) timeslot for Sunday Night so we don’t have a huge influx of people wanting their food cooked at the same time!

All entries are through WebCollect and we would vastly prefer WebCollect bookings to on the day. Food is pre-booked only at this point.

Norfolk Punt Club: *Barton Regatta 2024* (webcollect.org.uk)