Author: Geoff
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Dieppe Dash 2023 – Notice of Race and Safety for All Boats published
The first two documents for Dieppe Dash 2023 have been published: – Notice of Race – for the racing fleet only – Safety for All Boats – important safety information These documents can be viewed or downloaded from the Documents page. As they become available, more documents will be posted.
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Dieppe Dash 2023 – Online Entry open
We are pleased to announce that Dieppe Dash 2023 will take place on Friday, 28 April 2023, and our online entry portal is ready to accept your entry at www.dieppedash.com/online-entry/. From then you will be included in information mailings. Your entry will be regarded as confirmed when payment is received. As always, Dieppe Dash Entry…
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Dieppe Dash 2023
Ahoy…😊 It is with pleasure that the Dieppe Dash Team and our French Stakeholders can confirm our intention to run Dieppe Dash over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend 2023. Please put the dates in your diary NOW: 28th to 30th April 2023 We are hoping that Online Entry will be open from 1st January…
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Dieppe Dash 2022 – summary
After a gap of three years for a pandemic, the 10th Dieppe Dash felt like an exploration for the organisers. What were events such as Dieppe Dash going to be like in a post-Brexit post-COVID world? What were the new rules and how would they be implemented? There was still uncertainty about things like immigration…
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Dieppe Dash 2021 – cancellation
Dear Dieppe Dash supporters In response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dieppe Dash organisers have reviewed the present UK Government rules and guidance with the proposed timline for coming out of lockdown as well as current trends in infection in UK and in France. Although yacht racing will be possible, it is unlikely that…
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Dieppe Dash 2020 – cancellation
Dear Dieppe Dash supporters Government guidance, in UK and in France, makes clear it is not possible that Dieppe Dash will be able to go ahead in May. Timescales of initial containment measures place the scheduled date of Dieppe Dash 2020 in the initial high risk period. We are in contact with our friends in…
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Dieppe Dash 2019 – summary
Often when racing the English Channel from Brighton, there appears to be plenty of wind on the English side, but the wind dies towards the French side, usually as slower boats are arriving. The Dieppe Dash 2019 was the opposite. The race started at 7:30 BST so that bigger boats could leave the harbour after…
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Dieppe Dash 2018 – summary
For the second year running the wind was substantially lighter than what the racing fleet would have liked. But for those of you reading this later and thinking the event always has light winds – just look back at the summary for 2014, when the wind was ideal and led to the course record being…
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Dieppe Dash 2017 – summary
The seventh Dieppe Dash was the one most lacking in wind since the start of the event. Although 36 boats entered, six dropped out prior to the event, mainly due to lack of progress in getting the boat ready in time. On the day, 30 boats set off from Brighton – 7 in the IRC…
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Dieppe Dash 2016 summary
For the sixth Dieppe Dash event, in the week before the event the organisers had concerns that the weather forecast suggested strong winds that might deter some participants, but also make starting the race of the event more difficult. In the event, 38 boats entered although a number of boats withdrew even before the day…