Local Notice to Mariners 14/26

Number: 14/26. Date: 14th April 2026
Exmouth Rowing Club Regatta, The Langstone Approach

Notice is hereby given that Exmouth Rowing Club Regatta will be running ‘The Langstone Approach Regatta’ on the 25th April 2026.

Type of craft taking part: Coastal Rowing Boats (quads, doubles and singles) and accompany RIBs and light vessels acting as safety boats (x3).

Start times: First race starts at 10:00hrs and final race is expected the finish at approximately 16:30hrs. Race start times are as follows;

Race 1 – 10:00hrs, Race 2 -11:15hrs, Race 3 – 12:30hrs Race 4 – 14:15hrs, Race 5 – 15:30hrs. All races are expected to take approximately 45mins.

Numbers taking part: In each race they anticipate between 10-20 boats involving a mixture of quads, doubles and singles. Each race will be assisted by 3 RIBs and light vessels acting as safety boats.

Course: 3 courses; a 2-3K course, 4K course and 6K course. All courses will start from an orange marker buoy a short distance south of Exe Red Buoy 10 and use the deep-water channel. The 2-3K course will turn at Exe Green Buoy 3 and return up the channel to the start/finish line. The 4K course will turn at the Exe SWB/Fairway Buoy and return up the channel to the start/finish line. The 6K course will turn at Exe Red Buoy 2, to an Orange Marker Buoy at 50° 35.89’N, 03° 24.40’W (in the direction of Langstone Rock, Dawlish), then a short distance to a Yellow Marker Buoy at 50° 35.84’N, 03° 24.30’W, then to the Exe SWB/Fairway Buoy and return up the channel to the start/finish line.

Contact details on the day – VHF channel or telephone number: We will be operating all day on VHF channel 77 (competitors) and VHF channel 08 (race officials/safety), and my contact number is 07790 424846.
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Grahame Forshaw MBE MNI
Harbour Master
Exeter Port Authority.
Exeter City Council