Cobh Peoples Regatta 2011 Details

Cobh Peoples Regatta, one of Europe’s oldest Regattas is bigger and better than ever  this year, it was considered to be  Europe’s Premier Sailing Event, with top racing boats from Ireland  and further afield taking part. Now more than one hundred years later the event  which is one of Irelands oldest has turned into a spectacular Free Family Fun Three Day Festival.

On Regatta weekend the streets are even brighter with flags and bunting and the sea will come alive with multi coloured Sails of Racing Yachts, the sound of straining oarsmen and the majesty of the visiting Cruse Liners.

The Regatta opens this year on Friday 12th August at 7-30pm with our annual Drag Wheelbarrow Race from the Top of the Hill to the Main Stage, followed by a Dance Spectacular  Preformed by Local Children, and Sinead Shepard’s School of Dance and of course the Regatta Dancers, and later live on stage the amazing 11year old  Gerald Ahearne preforming a tribute to Michael Jackson. And later the Regatta Queens arrive on Stage for an interview with Cllr Michael Martin, The evening continues with an Open Air Concert featuring Pat Fitz, and Festival Club in the Commodore Hotel with Night Club C and Slim Sheely preforming live in the Jack Doyle Room.

Sailing is always part of any Regatta and of course is no exception with a history of Sailing  for nearly Three Hundred years, as the home of the Royal Cork Yacht Club during its hey day in the latter part of the century.

Ashore the entertainment will continue  on Saturday with a Free Family Fun afternoon for the kids  to include
children’s Fancy Dress, Mini Queen, Pretty Princess, Mini King, and Handsome Prince competitions, and  Face painting ,Bouncy Castles in the Promenade , followed by Dinghy Sailing and Rowing. Saturday evening will conclude with  a Tug of War at 6pm,  Live  Open Air Concert on Main Stage Bands include Aces Wild, Rob The Nation and U2OPIA.

On Sunday afternoon the harbour will come alive with six races from the Cruiser Classes including the Cork Harbour One Design Class Race a 108 Year Old Tradition, followed by Children’s Fun Activities in the Promenade Inc. Children’s Crab Fishing  Competition, Bouncy Castles, Face Painters, and children’s Art Competition,
New to the Regatta this year  a Strong Man Competition and a Stone Skimming Competition at Kennedy Pier.
The evening continues with a Cobh Fisherman’s Trawler Race, and the eagerly  anticipated  Crowning of our
Regatta Queen, an Open Air Concert with  The Kieran Kramer Band. Followed by the Grand Finale The Magnificent Fire Works Display ,.and closing the event our Festival Club in the Commodore Hotel  with Club C and Dueces Wild Live in the Jack Doyle Room.

The full Regatta Programme will be  available in Cobh Shops from Wednesday 3rd of August.

For further Details Log on to www.cobhpeoplesregatta.com