Neptune Regatta 2011- preparing the way for the Race to the Equator

7:24 PM Wed 22 Dec 2010 GMT

'The Equator is just over there... Neptune Regatta 2011' Neptune Regatta 2011

Neptune Regatta 2011 - there's a race, but there's also a magnificent cruising holiday-in-company, a rally in other words, suitable for anyone within striking distance of Singapore. It reminded Sail-World's Asia Editor, Guy Nowell, of a 'Swallow and Amazons' adventure: Sailing into unfamiliar waters? reconnaissance? checking the charts? selecting campsites? meeting the inhabitants? safely home again : Anyone who has read Arthur Ransome?s incomparable books will recognise the style of intro (above). The more I think about this adventure, the more I am convinced that the Neptune Regatta is very likely to find the Swallows and the Amazons waiting when ...

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by Guy Nowell, Neptune Regatta Media