Scottish School Sailing Event - Coaching & Racing

Congratulations to High School of Dundee for Winning the 2022 Brown Cup Scottish Schools Sailing Championships. Full results here

2023 entries not yet open

Optos: Supporter of Scottish School Sailing: 2022-2024

BROWN CUP REGATTA

Date & Time

11-06-2022 | 13-06-2022

Boats

Oppy - Topper - Laser - 29er - Feva + others

Sailors

Primary and Secondary School

8 to 18

SCOTTISH INTER-SCHOOL SAILING

Loch Earn Sailing Club is delighted to announce that following a successful event in 2022, the Brown Cup Scottish Schools Sailing Event is planned for 2023. 2023 will be the 62nd Brown Cup Event.   

We envisage entries will open in March 2023 and will close in June 2023. If you require further information please contact us.

Two days of dinghy race coaching and one day of inter-school dinghy racing for recognised classes including Optimist, Topper, and General Handicap. General handicap will include Laser, RS Feva, 29-er, RS200 and other PY boats.  

LOCH EARN SAILING CLUB

Event organiser and host club,

BROWN CUP DINGHY CLASSES

The Brown Cup is open to all established sailing dinghies with RYA Portsmouth Yardstick handicaps.

There will be separate class racing for Optimist and Toppers. There is also a general handicap fleet that has in the past included Laser, Feva, and RS200. 

Current major supporter

OPTOS: Supporting Scottish School Sailing 2022-2024

Brooks MacDonald: Past supporter

Schroders: Past supporter

Skandia: Past supporter

Sailing Virtual Noticeboard

Notice of Race AVAILABLE Sailing Instructions AVAILABLE Course chart ADDITIONAL Event Information Traffic

Event Schedule

08:30
08:30 - 10:00
ASHORE

Race training registration

Registration will be at RIB shed. Sailors to be rigged and changed for sailing by 10am.
10:00
10:00 - 16:00
AFLOAT

Race Training

Sailors to be rigged and changed for sailing. Briefing.
17:00
17:00 - 19:00
ASHORE

Evening Meal - 5pm to 7pm

Lasagne & Vegetarian lasagne, dessert meal. See information https://www.scottishschoolsailing.org/about/event-cafe. Soft drinks available.
10:00
10:00 - 10:15
BRIEFING AREA

COACHING BRIEFING

Coaching briefing by Head Coach, Iain Duncan. Sailors to be rigged and changed for sailing.
10:00
10:00 - 16:00
AFLOAT

COACHING: 10am to 4pm

Coaching provided by the coaching and instructing team.
17:00
17:00 - 19:00
CLUBHOUSE

PIZZA NIGHT: 5pm to 7pm

See the website for more information https://www.scottishschoolsailing.org/about/event-cafe
08:00
08:00 - 10:00
ASHORE - REGISTRATION DESK

Registration

Sailors who have registered as part of the coaching weekend do not need to register again.
10:00
10:00 - 10:15
ASHORE

BRIEFING

Outside clubhouse.
11:00
11:00 - 15:30
AFLOAT

FIRST WARNING SIGNAL

Target is for 3 back to back races.
16:00
16:00 - 16:30
OUTSIDE CLUBHOUSE IF DRY

PRIZEGIVING & RESULTS

Information to follow.
16:30
16:30 - 17:00
ASHORE

TIDY-UP

Please remember all your belongings, pack-up in an orderly manner, and safe travel home.

BROWN CUP HISTORY -1959 to 2022

Brown Cup History 1959 to 2022

The idea of widening sailing competition beyond club membership to local schools was the idea of Jack Brown, the Commodore of Loch Earn Sailing Club from 1960 to 1962. Loch Earn Sailing Club began hosting an annual June regatta specifically for school-age sailors. The Brown Cup Regatta, known as the main Scottish Schools Sailing  Championships began. Follow the story here.