The City Livery Sailing Challenge has been designed to bring Liverymen and Livery Companies together in a spirit of friendly rivalry.

This is an event that takes people out of their normal livery environment and is designed to build bonds that are much stronger than those made during traditional livery receptions, committee meetings, fundraising events and dinners.

The Sea View Yacht Club in association with the City Livery Yacht Club is hosting a regatta which is open to all Livery Companies. The Entrepreneurs has been invited to send a team of four to compete in one of the Sea View Yacht Club’s famous Mermaids which have been a feature of Seaview and Solent waters for over 100 years. For those that have sailed in them know what an exhilarating experience this is. Each boat is a great classic, a modern racing 26-foot keelboat displacing 1.5 tonnes with built in buoyancy making them inherently safe but safe and exciting to sail.

The City Livery Sailing Challenge is to be held on 19th – 20th September 2025 in Seaview on the Isle of Wight.

Supporters are very welcome.

More details at https://www.cityliverysailingchallenge.co.uk/

Friday 19th September

5pm – Practice Mermaid charter, a chance to hone your skills and have a go

From 7pm – Drinks in the Sea View Yacht Club (casual dress)

8pm ’til late – Supper at the Sea View Yacht Club

Saturday 20th September

(Times approximate depending on previous race)

09.00 - Briefing Meeting

10.00 - First Mermaid Race for the first 12 Livery Companies

11.30 - Second Mermaid Race for second 12 Livery Companies

12.00 - Lunch

14.00 - Third Race for the last 6 Mermaids in the first and second races

15.30 - Final Mermaid Race for first 6 in the first and second races to establish to winner of the Inter Livery Ship’s Decanter Prize

19.00 - Reception and Prize-giving

20.15 – Dinner

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The Costs

The charter cost for each team is £400. The cost for supper on Friday and the prize-giving and dinner on Saturday will be £100 per person. Teams are invited to bring as many supporters as they wish. Supper on Friday evening will be a casual meal of 2 courses served at any time between 7pm and 9pm with teams gathering to meet members of their own livery company together with other livery companies. There will be a pay bar. At the prize-giving on Saturday evening after the racing drinks will be served followed by a 3-course dinner.