three peaks yacht race

The classic adventure race for teams of runners and sailors since 1977

One of the oldest and most remarkable multi-sport endurance races in the world.

Sail the wild West Coast from Barmouth to Fort William. Run to the summits of Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis.

Miles of Sailing

Miles of Cycling

Miles of Running

Overcoming some of the most feared obstacles on the West Coast:

Bardsey Sound, Caernarfon Bar, The Swellies Mull of Gallow, Mull of Kintyre, and the Sound of Luing

Tough job for the sailors, what about the runners?

Some might say that the concept of the 3 peaks is old hat. What’s the big deal when every man and his charity dog has done it. That might be true, however this 3 peaks is not that 3 peaks for one simple reason. They were delivered to the foot of the three mountains by motorcar.

These runs start from the shore

25 mile run from Caenarfon

Scafell Pike

40 mile round trip cycle from Whitehaven 18 mile run from Black Sail YHA

16 mile run from Corpach

Like the idea but short of time? Welcome to the Two Peaks

We get it. Not everyone has time to deliver a boat to Barmouth and sail up to Fort William before getting the boat back to it’s home. New for 2024 is the Two Peaks. Two mountains and 150-200 miles of sailing. Still a feat of endurance and a great start for first timers.

Snowdon and Scafell Pike

Start in Barmouth Enjoy the race build up Finish in Whitehaven

Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis

Start in Whitehaven Take in the post race celebrations Finish in Fort William

Like the idea but not really into racing? Welcome to the Challenge class .

We get it. Not everyone is in to IRC certificates, carbon sails, and all that shouting. Pick your class and do it your way.

Racing Classes

The authentic 3 peaks experience since 1977 Race under IRC, YTC (free certificate from RYA) , or MOCRA Crews of 5 (6 with a female) Strict engine usage rules

Challenge Class

Non-competitive sailing No certificate required Unlimited crew size Unlimited engine use, do what you like!

Still need convincing?

Check out our YouTube channel In a rush? On the left is a short 2 minute overview More time? On the right is full 50 minute TV documentary of the 2016 race featuring Pip Hare and Dee Caffari

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Read a detailed explanation of what goes on during the race.

Yachting Monthly

• Digital edition

Three Peaks Yacht Race: In the spirit of Tilman

• Katy Stickland
• October 26, 2022

Sam Griffiths and his team of pupils take part in the gruelling 2022 Three Peaks Yacht Race, sailing to the highest mountains in Wales, England and Scotland

The Shrewsbury School team sailed on the Swan 46, Gertha 5, during the 2022 Three Peaks Yacht Race. Credit: Rob Howard Media Credit: Rob Howard Media

The whole of Barmouth was out, the band was playing, even the sun was making an appearance; the 44th Three Peaks Yacht Race was about to begin, writes Sam Griffiths

And this year it was extra special: two school teams, Shrewsbury and Sedbergh were entering for the first time.

With six pupils each, two adult sailors and an adult runner or two, we would enter the Challenge Class which allows engines.

While this would help them at times of no wind and an adverse tide, the jury was still out as to just how long it would take such youngsters to cover the gruelling land legs.

A fresh westerly breeze had picked up as the yachts vied for position across the start line before the teams were released across Cardigan Bay; the five-day-plus adventure had started in earnest!

The boats crossing the start line of the Three Peaks Yacht Race at Barmouth. Credit: Andy Sanderson

Surrounded by stunning views, we were even able to see the grandeur of Snowdon far to the north, the summit of which was our goal in the morning.

For now, though, we had to inch past the great tidal headland that is the Llŷn Peninsula.

Yachts come in close here, hoping for a back eddy to propel them around the corner before they can be somewhat released north-east towards Anglesey.

The light was now fading but we had a fast point of sail for Simon Ridley’s Swan 46, Gertha 5 , that he had so kindly agreed to skipper for us.

A sailor of vast experience, he’d even completed the race before and was joined by the similarly capable Malcolm Corcoran.

Running down Snowdon, the first land stage of the Three Peaks Yacht Race. Credit: Rob Howard Media

Creeping over Caernarfon Bar at 0430, the engine went on, only for it to feel like an eternity for us to reach the dock.

The runners climbed the pier for the obligatory kit check, before trotting through the sleepy streets; our Snowdon ‘nearly marathon’ of 24 miles had begun.

Oscar Dickins, Ed Scott, Tim Strebel and Hamish Griffiths were with me.

By the time we turned left up the Watkins Path, we were already going slower when in the sanctuary of the shady sections. We summited, and quickly turned downhill and let gravity help us as we tried to stay ahead.

The teams have to sail from Barmouth to Fort William via Caernarfon and Whitehaven. Credit: Rob Howard Media

We stepped up to a furious pace along the busy road back to Caernarfon, just reaching the boat in a run of just under four hours.

This ensured that we could just creep through the Menai Strait with inches to spare.

We were relieved to hoist sail at Puffin Island, knowing that our first country, Wales, was now behind us.

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The earliest we could get into the lock at Whitehaven was 0700 Monday morning and so a leisurely lunch was rustled up. Gertha 5 was soon becalmed though and the engine was resorted to as we made our steady way north through the Irish Sea and the accompanying darkness.

Dodging offshore wind farms became our main excitement as copious amounts of pasta was consumed and an early and calm night’s sleep was had.

Anchoring off Whitehaven for a couple of hours, we were eventually let in, side by side with Sedbergh, but with two very different game plans for the daunting 53-mile bike/run ahead.

The Three Peaks Yacht Race route. Credit: Maxine Heath

We chose to use the full 12-hour cycle and give our entire team a run out, thus Anna Booker and Sophie Whiteman joined us.

Finally, on our mountain bikes, we rode towards the fells and were soon blown away by the beauty of Elterwater.

Locking up the bikes at the Black Sail Youth Hostel and ascending the pass, we were somewhat taken aback by the length of the descent into Wasdale head; by the time we reached this checkpoint we had been going four hours and we had not yet started climbing Scafell Pike.

The almost absurd splendour of the Lakes couldn’t quite disguise the feeling that we would not make it back in time for the 1900 tide.

The rivals – Sedbergh School on their Sun Fast 3600, Panache . Credit: Rob Howard Media

After riding and running for eight hours, we were starving; we made a sheepish stop for a sandwich and a Coke at the Wasdale Head Inn.

This might have tarnished the image of hardened mountaineers and sailors, but it did wonders for morale, and we returned to the boat in triumph exactly 12 hours after we set out.

But the nature of this famous old race is one of highs and lows.

As we chased down Sedbergh’s pacy monohull, all the hours in the sun and the confused sea off the Mull of Galloway saw some succumb to the dreaded mal de mer.

By 1000 Tuesday we had made it past the final headland that was the Mull of Kintyre.

A tired but happy Shrewsbury School team after sailing 389 miles, cycling 40 miles and running 55 miles. Credit: Rob Howard Media

The Mordor-esque views of the Paps of Jura soon mesmerised us as the wind held enough for us to stem the last of the ebb through the potentially boat-stopping tidal gates of Fladda.

Our mood continued to rise as, abreast of Kerrera, we knew the magic carpet that was now the flooding tide would take us all the way up the ever-narrowing Loch Linnhe to our final port of call: Fort William.

Sam Griffiths is Housemaster of Ingram’s Hall, Shrewsbury School. He was brought up in Scotland where summers were spent sailing and climbing, two passions he passes on to future generations. Credit: Sam Griffiths

At first light on Wednesday, it was clear that the hot weather was no longer.

News of freezing conditions on ‘The Ben’, coupled with Sedbergh’s now 27-minute lead was enough to see us belting along Corpach’s tow path.

Spirits eventually rose though, as we through the freezing mist, we caught Sedbergh having their compulsory summit photo taken.

Although we overtook them by Red Burn, when they’d stopped to strip off layers, they passed us again when we had to do the same

Clearly a dramatic climax to five days of non-stop racing was ahead and, with just two of the overall 18 miles to go, we were relieved to haul them in again and finally collapse exhausted across the finish line.

This being the Challenge Class there are rightly no winners as the benefit of occasional engine use is impossible to quantify.

It was therefore the happiest of comradeship that ensued as Sedbergh were applauded home: together our pupils had added another significant chapter to one of Britain’s toughest and most historic adventure races. www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk

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The original Three Peaks Yacht Race is one of the oldest and most remarkable multi- sport endurance races in the world.

It draws competitors from all sporting backgrounds & with sailing experience from off- shore cruising to round- the- world races.

Sailing and sports clubs, military and company teams all enter and compete on equal terms in this amazing and spectacular race.

If you have a spirit of adventure, and want to do something unique, this could be just the challenge you are looking for!

Teams of four or five per yacht sail from Barmouth to Fort William, with two of the crew climbing the highest mountains of Wales, England and Scotland, and running the equivalent of three marathons in 3 or 4 days.

THREE PEAKS YACHT RACE

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  sunday 14 th july 2024.

• Yachting World
• Digital Edition

Dee Caffari finds out the hard way why Three Peaks Race is one of the world’s greatest endurance races

• October 5, 2016

Dee Caffari and Pip Hare recount their different experiences on one of the world's greatest endurance races, the Three Peaks Yacht Race.

We had got away from Barmouth well in the light and fickle winds and were leading the Three Peaks Yacht Race fleet. I had a smile on my face. Our navigator, Libby Greenhalgh – we raced together in the Volvo Ocean Race aboard Team SCA – knew where she wanted to position us. Our first obstacle was a reef that had only a couple of gaps where we could pass through. In theory, at this state of the tide we should be able to pass over the top, but it was a high risk strategy.

We saw the girls on Team Aparito tack behind us. We checked the chart. On the AIS we could see they had missed the gap. Another gain to us.

Jump straight to Pip Hare’s account of the race on board Team Aparito (or click link at the bottom of the page) .

The Officer Training Corps students from Southampton gained inside us and we were no longer in the lead. The chase was on. There had been bar talk before we left about sailing inside the island Carreg Ddu, but we were in good pressure. The students stayed close to shore, we stayed offshore and when later we looked over our shoulders we saw the entire fleet skimming the rocks and beaches. Our hearts sank. It was our first rookie mistake.

Rethinking my racing

This race is not, as we realised, about good pressure and sailing distances; this race is about local knowledge, experience and squeezing out the smallest of gains whenever possible.

This race is one of the most interesting and challenging a sailor can do. It takes crews from Barmouth to Fort William to scale Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis, the highest mountains of Wales, England and Scotland. The course has huge tidal flows so escaping the worst of them will always pay. We realised then this was a long race.

The Three Peaks Yacht Race had been on my bucket list for a long time. I found myself ticking it off this year to help out as patron of Sail 4 Cancer. I jumped at the opportunity and started to organise a team to take it on.

The course is around a part of the coast that I have not sailed before. It is a complex area with strong tides and many shallows and hazards. It is not for the faint-hearted and so my first priority was to get a sailor/navigator on board who I trusted and would be up for the challenge. Libby Greenhalgh agreed to join the team.

I now needed some mountain goats to tackle the three highest peaks. Traharn Chidley is an endurance athlete with a very emotional backstory. She has used sport, predominantly mountain biking and fell running, to get her life back and overcome the trauma of domestic abuse. She was up for tackling Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis.

Matthew Hinge came to the team with a charitable grant from the Rothschild Foundation. He wanted to take on a challenge well beyond anything he had done before. He was running Snowdon and then would join Libby and me sailing the boat. Finally, Rob Barnes, an ultra-runner, was happy to lead the team during the mountain stages.

Runners descend Scafell Pike, England’s highest peak. Photo Rob Howard.

Sailing instructions (or lack thereof)

We arrived into what felt like a time warp. Barmouth is a beautiful village on the Welsh coast, but I had to rethink everything I knew about yacht racing. There were no Sailing Instructions or Notice of Race to speak of. Instead we had some guidelines and rules for the transitions of sailing to running/cycling. There was no time check and no communications on a specified VHF channel. We started the race with flares being fired from the start boat in extremely light conditions.

The unusual and often difficult aspect of this event is that you can move your boat by the act of rowing. I often found myself working really hard to get the boat sailing in light conditions, only to look over and see another boat rowing along at pace. I would then kick myself as I had forgotten this – rowing was not really on my radar. But then the Three Peaks is so much more than a sailing race.

At that first headland I made my first major error. We watched the entire fleet skirt the coastline riding a back-eddy, flying past us on the inside. We were sailing, but against a really strong foul tide. On our final approach to Caernarfon Bar we were able to make up some ground before dropping our runners off to summit Snowdon.

This is the start of the Menai Strait. It is hazardous. You have a ripping tide to deal with while you drop your runners on a slippery platform, then you anchor and the sailors try to rest. With a call 30 minutes before the runners return, you weigh anchor and get ready for the pick-up. Some boats dragged their anchors and became entangled, meaning their rest time was massively reduced.

The choice now is yours. You can sail round Anglesey or you can brave the narrow Menai Strait. The notes say that no one has ever gained from sailing round the outside so on you go to take on the Strait, with its shallows and the notoriously tidal area named The Swellies. The fleet had not gone far as the tide was against us as we collected our runners. Rowing was the only means of maintaining any forward momentum.

We tried rowing and sailing when possible, tacking our way along the Menai Strait. A boat close by just rowed in a straight line and achieved the same gains as us. Those who had done this before were to be seen anchored enjoying breakfast before weighing anchor at the tide change and then rowing past us with the current at a rate of knots.

This section is wonderfully scenic, but also very technical. Time and time again I said to Libby how relieved I was to be doing this in daylight in light winds. I was actually happy to be rowing the 13 miles out of the Strait.

Dee Caffari on the oars. Photo Rob Howard.

We left Puffin Island to starboard and found some breeze and started sailing again. This was definitely our strength. We sailed through the fleet until yet again we made a rookie mistake. Sailing around the gas rigs and wind farms in this area we found we could make a direct course at speed to Whitehaven. So why were the others still heading offshore?

We closed the headland to the south, got a massive header and suddenly the wind shut down. Oars were yet again deployed. As we closed the headland we saw the rest of the fleet sailing towards Whitehaven and coming in ahead of us. Everyone was affected by the shutdown, but they seemed to be able to hold the wind for a little longer.

Now we were rowing against the clock. If we didn’t make Whitehaven in time, we would have to wait for enough tide to lock in and drop off our runners. Tidal range alone gave those ahead of us a huge advantage, nothing to do with sailing or running. I was beyond frustrated at this point. The bottom on the approach to Whitehaven sea lock is sand and many talked of ploughing a furrow to the lock and, by doing so, getting in earlier. When you charter a boat it is not a nice feeling bumping along the bottom, no matter what you have been told.

Once in, runners are dropped off. They cycle 18 miles, lock the bikes, then run as fast as they can to the summit of Scafell Pike before descending as quickly as their legs can carry them. Collect bikes and return. In total, this is around 54 miles. The time they take allows the sailing crew to shower, eat and rest before the final and longest leg to Fort William. A recovery from the 26 miles we’d rowed from the last leg was needed at this stage.

A time reference for your runners is essential here. If they are not going to make the tide then they can relax and take it a little easier on the way down. With a draught of 2.3m, we were caught once again waiting for the tide. As one of the last boats to leave Whitehaven we had ground to make up. Those ahead had an advantage, but we were leaving with breeze and I knew I could make up the miles.

Hugging the coast along Bardsey Island: tactics and local knowledge are the key to winning the Three Peaks Yacht Race.

With the spinnaker hoisted we sailed the 40 miles to the headland at speed. After just five hours we had passed three boats and the next two were in our sights. Spinnaker down and the start of a long stretch upwind. There were 130 miles to go. On the penultimate night we sailed between Ireland and Scotland with a beautiful sunset at about 2230. It was flat water and we were sailing direct to the Mull of Kintyre. This was the last rest the sailors got.

Katabatic winds

As the channels between the islands grew smaller we were sailing upwind, tacking against the strong currents. The wind increased until we had a small No 3 jib and a reef in the mainsail. The wind comes at you with a katabatic force, but we were into a routine and were determined. By this stage we could see the boat ahead, which had departed Whitehaven five hours before us. Now they were only about 45 minutes ahead and we were gaining.

Our poor runners were just surviving. They rolled from the side of the hull to the leecloth with each tack, trying to sleep or just rest. They were all looking a little green around the gills. It was not the greatest preparation for the mountain run ahead. They were not eating enough and not drinking enough. Anything to avoid the need to go to the toilet or move unnecessarily around the boat.

With a wind speed of 40 knots and strong tide the final few miles were tough. Loch Linnhe was brutal, but not as bad as the narrow entrance at Clovullin. We made 71 tacks in 16 hours and were relieved to reach Fort William.

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Now there was only the ascent of Ben Nevis to go. Their sea legs made the runners feel wobbly, a sensation that had not disappeared by the following day and a night’s sleep in a real bed. This led to a few falls during the descent, but a 4h 11m mountain stage allowed us to enjoy our final and best leg of the race, finishing in 3rd place.

We got 4th place overall in the race. With our rookie mistakes and a disastrous dead time owing to the tide in Whitehaven it was very acceptable. But being the racer I am, I already know how we could have done better.

So will I be back? Well this event is ever so slightly addictive, so I will have to return to get it right.

If this has whetted your appetite to enter next year for the 40th anniversary event starting on 17 June, then my words of advice are: pick a boat with the right draught, the right IRC handicap, make sure you can row effectively and efficiently, and do your pilotage well in advance.

Then go out and have the best race of your life; it will be unlike any you have done before.

About the Three Peaks Yacht Race

Celebrating 39 years this year, the Three Peaks Yacht Race is ranked among the ten most difficult endurance races in the world, alongside the Marathon des Sables and the New Zealand Coast to Coast.

It involves teams of five sailing from Barmouth to Caernarfon in Wales, where two of the team must run to the top of Snowdon and back. The team must then sail to Whitehaven in Cumbria, where again two of the team must cycle and run to the summit of Scafell Pike. Finally, the teams sail to Fort William in Scotland where the final challenge is to run to the top of Ben Nevis and back.

In total the team must sail 389 miles, climb 11,176ft, run 72 miles and cycle 26 miles. It is not an event to be underestimated and next year will be the 40th anniversary. www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk

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The Original Three Peaks Yacht Race is one of the oldest and most remarkable multi-sport endurance races in the world. 

It draws competitors from all sporting backgrounds & with sailing experience from off-shore cruising to round-the-world races, sailing and sports clubs, military and company teams all enter and compete on equal terms.

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The three peaks yacht race is one of the oldest and most remarkable multi-sport endurance races in the world., teams of five sail from barmouth in north wales across to bardsey island and then north up the llŷn peninsula and in to the menai straits to caernarfon. here they will drop two runners off who have to run 25 miles all the way to the summit of snowdon (yr wyddfa in welsh) and back. the sailors must then guide their yacht up to whitehaven by the lake district where the runners must cycle 20 miles to blacksail youth hostel and then run up and down scafell pike before cycling back to whitehaven. the team then sails north to scotland all the way to fort william where two runners will tackle the 16 mile round trip acent of ben nevis., a total of 389 sailing miles, 40 miles of cycling, and 59 miles of running.  it draws competitors from all sporting backgrounds, with sailing experience from off-shore cruising to round-the-world races, sailing & sports clubs, schools, military & company teams. the race starts on sunday july 14th 2024 and new for this year is a two peaks class for those who dont have the time to do the full event..

The entry fee is per team/boat.

See the main website for full details  www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk

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Three Peaks Yacht Race 2022

This year’s Three Peaks Yacht Race showed, once again, why it has endured since 1977 as one of the world’s great adventure races.

The 44 th race was won on handicap by a skipper and boat combination which first won in 1999, while the Challenge event was successfully completed by two school teams for the first time, with 16 and 17 year old pupils taking part.   The 44 th race was one for the record books.

On the hardest land stage, 40 miles of cycling and 12.5 miles of running to the summit of Scafell Pike in the Lake District, the young Sedbergh School runners beat the time of all the race teams, except the runners from team ‘Wild Spirit’, who are GB internationals.

The faster runners from Wild Spirit couldn’t hope to gain enough time to prevent Osprey Meadows taking the win on IRC handicap with a corrected overall race time of 4 days 3 hours 46 minutes.

The winning skipper was Geoff West, and it was his 7 th race win, the last being in 2014.  His first win had been on the same X99 (Tactix) in 1999, and he won on it again in 2010, meaning he has won the race on the same boat in 3 different decades, over a period of 25 years!

Next year’s race will start on June 10 th .

You can review the live satellite tracking,  daily race reports and photos on the website; www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk

More information and photos of the race are available on request from [email protected]

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“Three Peaks” refers to the three prominent peaks in the region: Mount Spokane, Cayuse Mountain and Steptoe Butte. These three important landmarks roughly outline the Spokane Tribe’s ancestral homelands of more than three million acres. And so, both name and design evoke a place of gathering that draws people from the entire region.

Three Peaks is a casual fine dining restaurant offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Guests’ favorites include pancakes topped with huckleberry compote, country fried steak and eggs, fresh seasonal salads, pan seared salmon and our savory juicy prime rib served with a baked potato topped with butter and sour cream.*

Three Peaks Bar has comfortable seating where you and friends can enjoy food, sports, and beer. We have twenty beers on tap, including local favorites.  Check out our drink specials while you’re here.

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*Baked potatoes available after 4pm daily

Served with your choice of soup or salad

Country Fried Steak | 22

Breaded steak served with sausage country gravy, mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Chicken Parmigiana | 22

Pomodoro red sauce, mozzarella and Parmigiano Reggiano,  served with spaghetti and garlic toast

Spaghetti And Meatballs | 19

Pomodoro red sauce, garlic, basil, spaghetti, Parmigiano Reggiano and garlic toast

WHOLE CHICKEN | 28

Marinated chicken oven roasted and served with crispy smashed potatoes and vegetables

Perfectly Seared Salmon | 32

Pan seared salmon accompanied by fregula sautéed with broccolini in garlic butter and parmesan

Fresh Pasta

We take pride in crafting handmade pasta noodles and sauces; each dish is served with your choice of soup or salad

Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo | 32

Fresh fettuccini and grilled chicken smothered in creamy alfredo sauce, paired with a side of garlic toast

Cheese Ravioli | 22

Fresh-made ravioli stuffed with roasted garlic, parmesan, ricotta cheese and topped with pomodoro red sauce

Beef Stroganoff | 26

Pappardelle noodles accompanied by red wine-braised beef and mushroom brown gravy, served with a dollop of sour cream

chocolate cake | 10

Rich dark chocolate cake frosted with a chocolate frosting

Traditional Cheesecake | 8

House-made served with berry coulis

Mousse Cake Duo | 10

decadent rotating flavors hand crafted by our chef

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs might increase your risk of foodborne illness. 18% gratuity will be added to parties larger than eight, with the preference of one check for the table.

Three peaks chicken Wings

6 pieces | 12 • 12 pieces | 19.

Choice of Thai Peanut Sauce, Hickory BBQ, Honey Chipotle, Buffalo, Extra Hot Jalapeno Glaze

Calamari Fries | 15

Lightly breaded and topped with peanuts, togarashi spice and Thai chili dipping sauce

Shrimp Cocktail | 15

Firecracker cocktail sauce

Potatoes Bravas | 11

Garlic smash potatoes topped with roasted romesco

Korean Style Cauliflower | 10

Gochujang chili paste, green onion, sesame seeds

Spinach & Artichoke Dip | 10

Served with pita chips, carrots and celery

focaccia breadsticks (4) | 6

Warm house-made focaccia breadsticks served with marinara

mozzarella sticks | 10

Breaded mozzarella sticks fried and served with marinara sauce

Served with french fries or tots Upgrade to a side salad, cup of soup, garlic fries | 2

Classic Cheeseburger | 18

House ground 8oz patty, house spread, lettuce, tomato, onion, and cheddar

Fish and Chips | 21

Fresh Icelandic cod, crispy fried to perfection, coleslaw and tartar sauce

French Dip | 17

House-roasted and hand-sliced roast beef, caramelized onion, sautéed mushroom, and Swiss served on a butter-toasted ciabatta hoagie

Philly Cheesesteak | 18

House-shaved sirloin, caramelized onion, sauteed mushrooms, peppers and provolone cheese

Applewood-smoked bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, avocado spread and mayonnaise on sourdough bread

Turkey Club | 17

Hand-carved roasted turkey, applewood-smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on sourdough bread

Reuben | 17

House brined corned beef served on toasted rye, topped with Russian dressing, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese

From the Grill

All steaks are served with seasonal vegetable and your choice of potato. Includes a starter soup, salad or house-made focaccia bread

Elevate your dish with these chefs selected add-ons – Creamy Bleu Cheese Sauce 4$, Garlic Shrimp $12, Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions $2

petite tenderloin | 30

12-ounce herb marinated, sliced and served with bleu cheese sauce

New York Strip Steak | 31

12-ounce hand-cut

New York Strip Steak & Garlic Shrimp | 36

Ribeye | 44.

12-ounce, cut in-house

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Sail up the wild West Coast and run to the summits of Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis, the highest peaks of Wales, England & Scotland.    A classic adventure race for teams of runners and sailors, since 1977. 

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If you have any inquiries about the race please contact the Race Secretary via the home page link

The race is now open to multi-hulls again!

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The entry fee for the event is £1250.00 per team for both Race & Challenge.

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1941: Race to Moscow – the largest military campaign in history on the tabletop

“Logistics is the ball and chain of armored warfare”, said Heinz Guderian, German WWII general and tank commander. 1941: Race to Moscow is a game of logistical resourcefulness as well as relentless competitiveness, designed by Waldemar Gumienny, published by PHALANX. The English edition is distributed by Ares Games in US and other countries outside Europe, and will hit the stores starting from June 1st. Players assume the roles of quartermasters bound to enable their armies to advance eastward and reach their destination points before armies of their opponents do.

1941: Race to Moscow is a prequel to 1944: Race to the Rhine board game, based on the historical events of the ‘44 Western Front campaign. Published in 2014 by PHALANX Games, the game was nominated for Golden Geek Awards in the Best War-game category that year and got the third place in the Wargame category of Tric Trac d’Or 2015.

Race to Moscow: a historical simulation game.

Focused on the ‘41 Eastern Front campaign, with the world's strongest army to beat and a difficult logistical puzzle to solve, 1941: Race to Moscow brings the system to a completely new level. With much deeper and more demanding gameplay, as the Eastern Front logistics was a nightmare of horse wagon, truck, and train composed supply lines. What is more, the powerful enemy armies are just across the border, getting ready to launch a counter attack.

“Operation Barbarossa”, code-name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, began the largest and most costly campaign in military history, in June 1941, and its failure was a key turning point of the Second World War. Logistics were the key to its failure or success, and this take on the subject has been quite recently made accessible to the wider public in the book “Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East”, by David Stahel. This was the inspiration to PHALANX when looking for a successor of 1944: Race to the Rhine.

In 1941: Race to Moscow , the whole Operation Barbarossa is playable in 90 minutes, with an entirely unique game perspective and experience drawing from 1944: Race to the Rhine, but much deeper. Players take the role of quartermasters of three massive Army Groups, formed together from close to 200 divisions, all aimed at the centers of the Soviet Union - Moscow, Leningrad, and Rostov. The campaign itself was planned to be swift and daring, with a goal to reach the objectives before winter. But after the final push - Operation Typhoon - the invading troops reached the vicinity of Moscow and looked through binoculars at the Kremlin spires on one frosty December morning. And then, the Soviet counteroffensive began.

A close view of the game board.

The players’ job is to keep the logistics chain working, to make sure the speed of the Blitz-krieg is kept at the highest level and the goals are reached in time. That means they must supply fuel to the tanks, ammo to the guns, food to the troops, and fodder to the horses - yes, most of the German divisions used horse-drawn wagons.

Experience difficult tactical decisions and take part in the most challenging race of logistics. Do not linger any more: equip your troops wisely, pave ways for the most efficient supply chains, and prevent your armies from running on empty. Have a blitz on Moscow and have a blast playing the hottest game of logistics ever.

This preview article was originally published by Game Trade Magazine , issue 253 (March 2021).

Tags: PHALANX , Preview , Race to Moscow

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