Three Peaks Yacht Race 2012
This year the event begins on Saturday 16th June. Our short break
Barmouth holiday cottage provides the ideal accommodation for the yacht race.It has a grandstand view of the first 28 miles (45 km) of the race as it heads towards the Lleyn Peninsula and Caernarfon.
- This annual sailing/running/cycling event has been running since 1977.
- Up to 25 teams compete in this arduous three stage race.
- Each team has 5 members, any 2 must complete each running stage
- The 3 running stages include the three highest mountains of Scotland (1342m), Wales (1084m) & England (978m).
- The 1st leg consists of 62 miles sailing (Barmouth/Caernarfon)and 24 miles running (Snowdon).
- 2nd leg consists of 100 miles sailing (Caernarfon/Whitehaven), 26 miles cycling, and 26 miles running (Scafell Pike).
- 3rd & final leg takes 227 miles of sailing (Whitehaven/Fort William) and 17 miles of running (Ben Nevis).
- The record time of 2 days 3 hours and 4 minutes for the race was set by a local Pwllheli team in 1998. At the other extreme, the slowest winning time of 5 Days 14 hrs and 4 minutes occurred two years later.
- If you wish you can visit our gallery Three Peaks Yacht Race 2010 Photos taken from around Barmouth during the few days leading up to the race, the morning of the race and including the actual first half hour of the race.
- You can get a great overview of the race watching the video of Stardust 2009 winners of the Three Peaks Yacht Race starting from Barmouth and finishing at Fort William.
- Any teams wishing to lodge an entry for 2012 should browse over to the race organisers website
www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk
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