Regatta Patron: John Bertrand AO
The Kings Cup is a combined training and racing weekend to be held at Royal Brighton Yacht Club on the Kings Birthday weekend of June 7, 8, 9 for all Optimist Sailors.
Saturday will be dedicated to training with racing on Sunday and Monday. Saturday after training will be a “Burger and Film” session and after racing on Sunday will be a “Sausage Sizzle”.
Regatta Patron John Bertrand will be at the Saturday PM Burger and film night showing the film “Dare to Dream” : the story of the Australian team that climbed an impossible mountain to win the Americas Cup for the first time after 132 years of United States domination with the film and Q & A.
The full schedule is as follows:
| Saturday | 7th June | 0900 – 1000 | Registration – Sailing office |
| 1000 | Briefing | ||
| 1015 | First training session | ||
| 1630 | Burger and Movie night with John Bertrand | ||
| 1800 | Pickup time | ||
| Sunday | 8th June | 1000 | Competitor briefing |
| 1100 | Racing – first warning | ||
| 1700 | Parent pickup | ||
| Monday | 9th June | 1100 | Racing – first warning |
| 1630 | Presentation | ||
| 1700 | Parent pickup |