2025 Pumpkin Regatta Results & Photos
Posted October 7, 2025
The Pumpkin Regatta held this past weekend was attended by 34 Boats…many from out of town. The weather was hot, humid with light and shifty, and sometimes crazy gusty winds.
A Big Thank You to our visitors for coming to the last regatta of the season at FYC, and to all those who attended the delicious Turkey Dinner on Saturday night.
Results – Please Click Here to view the Results
Photos – More Photos are coming but Click Here to view Photos from the Committee Boat.
Thanks also to the Volunteers who helped make this regatta a success!
Saturday, October 4 & Sunday, October 5, 2025
Updated Sept 24, 2025
The 2025 Pumpkin Regatta is open to FYC members and all FYC sailing school graduates since January of 2024, as well as racers from outside of FYC who are members in good standing with their class associations in Canada, or the US, or their sailing clubs are in good standing with Sail Canada*
Saturday night features a Turkey Dinner! More info below…
*If you want to race but are not affiliated with a club, you can join the Maple Leaf group at Ontario Sailing which gives you the “Right to Race” via a Sail Canada and Ontario Sailing membership for $36. Click Here for info.
Click Here to view the NOTICE OF RACE
Please Pre-register! Online Payment is also now available.
REGISTER HERE – fill in this Online Form to register for both Regatta and Dinner.
PAY HERE– Payments for the Regatta and the Dinner can be made via this Pumpkin Regatta & Dinner Payment Link (OR You can PAY in person at Registration on Saturday morning, October 4…please bring CASH.)
*Please fill out the Online Registration form by September 30 even if you are paying cash so we know numbers for meals. Thanks!
**Please note any dietary issues on your registration form.
Turkey Dinner on Saturday Night
The 2025 Pumpkin Regatta welcomes racers from outside of our club for one of the last racing events of the year. We would like to celebrate this with a Turkey Dinner on Saturday night after the racing around 6:00pm! Cost will be $20 per person (Payment info below. Children under 10 eat Free!)
Turkey Dinner Menu: Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, peas, coleslaw, cranberries, buttered rolls, pies, whipped cream, coffee, tea and soft drinks/juice.
Regatta Lunches
Saturday: Lunch will be available in Doug MacKenzie Hall during a break in racing
Sunday: Leftovers from the Turkey Dinner will be available after the racing while the scores are being tallied
*Our water in Doug MacKenzie Hall is potable and is tested regularly so you are encouraged to bring your own refillable water bottles.
Registration & Entry Fees for 2025
Registration can be done ONLINE HERE or you can register in person.
In-Person Registration and Fee Payment will be by the Tent across from the Sailing School Building on Saturday, October 4 @ 8:30 – 10:00am. A reminder that Cash is the only method of payment if paying in person.
Skippers Meeting (at registration area by the tent across from the Sailing School Building) = 10:00am
Fees:
Single-Handed = $35
Double-Handed = $60
Junior Single = $20
Junior Double = $30
Learn to Race = Free (have not sailed in a formal regatta before 2023)
Race Starts
Our race committee always gives preference to water-based starts. If that is not possible, for instance due to inclement weather or a shortage of volunteers, land-based starts will be used. See the sailing instructions below for more information.
- First Race: scheduled for Saturday at 11 AM.
- Last Race: no start sequence will begin after 1:30 PM on Sunday.
Race Documents
Registration Form & Notice of Race =
Waiver = each visitor to FYC must fill out and hand in this waiver if registering in person
Sailing Instructions = Water-based Regatta
Sailing Instructions = Land-based Regatta
Where We Are
Driving Directions to Fanshawe Yacht Club are in the link below.
Accommodations
There are several hotels/motels not too far from Fanshawe Lake.
Or you can camp at Fanshawe Conservation Area next to our club! The campsite has hot showers (our club has no showers – sorry) and easy access to FYC which is within the campground. Please let us know at Registration if you will be camping as the FYC Gate is always locked. Information about entrance to FYC in the NOR.
Click Here to find results and summary from the 2024 Pumpkin Regatta
Click Here to find results and summary from the 2023 Pumpkin Regatta.
Photo below from a past Pumpkin Regatta
