There has been a great deal of interest in the categories for the St Ayles Skiff World Championships at Ullapool in July 2013. The decision has been taken to expand the Championship racing into a fourth day so that all popular classes can be accommodated. The racing categories to be offered are now fixed but the following timetable is provisional. It may be subject to (minor) amendment depending on the level of entries, which will not be known until June 2013.
We hope this early notice will allow clubs to make their preparations. We hope to welcome representatives of all the clubs and nations that are involved in building and rowing St Ayles skiffs.
Championship Races Timetable:
Championship races will be held over a course of approximately 2000m.
There will be a 180 degree turn to starboard at the halfway mark. Each boat will have its own turning buoy. Crews in popular categories will have to race one heat and if they qualify from that heat will race in the final. Unless stated otherwise the final for any category will be on the same day as the heat.
There will be a 180 degree turn to starboard at the halfway mark. Each boat will have its own turning buoy. Crews in popular categories will have to race one heat and if they qualify from that heat will race in the final. Unless stated otherwise the final for any category will be on the same day as the heat.
Wednesday 10 July 2026
Under 17 Men final
Under 17 Women final
Under 19 Men final
Under 19 Women final
Over 50 Men, Women & Mixed (heats only)
Under 17 Women final
Under 19 Men final
Under 19 Women final
Over 50 Men, Women & Mixed (heats only)
60+ Men final
60+ Women final
60+ Women final
Thursday 11 July 2026
Mixed Open “A” heats
Mixed Open “B” heats
Mixed Open “A” heats
Mixed Open “B” heats
50+ Mixed final
50+ Men final
50+ Men final
50+ Women final
Mixed Open A finals
Mixed Open B finals
Mixed Open B finals
Friday 12 July 2026
40+ Men heats
40+ Women heats
40+ Mixed heats
40+ Women heats
40+ Mixed heats
40+ Men final
40+ Women final
40+ Mixed final
40+ Women final
40+ Mixed final
Saturday 13 July 2026
Open Women heats
Open Men heats
Open Men heats
Under 17 Mixed final
Under 19 Mixed final
Over 60 Mixed final
Under 19 Mixed final
Over 60 Mixed final
Open Women final
Open Men final
Open Men final
It is proposed that a club championship trophy will be awarded, with the best 10 results per club from the Championship races being counted to determine who is to be The World Champion Club.
In addition to the Championship races there will be long distance races for “Mens Open” and “Womens Open” earlier in the week. There will be a sprint time trial challenge running throughout the week. The sprint and long distance races will not count towards championship points.
Mixed Open “B” is a new category intended for clubs second crews. No member of a mixed open “B” crew can also race in mixed open “A”.
All racing will be held under the Rules of Racing of the Scottish Coastal Rowing Association. All skiffs must comply with the Measurement Rules for the St Ayles skiff issued by the Class Governing Body (The Scottish Coastal Rowing Association). A detailed notice of race will be issued closer to the event.
Mixed Open “B” is a new category intended for clubs second crews. No member of a mixed open “B” crew can also race in mixed open “A”.
All racing will be held under the Rules of Racing of the Scottish Coastal Rowing Association. All skiffs must comply with the Measurement Rules for the St Ayles skiff issued by the Class Governing Body (The Scottish Coastal Rowing Association). A detailed notice of race will be issued closer to the event.
We look forward to seeing you in Ullapool in July 2013.
Robbie Wightman,
Convenor, Scottish Coastal Rowing Association
Topher Dawson,
Chair, 2013 St Ayles Skiff World Championships Organising Committee.
Races will be conducted under the SCRA Rules of Racing .
There are NO race entry fees due for this event.
Just a suggestion but woud you consider having an all finals day on Saturday. If all the heats were earlier in the week then rowers would not have to race twice on the same day. I would assume the biggest spectator attendance day would be Saturday and I feel if all the finals were on the same day it would only enhance the spectacle.
Hi Fred,
Sorry to take so long to reply but I thought messages were set to forward to me. To answer your query, there are obviously pros and cons for every arrangement of races. We wanted it to be possible for some rowers to race in more than one category, so we tried to make heats and races on the same day as much as possible so that if they were in another category they would have at least a night to recover. Also for people who cannot attend on all the days it gets most of the categories over in one day.
The heats and finals are separated by at least two events so there is recovery time, and not all boats in each heat need to be rowing flat out because the first 5 boats in a three heat race, and the first 7 boats in a two heat race, will go through to the final.
The last day is the culmination of the regatta and so it has the heats and finals of the Open Women and the Open Men, which will be the fastest crews each club has to offer. This means that every club can look forward to racing on Saturday, and there will be no clubs who have been completely knocked out of the competition by Saturday.
The rest period between Open heats and finals on Saturday will come from the U17, U19 and 60+ Mixed finals, thus giving a row to most age groups and genders on the last day. We want this sport to show that it has something to offer all ages and both genders.
Cheers, Topher Dawson.