About Round Mull
You are cordially invited to take part in the 41st running of Oban Sailing Clubs annual race
around the Isle of Mull Generously supported by the sponsors. This year the committee boat will be Bequia
kindly supplied by Colin Craig.
A local seafood buffet provided by Forteith Refrigeration and Heatpump Solutions, followed by an informal
get together will take place in Oban Sailing Club on the Thursday evening.
It is hoped a special effort will be made by all competitors and crew to attend. Once again Forteith Refrigeration and Owen Sails will be generously supplying goodies for competitors as will as other sponsors.
The Mishnish Bucket will be presented along with the Bunessan Hall Trophy in the Argyll Arms Bunessan on Saturday evening.
The race as usual follows its established route and program, circumnavigating Mull anticlockwise with
overnight stops at Tobermory and Bunessan. The race starts in Oban Bay, comprising of the following
stages.
Oban to Tobermory | Friday 26th June | Start 1200 | Distance | 24.3 n.miles | |
Tobermory to Bunessan | Saturday 27th June | Start 0900 | Distance | 28.3 n.miles | |
Bunessan to Oban | Sunday 28th June | Start 0830 | Distance | 41.4 n.miles |
The race is open to all monohull yachts with a CYCA handicap.
Competition shall be held under racing Rules (RSS) 2025-28, including the RYA prescriptions, the rules of each class of yacht concerned, the sailing instructions, conditions of entry and briefing. Entrants are advised of the arduous nature of this event around an exposed, rocky coastline. Entries from competitors under the age of 18 will not be accepted. Advertising may be displayed as per ISAF Code 20.
We expect this year the fleet will be split into at least three classes, the following are the major trophies
to be awarded.
The Torran Rock to the monohull with the best corrected time overall regardless of class.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Trophy to the monohull regardless of class with the best on points over
all three legs 1 2 3 4 etc. In the event of a tie the last leg will be the decider.
The Brian Shellcock Memorial Trophy to the monohull restricted sail class with the best corrected time
over all three legs.
All other prizes will be presented at our end of season prizegiving diner dance on Saturday Nov 7th.
Sailing Instructions will be issued from early June, Entry form and fees should be sent to:
Billy Forteith
Ceol na Mara
Pulpit Rock
Oban Argyll PA34 4LZ
Email billy.forteith@btclick.com
Tel 01631563404
Mob 07825563267
This event has been sponsored by the following companies in association with Oban Sailing Club
Last updated 5:27pm on 28 April 2026