The Three Peaks Yacht Race
Sail up the wild West Coast and run to the summits of Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis, the highest peaks of Wales, England & Scotland. A classic adventure race for teams of runners and sailors, since 1977.
Winners of the Daily Telegraph Trophy (Mono-hull), Barmouth Publicity Association Cup (Multi-hull &
Handicap) and The Tilman Cup Winners (from 1986)
1977 Fair Exchange Finrose 37ft John Chawner 5d 01h 57m
1978 Mumeskara Nicholson 30ft Frank Davies 4d 07h 13m
1979 Cytgord Vindoo 30ft mono Geraint Owen 5d 08h 23m
1980 Samphire of West Mersea Carter 39ft mono Sam Poole 4d 17h 10m
1981 Day Tripper 35ft Trimaran Mike Whipp 3d 19h 58m
1982 Signaller 35ft Simpson Tri B. Rowe 3d 17h 41m
1983 Memec & Chips 35ft Trimaran John Chaundy 4d 12h 04m
First Class Beneteau 8m mono D. Barr 4d 12h 58m
1984 Sanskarra 41ft Trimaran W. Thomas 3d 11h 49m
First Class Marines 8m mono Jeremy Heal 3d 14h 31m
1985 Yacht Paint Centre 35ft Tri Alex Ross 3d 03h 57m
Ensign Dyas Beneteau 8m D. Jarrat 4d 14h 23m
1986 Dobbin 30ft Catamaran R. Dunstan 3d 15h 44m
British Heart Laser 28ft mono W. Tucker 5d 01h 58m
Tilman: Scandecor Swan 40ft K. Jameson
1987 Mersey Beat 40ft Trimaran Gareth Owen 3d 16h 13m
She of Lleyn She 31ft mono Dewi Hughes 4d 11h 14m
Tilman: H.M.V. Sigma 36ft Mike Ellis
1988 Queen Anne’s Battery F40 Cat Andrew Ball 3d 04h 39m
Barracuda of Ramsgate 45ft B. Daze 4d 06h 19m
Tilman: Aperitif 26ft Beneteau Andrew Dawson, W. Inness, A. Bowker, S. Osler
1989 Queen Anne’s Battery F40 Cat Andrew Ball 2d 08h 57m
Barracuda of Ramsgate 45ft J. Mills 3d 05h 38m
Tilman: X-cert X-99 James Thompson, P. Watts, G. Bowen, J. Curtis,
N. Martindale
1990 Severalles Challenge 36’ Tri R. Skipworth 3d 03h 12m
Barracuda of Tarrant 45ft Bob Fisher 3d 13h 59m
Tilman: Tasmania-Aus 33ft mono J. Flack, D. Lancaster, B. Wilson, A. Longden
1991 Severalles Challenge 36’ Tri D. Skipworth 2d 20h 08m
Jaygo J29ft Bob Newman 3d 05h 56m
Tilman: Gemma Louisa 45ft P. Smith, R. Ludlow, L. Allan, S. Bland, T. Young
1992 Burtonwood F27ft Cat Gareth Owen 3d 14h 32m
Sidewinder of Wight 38ft D. Dillistone 4d 01h 07m
Tilman: Overdraught 35ft T. Gurney, B. Withers, J. Withers, J. McMullen,
D. Gurney
1993 Burtonwood Mersey Beat F27’ Cat Gareth Owen 3d 19h 45m
Bootneck Beneteau 8m J. Getgood 4d 10h 29m
Tilman: Lady of Moyle 34ft M. Johnson-Ferguson, S. Phillips, K. Sparkes,
P. Landy, T. Dove
1994 Shockwave Tri J. Fowler 2d 08h 12m
Aratapu 38ft Alan Payne Sloop Hugh Clay 3d 11h 43m
Tilman: Aratapu 38ft Alan Payne Sloop Hugh Clay, Henry Clay, Nicky Hart, Simon Oxley, Lawrence Ormerod
1995 Trivial Persuit F27ft D. Sutherland 3d 05h 01m
Highwayman Beneteau 8metre Matthew Slack 3d 13h 27m
Tilman: Fracas Sigma 33ft Mike Forbes, Nicky Murray, W. Budenberg,
M. Coen, M. Thomas
1996 Spirit of England Owen Clarke T Peter Clutterbuck 3d 07m 38m
Catriona Dehler 36ft Rory Carter 4d 03h 06m
Tilman: Headfirst Beneteau 8m David Williamson, Joanne Driscoll, Maggie Donald,
A. Murphy, M. Hart
1997 Royal Marines Commando Tri Jeremy Heal 3d 17h 08m
Myriad IV Bull 7000 J. Thompson 4d 00h 59m
Tilman:
1998 Partneriaeth Pwllheli F31R Cat Richard Tudor 2d 03h 04m
Parhelion Jeanneau 38ft Trevor Bassett 3d 16h 47m
Tilman: Parhelion Jeanneau 38ft Trevor Bassett, Terry Povey, Rudy Jackson,
Paul Cooke, John Ball
End of 1998, multihulls were no longer invited, but Ravenglass remained!
1999 Tactix X-99 Geoff West 3d 17h 53m
Tilman: Barbadee Sadler 34ft Andy Bradick,Darren Hathaway, Paul Burgess
In 2000, Whitehaven replaced Ravenglass, adding 15 miles to the sailing distance and 14 miles to the land distance.
2000 Chartercontinium.com Reflex 38 Ian Hudson 5d 14m 04s
Tilman: Simply Red Oyster 34ft M. Horrocks, David Mitchell, Frank Smith,
Ross Cattell, Paul Eyers
2001 Foot and Mouth caused cancellation of this year’s 3PYR
2002 Lightning Reflex Reflex 38ft Geoff West 2d 14h 22m
Tilman: Sunsail 27 Sunfast 36ft J. Blanshard, Giles Peckham, Mike Hayward, Philip Pascoe, Andy Taylor
2003 Spirit of Barmouth Reflex 38 Geoff West 4d 04h 38m
Tilman: Hellefix (NED) X412 Jack Kamminga, Rob Barel, Peter Horman,
Bart Schweitzer, Lucas United
2004 Hellefix (NED) X412 Jack Kaminga 3d 04h 41m
Tilman: Chilli Nomads Sunfast36 Marc England, Elliot Lewis, Duncan Robertson,
Angus Whitley, Charles Houston
2005 VLAD the Impaler 38ft OD Greg Marsh 3d 18h 47m
Tilman: VLAD the Impaler 38ft OD Greg Marsh, Robert Smith, Ian Winterburn,
Keith Reid, Richard Norris
2006 Leopard Reflex 38ft Rob Dornton Duff 3d 00h 48m
Tilman: Kidscape Challenger Geoff West, David Sales, Steve Bentley,
Kevin Partig, Kate Hutchinson
2007 VLAD the Impaler Simpson 38 Greg Marsh 3d 08h 55m
Tilman: Journeymaker 5 J-105 Chris Jones, Louise Makin, Andrew Hayward,
David Wolfendale, Tim Lucas
2008 Journeymaker 5 J-105 (10.5m) Chris Jones 2d 18h 19m
Tilman: Hazard Chase HOD 35ft Piers Copham, Andy Eggett, Rob Minton,
Martin White, Patrick Taylor
2009 EADS Innovation Works Reflex G. Clayton/ West 4d 00h 17m
Tilman: Starship Sigma 38ft Laurie Wheeler, Stuart Quine, Andy Evans,
Jim Charles, Mark Lewis
2010 EADS Innovation Works X-99 Geoff West 4d 00h 37m
Tilman: Topsham Sea Fever 40’ Patrick Bird/ Kate Hattersley, Andrew Hattersley,
David Hamilton, Virginia Bird
2011 Danu Technologies Ker 35ft Glen Ward 3d 05h 37m
Tilman: Team Whistler (AUS) Reflex38’ David Rees, Tim Jones, Jory Linscott, Jacqui Guy,
Michael McIntyre
2012 Kugel Motion Reflex 38ft David Ewing 4d 12h 46m
Tilman: Quickstep Contessa 33’ Alex Haworth, Nick Bubb, Ed Wilton, Sophie Budd,
Nikki Fleming
2013 Dido Spirit 46ft Tom Hill 3d 17h 34m
Tilman: Nunatak J-120 (12m) Mike Jaques, Colin Rawlings, Richard Ludlow
2014 Wight Rose Reflex 38ft Geoff West 3d 05h 00m
Tilman: British Soldier J-111 Major Will Naylor, Andrew Britton, George
Jorgensen, John Adeney, Matt Sargen
2015 Rio J-120 Quattro Joost van der Waal 2d 18h 42m
Tilman; Mercian Regiment J-111 Andrew Hadfield, Andrew Williams, Andrew Ryan, Richard Hoy, Matt Dean
2016 Pure Attitude X37 Fergus McDonald 4d 0h 08m
Tilman; S'hampton Uni. OTC First 40.7 George Jorgensen, James Toogood, Beth Albon,
Nadir Wahab, Kat Burleigh
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2017 Moby J J92 Martin Pound 4d 4h 24m
Tilman; Team Ajax J109 Matt Cattell, Alexander Shaw, Arthur Fearnall, Alastair Coombe, Rhys Eggleton
2018 Wild Spirit Jeanneau 40 Paul Jackson 4d 2h 13m
Tilman; Baloo Sigma 33 OOD Pete Chatfield, Rob & Dave Harnan, Greg Brock, Dave Harry
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2019 Dougie Dalzell Memorial Trust Bavaria 36 Robert Morris 2d 22h 01m
Peaky Blinders Broad Blue Rapier 400 Chris Ross 3d 08h 58m (Multihull)
Tilman; Fat(ter) Boys Hallberg Rassy Jon Whitly, Matt Glossop, Simon Bond, Matt Jones
Rory Reed.
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2021 Team Joy JPK10.10 Dave Butters 3d 16h 43m
Tilman; That's Not My Dog Reflex 38 Morgan Peach, Elliot Wilkinson, Gillies Munro,
Will Ward, Owen Bowerman
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2022 Osprey Meadows X99 Geoff West 4d 3h 46m
Tilman; Not Awarded
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2023 Herbie Rides Again Beneteau First 31.7 Tim Whitaker 5d 0h 5m
Roaring Forties J111
Entries in blue are record times.
From 2016 onwards the winner is decided on IRC Handicap
Data collated by Martin Pound (Skipper of Moby J) Updated by Rob Howard.