Whitby Regatta returns to the seaside town this weekend with major attractions including the Red Arrows and the revival of an historic swimming race.
The regatta opens on Saturday (August 13) and sees a whole host of events taking place on land and sea in Whitby across three days.
The event, which has been running for more than 177-years, is one of the oldest sea regattas on the North-East coast and has drawn large crowds into Whitby over the years.
This year the Red Arrows are sure to be a highlight for visitors and they are expected to complete a flyover at 1.30pm on Saturday with the best views being from the East and West piers and West Cliff.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight which features Spitfires, a Lancaster, Dakota and Chipmunk aircraft are also scheduled to flypast on both the Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
And whilst many will be glued to the yacht races at sea, there's also plenty to do in the town during the regatta.
There'll be vintage Japanese motorcycle display on Spa Green on Saturday, a beach race involving quads, motorbikes and even lawn mowers on the Sunday and other entertainment including a fancy dress competition and funfair.
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The event will also see the revival of an historic 100m sea swimming race that dates back more than a century.
Around 30 swimmers are taking part and another 30 have entered the new Beach Hut Swim, a 1000m race that will take place at the same time.
Swim organisers Ceri Oakes and Ally Brisby decided to re-establish the race after researching the history of swimming events in the town’s regatta dating back as far as 1911.
Ceri said: "With the support of the regatta committee we have been able to bring the event back to life, we even have the original trophy which is well over 100-years-old to present the winner.
"We can’t thank everyone enough who has given their time, shared their knowledge to help us get this off the ground, not to mention the generous sponsors who have helped make it an event to remember."
The two-mile race takes place just after the red arrows display at 1.30pm on the Saturday at Sandsend, with swimmers entering the water from the beach and heading along the shore to Whitby.
The old rowing lifeboat, William Riley will be at sea alongside the race as well as numerous safety volunteers.
Events continue into Monday, with the regatta wrapping up with a spectacular fireworks display at 9.45pm.
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