In due course the management of the event was handed over to a Joint Regatta Committee comprising five representatives from each club, with additional co-opted members, and this is how it is managed today although Western Isles Yacht Club are no longer part of the Joint Regatta Committee.
This race gives the challenge of narrow channels, many natural hazards, and close views of beautiful shorelines.
Thursday sees the fleet racing off Tobermory an around the northern end of the Sound of Mull, Friday sees the final race back down the Sound of Mull to Oban for the final night's celebrations, which will this year take place at Dunstaffnage Marina.
The event sees yachts passing over 100 miles of coastline, but no doubt actually covering many times that distance whilst racing.
West Highland Yachting Week will be held from 28 July to 4 August 2017 when it celebrates its 70th anniversary.