Commodores' Cup

For the Australian motor racing competition, see Commodore Cup.

The Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup is a biennial amateur team sailing regatta first held in 1992. The competition is organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club consists of a number of events held in the oceans of the Solent, the English channel and the Isle of Wight.[1] Each team consists of 3 boats, 2 of them rated between 1.020 and 1.230 using the IRC rating system and 1 boat rated above 1.150. As a Corinthian (amateur) event, the boats rated between 1.020 and 1.230 can only have 1 Category 3 sailor and the boat rated above 1.150 may only have 2.[2] The most recent competition was held in 2014 from the 19th to the 26th of July and was won by Ireland.[3]

2008 teams

For the 2008 event, a total of six nations and 15 teams were competing, two up from the 2006 event.[4]

2010 teams

In the 2010 Commodores Cup a total of 10 teams from five nations competed, with Ireland claiming overall victory.[5]

The full list of results is available on the Royal Ocean Racing Club website.[6]

References

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