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COWES PORT HANDBOOK 2014 - 2015

X Yachts Solent Cup
Friday, 2 to Sunday, 4 May
The Royal Yacht Squadron are to welcome the X Yachts to Cowes for
the 2014 Solent Cup, an event for all X-Yachts owners, crew, family and
friends. There will be three separate classes, IRC Sports A, IRC Sports B,
and a Family White Sails Class run under the X-Yachts Rating System.
www.rys.org.uk
Vice Admiral’s Cup
Friday, 9 to Sunday, 11 May
Since it’s introduction the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club’s annual Vice
Admiral’s Cup regatta has gone from strength to strength with its simple
close racing format and fun social programme making it enjoyable for
the competitors. This year there will be eight classes. For the first time
the Half Ton Classics fleet will be joining the event, which are enjoying
a popular resurgence of interest and are expected to compete alongside
their smaller sisters the Quarter Tonners. www.rcyc.co.uk
IRC National Championships
Friday, 13 to Sunday 15 June
The first ever RORC IRC National Championship took place in 2002
and since then, all over the world, national championships using the
RORC IRC rating system have been established. The RORC IRC National
Championship has always taken place in the UK, but it is an open event to
all and considered to be arguably the most competitive IRC championship
in the world. www.rorc.org

Paul Wyeth

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