Filling the void

Royal Corinthian YC to run series in Admiral's Cup hole

The unexpected cancellation of the Admiral's Cup has left a lot of sailors with a big hole in their sailing and holiday plans this summer so by popular demand the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes is to host the Vice Admiral's Cup, an alternative regatta, over the weekend of Saturday 9 to Monday, 11 July.

Already 20 boats are committed to attending and the event is generating considerable interest among crews whose Admiral's Cup plans have been scuppered. The regatta is open to classes such as Farr 45s, Swan 45s, DK46s, Farr 40s, Kerr 11.3s, etc, and in addition there will be a dedicated Mumm 30 class. All competing yachts shall be of a series production class of which at least 4 shall be constructed and fleets will be organised as follows:

Class 1 - 44ft-46ft Class. Maximum IRC rating 1.240.
Class 2 - 37ft-41ft Class. Maximum IRC rating 1.18.
Class 3 - Mumm 30s

The intention is to provide a fun weekend of competitive racing on Solent courses with committee boat starts. Eight races are scheduled with the first start at 1030 on Saturday and the final start no later than 1330 on Monday. There will also be plenty of apres-sailing fun with a dinner on Saturday night and a BBQ on Sunday.

All the information you need to take part can be found at www.rcyc.co.uk or via Louise Morton, Secretary, Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, The Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7QU, E-mail louise@rcyc.co.uk , Tel +44 (0)1983 293581.