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. Each team consists of three boats, two of them rated between 1.020 and 1.230 using the IRC rating system and one boat rated above 1.150. As a Corinthian (amateur) event, the boats rated between 1.020 and 1.230 can only have one Category 3 sailor and the boat rated above 1.150 may only have two. The most recent competition was held in 2014 from the 19th to the 26th of July and was won by Ireland.
2008 teams For the 2008 event, a total of six nations and 15 teams were competing, two up from the 2006 event.
France - four teams Hong Kong - one team Ireland - two teams Spain - one team Netherlands - three teams United Kingdom - four teams
2010 teams In the 2010 Commodores Cup a total of ten teams from five nations competed, with Ireland claiming overall victory.
1st overall - - Ireland - 73.5 points 2nd overall - - Hong Kong - 117.5 points 3rd overall - - France Blue - 136 points 4th overall - - France Yellow - 167 points 5th overall - - GBR Red - 175 points 6th overall - - GBR White - 187.5 points 7th overall - - South Africa - 202 points 8th overall - - France White - 210 points 9th overall - - France Red - 233.5 points 10th overall - - GBR Black - 322 points
The full list of results is available on the Royal Ocean Racing Club website.
References
External links Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup official website Rolex Yachting News and Images website