Royal Thames Imperial Trophy — 03 July '10

03 July –04 July

A weekend of match racing for Farr 45s

Jerry Otter's Werewolf won the Royal Thames Imperial Trophy for the second time over the weekend despite the weather gods doing their best to frustrate the aspirations of competitors and race officers alike.  Saturday saw an unstable, capricious breeze that began in the west, went into the north and died, then came in from the south-west to keep both the mark shifting crew busy and the competitors waiting. Instead of being able to complete the scheduled Day One 9 flights of the 14-flight double Round Robin Gillian Smith, the Principal Race Officer, had to content herself with just seven. That at least completed one Round Robin and although it kept competitors on the water until gone 1700 it did at least mean that come Sunday's forecast 20 knots at least there was an event of sorts in the bag.

It was a good call: the forecast was accurate. Only two flights of match racing could be held on Sunday morning in the steadily building south-westerly before prudence and safety dictated calling it a day. 

The next Royal Thames event for the Farr 45s will be the Royal Thames Staples Trophy in September: two-boat team racing.   And if you thought Match Racing was exciting...

The Final Results of the Royal Thames Imperial Trophy are here

The Round Robin results are here

The Sailing Instructions for the Royal Thames Imperial Trophy (match racing) are here

Notice of Series and entry form for this and the other regattas in our 2010 Inshore Series for Farr 45s is here.

The entry form, downloadable as a Word document for ease of completion and return, is here.

 

This is the season programme:

 Race Schedule

          All events in the central Solent, first signal 1030 Saturday, 1000 Sunday.

           April 10th - 12th.  Fleet practice weekend. Practice starts and other evolutions on Saturday, 4 x informal windward/ leeward races on Sunday.

           May 22nd - 23rd. Royal Thames David Diehl Trophy. A weekend of up to 8 x windward/ leeward races.

           July 3rd - 4th. Royal Thames Imperial Trophy. A weekend of match racing (limit 10 boats)

           September 4th- 5th. Royal Thames Staples Trophy. A weekend of two-boat team racing (limit 5 teams of two boats).

           October 11th (Monday) end of season dinner at 60 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LF.

 Separate NoRs and Sailing Instructions will be issued for each regatta in the series.