Cumberland Regatta — 17 June '11

17 June –19 June

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Click here for Results of Saturday's race, for the Queen Victoria and RTYC Challenge Cups

Click here for the results of Sunday's race for the Special Trophy.

Click here for the solution to the CSO's Cumberland Crossword.

 Click here for a report of the event.

View Ruth Tracey's pictures here.

 

The "Must Attend" event for all South Coast members. Sailing and socialising: a celebration in all forms of the continuing health and vigour of longest-running and oldest continually operating yacht club in the world: the Royal Thames YC, aka the Cumberland Fleet. 

The Oldest Club - The Oldest Trophy

This year the Cumberland Fleet will sail for the oldest yachting trophy in the world, and quite possibly the oldest sporting trophy in the world: the 1776 Cumberland Cup.

This magnificent trophy, manufactured for the Duke of Cumberland in 1776 by Garrard of London, was the second trophy to be competed for by the Cumberland Fleet, the first being in 1775.  The original, 1775, Cup is long lost - but during the 1920s our Club began to collect what it could of the remainder, first presented in the years 1775 to 1778 (and then later known as Vauxhall Cups). As Members know, the fruits of these labours are on display in the Club entrance hall in Knightsbridge.  With the exception of the 1802 Vauxhaul Cup, now known as the Trafalgar Cup, none of these early Cups has been competed for since first being won in the year of their gift.

Now, for the first time, that is to change: on Sunday 19th June 2011 members of the modern Cumberland Fleet will compete for the 1776 Cumberland Cup - a trophy not seen in competition for 235 years.  It is planned that the 1776 Cup will now stay in competition each year at the annual Cumberland Regatta.

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 Click here to download the Programme of Races & Events, Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions

Click here for the list of Solent Marks for 2011

Friday 17th June

The Cumberland Fleet gathers in Cowes.

6.30 pm - 8pm Champagne Reception on The Platform of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Dress reefer or lounge suit; ladies appropriate equivalent.

7pm - Start of the Royal Thames Morgan Cup race (organised and run by RORC) viewable from the Platform.

Saturday 18th June

AM - Race for the Queen Victoria Cup - start from the RYS line, by kind permission of Rear Commodore Yachting. Finish at Committee Boat.

Break for picnic lunch

1400  -  race for the Royal Thames Challenge Cup. Start from Committee Boat, finish at RYS line.

Races will be sailed under the Royal Thames Cumberland Number system of handicapping.

Evening:

7.30pm for 8pm - Annual dinner of the Cumberland Sailing Society (founded 1775) in the Pavilion of the Royal Yacht Squadron, by kind permission of the Flag Officers. Dress: reefer or lounge suit, ladies appropriate equivalent.

Sunday 19th June

1015 (ish) - Pursuit race for the 1776 Cup starting from RYS line, Cowes. Finish location to be advised depending on wind direction and forecast.

On completion - anchor for picnic lunch

The Cumberland Fleet disperses.

Charter a J80

Our six J80s are available for charter for the regatta, with priority given to Members who wish to take a boat for both days. The J80s will race on this occasion using assymetric kites and will be given their own Cumberland Number. They will be eligible for all the main prizes and trophies and in additon will have their own trophy. All trophies will be awarded at the annual Prizewinners' Dinner in November.

To book a J80, open and fill-in (on line) the booking form below, copy it onto the clipboard of your computer. Click on the email address shown on the form, paste the booking form into the email message that appears and hit Send.

TO BOOK A J80 FOR THE CUMBERLAND REGATTA CLICK ON THIS LINE.

Other Prizes

In addition to the main trophies, other prizes will include:

The Cumberland Smarties for the Best-Turned-Out Crew, as decided by the Race Committee.

The Cumberland Dish to be awarded by the Distaff members of the race committee to the individual or crew best deserving of that artefact.

The Brambles Binoculars awarded by the Chief Sailing Officer to the yacht in most apparent need thereof.

Further prizes, whimsical or otherwise, may be awarded.