Cumberland Cup
8-12 May 2018
Cumberland Cup Programme
Book places on the social events
Suggested tours for sailors' guests
Click here to join the Competitor Whatsapp Group
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Social events open to ALL RTYC members & their guests - click here to sign up
RTYC teams and participating Members are encouraged to wear a club pin and branded merchandise which can be purchased from the Membership Secretary 020 7201 6267
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Unique opportunity to view racing from the Umpire ribs - 4 spots available per day
- See Cumberland Cup Facebook page for a daily update on racing results, Captain's commentary and photos.
- Click here to read about the history of the Cumberland Fleet
The biennial Cumberland Cup, first held in 2008, is the only major international yacht racing event held in the UK capital, it involves two-boat team racing in the Club’s fleet of J/80s at Queen Mary reservoir. The impressive social programme includes a welcome reception, an evening at the Houses of Parliament and a Gala Dinner and Prize Giving.
The impressive trophy itself dates from 1912 and is a replica of an earlier cup of the same name dating from 1781 in the Club's possession, one of a series of such cups donated by the Duke of Cumberland, the Club's Royal Patron (the first-ever Cumberland Cup race was held in 1775, the year the club was first formed). The replica was commissioned in 1912 by members as a gift for the German Kaiser who had admired the original. It surfaced on the market in London at the beginning of the present century and was acquired for the Club by an anonymous syndicate of members.