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Interest from teams wishing to stake a claim on the prestigious Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup is running high with challenges from several nations including: England, Netherlands, France, Ireland and Hong Kong. Eddie Warden Owen, Chief Executive of organisers, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), is very happy with the way things are shaping up for the 11th biennial event:
"It would appear that the new format of allowing teams to be made up of three boats of any size and the availability of good boats to charter, has prompted interest from outside of Europe too. The Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup is shaping up to be a very competitive regatta."
Notice of Race for the 2012 Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup published
Race Date: Saturday 21st July – Saturday 28th July 2012
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) is pleased to announce that the Notice of Race for the Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup 2012 has been published and can be viewed on the Event minisite.
The Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup is the leading international amateur regatta with a reputation for competitive offshore and inshore racing in the Solent and lively onshore hospitality. The event welcomes amateur teams from around the world and past editions have seen teams from as far as Hong Kong, South Africa, the USA and Russia, as well as strong representation from Europe and regional UK teams. The trophy was won in 2010 by the Irish team who will be hoping to retain their title in 2012, a feat not accomplished since the USA won successive editions in 1992 and 1994.
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Download the Notice of Race as PDF RORC Announce New Title Sponsor for Commodores' Cup
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) is delighted to announce Brewin Dolphin as the new Title Sponsor for the 11th Commodores' Cup sailing championship, which is run, with the support of the Royal Yacht Squadron, between Saturday 21st and Saturday 28th July 2012.
Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK's largest independent private client investment managers, will support the biennial regatta for three editions. The event attracts highly competitive teams from several nations to compete for the esteemed Commodores' Cup on the waters of the Solent and English Channel.
Jamie Matheson, Brewin Dolphin Executive Chairman comments:
"We are proud to add such a prestigious event as the Commodores' Cup to our portfolio and look forward to building a long term relationship with the Royal Ocean Racing Club, its members and competitors. We are not newcomers to the world of sailing, having successfully sponsored the Scottish Series for the past 11 years. Sailing has provided us with an excellent platform to increase awareness of our brand to a wider audience and we are confident that the Commodores' Cup will develop this."
Matheson continues: "The Royal Ocean Racing Club as organisers and the Commodores' Cup series has its own rich heritage and this fits well with Brewin Dolphin as our firm goes back two and a half centuries. Although we can trace our beginnings back to the mid 18th Century, we look forward to investing in new beginnings with this sponsorship, helping to attract new teams and a positive long term partnership for future events."
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