Commodores' Cup
{{Short description|Biennial amateur team sailing regatta}}
{{For|the Australian motor racing competition|Commodore Cup}}
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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.{{cite web|title=Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup 2016 {{!}} Keelboats {{!}} Racing {{!}} RYA |url= http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/jm2matchteam/CommodoresCup/Pages/default.aspx|website=www.rya.org.uk|accessdate=9 January 2016}} 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.{{cite web|title=2014 Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup: Dates Announced and Notice of Race Published {{!}} 2013-race-news|url=http://www.rorc.org/2013-race-news/2014-brewin-dolphin-commodores-cup-dates-announced-and-notice-of-race-published.html|website=www.rorc.org|accessdate=9 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128052404/http://www.rorc.org/2013-race-news/2014-brewin-dolphin-commodores-cup-dates-announced-and-notice-of-race-published.html|archive-date=28 January 2016|url-status=dead}} The most recent competition was held in 2014 from the 19th to the 26th of July and was won by Ireland.{{cite web|title=Sailing Results|url=http://www.rorc.org/raceresults/2014/bdccovos.html|website=www.rorc.org|accessdate=9 January 2016}}
2008 teams
For the 2008 event, a total of six nations and 15 teams were competing, two up from the 2006 event.{{cite web|url=http://www.rorc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=200:fifteen-teams-to-contest-2008-rolex-commodores-cup&catid=35:2008-news&Itemid=46|title=Fifteen Teams to Contest 2008 Rolex Commodores' Cup |publisher=Royal Ocean Racing Club|accessdate=2009-08-08}}
- {{flagicon|France}}France - four teams
- {{flagicon|Hong Kong}}Hong Kong - one team
- {{flagicon|Ireland}}Ireland - two teams
- {{flagicon|Spain}}Spain - one team
- {{flagicon|Netherlands}}Netherlands - three teams
- {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}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.{{cite web|url=http://commodorescup.rorc.org/2010-race-information/rolex-commodores-cup-teams.html|title=Rolex Commodore's Cup Teams 2010|publisher=Royal Ocean Racing Club|accessdate=2010-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819040547/http://commodorescup.rorc.org/2010-race-information/rolex-commodores-cup-teams.html|archive-date=2010-08-19|url-status=dead}}
- 1st overall - {{flagicon|Ireland}} - Ireland - 73.5 points
- 2nd overall - {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} - Hong Kong - 117.5 points
- 3rd overall - {{flagicon|France}} - France Blue - 136 points
- 4th overall - {{flagicon|France}} - France Yellow - 167 points
- 5th overall - {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} - GBR Red - 175 points
- 6th overall - {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} - GBR White - 187.5 points
- 7th overall - {{flagicon|South Africa}} - South Africa - 202 points
- 8th overall - {{flagicon|France}} - France White - 210 points
- 9th overall - {{flagicon|France}} - France Red - 233.5 points
- 10th overall - {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} - GBR Black - 322 points
The full list of results is available on the Royal Ocean Racing Club website.{{cite web|url=http://www.rorc.org/raceresults/2010/rcc/rccovos.html|title=Rolex Commodore's Results 2010 |publisher=Royal Ocean Racing Club|accessdate=2010-09-22}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091129001146/http://www.rorc.org/comcup/ Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup official website]
- [http://www.regattanews.com/ Rolex Yachting News and Images website]
Category:Recurring events established in 1992