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Royal Lymington Challenge Cup
A new IRC interclub team racing regatta, The Royal Lymington Challenge Cup, is to be held in June 2009. Up to 15 teams are expected to take part in the event which will consist of windward leeward courses in Christchurch Bay and a long inshore Solent race. Designed to coincide with the weekend following the Round the Island race, yachts have the option to stay in the Solent area for a further weekend to take part in this event which will run from Thursday 25th – Saturday 27th June 2009.

Teams will be accepted from any nationally affiliated yacht club or association and the three participating yachts will each fall into one of three IRC rating bands: Class 1: 1.026 – 1.070, Class 2: 1.001 – 1.025, Class 3: 0.970 – 1.000. Yachts are to have IRC endorsed certificates. ISAF Regulation 22, Sailor Classification Code, shall apply in that each yacht may include only one Group 3 (professional) crewmember. The group 3 crew member may only helm the yacht if he or she has been the bona fide majority owner of the same yacht for the previous 12 months.

Event Chairman Mike Sinfield comments “We are very excited about this major new event which is designed to be a key attraction for the June calendar. While the regatta is intended to be Corinthian in nature the Challenge Cup is also expected to be fiercely competitive.” He further adds “The Royal Lymington Yacht Club has a pedigree in race management expertise, and will attract the highest level of competition”.

Further information is available from www.rlymyc.org.uk/challengecup, where expressions of interest should be registered.

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