COWES, IOW
Classics in Round the Island Race
The 1903 Mylne design Kelpie enjoyed a breezy edition of the Round the Island Race on 1 July, completing the 50-mile course in 10 hours and winning the Shamrock Challenge Trophy for first gaffer to finish. However the top spot in the Gaffers 1 division was taken by Nomad, the 1998 one-off gaff cutter designed by Nigel Irens and Ed Burnett. She finished two hours later but won class honours on the race’s ISC handicap, calculated by the organisers, the Island Sailing Club in Cowes. Also competing in the class were Polly Agatha (2007 Cockwells-built Pilot Cutter), Duet (1912 Linton Hope gaff yawl run by Cirdan Sailing Trust), Crystal II (1929 Fred Shepherd One-Design) and Spinaway X (1889 Plymouth Hooker).
HAMBLE, HAMPSHIRE
Hamble Classics 2023
The eighth Hamble Classics Regatta will run over 26-27 August, the first two days of the UK Bank Holiday weekend, and is again being hosted jointly by the Hamble River Sailing Club in charge of race management, and the Royal Air Force Yacht Club as shorebase for the social programme. Peter Bateson is Principal Race Officer.
Since 2016 Hamble Classics has aimed to be “inclusive and innovative with carefully designed eligibility rules to ensure good racing in logical classes”, and its Concours d’Elegance awards now have five categories to celebrate all types
