Rolex Commodores' Cup
Rolex Commodores’ Cup to be held in Cowes, Isle of Wight, over Sunday 15 to Saturday 21 August. This tough mix of inshore and offshore races will be compacted into a challenging 7 day racing schedule on the testing waters in and around the Solent.
The RYA has been invited by the Royal Ocean Racing Club to enter up to four GBR Teams of three boats per team into the forthcoming Rolex Commodores Cup (RCC), starting on 14th August 2010.
The Offshore Group of the RYA has decided that three teams will be selected by a Selection Committee and one by the High Performance Committee of RYA Scotland. They will be entered as four British teams, to be called Team GBR Red, Blue,White and Black. If a team has not been nominated by RYA Scotland by 1st May 2010, then a fourth team may be selected by the Selection Committee.
The selection of at least one team will be based primarily on performance in the trials series of races. Up to three teams may be selected before the end of the Selection Trials from teams of 3 boats (one from each class) that apply to be pre-selected as a ready-formed team of three boats (one by the High Performance Committee of RYA Scotland). The provisions of this Notice of Selection set out below are intended, so far as is practical, to follow the rules for the RCC, but to keep the Selection Trials as open as possible so that as many boats as possible can take part. The Selection Committee is happy to be contacted by prospective entrants to discuss any relevant details.
PROGRAMME OF RACES FORMING SELECTION TRIALS
Inshore Races
24/25 April 2010. Warsash S.C. Spring Series week-end based in Hamble.
22/23 May 2010. RSrnYC Summer Series 1 based in Hamble
Offshore Race
15 May 2010. RORC De Guingard Bowl.
In addition the Selection Committee will review the performance of entrants at the Red Funnel Easter Challenge and all entrants are required to compete in the GBR IRC Championships, which series may be nominated as anadditional Selection Trial series under Clause 4.2 (Selection Criteria).
Each team in the Rolex Commodores Cup 2010 will consist of 3 boats, one from each of the following rating bands:
Class1 1.110 – 1.230 DLR not exceeding 200
Class 2 1.075 – 1.119 DLR not exceeding 200
Class 3 1.025 – 1.074 DLR not exceeding 215
Entry deadline: 5pm on 26th March 2010.
(Page updated 25-05-10)