may, 2023

sat20may14:00Series 1 Race 3The third race in series 114:00 Coquet Yacht Club, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0WUTrophy:Whit Tankard

Event Details

The third race in Series 1.

Race Essentials

Briefing @ CYC 14:00
High Water @ 16:34 4.99m

The race briefing for this race will be held in The Bar at the CYC Clubhouse.

The Club runs a Spring Series for racing keel boats, a Summer series and then a full year series where the results from Spring and Summer series are combined for an overall trophy.

Usually Spring series has 4 races within it whereas the Summer series includes 4 or 5 races.

Spring Series, assuming 4 races sailed, usually has one discard whilst Summer Series, assuming 5 races sailed may have 2 discards. Overall series has 2 discards.

Spring Series race results go towards the Fasson Trophy. The Fasson Trophy was presented to the Club in 1978 by Fasson Ltd. who were closely associated with the Club through Mr. Donald Kember. This is a silver gilt cup and highly contested each year.

Summer Series results go towards the Jambo Cup. The Jambo Cup was presented to the Club in 1992 by keen racer Peter Cossins. Peter was a keen racing enthusiast having a series of boats called Jambo ending in the Mustang 30 Jambo V.

For the overall winner of the two series combined  there is the Vice Commodore’s Cup. The Vice Commodore’s Cup is a silver rose bowl presented to the Club by Mrs Toulmin in memory of her late husband Mr. J. Toulmin who, at the time of his death, was Secretary to the Club.

Trophy

Whit Tankard

Time

(Saturday) 14:00

Location

Coquet Yacht Club

Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0WU

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