Commodore's Cup - Tough night ahead on long race



8:44 PM Tue 17 Aug 2010 GMT
'Fleet - Rolex Commodore’s Cup' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo
The 30 strong Rolex Commodores' Cup fleet shot off east down the Solent this morning with the wind and tide but under a grey rain-filled sky at the start of their high points scoring offshore race. The course for the 10 teams is full of zigzags taking them first out towards Selsey Bill while tonight they will be heading west along the bottom of the Isle of Wight en route for a mark off Poole Harbour. At this point the three classes will race slightly different courses before the run back east tomorrow morning that should see them finishing off ...


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by Trish Jenkins




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