Gascoigne Cup - Yachts racing for the historic Cup

6:19 AM Thu 21 Oct 2010 GMT

'Magic, winner of the inaugural race for the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s Gascoigne Cup, in 1886.'

A fleet of 35 yachts will contest the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's Gascoigne Cup, one of the oldest and most prestigious short offshore races on the summer calendar, off Sydney Heads this Saturday. This will be the 102nd running of the Gascoigne Cup, although Saturday will mark 125 years since it was first presented to RSYS in 1886, as it was not contested during the war years. Many famous yachts have won this iconic race, including Norn, Caprice of Huon, Apollo and Margaret Rintoul II. The first winner in 1886 was Sir James Fairfax's Magic, one of the crack gaff-riggers ...

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