Rolex Commodores' Cup - No clear cut favorite

8:37 PM Sat 14 Aug 2010 GMT

'Dockside ambiance in Cowes - Photo: Rolex Commodores Cup' .

Rolex Commodores' Cup international entries from as far afield as Hong Kong and South Africa have descended on Cowes ready for Sunday's start of the biennial race. As usual the event is for teams comprising three boats in different IRC rating bands, the boats ranging from 35-45ft in size. Teams are national with at least 50% of the crew coming from the country they are representing. The Rolex Commodores' Cup is also strongly Corinthian: only two professional sailors are allowed on the Class 1 boats and just one aboard Class 2 and 3 entries. This year, the tenth edition of ...

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