The Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup is a biennial amateur team sailing regatta first held in 1992. The competition is organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club consists of a number of events held in the oceans of the Solent, the English Channel and the Isle of Wight.[1] Each team consists of three boats, two of them rated between 1.020 and 1.230 using the IRC rating system and one boat rated above 1.150. As a Corinthian (amateur) event, the boats rated between 1.020 and 1.230 can only have one Category 3 sailor and the boat rated above 1.150 may only have two.[2] The most recent competition was held in 2014 from the 19th to the 26th of July and was won by Ireland.[3]
For the 2008 event, a total of six nations and 15 teams were competing, two up from the 2006 event.[4]
France - four teams
Hong Kong - one team
Ireland - two teams
Spain - one team
Netherlands - three teams
United Kingdom - four teamsIn the 2010 Commodores Cup a total of ten teams from five nations competed, with Ireland claiming overall victory.[5]
- Ireland - 73.5 points - Hong Kong - 117.5 points - France Blue - 136 points - France Yellow - 167 points - GBR Red - 175 points - GBR White - 187.5 points
- South Africa - 202 points - France White - 210 points - France Red - 233.5 points - GBR Black - 322 pointsThe full list of results is available on the Royal Ocean Racing Club website.[6]