A Solent Spectacular - RTYC 250th Anniversary Regatta

In the lead up to the Royal Thames Yacht Club's 250th Anniversary there was more than a hint that the Solent based regatta was going to be a big one. With over 250 boats from the latest carbon flyers to beautiful classics that were more than a century old, the four day regatta to celebrate one of the oldest clubs in the world had ticked many of the boxes even before the fleet had turned up. Add to this the focus on the some of the teams and their boats that will take part in the return of the Royal Ocean racing Club's Admiral's Cup later this season and there was plenty to draw attention.
Then, the weather turned up and lit the blue touch paper for what was to turn out to be a stunning few days of racing.
PlanetSail was there in the thick of the action, afloat, on board and picking up the chatter ashore.
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*CORRECTION* - Tom Partridge is RTYC Rear Commodore Sailing
Also, In IRC2 Django was disqualified for not having an endorsed certificate so Rogan Josh won both the IRC2 and IRC 2 Nationals

Chapters & Links
00:00 Intro
00:54 What’s the big deal?
03:08 Admiral’s Cup Preview & IRC Nationals Review
06:17 On board Sir Keith Mills’ classic Viveka
12:46 Why this is a big deal for the Royal Thames YC
16:56 On board West Solent One Design - Arrow
17:59 The final day

DOCKTALK
18:32 Harken Procare support
19:31 MC1 Spars

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