The Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup is a biennial amateur team

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regatta first held in 1992. The competition is organised by the

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consists of a number of events held in the oceans of the

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, the

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and the

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. Each team consists of three boats, two of them rated between 1.020 and 1.230 using the

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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. The most recent competition was held in 2014 from the 19th to the 26th of July and was won by Ireland.

2008 teams

For the 2008 event, a total of six nations and 15 teams were competing, two up from the 2006 event. *

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- four teams *

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

- one team *

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

- two teams *

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- one team *

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

- three teams *

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- four teams

2010 teams

In the 2010 Commodores Cup a total of ten teams from five nations competed, with Ireland claiming overall victory. * 1st overall - - Ireland - 73.5 points * 2nd overall - - Hong Kong - 117.5 points * 3rd overall - - France Blue - 136 points * 4th overall - - France Yellow - 167 points * 5th overall - - GBR Red - 175 points * 6th overall - - GBR White - 187.5 points * 7th overall - - South Africa - 202 points * 8th overall - - France White - 210 points * 9th overall - - France Red - 233.5 points * 10th overall - - GBR Black - 322 points The full list of results is available on the

website.

References

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External links

Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup official website

Rolex Yachting News and Images website
Recurring events established in 1992 Sailing competitions in the United Kingdom Sport on the Isle of Wight