Please select your home edition
Edition
North Sails Loft 57 Podcast

Subic Commodore's Cup expands

by Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia on 30 Mar 2014
Philippines Commodore’s Cup 2012 - IRC Cruiser Racing, last start Guy Nowell http://www.guynowell.com
Commodore's Cup Regatta 2014, Big Boats and Ocean Multihulls
Tuesday 22 April to Saturday 26, 2014

NOTICE of RACE
1 Organising Authority
The Race will be organised by the Saturday Afternoon Gentlemen Sailing (SAGS) Club, in conjunction with the Lighthouse Marina Resort, Watercraft Ventures, Inc. and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority under the auspices of the Philippine Sailing Association.


To download 2014 NOR, go to www.lighthousesubic.com/sailing/the-commodores-cup-2014-NOR.pdf

This year the Subic Commodore's Cup will include four days of racing for Flying Fifteens, dinghies, Hobie 16s and windsurfers - that's while the Rolex China Sea Race fleet is en route Hong Kong-Philippines. And then the Big Boats take over for a further four days of racing in the sparkling environs of Subic Bay.

The deepwater bay that includes the gigantic ex-US military base, airport and dockyards (as well as the Subic Bay Yacht Club) is a truly first class spot for a regatta. Organisers hope that boats sailing in the Hong Kong to Subic Rolex China Sea Race will 'stay an extra day' and participate in the Commodore's Cup. Numbers of stay-overs have been down in recent years, but indications are that 2this year's event is attracting a very good entry list. It's a very good regatta - location, location, location - that just needs the numbers to lift it up to the top flight of the Asian regatta rankings. Race Management by 'Jerry and the Racemakers' Rollin, so you know it'll be good.

It's a walk-on-walk-off regatta, based at the Subic Bay Yacht Club. Sailing is typically conducted in 12-18 kts of breeze under blue skies in 28 degrees of delicious tropical warmth. The only thing cold around this regatta is the beer - the perfect antidote to Hong Kong in April. C'mon, you didn't really want to turn round at the end of the RCSR and go straight back to clammy humidity and fog in Hong Kong, did you?

Selden 2020 - FOOTERC-Tech 2021 America's Cup 728x90 BOTTOMNorth Sails Loft 57 Podcast

Related Articles

Trust your instincts - Trust in Maverick
An amazing looking craft, full of interesting tech, and a brilliant project title How could you not get into this? An amazing looking craft, full of interesting tech, a brilliant project title, and the pedigree of two of the greatest names going around. Yes. I'm going to get my teeth into that, all right!
Posted today at 4:00 pm
Vendée Globe: How to follow the start
The first to cast off on Sunday will be Charlie Dalin On Sunday 10 November, the 40 Vendée Globe skippers start of the 10th edition of the legendary solo round the world race from Les Sables d'Olonne in France.
Posted today at 3:20 pm
Virtual Regatta, the Vendée Globe for everyone
New innovations and features have improved the whole experience The Vendée Globe is not just for hard bitten sailors. Thanks to Virtual Regatta, the official game, it is possible to compete in the Vendée Globe from home whilst experiencing the some of the real conditions that the skippers encounter at sea.
Posted today at 9:58 am
Magic Carpet e unveiled
By Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones and Persico Marine Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones and Persico Marine have proudly announced the forthcoming launch of their innovative high-performance yacht Magic Carpet e, which has just passed a technical pre-launch with flying colours at Persico's La Spezia shipyard.
Posted today at 9:35 am
Surprise move by America's Cup Event
Surprise announcement made to stop teams from sailing and testing The Defender and Challenger of Record for the next America's Cup have given notice of rules that will apply for the 38th America's Cup, effectively immediately designed to stop teams from sailing or testing, before the announcement of the next Protocol.
Posted today at 8:05 am
Marine Auctions: November Online Auction
idding to open on Friday 22 November and close on Thursday 28 November Bidding to open on Friday 22 November and Close on Thursday, 28 November 2024 at 2pm AEST.
Posted today at 5:26 am
Before the 2024 Vendee starts the next race begins
The growth of the IMOCA fleet, driven out of France looks set to spill over into The Ocean Race The growth of the IMOCA fleet, driven out of France looks set to spill over into The Ocean Race, and other races based in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, with eight to ten starts and finishes offering plenty of future racing opportunities.
Posted today at 4:17 am
Vaikobi Black Friday 2024 is now on
Everything at vaikobi.com is 15 - 70% off site wide right now! Everything at vaikobi.com is 15 - 70% off site wide right now! It's a big day for watersports enthusiasts who love being comfortable and performing well on and off the water - It's the start of the 2024 Black Friday Sales at VAIKOBI.COM!
Posted today at 1:00 am
Kojiro Shiraishi - the IMOCA fleet's Obi-Wan!
The Japanese sailor is set to start his third Vendée Globe on Sunday Kojiro Shiraishi is the skipper of the IMOCA DMG MORI in the Vendée Globe. At the age of 26 he became the youngest sailor to complete a non-stop single-handed circumnavigation, twice finished 2nd in the solo BOC Challenge.
Posted on 7 Nov
L'Occitane Sailing Team set for the Vendée Globe
Clarisse Crémer: "I want to be more confident this time" Four years after completing her first solo circumnavigation of the globe, Clarisse Crémer is preparing to repeat the experience, albeit in a completely new way.
Posted on 7 Nov