Sovereign's Cup Regatta Director Tony Scannell has published the Notice of Race (downloadable below) for next June's 15th Cup for Cruisers, Coastal and White Sails fleets.
Scannell confirmed Kinsale Yacht Club is looking forward to welcoming everyone back to a 'full-strength' regatta in the town post-COVID.
The biennial regatta, one of the most important south coast regattas, will run from 21st to 24th June 2023, and, as Afloat reported previously, it will incorporate the 1720 sportsboat European Championships and has attracted a new sponsor.
The 1720s will stage their 2023 European Championships as part of the Sovereign's Cup at Kinsale Yacht Club in June Photo: Bob Bateman
The West Cork club confirmed the Blue Economy Project Developer, Simply Blue Group, headquartered in Cork, as the title sponsor, a welcome boost first announced by Scannell at the Cork Week 2022 prizegiving in July.
Kinsale Yacht Club Regatta Director Tony Scannell is looking forward to a bumper 15th edition of the Sovereign's Group with a new title sponsor, Simply Blue Group Photo: Bob Bateman
The Notice of Race for Cruisers, Coastal and White Sails fleets and the 1720 Euros are available to download below.
The fleet's in - the 2021 Sovereign's Cup fleet gathered at the Kinsale Yacht Club marina in West Cork. The 2023 edition will be held from 21st to 24th June Photo: Bob Bateman
Registration is now open for 2023 Simply Blue Group Sovereign’s Cup here.
Scannell says there is a substantial Early Bird discount across all the fleets. An Early Bird Draw will take place on 15th March. Details of regatta fees are outlined in the NOR and the registration form.