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The Festival Old Gaffers race is on Saturday, and on Sunday morning the Royal Solent Yacht Club has the Queen's Jubilee Race.

The Common to the East, the beach to the West and, of course, the Pier, are all good vantage points for these events.

The sight of a harbour full of gaff rigged boats, dressed overall, evokes a bygone age and is in complete contrast to the usual fleet of white fibreglass! The Old Gaffers travel from all over the country to participate and race at the Festival. As well as the Gaffers themselves, there are races for X and Y class yachts - Bermudan rigged but around 100 years old - and Scow and Optimist dinghies.


Results 2009

WICORMARINE LONG TACKLE TROPHY
Overall Winner
Codling
THE GEORGE HOTEL TROPHY
Class 1
1: Ocean Pearl, 2: Amelie Rose,  3: Polly Agatha

THE BUGLE HOTEL TROPHY

Class 2

1: Corncockle, 2: Iseult, 3: Furstin

THE KING'S HEAD TROPHY
Class 3

1: Charmina, 2: Rosenn, 3: Seaway

THE WHEATSHEAF TROPHY
Class 4

1: Windflower, 2: Ianthe, 3: Mary Helen

SALTY'S TROPHY
Class 5

1: Codling, 2: Mizpah, 3: Miss Nighi

ROYAL SOLENT YACHT CLUB

QUEEN'S JUBILEE TROPHY - GAFFER CLASS

1: Codling, 2: Charmina, 3: Mizpah

THE MAYOR'S CUP
Concours d'Elegance
Winner: Iseult
THE HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS' TROPHY
Boat with the best arrival time
1: L'Obsession, 2: Windsong, 3: Windflower
BLAKE SIMMS HURRICANE TROPHY
The boat, 20ft and over, sailing the longest distance to the Festival
Winner
: Stella Anne
PETRONELLA CUP
 The boat, under 20ft, sailing the longest distance to the Festival
Winner: Kingfisher