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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 2011

WICORMARINE LONG TACKLE TROPHY
Overall Winner
 Duet
THE GEORGE HOTEL TROPHY
Class 1
1:  Kelpie, 2:  Polly Agatha,  3: Dirk II

THE BUGLE HOTEL TROPHY

Class 2

1:  Passager, 2:  Corncockle, 3:  Nightingale

THE KING'S HEAD TROPHY
Class 3

1:  Duet, 2:  Rosenn, 3:  Zinnia

THE WHEATSHEAF TROPHY
Class 4

1:  Windflower, 2:  Blue Gansey, 3:  Simba

SALTY'S TROPHY
Class 5

1:  Mizpah, 2:  Miss Ninghi, 3:  Step Back in Time

ROYAL SOLENT YACHT CLUB

QUEEN'S JUBILEE TROPHY - GAFFER CLASS

1:  Rosenn, 2:  Dirk II, 3:  Kelpie

THE MAYOR'S CUP
Concours d'Elegance
Winner:  Nightingale
THE HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS' TROPHY
Boat with the best arrival time
Winner: Betty II
BLAKE SIMMS HMS HURRICANE TROPHY
The boat, 20ft and over, sailing the longest distance to the Festival
Winner
: Windfrith
PETRONELLA CUP
 The boat, under 20ft, sailing the longest distance to the Festival
Winner: Step Back in Time
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