CT-CTC-Cowes Classic Courses

[Black_Tornado]

Having only the 1962,64,66,68,70 and 79 I would want here to make the history of the courses of the Cowes-Torquay then CTC then Cowes Classic.

[FLYING FISH]

I have all the course diagrams 61 - to present day.I am scanning them for you,but sometimes the scanner plays up (`preview` ok,`accept `tempermental).
I may well send direct to you as there are nearly 50 to do.

[southwesthotcat]

CT or CTC??
Would be good to see all the course charts on BM!
This is something knocked up quickly in the past ...
-e&oe-
1961-67 - Finish at Torquay. Followed by a timed rally, run back to Cowes either Sun or Bank Holiday Monday afternoons for the Bollinger Goblet. 1961/2 via Teignmouth, so that Maxwell, now Lord Beaverbrook could watch race from the Aitken holiday caravan on the Ness! 1965/7 172 nm
1968 - Cowes Torquay Cowes - First year that boats returned non-stop to Cowes via Skerries and Torquay - race distance increased from 172 to 198 nautical miles.
1969-83 - CTC non-stop. 1970 236 nm. 1971 213nm. 1972 219 nm. 1973 222 nm. 1974 221 nm. 1976 199 nm. 1979 183 nm.
1983 & 84 - Cowes Classic (misnomer) Race course changed to Solent IOW only - this was due to the lure of TV coverage if the fleet kept inshore.
1985 - CTC non-stop resumed
1987 – CTC refuel @ Torquay.
1988 - CTC non-stop.
1989 – CTC refuel @ Torquay
1990 - CTC non-stop
1991 - CTC non-stop - A couple of boats did a non-scheduled stop @ Torquay!
1992 - Course excluded Torquay and was to go around the Skerries buoy off Start Point and return non-stop - Race CANCELLED.
1993-95 - CTC non-stop. Martini Endurance Series. 1995 202 nm went via "Buzzi Mark" off Exmouth.
1996-99 - Cowes Classic round the Solent cans, classic stuff.
2000 – BIBOA Race proposed CTC refuel @ Torquay (Can't remember but pretty sure that this was cancelled as too rough for the ribs).
2001 - CTC refuel @ Torquay mandatory 1 hour stop. 40th anniversary
2002 - CTC refuel @ Torquay - raced on Saturday.
2003 - CTC refuel @ Torquay.(E 1st & C 2nd).
2004 - Cancelled
2005-07 - P1 British Grand Prix of the sea. Knight & Co prove (to me) that multi lap racing - once everyone is in their pecking order - gets to be boring and the logical conclusion - is to race catamarans if one is trying to lap as quick as possible on coastal calm short lap circuits… And they called it 'Endurance' racing.
2008 – CTC Start at North Head via Bridport Outfall buoy to the Orestone at the entrance of Torbay and back via Bridport and North Head to Gurnard at Cowes.
Ew-h

[FLYING FISH]

Here we go then,see how far we get.

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and some more

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Part 3

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Part 4.83,84,85 need reducing further to download.

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Part 5.89 to redo.

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Part 6.96 & 00 to redo.

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Part 7.04 cancelled.05,06,07 P1.

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Part 8.

[southwesthotcat]

Great stuff!
For 1993 I seem to have a different course chart from the AP and Ri's - showing Skerries & a temporary laid mark 2.5 cables SSW of Haldon Pier head. ??? Not sure wot wus run?

[FLYING FISH]

It looks like the original course was shelved.See report.

[Matt]

Graham,
I think you need to upload those scans to the media site too - the trouble with the forum is that they sooner or later end up buried down the list of threads and forgotten.

M

[FLYING FISH]

Quite so,Matt.I`ll stick it in the `in` tray.It nearly polished me off scanning all those and downloading them yesterday.

[Black_Tornado]

I am just returned from Umbria and I see the fantastic job of Flying Fish and thanks to southwestotcat for the others info.
Tomorrow I will see better all.
I would like to continue with the pics of the historical point of the course like Hurst,Anvil,Portland Bill,Skerries and Torquay.
I will post some of them next days.