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Day 11: Away doon the watter

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time 12:30 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes DAY 11 “There's the America's Cup, the Richard Mille Cup, then all other regattas. To call the Mille well organised would be a grave understatement.” — Tex, mains...

26 Jun 2026

Day 10: Class Three: the small bermudans

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time 20:44 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes SONNY Design Sparkman Stephens Build Robert Jacob, New York, 1935 LOD 53ft 6in (16.3m) Beam 12ft 5in (3.8m) Rig Bermudan sloop Sail No 55 After the 52ft legendary...

24 Jun 2026

Day 10: The last fling

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time 20:16 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes The heatwave that has brought England half to a standstill has been spreading north, and the torpor in the heavens was felt today at Largs SC, race HQ for the Ric...

24 Jun 2026

Day 9: All change

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time 20:50 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes With the sun blazing over the Firth of Clyde and just the slightest mist clinging to the surface of the water in the channel between the Isle of Bute and Great Cu...

23 Jun 2026

Day 8: The gaffers in Class Four

by Classic Regattas Limited

Richard Mille Cup, Day 8 The schooners and the big Fife gaffers, yachts that need no introduction such is their fame, may have stolen the show at this year’s Richard Mille Cup; but the smaller gaffers...

22 Jun 2026

Day 8: Whistling for wind

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time 19:50 – Steffan Meyric Hughes After the blazing sun of the lay day, when many took the ferry over to the island of Great Cumbrae for some downtime, and went walking or cycling around the island, ...

22 Jun 2026

Day 7: The spectator launch Loch Lomond

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time 17:52 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes It’s not just the classic sailing yachts that have caught people’s eye on the Firth of Clyde this Richard Mille Cup week. Weaving in and out between the Targas, t...

21 Jun 2026

Day 6: Dipped in Sunshine

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time 20:48 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes Finally, the weather turned, with a westerly breeze of 10-12 knots, and the sun breaking through the cloud cover that has hung over Largs Bay the last couple of d...

20 Jun 2026

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time: 09:12 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes The bigger boats in the Richard Mille Cup will sail south southwest from Largs Yacht Haven today, 20 June, before sailing to Holy Island off Lamlash on the Isle ...

20 Jun 2026

Day 5: Don't stop me now

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time: 16:40 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes Day five at the Richard Mille Cup: 19 June, 2026 After an epic crew party of barbecue, craic and the ceilidh at Kelburn Castle the night before, crews awoke toda...

19 Jun 2026

Day 4: Elena leads through mist and dark water

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time: 20:35 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes With the wind forecast to pick up to around 15-20 knots today, crews attended the morning skippers’ briefing in anticipation of the third race in this year’s Ric...

18 Jun 2026

Day 3: A Great Leveller

by Classic Regattas Limited

Time: 21:16 – by Steffan Meyric Hughes A Great Leveller Light winds meant that, again, today's racing was as unpredictable as a football World Cup, and all the more exciting for it. The course was the...

17 Jun 2026

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