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Sailing Entries for the 2003 Sovereign's Cup regatta hit the 100 mark as Brown Thomas and Jacobs Engineering announced that they were back on board as day sponsors. Entries from Sligo 'round to Dublin complemented the enthusiastic and popular Welsh fleet now considered 'regulars' by the club. The Gentleman's fleet successfully lobbied with OOD Bruce Matthews to wait until they had finished watching a match on TV before starting their day's race.

Bob Bateman's images of the 2003 event are BELOW:

Published in Sovereign's Cup

About J Class Yachts

The J Class has its roots in the oldest sporting race in the world, The America’s Cup.

The founding of the J Class Association (JCA) in 2000 to protect the interests of the Class, present and future, accelerated a real revival. 

Class Rules were established for the construction of replica rebuilds from original plans and several replicas and original designs were subsequently built. 

The class, which today comprises nine boats, now has an annual calendar highlighted by the Caribbean and Mediterranean sailing seasons.