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Golden Hind Chandlery Commodore's Race


16 December 2023
The Commodore's Race is the final event in the RBVIYC calendar and is traditionally followed by the Commodore's Dinner and Annual Awards Ceremony.

Sponsors over the years have included Island Shipping and Trading before O'Neal & Mundy took up the title from 2004 to 2021 and Golden Hind Chandlery from 2022.

The roll of honour:
1980 cancelled 1981 Stevie
Isaac Fonseca
 1982 Jolie Brise
Robert King		 1983 No wind
1984 Brise
Presley King		 1985 Pipe Dream
Peter Haycraft		 1986
Courier
George Foster
 1987
1988 did not take place 1989 1990 Flako
Kevin Rowlette		 1991 Pipe Dream
Peter Haycraft
1992 Pipe Dream
Peter Haycraft
 1993 Pipe Dream
Chris Haycraft
 1994 1995 Mermaid
Bill Beradelli
1996 Mermaid
Bill Beradelli		 1997 Fast Idiots
Eddie Brockbank
 1998 1999 Airgasm
Barney Crook
2000 Rushin' Rowlette
Kevin Rowlette		 2001 Wildflower
Ron Noonan		 2002 Willy T
Kevin Rowlette		 2003 Willy T
Kevin Rowlette
2004 Pipe Dream
Peter Haycraft		 2005 Crew Clothing
Andrew Simpson		 2006 Crew Clothing
Andrew Simpson		 2007 Racing in Paradise
Matt Hood
2008 2009 Lime / Intac
Colin Rathbun		 2010 2011 Triple Jack
Richard Wooldridge
2012 Pipe Dream
Peter Haycraft
 2013 Intac
Andrew Waters		 2014
 Pipe Dream
Chris Haycraft
 2015 Boomorang
Kevin Wrigley
2016 Girasoli
Keith LiGreci
 2017 Laser fun day... 
thanks to IrmaMaria		 2018 Christian Thompson 2019 Airgasm
Barney Crook
2020 Odyssey
Miles Sutherland Pilch		 2021 Ting a Ling
Chris Haycraft		 2022 Ting a Ling Too
Chris Haycraft



Ting Too Wins 2022 Golden Hind Chandlery Commodore's Race
It was a slow start to the 2022 Golden Hind Chandlery Commodore's Race on 17 December.
Ting Too skippered by Chris Haycraft were the overall winners to wrap out the year on a high.
Ting a Ling Triumphs in 2021 O'Neal & Mundy Commodore's Race
The rescheduled 2021 edition of the O'Neal and Mundy Commodore's Race took place on Saturday 8 January.

Four trimarans took to the race course for a spectacular sail out in the Sir Francis Drake Channel.  Blustery winds in the upper teens and gusting over 20 knots made for a wet ride, the perfect way to blow away those new year cobwebs!
Odyssey & Whoop Whoop Win 2020 O'Neal & Mundy Commodore's Race
Ten boats registered for the 2020 O'Neal & Mundy Commodore's Race on Saturday 19 December.  It was a day of shifty winds and rain squalls but a cracking day for a yacht race
Airgams Wins 2019 O'Neal & Mundy Commodore's Race
Barney Crook's trimaran Airgasm won the 2019 edition of the O'Neal & Mundy Commodore's Race
Christian Thompson Wins 2018 O'Neal & Mundy Commodore's Race
Christian Thompson has won the 2018 O'Neal & Mundy Commodore's Race racing a Laser.  The junior division was claimed by Samuel Allen whilst Nathan and Chris Haycraft won the RS Feva class.

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