Interclub Regatta 2021 – Looking for the Next Rag Crew
Saturday 11th September 2021 | Seaview, Isle of Wight
The East India Club would like to invite Rag members to take part in the Newman VC Trophy Regatta to be held at Seaview, Isle of Wight on Saturday 11th September 2021. This sailing regatta is to contest the Newman VC Trophy. The trophy is a silver loving cup manufactured by the Crown Jewellers, Garrard, in the year 1913 and is capable of holding just over 3 bottles of Champagne fortified with petite fine champagne cognac.
This is an invitation-only event for clubs and societies challenged by the East India Club Yacht Squadron. The trophy is named in honour of the East India Club’s late member Lt-Col Charles Newman VC OBE TD DL, Croix de Guerre, Légion d’Honneur who was awarded the Victoria Cross for leading the Commandos on the St. Nazaire Raid. He is the only member of this club known to be awarded the Victoria Cross for action on or from water.
The event was won in 2020 by the East India Club.
The trophy will be awarded formally on a later date at the East India Club, 16 St James’s Square, London, with return of the trophy expected by the following Easter.
To download the full details on the event, click on the link below:
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If you would like to take part and can get a crew together (min 3 members and max 4), please email [email protected].
Hurry, the deadline for entries is 30th July 2021.