Michelmores challenge cup 2008
This years Michelmore Cup provided some fantastic racing with boat speeds of 12.5 knots on Bare Knuckles recorded between dartmouth and Berry Head. Maze Consulting aboard Bare Knuckles finished 5th across the line and 13th on corrected time with only 1 minute 30 seconds separating 6 and 13 place.Of 64 yachts entered, 48 crossed the start line aiming to win at least one of the three trophies on offer with victory in the Michelmores Challenge Cup and the Challenge Trophy competitions going to Apollo skippered by Mike Fisher of property consultants, the Bailey Partnership. Happy Daze, entered jointly by Francis Clark and Quba Sails and skippered by Philip Crompton was victorious in the Division 2 competition winning the Michelmores Challenge Bowl. Wayne Elliott of the Met Office gave a weather forecast at the Skipper's Briefing which proved to be remarkably accurate confirming the correct wind speeds and even the time of a brief spell of rain in the afternoon. Michelmores senior partner, Will Michelmore said: 'Once again the race was a triumph for everyone with a little under 500 crew, Michelmores staff and guests attending the post race party.