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Portsmouth UK |
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8 Hatherley Cresent
Portchester
Fareham
Hants
PO16 9DE |
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Tel: +44 (0)
1329 510051
E-mail: contact@victoryclass.org.uk
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Class Today |
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The Victory Class
consists of some 40 boats based in and
around Portsmouth Harbour, and true to
its origins, it remains a racing
class. The racing is very competitive
with 20 or more boats typically
participating in races at the peak of
the season. The season generally
consists of around 70 races and runs
from mid-April to mid-October with
racing on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings and Saturday afternoons. The
highlight is the classes participation
in the annual Cowes Week regatta, in
which it has raced continuously since
1934.
Boats of all ages race competitively,
the oldest boat in the class, Z6
Kestrel, competing with the newest,
Z72 Zingara, on equal terms. ( Z1,
Woozle, is not the oldest boat, but is
strictly speaking Z28, the result of
some strange swap of numbers in the
early years of the class). Boats
numbered up to about Z35 were built
pre-war, with the majority of the post
war boats being built between 1946 and
1966. The newest Victory Boats racing
in Portsmouth are Z69, Z70, Z71 and
Z72, all of which have been built
since 1983 by Old Portsmouth
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Boats are normally
raced with a crew of three and
opportunities always exist for new crew
to come and race with us. Victory owners
have a habit of racing into their 80's,
where their experience balances the
exuberance of our younger helms, who
include recent student sailing champions
and former national dinghy champions.
Class Members are often members of
various local sailing clubs, and this
leads to a particular characteristic of
the boat . All the Portsmouth boats have
Black hulls, but the boot-top line
colour indicates the Owners home sailing
club.
Colours in use are:
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Red |
Portsmouth Sailing Club |
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Green |
Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club |
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Grey |
Eastney Cruising Association |
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White |
Royal Naval Sailing Association |
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Light Blue |
Electricity Sailing Club |
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Yellow |
Hardway Sailing Club |
The Victory Class is self contained but has a close relationship with the Portsmouth Sailing Club, and the Royal Albert Yacht Club in Portsmouth.
The Victory is a strict one-design boat (including the requirement for a black hull) and modifications are scrutinised vigorously much to some members consternation. Rules are tailored to keep the boats relatively simple and affordable, and with one design sails giving very similar boat speeds the Class provide some of the closest racing to be found.. A basic principal of the class is that there should be no "cheque book racing". Sails may only be changed at 3 year intervals.
The class has recently completed 18 months of investigation and trial and moved to a strict one design of sail. Although some boats still have to make the transition to the new design, the majority of boats have now moved to the new sails, designed and built by Hood in Lymington. The results have exceeded our expectations. Boat speeds are now very similar, and boat handling and tactics have to be faultless to give a chance of winning!
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Off the water the
class has an active social calendar
throughout the year, hosting a class
dinner and cocktail party during Cowes
week, a passage race and rally to a
Solent based sailing club during the
sailing season, and dinners to
celebrate the beginning of the season,
annual prizegiving and the Winter
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There are usually
one or two boats for sale and the
class is always interested in meeting
new potential members.
We can guarantee very competitive
racing three times a week plus a very
successful social calendar.
For more details about the Class today, please click here.
Contact us via the Class Secretary |
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