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WELCOME TO THE The Arrow Trophy is an open sailing competition between schools that can put together a team of former pupils, raced as an annual weekend regatta in one-design yachts. The event is organised on the challenging waters of The Solent aboard sleek Sunfast 37ft yachts with a maximum crew of eight permitted. The yachts are collected from Port Solent (Portsmouth) on Friday, and sailed, or motored, over to Cowes Yacht Haven. The race format is short fleet racing on Saturday, finishing up in Cowes late afternoon, followed by the Arrow Trophy Dinner at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club. The top four schools from the fleet races then go into a series of match races on the Sunday to determine the overall winner, whilst the remaining competitors fleet race to determine the winner of the Charterhouse Bowl. In total, there are five beautiful trophies to be won. Most crews choose to sleep onboard the yachts, but there are rooms available at the various Cowes yacht clubs and B&Bs. The Team Entry Form includes details of all the costs: ATYRA membership, the yacht charter, race management, berthing, the Saturday dinner, etc. These costs of course are usually split amongst the crew, and some teams are fortunate to obtain a bursary from their school. |
    
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