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Coppers' Cup 2015
The first International Coppers Cup Regatta was
organised by a group of Interpol sailing enthusiasts from Holland in 1989
when they invited employees from European law enforcement authorities to
take part.
From those small beginnings the bi-annual event held on the Ijsselmeer,
Netherlands each year, has gone from strength to strength attracting over
twenty four crews sailing Bavaria yachts of varying lengths in handicap
racing. Investigation Team.
Below is his account of Dorset's participation in this years event.
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Coppers Cup moves to Croatia.
At the 2013 regatta it was announced that the Netherlands would step down as
organisers and Franjo, a member of the Slovenian team, volunteered to host the
2015 regatta in Croatia on the Adriatic.
On the 19th September 2015 twenty four crews arrived at Marina Hramina, Murter
Island, Croatia ready to compete at the new venue. The charter of Bavaria 46
footers had been arranged for the weeks racing. There were teams from
Netherlands, Sweden, Slovenia, Norway, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong,
PSNI, Garda Siochana, UK Waterguard, Lancashire and Dorset.
Six races were held during the week, some longer races around several of the
numerous islands and some windward leeward courses. Racing was well organised
with good windward starting legs, a high speed rib was on hand to position and
move inflatable marks. A lay day gave crews the opportunity to explore further
afield when participants took their yachts to a distant island for an overnight
stay and a meal at a restaurant on the island. Onshore social events and meals
were arranged for several of the evenings during the week allowing crews to
socialise.
Andy Welch at the helm of the
Dorset yacht
At the end of the regatta one of the Swedish teams were the winners and the
runners-up were one of the Netherlands teams. The Slovenian organising committee
made an excellent job of their first Coppers Cup and are all set to hold the
next one in 2017.
The Dorset Police team L to R:
Stuart Regler, Andy Welch, Bryan Tucker, Malcolm Palmer, Tim Whittle and Paul
Smith.
A skippers' meeting held during the week discussed the 2016 World Police
Offshore Sailing Championships. Germany stated they were willing to stage the
event but warned it would have to be at a colder time of year outside the
expensive charter summer months. Franjo, the Coppers Cup organiser, said his
committee were willing to hold the event. A skippers vote confirmed that the
preference was for the Croatia venue. (Keep an eye out on this website for
details, Franjo is arranging for the charter of twenty Beneteau First 35s with
spinnakers and the proposed date is 10th to 17th September, 2016.
Bryan Tucker
Dorset
The Dorset Team
Bryan Tucker - Skipper
Andy Welch - Helm
Malcolm Palmer - Tactician / mainsheet
Stuart Regler - Genoa trimmer
Paul Smith - ditto -
Tim Whittle - ditto -
Overall Results
Sailed: 5, Discards: 1, To count: 4, Entries: 24, Scoring system:
Appendix A
| Rank |
BowNumber |
HelmName |
Team |
|
Nat |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
Total |
Nett |
| 1st |
18 |
Palle Lundborg |
Vikings |
 |
SWE |
1.0 |
1.0 |
(7.0) |
3.0 |
3.0 |
15.0 |
8.0 |
| 2nd |
1 |
Tom Sikkens |
Amsterdam |
 |
NED |
2.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
(11.0) |
26.0 |
15.0 |
| 3rd |
21 |
Bjorn Eirik Olsen |
Wish |
 |
NOR |
13.0 |
(20.0) |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
37.0 |
17.0 |
| 4th |
24 |
Mitja Vehovec |
SPSTeam |
 |
SLO |
3.0 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
(16.0) |
2.0 |
33.0 |
17.0 |
| 5th |
11 |
Roger Schumacher |
Luzerne Police |
 |
SUI |
(9.0) |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
30.0 |
21.0 |
| 6th |
12 |
Philip Quinn |
PSNI 1 |
 |
IRL |
5.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
(10.0) |
33.0 |
23.0 |
| 7th |
23 |
Macera Salvatore |
Skipper in Black |
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ITA |
6.0 |
(18.0) |
6.0 |
7.0 |
4.0 |
41.0 |
23.0 |
| 8th |
20 |
Garry Bowers |
Waterguard |
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GBR |
4.0 |
9.0 |
5.0 |
11.0 |
(15.0) |
44.0 |
29.0 |
| 9th |
4 |
Bert Jan van Ekris |
De Eerste Slag |
|
NED |
8.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
(14.0) |
44.0 |
30.0 |
| 10th |
7 |
Leendert Borstlap |
Flying Dutchman |
|
NED |
10.0 |
(11.0) |
8.0 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
43.0 |
32.0 |
| 11th |
13 |
David Anderson |
PSNI 2 |
|
IRL |
(23.0) |
7.0 |
11.0 |
12.0 |
6.0 |
59.0 |
36.0 |
| 12th |
19 |
Ove Lundgren |
Volvo |
|
SWE |
7.0 |
4.0 |
(21.0) |
13.0 |
13.0 |
58.0 |
37.0 |
| 13th |
10 |
Rolf Hunds |
Landrats |
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GER |
16.0 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
(18.0) |
5.0 |
64.0 |
46.0 |
| 14th |
6 |
|
Dsel-Duck-Police |
|
GER |
15.0 |
(21.0) |
12.0 |
6.0 |
18.0 |
72.0 |
51.0 |
| 15th |
5 |
Bryan Tucker |
Dorset |
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GBR |
(21.0) |
15.0 |
17.0 |
19.0 |
7.0 |
79.0 |
58.0 |
| 16th |
16 |
Rolf Lange |
Schleswig-Holstein |
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GER |
17.0 |
8.0 |
(19.0) |
14.0 |
19.0 |
77.0 |
58.0 |
| 17th |
25 |
Pat Lordan |
An Garda Siochana |
|
IRL |
18.0 |
17.0 |
18.0 |
8.0 |
(21.0) |
82.0 |
61.0 |
| 18th |
8 |
Dave Hayes |
Lancon |
|
GBR |
12.0 |
(19.0) |
15.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
80.0 |
61.0 |
| 19th |
15 |
Garth Henry |
30 DONE |
|
IRL |
14.0 |
13.0 |
20.0 |
(21.0) |
16.0 |
84.0 |
63.0 |
| 20th |
17 |
James Thorogood |
The Griffins |
|
GBR |
11.0 |
16.0 |
22.0 |
16.6 RDG |
(24.0) |
89.6 |
65.6 |
| 21st |
3 |
Inge Solberg |
A-Tec |
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NOR |
20.0 |
(23.0) |
14.0 |
15.0 |
22.0 |
94.0 |
71.0 |
| 22nd |
27 |
Jose Manuel Castro Garcia |
Piko Norte |
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ESP |
22.0 |
24.0 |
16.0 |
(25.0 dsq) |
12.0 |
99.0 |
74.0 |
| 23rd |
22 |
Guy Hornbeck |
Europol |
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EU |
19.0 |
14.0 |
(23.0) |
20.0 |
23.0 |
99.0 |
76.0 |
| 24th |
26 |
Justin Shave - Paul Stripp |
Hong Kong |
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HKG |
24.0 |
22.0 |
(25.0 dsq) |
22.0 |
20.0 |
113.0 |
88.0 |
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Pictures from this year's regatta can be downloaded from:-
http://we.tl/l3ryPQnRQC
! The pictures (plus an mp4 movie file) are in a zipfile - containing over
3Gb of data - you'll need fast broadband - but well worth viewing.