History

The event was inaugurated in 2008 when 64 sailors of six different nationalities took part in the series which featured regattas in each of the Netherlands, Italy and Turkey. The 2009 edition saw 88 sailors from seven different countries taking part.

Thanks in part to the very successful World Cup event in Bracciano, the 2010 series saw another large increase in the number of Cockshott Trophy competitors, with 137 sailors from sixteen countries taking part.

In 2011 the series was expanded to include events in France, Germany and Slovenia in addition to the traditional venues of Italy, Holland and Turkey. Thanks to this, no fewer than 178 helmsmen and helmsladies competed, making this the most successful Cockshott Trophy Series to date.

Despite the Kaag event being removed from the 2012 calendar (because this event does not accept plastic boats), the overall entry nevertheless totalled 169 competitors.

Inevitably, the introduction of the CWC Friendship Series resulted in fewer Cockshott Trophy events and a corresponding reduction in the number of qualifiers in 2013 & 2014, however it was nice to see some new names and new countries on the podium!

2015 saw the introduction of an experimental scoring method designed to better handle the variation in the number of competitors in individual Cockshott Trophy events and to offer more encouragement to sailors who show most commitment to the series.

The 2015 Series was notable in that for the first time one nation occupied the podium: Italy’s Enrico NEGRI finished first, followed by Vincenzo PENAGINI and Emanuele TUA.