the Sira Cup
Name | The Sira Cup |
Year of Origin | 1939 |
Year Donated | 1983 |
Donated by | His Majesty The King of Norway Olaf V |
Owner of the trophy | The International Eight Metre Association |
Qualifying Yachts | All Int. 8-Metres built and designed prior to 1960 holding a valid certificate of rating and answering to the deed of gift and rules of the Sira Cup. |
Scoring | The winner of the Sira Cup is the classic 8-Metre answering to the deed of gift of the Sira Cup with the best result in the overall score. The scoring therefore is calculated using the actual points from the overall score. |
the Sira Cup
Since 1983, every year the classic International Eight Metre yachts race for what is by far the most prestigious Trophy in their class. Very few in the class know the story and the deed of gift of the Sira Cup. I hope that we will be able to continue to race for decades to come in the true spirit of our wonderful Eight Metre Class in and at all time the SIRA Cup will be granted to the winning yacht respecting the wishes of the late King of Norway Olav V and the late Erik Anker, son of the great Norwegian yacht designer Johan Anker.
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