One team, comprising the John Shepherd-owned Kerr 46 Fair Dos VII in Class 1, the Kerr 39 Erivale, run by Jerry Otter and chartered from Mike Greville, in Class 2 and Peter Rutter's Corby 36 Quokka in Class 3, has already been selected for the event.

And now the team nominated by RYA Scotland can also be revealed.

Headed by Hamish Mackay, Vice-Chairman RYA Scotland (RYAS), the Northern-based team consists of boats from Scotland, North West England and Northern Ireland.

Novus Arca, a Beneteau First 50 chartered by Kelly/Brammall (Scotland), will contest Class 1 while Nigel Biggs' Checkmate Sailing Team (North West) will crew the Corby 37, Sail4Cancer, that fills the Class 2 spot. Exaltation, an X35 owned by David McFarlane (Northern Ireland), makes up the team in Class 3.

Entries for the final two Team GBR berths are sought from both ready-made teams of three boats as well as individual boats.

The Ratings and Displacement Length Ratios (DLR) for the three 2008 Rolex Commodores' Cup classes are as follows:

Class 1 1.120 - 1.230 DLR 200
Class 2 1.075 - 1.119 DLR 200
Class 3 1.025 - 1.074 DLR 215

Trials for the small Class 3 boats will take place at the RORC Red Funnel Easter Challenge from 21-23 March and during the Raymarine Warsash Spring Series on 6 and 13 April.

Meanwhile, trials for the other two classifications will take place during the Series' big boat Spring Championships on the weekends of 5-6 April and 12-13 April.

In addition all three classes must also then compete in a specially-scheduled one-off RORC run offshore event, which is planned to last at least 24 hours, from Cowes on 26-27 April.

All communications connected with the running of the selection series should be addressed to Iain Macdonald-Smith (Chairman of the RYA Selection Committee), RYA Racing Division, RYA House, Ensign Way, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4YA or
email jessica.mapplebeck@rya.org.uk
 

The Notice of Race can be viewed at www.rorc.org/pdf/RCC2008NoR.pdf