On a dark and stormy night…..The Victory Class celebrated the highlights of its 90th year last night in the unique and historic surroundings of the Mary Rose Museum within the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
A fitting place to celebrate our 90 years of dayboat racing and class history, surrounded by 830 years of Naval presence, in the shadow of Nelsons ‘Victory’ and with the 500 year old hull of the ‘Mary Rose’ as a backdrop. The prizegiving for the 2024 season included the Beazley Trophy for overall Cowes Week presented to Russell Mead and “Shearwater”, the Don Metcalf Memorial Trophy presented to Mike Ellingson by the Directors for his support, and the Captains Decanter for services to the Class also to Russell Mead. We were joined by past class captains and Cowes Week winners for a memorable evening.
More Photographs to follow..