Special ship to sail in

Saturday 10th July 2010, 2:57PM BST.

The Eleonora suffered a disrupted start to the inaugural Westward Cup Regatta in the Solent but will be welcomed by Jersey sailors when she pays a visit on 21 July Picture: PHILIP JEUNE

The Eleonora suffered a disrupted start to the inaugural Westward Cup Regatta in the Solent. Picture: PHILIP JEUNE

She is a fast, elegant and much-loved replica of Jersey’s most famous racing yacht.

But the Eleonora suffered an unfortunate start to the inaugural Westward Cup Regatta – named after the ship on which she is based –after she broke both her top masts during a training day.

The vessel, due to visit Jersey later this month, was rerigged in time for the race and returned to the Solent, albeit with shorter masts.

• Find more details about the ship and her forthcoming visit in today’s JEP


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