Cosan Annual Regatta 2018

“Thanks to Cosan for another great day.”

“Where do we sign up for 2019?”

 

“Only 364 days to go before we get to do it again!”

 

“Great day, great company, great event.”

On 13th September ten boats and nearly 100 pensions professionals and guests headed to Portsmouth for the second Cosan Annual Regatta.

We are grateful for the support of our boat sponsors from:

·     ARC Pensions Law

·     Capita

·     DLA Piper

·     ITM Limited

·     JLT and Profund

·     Premier

·     Trafalgar House

·     XPS

Who joined two boats sponsored by Cosan with our own staff and guests.

After gathering for breakfast and crew briefings, we set of for the first race of the day across to Cowes. Unfortunately, light winds (a contrast to last year’s gales from the tail end of Storm Aileen) meant that motor sailing was the order of the day, in order to reach our lunch destination of the Island Sailing Club on time. The breeze did pick up in the afternoon though, with some good downwind racing on the way back to Gunwharf Quay in Portsmouth.  Despite the generally ‘light’ conditions, the sun shone throughout, making it a very pleasant day to be on the water!!

Most of the crews were able to join us in the evening at the Still & West for the prize giving, a well-earned buffet, drinks and the opportunity to share tall tales of the days racing!

The Winning Team from XPS

The overall Regatta winners were XPS Administration closely followed by ARC Pensions Law (runners up for the second year running). As winners, the XPS crew nominated their charity of choice to receive the £1,000 donation. They nominated the Marmalade Trust (https://marmaladetrust.org).

XPS also won the competition for the best tweets from the Regatta which can be seen using #cosanregatta2018 and on @cosanconsult or with the pictures below.

The official and crew pictures (and some of the best tweets) from what was another great day out can be found and downloaded here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/159327205@N07/albums

Alternatively, you can access a slideshow of the official pictures below.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for a fantastic day and everyone who made this possible.

Planning is already underway for the 2019 event. If you are interested in joining us for next years’ event please let us know and hold 12thSeptember 2019 in your calendar!