Friday 24th July saw the opening of the Taittinger Royal Solent Regatta with the Champagne reception held at the Club’s landmark clubhouse in Yarmouth. The Regatta attracted a record 183 entries in 16 classes with the winner of each class receiving a Magnum of Taittinger Brut Réserve NV and the overall winner a jeroboam of Taittinger Brut Réserve.