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In June 2008, classic yachts designed by William Fife returned to their birth place to participate in the regatta. The boats were designed and built in Fairlie, Firth of Clyde. In 1998 there was a gathering of 11 Fife yachts to celebrate the centenary of Eric Taberley’s Pen Duick, and in 2003  there was a gathering of 22 Fife yachts to celebrate the centenary of Moonbeam III.   In 2008 22 yachts gathered to celebrate the centenary of Viola. You can read more about the Fife family on www.fiferegatta.com.

The Fife Yachts are one of the world's most prestigious group of classic yachts. The yachts portray a journey through time and represent a period of great development and skill in the sailing world. William Fife III was from a family of boatbuilders and designers and throughout his career developed some amazing vessels which still grace our waters today.   Many of these boats from the nineteenth century now sail abroad, and it is due to the passion felt by the owners that these boats were able once again to congregate on the Clyde to show their great beauty and heritage in the waters of their birthplace. The yachts were brought from as far afield as the Mediterranean, USA, New Zealand, Scandinavia and, of course, Scotland. This was be the largest gathering of Fife-designed yachts in the world.