GrandOptical Champions Cup European Inter-Club Team RacingMos Ilawa from Poland are the 2005 champions.
In the semi-final the Poles, who had been seeded second after the round robin, defeated third seeds Nautical Club of Piraeus (GRE) 2-0 while Swedish champions Hjuviks Y.C. beat C.V. Bracciano (ITA) 2-1. In the finals Mos Ilawa beat the Swedes 2-1. Final Ranking:
1. Mos Ilawa (POL)
2. Hjuviks Y.C. (SWE)
3. N.C. Piraeus (GRE)
4. C.V. Bracciano (ITA)
5. W.V.B. Lelystad (NED)
6. Sirocco S.C. (BEL)
7. Bayerischer Y.C. (GER)
8. Rautu St. Petersburg (RUS)
9. Kolding S.K. (DEN)
10. Bowmoor S.C. (GBR)
11. Jedrilicarski Split (CRO)
12. S. C. Asker (NOR)
13. Royal St. George Y.C. (IRL)
14. C.N Morges (SUI) | 
At the prizegiving it was announced that the GrandOptical eyewear company
had agreed
to sponsor this unique inter-club championship
for a further four years.
Their sponsorship covers all expenses except travel for five sailors
and a coach. Teams must qualify in a national inter-club team racing
championship, which has stimulated great interest in this
discipline in many countries.
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