A yachting contest which seems to have faltered in the 1980s has been resurrected by a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship – but organisers are seeking a full set of results dating back more than 50 years.

In 1951 HMS Mauritius presented a cup to the Karachi Yacht Club to be sailed between the KYC and Royal Navy, but the last such match appears to have been in 1987.

This year forward repair ship RFA Diligence took up the challenge, but the KYC retained the trophy.

The Commodore of the yacht club is keen to keep the revived competition going, but the plinth for the trophy has been mislaid.

Now the Naval Attache and Air Adviser in Islamabad, Capt Andrew Welch, has appealed for anyone who has dates, ship names and results to pass them on to his relief, Col Mark Bibbey RM at mark.bibbey@fco.gov.uk so that he can help reconstruct the history of the competition.