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Giancarlo Pedote picked up David Raison’s mantle with his Mini 650 scow and has been virtually unbeaten ever since…
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Nigel Irens has discovered passage making on the latest more slender but still fast big cruising cats to be a revelatory experience…
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Within 24 hours of the start of the Route du Rhum both the Class 40 Team Sabrosa (above) and sistership Sensation had lost their keels. Sabrosa skipper François Angoulvant was airlifted off his capsized boat while Sensation made it back to Brittany with very judicious use of water ballast…
congratulated for showing the fleet the way but hats are firmly off to Dongfeng for chasing them assiduously and closing the gap to a mere few minutes after 25 days at sea. Despite some damage these boats do appear to have stood up well, which speaks volumes for the decision to eliminate competitive design and build from the equation. On 10 November the RORC welcomed 700 new members as the merger with the Royal Corinthian was finally consummated, and we hoisted our burgee at the clubhouse in Cowes. Taking this project from conception to completion during this year has been a fascinating if sometimes challenging exercise, and I am most grateful to all who have supported it along the way. I am sure that we will look back in years to come and note 2014 as a landmark year in the RORC’s history. This is my last Commodore’s letter, as my term comes to an end. How time flies by! I can reflect on many fond memories from the years I have been involved in the management of the club. The RORC is a great and unique institution, with an exciting future, even if there is a rather daunting list of things going on and to be done. I leave it in the excellent hands of our Vice-Commodore, Michael Boyd, most ably supported by the club’s executive team and the many members who give so generously of their time. Bons voyages to all.
Mike Greville Commodore
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he demolition derby that was the Rolex Middle Sea Race left no one in any doubt about how tough it can be out there at this time of year. After three days of light winds it began to blow – and then some, with reports of gusts up to 60kt which led to a massive 80 per cent retirement rate in the smaller half of the fleet still at sea. But for those who managed to survive it turned into a small boat race and the overall winner out of a record 122 starters was the J/122 Artie, by an impressive eight-hour margin, all the more impressive given the same boat’s overall win in 2011. Exciting times too in the opening of the Rhum, with many early retirements. Attrition as a result of gear failure in bad, but not extreme, weather reflects poorly on a transoceanic fleet and the collision of a large tri with a cargo ship also raises issues. Much more worrying were keel failures in two Class 40 sisterships, within hours of each other, a fundamental weakness in modern raceboats that must be eliminated to protect the credibility of our sport.
The opening leg of the Volvo Ocean Race was nailbiting to the end. Ian Walker and the Abu Dhabi Team are to be
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