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Commodore’s letter
the profile of offshore racing considerably and for which we had indicated our support. We will watch the development of the proposed 2019 Offshore World Championship which is also a double-handed format; it faces many challenges, not least the timetable, access to the boats and now it seems establishing itself without the Olympic potential. The theme of mixed crews and the promotion of women in
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sailing is very relevant to offshore racing. The Volvo is a great example of how a level playing field can be created. On a recent visit to the New York Yacht Club in Newport not only were the VO65s in town but the first of the NYYC’s new Melges IC37s was on the water; the rules for this new one-design incorporate the compulsory inclusion of female crew on a similar basis to the VOR. We have many ambitious and successful women sailors and these initiatives are expanding the opportunities.
confess I struggled to follow the detail of the recent machinations of the World Sailing Olympic debate. It took me some time to figure out that the mixed single- handed event wasn’t a typing error but a team event. Perhaps of most interest to the RORC was a mixed double- handed offshore event which had the potential to raise
There is now only a sliver of hope left that a two-handed offshore race makes it onto the slate for Paris 2024 – even with the host nation fervently supporting the idea. Cut to the chase… kitesurfing is fab, but using up a sailing slot with a mixed-gender event like this ready to go? Really?
Most of the RORC fleet already race with mixed crews and
an issue sometimes raised is crew weight. At times the gain in weight on the rail upwind may arguably be offset by reduced weight downwind – in the interests of simplicity we count only IRC crew number. My predecessor introduced the Boyd Trophy as an annual award for the winning mixed double-handed boat, but the elegance of the VOR and IC37 rule is difficult to replicate in a fleet sailing under a rating rule. Food for thought, though. The growing popularity of double-handed offshore racing
continues to be evident in our fleet. The tougher the race the more attractive it becomes. At the time of writing the double- handed entry for the RORC Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race comprises a significant part of the fleet. An obvious facet of double-handed offshore racing is the
total involvement with the boat, the sailing and the strategy. Looking at the fully crewed fleet many of those investing the time and energy required also want this kind of involvement and to be a more active member of a team. Many competitors have a desire to sail with smaller crews for this reason. More food for thought. The RORC domestic season started with a strong
fleet for an unusually warm Cervantes Trophy race in light winds. I did not envy our race management setting the course but they rose to the challenge with the fleet finishing a tactical race in the target 24-36 hour window. Congratulations to Pintia on their third consecutive victory in this race!
Steven Anderson Commodore
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