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EUROPE
‘Santi’ Lange is one of the greats. Naval architect, a litany of world titles and a Nacra gold medal shortly after major cancer surgery
Patrice Carpentier Carlos Pich Tim Jeffery
Manuel Fluck Andy Rice
Giuliano Luzzatto Jocelyn Blériot
Frederic Augendre Dave Hollom
Magnus Wheatley
USA & CARIBBEAN Dobbs Davis
Peter Holmberg Cam Lewis
Chris Museler Carol Cronin
Corinne Migraine is surely the epitome of the eclectic French offshore enthusiast. Always up on the podium, always grinning ear to ear
JAPAN Yoichi Yabe
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Ivor Wilkins
Blue Robinson Rob Brown Rob Kothe
Julian Bethwaite
COLUMNISTS Paul Cayard Rod Davis
Rob Weiland Ken Read
AMERICA’S CUP Steve Killing
Dick Carter turned ocean racing design on its head with the fast and beautiful Rabbit… the beginning of a long and wonderful tale
Andy Claughton Jack Griffin
Terry Hutchinson James Boyd
DESIGN & HERITAGE Clare McComb Julian Everitt Nic Compton Dan Houston
TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS Kieren Flatt & Lizzie Ward
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Julian Bethwaite and late father Frank will be two of the biggest names when the story of high-performance sailing is eventually written
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For some reason the three-time Figaro race winner Jérémie Beyou has found less success since moving into the Imoca class. Always a frontrunner he has, however, rarely been able to seal the deal in a big race. As in 2020 Beyou was the first to complete a new boat for the 2024 Vendée Globe, yet he is already struggling against some of the boats launched since
As the editor observed last month, a more serious review
will be needed regarding the Carkeek boats that suffered sig- nificant damage in the Fastnet Race. The good news is that the boats are being repaired with no longterm detriment to perfor- mance. A key learning, according to the designer, is the impor- tance of regular NDT testing to check for unexpected changes in the hull compared to the original build expectations. The Salcombe Gin Castle Rock Race, which ended up as
a relatively brief affair with boats starting at 1800 and finishing after 0400, was won by the double-handed team of Tim Good- hew and Kelvin Matthews on Cora – congratulations also to Cora on a terrific season and winning IRC Class 3 overall. The two-handed season was won overall by the duo of Rob
Craigie and RORC Rear Commodore Deb Fish, who just pipped Vice Commodore Eric de Turckheim’s Teasing Machine to win our 2023 Points Championship with Teasing Machine the very deserved winners of IRC Zero. Other class winners included I Love Poland in IRC Super Zero and Zoulou, top of the MOCRA class. With a massive RORC fleet of over 500 boats across the season, big congratulations to all winners and competitors. After an intense month following Cowes Week
Ino Noir is ready for the ship to Malta where we look forward to racing the Rolex Middle Sea Race; yet another well-attended offshore contest…
James Neville Commodore
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ollowing the Rolex Fastnet Race the RORC Season’s Points Championship finished with a windy Channel Race and a much lighter Salcombe Gin Castle Rock Race, after which crews enjoyed a prizegiving, BBQ and band to celebrate the season finale. The Channel Race was won by Ross Applebey’s Scarlet
Oyster following a mighty team effort on the last beat from Shoreham to Browndown in the Solent, where they went from close to last to winning the race by two minutes. After a relatively calm couple of years of racing, competitors
in this year’s Fastnet and Channel races endured strong winds and there was considerable damage across the fleets. The club is undertaking a formal review of the Fastnet to ensure that we capture learnings that can be shared with our competitors. Several masts were broken among class 1, 2 and 3 com-
petitors with one on the Channel Race. My own observations would include the importance of regular visual checks during the season and more thorough inspections in the winter. From my previous experience on my HOD35, which had an alu- minium mast, we typically used a baby-stay to keep the mast from ‘panting’ in rough seas – I am not sure that is a feature that is used much nowadays.
MARK LLOYD
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