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You go your way, I’ll go mine… as Luna Rossa and its rig fly in opposite directions when the leeward foil suddenly finds it’s got nothing to push against. The cause of the dismasting was a failed forestay attachment. Fortunately most damage was limited to everything but the tube – aka the important bit
The RORC’s own Caribbean 600 is set for another successful
edition this month – the trades seem to be settling nicely in the east and a strong fleet is assembling. The race requires some significant deliveries both to and from Antigua, usually combined with a short Caribbean season. Fleet numbers seem to be set- tling around 75-80 with more in some years. We are also seeing an increasing number of boats from the US and Canada; I can understand why after experiencing some cold NE winters in that part of the world. Those of us in a rather damp and windswept UK are also looking forward to the Caribbean sunshine. Nearer to home the season is edging closer and I hear of
many campaigns ramping up their efforts this year. We are expecting the double-handed offshore fleet to continue to expand and a great deal of interest is being generated by the Olympics. The RORC have teamed up with the RYA, with several of our races being used for GBR double-handed training and the Channel Race as the selector event for October’s Offshore World Championships. The Olympic mixed double-handed initiative is very
positive for women’s sailing. However, in spite of the many prominent women sailors who are active our analysis of our own fleet shows surprisingly that the overall proportion of women participating is rising much more slowly than we might hope and expect. Work in progress for the RORC and I hope other organisations in our sport.
Steven Anderson Commodore
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Commodore’s letter T
he 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race’s relocation of its finish to Cherbourg has been generating a great deal of enthusiasm, prompting many to start their cam- paigns earlier than usual. Plans are developing rapidly in Cherbourg and our race team returned from a recent visit buoyed with the commitment of
the city and the on-the-ground facilities that will be in place. The stewardship of the Fastnet Race and its history are at
the heart of the RORC. I have had some recent correspondence with descendants of our most prominent founder, EG Martin, winner of the first Fastnet and owner of Jolie Breeze; it was interesting to hear that they felt that the development of the race and finish in Cherbourg would have had his approval. Martin’s vision for the race and the club was international. That first race was intended to attract entries from the US and the race of course now has a spectacular fleet from many nations. The 600-700nm format has become the basis of many
classic races and this year sees a new one. The Aegean 600 looks like a spectacular course with the Meltemi promising some good breeze… It’s already on my list and I wish the Hel- lenic Offshore Racing Club every success with their new event.
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