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Chris Nicholson… mining electrician to sailing world champion. When he says ‘just let the kids have fun’ you should all be listening
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Actions as much as words. A refreshingly rapid commodore is greeted by the French journalists after finishing as overall runner-up in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race onboard Ino XXX
between the two professional teams on Léon and Swell, with the British boat Swell (Robertson/Bromby) winning on the water but losing out to the French team of Alexis Loison and Guillaume Pirouelle on corrected time. The Swell team also produced a terrific video of the race which is well worth a look. In the main RORC two-handed series consistency was key
this year with Rob Craigie and fellow club flag officer Deb Fish winning on their Sun Fast 3600 Bellino, with Cora (Sun Fast 3200) second and Jangada(JPK 10.10) third – congratulations to the podium finishers. Across the season nine different boats from a variety of classes won individual races with only Jangada winning twice. Of note it is the double-handed boats that have dominated both IRC 3 and 4 this year with a total of 84 boats competing across our range of events. Our 2021 season finished with the Double Handed Nationals,
sailed in glorious conditions in the Solent. The event was won by Gentoo who successfully defended their title with a final win nearly as tight as the series-winning race they had pulled off back in the spring. Despite the absence of the event at the 2024
Olympics the future is looking very healthy for double-handed racing with RORC. We especially look forward to the return of even more French teams to our waters next year when I am sure they will be regularly challenging for podium finishes. Nothing new there then.
James Neville Commodore
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Commodore’s letter
French pairing on Moshimoshi taking third overall – possibly the ultimate test of stamina. Covid then curtailed activities for a few months but also prompted a fresh double-handed influx including Olympians, Volvo and Vendée Globe veterans, sailmakers and leading Corinthians, young and old. The Double Handed Spring Series of day races saw 26
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teams out with the bonus of coaching from Hugh Styles. The close series was summed up in the final result, Gentoo(Caffari/ Harayda) beating Aries (Childerley/Rawlings) by one second in the final race giving them the series by a single point. The double-handers were also able to start their offshore
season before the fully crewed boats with an overnight race on the first weekend in May which the J/109 Jago sailed well in light airs to win. St Malo was another light wind race and a special mention to under-30s Elizabeth Wallis and Bryn Phillips, the winning crew of Expressly Forbidden, one of the smallest boats in the fleet. They described the race as ‘a personal Fastnet… fuelled by Fruit Pastilles’. The Rolex Fastnet Race itself was an epic two-handed battle
t has been an excellent year for our double-handers as the fleet goes from strength to strength; it is also great to see the number of competitive mixed teams out on the water – a trend that was of course given a further boost by a brief glimpse of a spot at the Olympics. The year started with the RORC Transatlantic Race with the
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