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Sevenstar head back around Britain… Dutch yacht transport specialists Sevenstar are to continue their long-running support of the RORC’s Round Britain and Ireland Race. This partnership started in 2006 so next year will mark the fourth occasion that Sevenstar have sponsored the race which runs every four years. In the 2014 event a series of coincidences involving the remains
of Hurricane Bertha turned a tough offshore race into a festival of record breaking. The weather gods conspired to produce both challenging conditions for the diverse fleet along with a wind pattern that resulted in previous records being obliterated… Sidney Gavignet’s MOD70 trimaran Oman Sailing – first boat home – did not tack from the start of the 1,800nm course until after crossing the Cowes finish line. This race is a big step up from a Fastnet course. It is three times
longer and takes the fleet further north than Cape Horn is south. Navigational challenges plus constant changes in conditions because of the tidal currents and headlands make for a demanding event – but one that is always attractive to seasoned offshore racers. Also expect to see a good fleet of Class40s next year as this
(Nearly) the commodore’s cup One hundred and forty yachts entered last month’s RORC Myth of Malham Race. The race mimics the first 130nm of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the rounding mark being the Eddystone Lighthouse which is five miles south of Plymouth; it’s a good warm-up for the big race itself, especially for navigators and tacticians. A diverse fleet included George David’s Rambler 88 which was
by far the largest yacht, completing the course in just 29 hours. At the other end of the scale was Stuart Greenfield’s Ron Holland Half Tonner Silver Shamrockwhich took 64 hours to complete the 260nm course – still a notable achievement as more than 50 yachts retired due to difficult weather conditions which ranged from complete calm to a violent thunderstorm with some vicious accompanying spikes in wind velocity. Overall winner was James Neville in his Fast40+ Ino XXX. With
its excellent acceleration, the light Judel-Vrolijk designed HH42 – now converted to Fast40+ configuration – was perfectly suited to the variable conditions. Second overall was a Polish team on the Reichel/Pugh 48 Selma Racing skippered by Artur Skrzyszowski. The win by Ino XXXwas significant as it reminded us all that once equipped with the obligatory safety equip- ment the Fast40+ has the potential to be a formidable offshore machine… as of course are their TP52 cousins. RORC commodore Michael Boyd,
skippering Nick and Suzy Jones’s First 40.7 Lisa, had a tremendous battle with Cervantes Trophy race winner Gilles Fournier and Corinne Migraine’s J/133 Pintia in IRC 2 with the class win even- tually going to Pintia. Lisawas second in class and Patrick Poncelet’s X-40 Exception third. There was another close battle in IRC
3 with Rob Craigie and Deb Fish sailing their Sunfast 3600 Bellino two-handed just beating the fully crewed De Guingand Bowl winner Dream Pearls, Delamare and Mordret’s JPK 1080. Ed Fishwick’s Sunfast 3600 Redshift Reloaded took third, again racing two-handed. Six Class40s were competing for their
Yet another huge Fastnet fleet dries out in Plymouth – the most successful ocean race in the world now routinely sells out its limited entry of some 380 boats within minutes of registration being open. Offshore racing in Europe is growing strongly again, aided by the introduction of new events like the Ushant and ArMen races and the continuing growth in two-handed interest
tough offshore race has now been included in their season championship – along with Imoca foilers also chasing records. Among the prizes on offer is a US$20,000 Sevenstar Yacht
Transport voucher for the first boat overall under IRC. The Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race will start on Sunday 12 August 2018.
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And Cowes Week too Britain’s most famous regatta, Cowes Week, has a new title sponsor – growing peer-to-peer lending platform Lendy has acquired naming rights for the next three editions beginning this summer. This is great news for both organisers and sailors as a new name-sponsor brings renewed and exciting energy to any regatta while providing numerous enhancements to competitors. Lendy was launched in 2012 by two young entrepreneurs who
believed property investing and borrowing should be made easier and more accessible. It’s a successful south coast business and as their story began in marine assets Cowes Week is a natural fit.
own prize within the club’s points cham- pionship; Peter Harding’s Phor-ty took line honours ahead of Henrik Bergesen’s Hydra with Halvard Mabire/Miranda Merron’s Campagne de France in third.
Brian Stewart It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of Brian Stewart. Brian became a RORC member in 1950 and enjoyed many years’ racing with the club, along the way introducing a number of people to racing through RORC, the Sail Training Association and Lloyds Yacht Club. When he finally stopped racing, Brian supported our race
management team by making his Nicholson 476 Zulu available as principal committee boat. For more than 30 years Brian and a loyal band of RORC volunteers would be out in all weathers for the starts and finishes of our many offshore races. Brian and Zulu became a familiar sight to sailors from all over the
world who arrived in Cowes for the Admiral’s Cup as well as for other big events. All enjoyed the support of Zulu and its crew until 2013 when Brian decided it was time to hand over to a new team. A Life Honorary Member of the RORC Brian was one of our true old school members; he will be remembered with great affection by many. Eddie Warden-Owen, CEO
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