Contributors EDITOR
Andrew Hurst DESIGNER
Stephen Stafford
SUB-EDITOR Sue Platt
EUROPE
Germán Frers first gained international recognition with his early Admiral’s Cup designs before taking charge in the Maxi fleets
Patrice Carpentier Carlos Pich Tim Jeffery
Torbjörn Linderson Andy Rice
Giuliano Luzzatto Jocelyn Blériot
Frederic Augendre
USA & CARIBBEAN Dobbs Davis
Peter Holmberg Cam Lewis
Chris Museler Carol Cronin
JAPAN
Hugh Welbourn was a great dinghy sailor, then a good (if reluctant) ocean racer… a fine designer who backs himself to the hilt
Yoichi Yabe
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Ivor Wilkins
Blue Robinson Rob Brown Rob Kothe
Julian Bethwaite
COLUMNISTS Paul Cayard Rod Davis
Rob Weiland Ken Read
María del Mar de Ros is a quick Laser and 470 sailor turned successful financial CEO. She now combines both disciplines in SailGP
AC TECHNICAL Steve Killing
Andy Claughton Jack Griffin
Terry Hutchinson James Boyd
TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS Kieren Flatt & Lizzie Ward
ACCOUNTS AND CIRCULATION Kirstie Jenkins & Liz Beeson
ADVERTISING MANAGER Graeme Beeson
Antoine Carpentier is now doing a very tidy job in an offshore class co-founded by his uncle of the same surname… yes, that one
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Simon van Velthooven has won Olympic and world titles in cycling and twice won the America’s Cup in sailing. A hard man to like!
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The 50-metre Benetti Blue Gold languishes in Vanuatu six years after being driven ashore in Cyclone Pam when winds exceeded 200kt. She was hanging on, anchored in huge swells, before a patrol boat bringing help snapped one of her two chains – the other one breaking immediately afterwards
I have particularly enjoyed the prizegivings this year, with
the big ones being in Cherbourg and at our annual dinner in London. This club is lucky to have so many trophies that our winners are allowed to take home and these events are a great opportunity to meet our competitors. The club has a fantastic heritage. One tradition is that the
present Commodore entertains the past Commodores for lunch with the opportunity to discuss the plans for the club in a supportive atmosphere. I was lucky to have the benefit of eight past Commodores and, while there was plenty of passion in the views shared and a strong sense that issues are rarely new, all agreed that the priority remains for the incumbent to make decisions. In summary, a good year for the club with a lot of focus on
internal matters which should be a good foundation for a more outward-looking and ambitious year ahead. We have another full sailing programme and we want to see our IRC rating system pushed more to the fore. Other initiatives will be planning the renovation
of our Cowes clubhouse to lift it to the standard expected of a club of our standing. This will give us the opportunity to build a centre of excellence for our office-based racing teams, as well as the opportunity to kickstart our academy concept.
James Neville Commodore
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Commodore’s letter
every opportunity for the race to take place with the need to give our competitors as much notice as possible. Searching for a new CEO was more fruitful and we had the
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opportunity to interview many very interesting candidates. As you know we recruited Jeremy [Wilton] who brings with him a passion for our sport with a wealth of experience in managing membership-based sports clubs. Jeremy settled in well and his influence can be seen throughout the activities of the club with a fresh approach and a good eye for detail. His initial attention has, however, been internal as the needs of the role and constraints of the pandemic dictated. Going forward we can expect to see a much higher-profile management team visiting events to spread the RORC message across the sport. The highlight of the year for me was the two weeks of Cowes
Week followed by the Rolex Fastnet Race. We had a fantastic Commodore’s cocktail party at our Cowes club, followed by a full social week touring the many other clubs in Cowes – ending up with a depleted Fastnet dinner before setting off on the actual race which of course finished in Cherbourg.
have now completed my first year as Commodore! My first actions stepping into the role were to start the search for a new CEO as Eddie [Warden-Owen] was retiring, plus the agonising decision to cancel one of our favourite races, the Caribbean 600. Cancelling races is the least fun part of the job as you are balancing giving
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