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Commodore’s letter
the debriefs. Shaun Roster’s footage gave a high-definition perspective on everything from sail trim to tactics and rule observance; the windward mark was particularly interesting. A drone has been on my Christmas list for some time… if only I could conquer the economic fear of crashing it into the sea. Our season warms up now with our first ‘domestic’ offshore
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race, the Cervantes Trophy, heading for Le Havre over the May holiday weekend. We are looking forward to a very busy season which includes the first combined IRC/ORC World Champion - ship and our four-yearly Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race. The Round Britain is perhaps our most challenging course; spectacular but tough and tactical with numerous local tidal effects and wind transitions. A great race and a strong entry. I am delighted that Tim Thuberon has joined the race office supporting new race manager Chris Stone in his first full RORC
fter a cold Easter Challenge in Cowes spring is arriving, at least in the south of England, as I witnessed Wednesday evening racing off Gurnard in warm spring sunshine. One of the highlights at the RORC’s Easter regatta was seeing the value of drone video in
Them’s Frenchies, they’re just different… this is round the world record holder Jean-Luc Van Den Heede performing at a Vendée Globe concert in Les Sables. No wonder les grenouilles can be bl**dy hard to beat. Come on, Sir Robin!
season. Chris is now firmly installed after a sure-footed start with the Caribbean 600. Our new team is ahead of the game and we look forward to welcoming all our competitors in 2018. For the RORC the current discussions about Olympic classes
have been particularly interesting, not least because of the push for a mixed double-handed offshore event. World Sailing’s recently announced two-handed Offshore
World Championship for 2019 may be a precursor and we look forward to it developing. I have said before that it is the adventure and endurance element of offshore sailing that has the greatest potential to bring sailing to a wider audience; this event could bring benefits to us all. There is, though, no doubt that participation in sailing, and
the way sailors participate, is changing. Some of this can be seen in the RORC offshore fleet, particularly the steady increase in double-handed racing, but also in the number of charter boats participating in major classics like the Rolex Fastnet and Caribbean 600. The central strength of the RORC is the participa-
tion of its members in the club’s racing programme. We continue to receive feedback and develop our events with this in mind. Much thought and energy are constantly devoted to where the club should direct its resources for the future; 2018 looks as if it will be an interesting year. Good sailing.
Steven Anderson Commodore
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