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Wind direction as much as strength defined the 48th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race. A rare southeasterly for start day, which held through most of the first night, saw competitors sailing a straight line down the western Solent and out into the Channel.Read More
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In the 15 years since the Class40 box rule was unveiled, an unprecedented 169 examples from early racer cruisers, to fully wicked-up grand prix race boats have been built, making it the most successful 40 foot racing yacht of all time.Read More
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77 boats competed in the 2019 Royal Ocean Racing Club Channel Race. The international fleet experienced a variety of conditions and wind angles, testing boat handling and tactical skills.Read More
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Louay Habib reviews IRC Three and Four in the build up to the raceRead More
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Teams from all over the world will be racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club this weekend in the RORC Channel Race, the 11th race of the RORC Season's Points Championship, which precedes next month's Rolex Fastnet Race.Read More
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Andy Rice reviews the competition in classes IRC Zero, One and TwoRead More
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DATE: Friday 6th September
COURSE: Cowes – Cherbourg
DISTANCE (nm): 80The Cherbourg Race is the last of the UK-based races of the RORC Season’s Points Championship and is very often the decider for the class winners. The race can be won and lost in the escape from the Solent, in the strong tides on the approach to Cherbourg and finally on the last mile along the inside of the breakwater of the Grande Rade.
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DATE: Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th September (Inshore)
COURSE: N/A
DISTANCE (nm): N/AThis event returns to Cowes in 2019 and with most of the top double-handed teams already entered, it looks sure to be a hard-fought tussle for the top prize.
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DATE: Wednesday 16th October
COURSE: Victoria (HK) – Nha Trang
DISTANCE (nm): 673Organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
First run in 1996, then biennially since 2004, this year will mark the eighth edition of this, the longest Category 1 offshore race in Asia. A challenging, predominantly downwind and fast passage to Nha Trang, on the southeastern coast of Vietnam, the race has once again been recognised as a qualifying race for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race.
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DATE: 2nd - 27th August
LOCATION: London ClubhouseThe RORC London Clubhouse will close for summer refurbishment works from 1000 on Friday 2nd August and re-open at 0900 on Tuesday 27th August.
