Incorporating the Services Offshore Race

FRIDAY 15th JUNE

CLASSES: IRC, IRM, Two–Handed Class, Multihulls– See General Conditions Appendix I and II

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the St Helier Yacht Club, Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club and Royal Yacht Squadron

TROPHIES: Morgan Cup - BCT IRC; Knightsbridge Cup – IRC 0; Queenborough Cup - IRC 1; Charles Ball Challenge Cup - IRC 2; Warsash Cup – IRC 3; Colin Campbell Challenge Cup – BCT IRM; RORC Salver – First boat home; RORC Prizes – 2-Handed Class, Multihulls,; RORC medallions.

SSS MINIMUM: 20 or STIX MINIMUM 23 and AVS MINIMUM 130-0.005 x m (where m is minimum sailing weight in Kg)
Boats with series date of 2000 and later will be categorised under STIX only.
Boats with series date before 2000 may be categorised under either STIX or SSSN.

SPECIAL REGULATIONS: Category 3 with RORC prescriptions plus Offshore Special Regulations liferaft.

ENTRIES: Close Friday 8th June

START: Friday 15th June from the RYS Cowes to the East.
First warning Signal 1920

HIGH WATER: Portsmouth 0029 (Sat) 4.7m

COURSE: Trinity House/Cowes Mooring Buoy (S), Snowden (S), Horse Sand Fort (P), Bembridge Ledge (S), Casquets (P), Les Hanois (P), Passage Rock (S), Les Fours (S), Pigonet Beacon (P), Les Grunes Du Port (P), Diamond Rock and Finish Approximately 140 miles

POINTS FACTOR: 1.00

RACE HQ: Start: RORC Office, 82 High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7AJ Tel: +44 (0) 1983 295 144 Fax: +44(0) 1983 292 242 Finish: RORC Representative: c/o St Helier Yacht Club, South Pier, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3NB, Channel Islands Tel: +44 (0)1534 732229 Fax: +44 (0)1534 720842

PRIZEGIVING: The Morgan Cup trophies will be presented at the Royal Thames Yacht Club prizegiving dinner on Tuesday 13th November. RORC Medallions will be presented on Tuesday 19th June 1930 at the Clubhouse, 20 St James’s Place, London SW1. All crews welcome