Friday 11th July

CLASSES: IRC, 2–Handed Class, Multihulls– See General Conditions Appendix I and II

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with UNCL, Yacht Club de Dinard, Société Nautique de la Baie de St. Malo, and the Royal Yacht Squadron

Club Challenge for 2-yacht teams scored in IRC overall for the JOHN WEST TROPHY: 2007 holders: Yacht Club de Dinard

Course Record – 2000 Skandia Life Leopard 10.97 knots

In co-operation with JOG the following arrangement applies to the St Malo Race this year. Yachts in the JOG offshore championship may gain JOG points by a request to RORC before the race and payment of an additional £5 to which RORC will add £5 for the benefit of JOG

TROPHIES: King Edward VII Cup - BCT IRC; Derek Boyer Trophy – 2nd BCT IRC; Lloyds of London Salver – IRC SZ; Noryema Trophy - IRC 0; Yeoman Bowl – IRC 1; YC de Dinard Trophy – IRC 2; IR Trophy – IRC 3; Passmore Bowl – BCT of the most numerous production boat class in IRC; Sandison Memorial Salver – 1st boat home; Newcome Hoare Trophy – best IRC yacht on corrected time with 25% of the crew under 25; Roulette Trophy - best Contessa 32 belonging to the Class Association; Yacht Club de France Shield – BCT in largest class; Dinard Trophy – 1st Multihull home; Yachts and Yachting Cauldron – BCT MOCRA Rating Rule; Slingshot Trophy – 2-Handed Class; 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 Thursday 3rd July

START: Friday 11th July from the RYS, to the West
First warning Signal 0820

HIGH WATER: Portsmouth 0555 3.9m

COURSE: Cowes – Casquets - Les Hanois – St Malo Approximately 164 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 Société Nautique de la Baie de St. Malo, Quai de Bajoyer 5, 35400 St. Malo.
Tel: + 33 (0)2 9920 2295 Fax: +33 (0)2 9956 3941

PRIZEGIVING: On Sunday 13th July at 1200 (local time) at the Société Nautique de la Baie de St. Malo.
RORC medallions will be presented on Tuesday 22nd July, 1930 at the Clubhouse, 20 St James’s Place, London, SW1. All crews welcome.

TRAVEL: Ferry: Brittany Ferries: Portsmouth-St Malo 1 crossing each way daily – (Portsmouth 2030, St Malo 1045). Travelling time from: 10 hours.
All times local. Tel: +44 (0) 8709 076 103,
Website: www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Condor Ferries: Poole-St Malo 1 crossing daily or Weymouth-Guernsey-St Malo. Tel: +44 (0)870 243 5140
Website: www.condorferries.co.uk
Air: Aurigny Air Services: Dinard via Guernsey from London Gatwick and London Stansted.
Tel. +44 (0) 8718 710 717 Website: www.aurigny.com
Rail: French Rail: St. Malo - Rennes -TGV - Paris, 3 hrs 20 minutes. Tel +44 (0)8708 371 371
Website: www.raileurope.co.uk

ST. MALO LOCK: Lock In: HW -2½, -1½, -½, HW +½, +1½ Lock Out: HW -2, -1 HW +1, +2 Lock times may vary.