Sunday 10th August

CLASSES: IRC, IRM, Multihulls, 2 – Handed Class – see General Conditions Appendix I & II

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club with the Société des Régates Rochelaises and the Royal Yacht Squadron

TROPHIES: Loujaine Trophy– BCT IRC; Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Trophy - IRC 0/1; Griffin Trophy – IRC 2; Frank Guillet Challenge Trophy – IRC 3; Joliette Trophy –1st yacht home;

RORC Prizes – 2-Handed Class, Multihulls; RORC Medallions.

SSS MINIMUM: 34 or STIX MINIMUM 23 and AVS MINIMUM 130-0.002 x m (where m is minimum sailing weight in Kg)
Boats with age date of 1995 and later will be categorised under STIX only.
Boats with age date before 1995 may be categorised under either STIX or SSSN.

SPECIAL REGULATIONS: Category 2 with RORC prescriptions

ENTRIES: Close Thursday 31st July

TRAINING REQUIREMENT: Competitors are reminded that ISAF Offshore Special Regulations require 30% of the crew including the skipper to be trained to Section 6 of the regulations. The 2 – Handed Division requires both crewmembers to have received training.

START: Sunday 10th August, from RYS Cowes to the West First warning Signal 1650

HIGH WATER: Portsmouth 1821 3.8m

COURSE: Cowes – Needles Channel –Eddystone (P), Ushant (P), Chaussee de Sein buoy (P), PA buoy - off La Rochelle (P), – Chauveau buoy, - La Rochelle Approximately 450 miles

POINTS FACTOR: 1.20

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 Societe des Regates Rochelaises, Mole Central des Minimes, 17000 La Rochelle, France
Tel: +33 (0)5 4644 6244 Fax: +33 (0)5 4634 1112

PRIZEGIVING: In La Rochelle as soon as possible after the race.
RORC Medallions will be presented on Tuesday 16th September 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) then to La Rochelle by train/car. All times local.Tel: +44 (0)8709 076 103, Website: www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Fly: Ryanair: London Stansted – La Rochelle 1hr 30 mins www.ryanair.com