Friday 2nd May

CLASSES: IRC, 2 Handed Class, ORC Club using the triple number scoring system. When a yacht has both ORC Club and IRC certificates she will figure in both RORC results.

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, the East Anglian Offshore Racing Association, the Yacht Club Scheveningen, the Royal Maas Yacht Club, the Noordzee Club and the Royal Dutch Navy Yacht Club

Note: - Boats competing in the ABN AMRO North Sea Regatta may enter the North Sea Race directly through the ABN AMRO North Sea Regatta. All other entries should enter through the RORC

TROPHIES: - The following trophies will be allocated to ORC Club classes once entries have closed: - Cruising YC of Australia Trophy, Veerhaven Trophy; Lora Challenge Cup; Goeree Challenge Cup; Maas Challenge Cup; RORC Seahorse Trophy; Zwerver Cup; Wylie Trophy – BCT IRC; Lutine Trophy-IRC 0; Joannes Pompejus Memorial Cup – IRC 1; Carter-Ruck Trophy – IRC 2; Jan Moreton Salver – IRC 3; Smith's Knoll Trophy - First long course boat at Smith’s Knoll buoy; City of the Hague Trophy - Best yacht from Yacht Club Scheveningen; C70 Trophy (Holland v GB), Golden Dragon 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 24th April

START: Friday 2nd May from a line near the entrance of Harwich Harbour First warning Signal 1020

HIGH WATER: Harwich 1013 3.6m

COURSE: Cork Sand Yacht Beacon – Sunk Light Float – Longsand Head Buoy – South Galloper Buoy – North Shipwash Buoy – Smith’s Knoll Buoy – MSP Buoy - Scheveningen.

DISTANCE: Approximately 180 miles

POINTS FACTOR: 1.00

RACE HQ: Start: Royal Harwich Yacht Club, Woolverstone, Ipswich, Suffolk. Tel: +44 (0) 1473 780 319 Fax: +44 (0) 1473 780 919 Finish: RORC Representative: c/o Yacht Club Scheveningen, Dr.Lely kade 21 2538 CT Scheveningen The Netherlands Tel: +31 (70) 322 7179 Fax: +31 (70) 322 84 50

PRIZEGIVING: At Scheveningen as soon as possible after the race on Sunday 4th May

TRAVEL: Ferries: Stena Line: Passenger and car ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland. Crossing time 6 hours 15 minutes. Tel: +44 (0)8705 70 70 70, Website: www.stenaline.co.uk Trains: One: Trains run between London Liverpool Street and Harwich International (Parkeston Quay). Website: www.onerailway.com. Rail enquiries Tel: +44 (0)845 600 7245. Air: KLM (UK) from London City Airport, Tel: +44 (0)8705 074 074 Website: www.klm.com

ABN AMRO North Sea Regatta 2008:

• IRC Regatta
• 29th April Vuurschepen Race, Scheveningen – Harwich
• 18th May North Sea Race (RORC), Harwich – Scheveningen.
• 9th - 12th May Inshore Races Scheveningen.