Cherbourg Race
DATE: Friday 2nd September
COURSE: Cowes – Cherbourg
DISTANCE (nm): 75
The last race of the domestic season takes competitors on a dash across the Channel to Cherbourg.
Channel Race
DATE: Saturday 23rd July
COURSE: Cowes – Solent finish, around marks
DISTANCE (nm): 24-36 hours
Often forgotten is that the Channel Race is one of the Club’s oldest events, designed by the Ocean Racing Club (as it was then) in 1928 to be the second ‘ocean race’ after the Fastnet.
Cowes - Dinard - St Malo Race
DATE: Friday 8th July
COURSE: Cowes – Casquets – Les Hanois - St Malo
DISTANCE (nm): 151
Over 100 years old, this is one of the oldest races in the RORC calendar with its origins in a pre-World War I race from Cowes to St Malo bay.
La Trinité - Cowes Race
DATE: Sunday 3rd July
COURSE: La Trinité-sur-Mer - Cowes.
DISTANCE (nm): 350
Organised by the Société Nautique de la Trinité-sur-Mer in association with the RORC.
After a successful introduction to the programme in 2018, the 2022 race will again bring boats from southern Brittany to Cowes as a feeder for the Cowes -Dinard - St Malo Race.
East Coast Race
DATE: Saturday 9th July
COURSE: Burnham-on-Crouch - Ostend
DISTANCE (nm): 100
Organised by the East Anglian Offshore Association in association with the RORC and the Royal Burnham Yacht Club.
The 2022 race will be from Burnham-on-Crouch to Ostend, Belgium.
J-Cup
DATE: Thursday 30th June - Saturday 2nd July
SCHEDULE: Up to four races a day
Hosted by Key Yachting, the J-Cup is an annual regatta exclusively for boats of the J/Boats brand, and all J/Boats models are invited to compete.
RORC Baltic Sea Race
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) together with the Ocean Racing Alliance (ORA) are delighted to announce a new offshore race to start on 21st July 2022. The RORC Baltic Sea Race is open to boats racing under IRC, MOCRA, Class40 Rules and other class associations.
Half Ton Classics Cup
DATE: Sunday 14th - Friday 19th August
SCHEDULE: TBC
RORC are delighted to have been chosen to host this week-long regatta for these much loved and competitive yachts.
