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Follow the RORC Myth of Malham Race live with YB tracking via AIS Race Player Link:- http://yb.tl/myth2017 Low Bandwidth Links: - http://yb.tl/Links/myth2017 Note: AIS tracking is reliant on a yachts AIS transmissions and therefore coverage may vary.Read More
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RORC Myth of Malham RaceSaturday 27th May, 2017Cowes - Eddystone – Solent (256 Miles) Over one hundred and forty yachts, representing nine different countries, have entered the RORC Myth of Malham Race, the largest RORC fleet to race since the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race. The Myth of Malham Race starts from the…Read More
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Second-guessing the winner under IRC among the 340 boats competing in August’s Rolex Fastnet Race is tough. The outcome of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial flagship event will depend on the weather: A brisk start should favour the big boats; a light start and lively finish the smaller ones,…Read More
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The Vice Admiral’s Cup concluded today on the central Solent in lighter 10-13 knot winds, this time blowing from the east. The leaderboard was so tight across the seven classes of one designs and level rating boats, that in many discards decided their outcome. In the J/109s, the final day…Read More
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Conditions turned autumnal for day two of the Vice Admirals' Cup. With seven fleets competing at the RORC's annual regatta for invited one design and level rating classes, today crews found themselves wrestling their boats around the courses in 15-20 knot winds until a squall caused conditions to gust up…Read More
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The Solent laid on perfect conditions for day one of the Vice Admiral’s Cup with brilliant sunshine, wind that built from 10 knots to 20 through the afternoon, building up a steep chop that was enough to cause crews to struggle to keep boats beneath rigs. Among the seven fleets…Read More
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DATE: Saturday 13th May
COURSE: Cowes – Marks - Solent
DISTANCE (nm): 110-160Presented to the club by ‘Buster’ (Vice Commodore 1957-1959) and Mrs De Guingand, the Bowl goes to the winner of the annual race bearing their name. This will head east from the Royal Yacht Squadron line, rounding marks and waypoints, and taking in the headlands of the central English Channel, before returning to the Solent to finish.
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DATE: Friday 19th – Sunday 21st May
COURSE: N/A
DISTANCE (nm): N/AThe Solent based, inshore regatta (primarily for One Design Classes) brings together six classes for three days of intense, close racing across two courses. From the ultra-modern FAST40+ and HP30 classes to hugely refitted and modified IOR Quarter Tonners, competition is notoriously fierce.
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DATE: Saturday 27th May
COURSE: Cowes – Eddystone Lighthouse – Solent finish
DISTANCE (nm): 256The race around Eddystone Lighthouse is one of the most popular in a Rolex Fastnet Race year, mirroring, as it does, the start and first 130nm miles of the season’s main event. Taking in some of the most challenging and perplexing tidal gates, this race provides essential practice for those with ambitions of winning the blue ribbon event in August.
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DATE: Thursday 4th May
LOCATION: London ClubhouseJoin us at the London Clubhouse Bar for the regular monthly social.
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DATE: Friday 12th May
LOCATION: Cowes ClubhouseCatch up with your fellow competitors over a pre-race meal at the Clubhouse.
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DATE: Monday 15th May, 1830 for 1900
LOCATION: Hugo Boss Store, 180 Regent Street, LondonAfter 74 days, 19 hrs and 35 mins at sea, British sailor and RORC member Alex Thomson reached the finish of the Vendee Globe on his boat HUGO BOSS, breaking his own British record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in a monohull. Alex will talk exclusively to RORC members and guests at the HUGO Boss Store on Regent Street about his Vendee Globe and other sailing experiences.
