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Written on Thursday, 10 June 2021

VENDÉE GLOBE HEROES JOIN ROLEX FASTNET RACE. Almost six months after they competed in the...

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Written on Wednesday, 09 June 2021

Morgan Cup Race bound for #Dartmouth. The Royal Ocean Racing Club Season’s Points Championship...

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Written on Friday, 28 May 2021

Rolex Fastnet Race Adapts Following Border Restrictions. Full story via 👉🏼 bit.ly/3fwYqDY The...

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Written on Friday, 28 May 2021

Today is the start of the Rio 🇧🇷 to Tokyo 🇯🇵 Race on @VirtualRegatta! ⛵️ Choose one of four...

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Written on Sunday, 23 May 2021

Caption contest…GO! 👇🏼 #RORCViceAdmiralsCup 📸 RORC / James Tomlinson

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Written on Saturday, 22 May 2021

Thrilling racing underway at the RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup. 💥 Racing got underway at the Royal...

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Written on Wednesday, 19 May 2021

#RolexFastnetRace | THE LARGEST, MOST DIVERSE OFFSHORE YACHT RACE BY FAR With 450+ yachts...

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Written on Friday, 14 May 2021

#FastnetFriday | In 2015, Four elegant classic yachts took part in the Rolex Fastnet Race,...

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Written on Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Sevenstar confirms continued sponsorship of RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race. The 2022...

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Written on Wednesday, 05 May 2021

Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier return once again as co-skippers of Maxi Edmond de Rothschild...

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Written on Friday, 30 April 2021

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ DAYS TO GO! 🙌🏼 It's one of sailing's ultimate tests. The Rolex Fastnet Race 2021...

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Written on Wednesday, 28 April 2021

RT @IRCrating: Introducing IRC Records, a brand-new concept for the world of sailing records. Bringing...

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Written on Tuesday, 27 April 2021

After a year and a half of disruptions to offshore racing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the...

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Written on Monday, 26 April 2021

RT @IRCrating: Watch this space! 28.04.21. #IRCRecords #IRCrating

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Written on Friday, 23 April 2021

#FastnetFriday | In 2019, George David's 88-foot Rambler (USA) reached the Fastnet Rock in...

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Written on Thursday, 22 April 2021

#Repost @giovannisoldini onboard Maserati Multi70 🚀 Maserati and PowerPlay, two of the world's...

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Written on Thursday, 22 April 2021

PowerPlay Racing World Record Match Race with Maserati. The MOD70 PowerPlay is set for a world...

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Written on Thursday, 22 April 2021

RT @TallShipsYT: Representing Tall Ships Youth Trust, at just 12 years old, Zoe d'Ornano is...

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Written on Tuesday, 20 April 2021

@MylesWardenOwen @ATRacing99 @zhik #HUGOBOSS is registered 🙌🏼🤩

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Written on Monday, 19 April 2021

"Rolex Fastnet - More than just a race." For many tackling the 695 mile course from...

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Written on Friday, 16 April 2021

Looking for a boat to race or looking for crew to join your team? ⛵️ The Royal Ocean Racing...

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Written on Wednesday, 14 April 2021

Passing the iconic Fastnet Rock at golden hour is truly a magic moment in the @ROLEX Fastnet...

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Written on Sunday, 11 April 2021

RT @yandyfeed: RORC Spring Series Race 2: Dawn Treader and Gentoo triumph - @RORCRacing @IRCrating...

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Written on Friday, 09 April 2021

It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announced the death of her beloved husband,...

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Written on Thursday, 08 April 2021

PowerPlay completes original #Fastnet Course in a new world record! 💥 MOD70 PowerPlay, led...

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Written on Tuesday, 06 April 2021

The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) is delighted to announce Jeremy Wilton as the new Chief...

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Written on Sunday, 04 April 2021

Easter Chocolates for Ino XXX & Aries 🐣 The Royal Ocean Racing Club 2021 season got underway...

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Written on Monday, 29 March 2021

"Rolex Fastnet Race Doublehanding Goes Supernova." Doublehanded offshore racing...

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Written on Friday, 26 March 2021

WE ARE RACING ONCE AGAIN! 😁⛵️ The ‘stay at home’ rule in the UK will end on the 29th March...

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Written on Tuesday, 23 March 2021

Less than 20 weeks until the 2021 #RolexFastnetRace. Yes, we're definitely counting down the...

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140 yachts registered for this weekend's #RaceTheWight! 🙌🏼 - We can barely contain our excitement! Here's a look at some of the teams racing this weekend. Race the Wight will be the first of a four-race RORC mini-series during August and September. - Starting from the Royal Yacht Squadron line in Cowes, the 50-nautical mile race begins on Saturday, August 1st. The fleet will race anti-clockwise, heading westwards towards Yarmouth, leaving the Solent and rounding the famous Needles Lighthouse before making their way along south-west coast of the Island to St. Catherine's Point before crossing Sandown Bay to round the Bembridge Ledge. The fleet then makes its way either side of No Man's Land Fort and across Osborne Bay to the finish line back at Cowes. - Entry fees will be donated to the @scaramouchest and the @nhswebsite Charities. - #RaceTheWight #RORCracing #WeWillRaceAgain 📸 @paulwyethphotography / @kurtarrigo / Tim Wright

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Virtual Regatta #RolexFastnetRace – Registration opens shortly! With just over one year to go until the start of the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race, put your sailing and online gaming skills to the test by joining the Rolex Fastnet Race Virtual Regatta. Test your mettle against other competitive sailors from around the world as you battle the 695nm course from Cowes, UK to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France, via the legendary Fastnet Rock. Challenge friends, colleagues and family as you negotiate the course, finding the fastest route in real weather conditions; all from the comfort of your own living room. Be warned, this game gets very addictive! Online registration is open so sign up via the link in our bio. Following the new course, Virtual Regatta’s Rolex Fastnet Race will set sail at 1200 UTC on 3 August 2020. See you on the race course! ⛵️ _________ 🇫🇷 En Français Virtual Regatta #RolexFastnetRace – les inscriptions sont bientôt ouvertes! À un peu plus d'un an avant le début de la Rolex Fastnet Race 2021, alliez vos compétences en voile et jeu en ligne en rejoignant la Rolex Fastnet Race Virtual Regatta. Testez votre courage contre les marins les plus compétitifs du monde entier en affrontant le nouveau parcours, de 695 miles nautiques, au départ de Cowes, au Royaume-Uni, et à destination de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, en France, via le légendaire Fastnet Rock. Défiez vos amis, collègues et famille sur le parcours, en trouvant l'itinéraire le plus rapide dans des conditions météorologiques réelles; le tout en restant chez vous. Attention, ce jeu peut devenir très addictif! L'inscription en ligne est ouverte, inscrivez-vous sur: http://click.virtualregatta.com/?li=5040 Ou téléchargez simplement l’application «Virtual Regatta Offshore» sur l’Apple Store / Google Play et inscrivez-vous au jeu. Découvrez le nouveau parcours de la Rolex Fastnet Race de Virtual Regatta qui s'élancera à 1200 UTC le 3 août 2020. A bientôt sur le parcours! #RolexFastnetRace #RORCracing

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1939 Giles one-off design Whooper, pictured, will be amongst many of the vintage yachts in the fleet, including some of the smallest entries in the upcoming race around the Isle of Wight. - 2019 Quarter Ton Cup Champion Protis, with Ian Southworth on the tiler, will be able to gauge their performance against Tony Hayward’s Blackfun. Past RORC Commodore Peter Rutter will be racing his restored Half Tonner Quokka 9. - Giovanni Belgrano is part of the structural design team for INEOS Team UK for the America’s Cup and his 1939 Giles one-off design Whooper has solid form for the race. Whooper is a past winner of the Gold Roman Bowl in the ISC Round the Island Race, beating over a thousand competitors. Ross Applebey’s Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster will also be in action and was in fine form recently winning class once again in the RORC Caribbean 600 and overall winner of 2019 RORC Cowes St Malo. - #RaceTheWight #RORCracing 📸 @paulwyethphotography

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100 entries are expected for RORC #RaceTheWight and we couldn't be more excited to hit the water! 😁🌊 - #RaceTheWight #RORCRacing 📸 @paulwyethphotography

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The excitement is certainly starting to build ahead of the first race of the RORC season! Race The Wight, starting on Saturday 1st August 2020, will replace the originally scheduled RORC Channel Race. - James Neville's HH42 INO XXX will be amongst ever-growing fleet ahead of the race around the Isle of Wight. This awesome shot was taken at the Commodores Cup in 2016 🌅 - The race will replace the originally scheduled Channel Race and is open to COVID-19 compliant crews following Government regulations in both the Two Handed and family/same-household classes. Race entries are required to have an IRC TCC of 0.900 and above. Visit rorc.org to enter! - #RaceTheWight #RORCracing 📸 @paulwyethphotography

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📸 Through the Lens: Arthur Daniel - Grenada-based photographer Arthur Daniel took this shot of the Class40s as they headed off after the start of the 2019 RORC Caribbean 600 race. From Fort Charlotte, above the Pillars of Hercules that guard the entrance to the historic English Harbour, the RORC Race Team start this classic 600-mile offshore race. Arthur Daniel captured the fleet starts from ashore and in this image also managed to include his colleagues who were up in the media helicopter. Flying fast and low above the impressive Class40 fleet, videographer Roddy Grimes-Graeme (Acquafilms Antigua) and photographer Tim Wright (photoaction.com) ensured superb video and images from the race, as they have done over the past 12 years for this annual race around 11 Caribbean island. - “In the 2019 RORC Caribbean 600 there was a huge fleet of Class40s. To get this shot I had to run more than a 1/4mile down to the water’s edge (with 60 pounds of gear on my back) to get them tacking! I was lucky to get the helicopter in the shot too,” says Daniel. - “It was to be quite a match race all the way around the course for the 10 teams from France, Norway and Brazil which formed a race record entry for the Class40 Division. After two and a half days and nights of intense competition and over 600 miles of racing, it all came down to just a few minutes in the 2019 edition of the race. Catherine Pourre's French Class40 Eärendil won Line Honours for the second year in a row, defeating two of the rising stars of offshore racing who had both led for parts of the race. Aymeric Chappellier's Aïna Enfance Et Avenir was second by just 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Completing the podium was Luke Berry's Lamotte - Module Création, less than six minutes from victory!” - #ThroughTheLens #Caribbean600 @assoclass40 © @arthurdanielcreative

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This Friday we're talking to 'Le Professeur' #MichelDesjoyeaux for the 15th edition of the #RORC Time Over Distance Series. - Michel Desjoyeaux is the only sailor to have won the Vendée Globe twice. The 2008-9 Vendée Globe will be remembered as an epic edition with dozens of different dramas and human adventures written all the way through the duration of the race. But from the point of view of pure sport, the remarkable comeback through the fleet of Michel Desjoyeaux, after he restarted and overturned a 40 hour deficit and won overall in a new record time, stands out as one of the most incredible feats in the history of the race. - Michel Desjoyeaux will be interviewed in English by Louay Habib for an hour-long show, exploring a rare talent and phenomenal career. As normal life begins to unfold once again, we'll be taking a break from the RORC Time Over Distance Series. Next week you can watch some of the best bits and hear some of the great stories we've been exploring these past 15 weeks. - #TimeOverDistance #VendeeGlobe #Sailing #IMOCA @vendeeglobe2020 @imocaglobeseries 📸 Ocean images / Vendée Globe

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LIVE at 5 we'll be talking to @lukepatience, Olympic Silver Medallist, with a deep dive into his two previous Olympic campaigns and a look forward to Tokyo and beyond! - See you shortly, live on Facebook! #TimeOverDistance @royalyachtingassociation @470olympicsailing 📸 @britishsailing

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Tomorrow, Friday 3rd July, we'll be talking with Olympic Silver Medallist @lukepatience for the 14th edition of #TimeOverDistance. - Luke shot to fame in the 2012 London Olympic Games, winning silver for Great Britain with Stuart Bithell in the 470 Class. Luke Patience and Elliot Willis won selection for Great Britain for the 2016 Summer @olympics Games in Rio. However, six months before the event, Elliot Willis was diagnosed with bowel cancer and the team had to withdraw. - Luke teamed up with Chris Grube and requalified with less than three months to the 2016 Olympic Games. They finished fifth in Rio and have again qualified to represent Great Britain at the next Olympic Games in Tokyo. - Tune in tomorrow at 1700 LIVE on RORC Facebook. #TimeOverDistance 📸 @britishsailing

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📸 Through the Lens @paulwyethphotography: shooting the breeze… - “Whilst I regularly shoot from helicopter and drone, there's no doubt that the RIB is far and away my go-to shooting platform and mode of transport on the water. My ancient blue RIB is a common sight on the Solent and whilst not the most comfortable of rides, its small size does mean I can get close into the action without getting in the way, or kicking up a huge wake. - “In conditions up to force 5 or 6 it's fairly easy to stay dry, but when it gets really breezy, it gets harder to keep myself and, more importantly equipment, dry. Having shot from the same boat for many years, I do get to know when a certain shape wave will get me wet and also the sound of a wave coming. Moving the boat to stay dry (ish) does almost become instinctive, but now and again I get a big one over the side! It's then all about how quickly I can turn to face away from the wave and shield the camera, or get the camera into a protective Peli case. Without the essential Peli case, camera kit won't last long on the water. One secret that I will share with you is not to worry about the expensive and rather clunky camera protective cases as more often than not, sturdy freezer bags taped round the lens, get the job done. However, don't blame me if your kit gets wet! - “When the breeze really gets up, aside from wishing I had a larger boat, one of the biggest issues is stopping the bow of the RIB from constantly being turned downwind. As I'm often driving the boat whilst shooting, I like to keep the boat pointed towards safety so should something go wrong and the yacht suddenly change course towards me, I'm not left trying to reverse out of the way at speed. Never a good move. Thinking ahead and having an escape route is totally essential and has saved me from serious incidents many times. - Read more on our website at www.rorc.org. 📸 @paulwyethphotography #ThroughTheLens

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Royal Ocean Racing Club
(General Enquiries, Membership, House)

20 St James's Place
London
SW1A 1NN
UK

+44 (0) 20 7493 2248
+44 (0) 20 7493 5252
http://www.rorc.org

Royal Ocean Racing Club
(Racing Enquiries)

82 High Street
Cowes
Isle of Wight
PO31 7AJ
UK

+44 (0) 1983 295 144
+44 (0) 20 7493 5252
http://www.rorc.org

RORC Cowes Clubhouse

The Parade
Cowes
Isle of Wight
PO31 7QU
UK

+44 (0) 1983 293581
+44 (0) 20 7493 5252
http://www.rorc.org

RORC Rating Office
(Seahorse Rating Ltd)

Seahorse Building, Bath Road
Lymington, Hampshire
SO41 3SE
UK

+44 (0) 1590 677030
+44 (0) 1590 679478
http://www.rorcrating.com

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The RORC was founded in 1925 to encourage long distance yacht racing and the design, building and navigation of sailing vessels in which speed and seaworthiness are combined. Today the club encourages ocean, long distance and other forms of yacht racing and yachting activity.