Louay Habib
Louay Habib is a Maritime Journalist & Broadcaster based in Hamble, United Kingdom
It was all change on Saturday, the second day of the 2024 RORC Easter Challenge. The big breeze on the first day had moderated to a light southerly of about ten knots, and Spring sunshine had broken through the clouds.…
The 2024 RORC Easter Challenge got underway in ‘sporty’ conditions on Good Friday with strong gusty conditions in the Eastern Solent. The first European fixture of the Royal Ocean Racing Club 2024 programme is billed as a training regatta with…
The 13th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua (SYCA) was held in fantastic conditions off the South Coast of Antigua with Tradewinds ranging from 13-20 knots. Five days of racing were held rounding deep water and inshore marks, making full…
The fourth day of the RORC Caribbean 600, Thursday 22 February, decided the class winners for IRC Zero in the early hours, the Class40 division in the afternoon, and just before midnight the IRC One champions crossed the finish line.…
Records May Fall as MOD70s are Favourites for Multihull Line Honours in Monday's RORC Caribbean 600
17th February 2024 Caribbean 600
Antigua Yacht Club is buzzing with excitement as the 15th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 approaches. With less than two days to go, conversations around the dock revolve around one topic - the weather. For weeks, the tradewinds have…
PAC52 Warrior Won (USA) owned & skippered by Chris Sheehan has been awarded the RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy, presented by former RORC Commodore and Admiral Andrew McIrvine at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada. While 11 boats are…
Leopard Sustains Rudder Damage But Wins IMA Trophy in RORC Transatlantic Race
19th January 2024 RORC Transatlantic
Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Chris Sherlock, has taken Monohull Line Honours in the 10th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. Winning the IMA Transatlantic Trophy, the international team of 17 (including Cork Harbour's Tom McWilliam) celebrated dockside…
London's Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has big plans to promote youth sailing in 2024. Over the years, through the generosity of RORC members, the Griffin Fund has assisted in providing race boats and experienced sailors to improve young sailors’…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club, after consulting with various meteorological experts, has amended the course for the 2024 RORC Transatlantic Race. The requirement to leave the Canary Islands to port has been removed. Race Director Steve Cole commented: “Now we…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) starts the racing season for 2024 with the 10th anniversary edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, starting from Lanzarote on the 7th January 2024. The RORC Race Team have set up in Marina Lanzarote…
Members of the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) have elected Dr Deborah Fish, OBE, as the new Commodore of the London and Cowes-based Club with effect from 1st January 2024. She will take up the prestigious role from James Neville.…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 10th-anniversary edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race will start from Lanzarote on the 7th of January 2024. The RORC fleet will set off from Marina Lanzarote to race across the Atlantic Ocean, bound for Camper…
The Famous Project & Breaking the Non-Stop Unassisted Round-the-World Record on the Maxi-Trimaran IDEC-Sport
15th October 2023 Jules Verne Trophy
Round the World Sailors Alexia Barrier and Dee Caffari gave the latest RORC Talk about ‘The Famous Project’ at the London Clubhouse, on the 10th of October. The live recording is now available. View the hour-long talk on RORC TV…
Admiral's Cup 2025: RORC Receives 17 Expressions of Interest Including Ireland
3rd October 2023 Admiral’s Cup
Following the Pre-Notice of Race announcement for the 2025 Admiral’s Cup on 19th July 2023, the Royal Ocean Racing Club has received 17 expressions of interest from yacht clubs and countries worldwide, including Ireland. Having taken on board comments from…
It's been quite a year for Tim Goodhew and Kelvin Matthews racing Sun Fast 3200 Cora. After winning IRC Two-Handed and IRC Three for the 2023 RORC Season's Points Championship, Cora has become the Royal Ocean Racing Club's 2023 IRC…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club confirms expressions of interest worldwide for the 2025 Admiral’s Cup. As Afloat reported in June, RORC has resurrected the Cup for either two boat teams to represent a yacht club or country. There are no details so…
Howth Skipper Johnny Mordaunt Sets New Race Record in Cowes Dinard St Malo Race on Royal Cork Volvo 70 Tschüss 2
8th July 2023 RORC
Royal Cork Yacht Club member Christian Zugel, racing Volvo 70 Tschüss 2, skippered by Howth's Johnny Mordaunt, has set a new Monohull Race Record for the Cowes Dinard St Malo Race. Tschüss 2 completed the 151nm course in an elapsed time…
The UK IRC National Championships has been the battleground for close victories in the past, with Rán winning last year by 0.005 of a point. However, the 2023 Overall IRC National Champion was decided by an even smaller margin. Adam…
RORC UK IRC National Championship Racing Gets off to Spectacular Day One on the Solent
24th June 2023 RORC
Spectacular conditions with an average wind of 16 knots and 20 in the gusts blessed the first day of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s IRC National Championships. A classic Solent day in a south-westerly with glorious sunshine. The competitors rose…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club IRC National Championships is all set this weekend for three days of multiple short-course racing in the Solent. Four individual UK IRC Class champions and the Overall UK IRC Champion will be awarded at the…
