JPK 10.10 'Jangada' Wins RORC Yacht of the Year 2020

18th December 2020

Jangada, Richard Palmer's British JPK 10.10 announced as RORC Yacht of the Year 2020. L to R: Richard Palmer and Jeremy Waitt with the Somerset Memorial Trophy.

The 2020 RORC Yacht of the Year, winning the Somerset Memorial Trophy is the British JPK 10.10 Jangada, owned by Richard Palmer. Racing with Jeremy Waitt as crew, Jangada was the overall winner of the RORC Transatlantic Race and winner of the Two-Handed Class for the RORC Caribbean 600.

Only two other Two-Handed teams have won the award before; Shaun Murphy with Slingshot in 2006 and Nick Martin with Diablo-J in 2012.

For the first time in the history of the club, the RORC Season's Points Championship had to be cancelled. Health restrictions made it impossible to run overnight races for all IRC classes. Whilst Richard Palmer was recovering from a knee operation, Jangada was raced Two-Handed by Jeremy Waitt and Shirley Robertson, winning the newly organised Two-Handed Autumn Series.

Since 1965, the Somerset Memorial Trophy has been awarded for outstanding racing achievement by a RORC Member. Despite most of the 2020 season being cancelled, the RORC Committee thought it appropriate to continue with the history of the trophy in highlighting the outstanding racing achievement of Jangada in 2020.

Jangada is planning to come back racing next year in the 2021 RORC Season's Points Championship, including the Rolex Fastnet Race.

RORC Yacht of the Year 2009-2020 winners - Somerset Memorial Trophy

2020 - Jangada, JPK 10.10, Richard Palmer
2019 - Wizard, Volvo 70, Peter and David Askew
2018 - Ichi Ban, TP52, Matt Allen
2017 - Lisa, First 44.7, Nick & Suzi Jones (skippered by Michael Boyd)
2016 - Teasing Machine, A13, Eric de Turckheim
2015 - Azzam, Volvo Ocean 65, skippered by Ian Walker (Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team)
2014 - Antix, Ker 39, Anthony O'Leary
2013 - Courrier Vintage, MC34 Patton, Sam Marsaudon & Gery Trentesaux
2012 - Diablo-J, J/105, Nick Martin
2011 - RAN, JV 72, Niklas Zennstrom
2010 - Tonnerre de Breskens 3, Ker 46, Piet Vroon
2009 - Puma Logic, Reflex 38, (skippered by Philippe Falle)

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