Howth Skipper Johnny Mordaunt Sets New Race Record in Cowes Dinard St Malo Race on Royal Cork Volvo 70 Tschüss 2

8th July 2023

Louay Habib

Christian Zugel's Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 from Royal Cork and skippered by Howth's Johnny Mordaunt (foreground), has set a new offshore record in the RORC Cowes Dinard St Malo Race Credit: Paul Wyeth

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 of 10 hours 56 minutes 18 seconds.

The record has stood for eight years, having been set by Mike Slade’s Farr 100 Leopard 3 in 2015. Peter Morton’s Maxi 72 Notorious also broke the previous race record but was 44 minutes behind Tschüss 2.

Romain Pilliard’s 75ft Trimaran Use it again has taken Multihull Line Honours for the 2023 Cowes Dinard St Malo Race in an elapsed time of 11 hours 03 minutes 12 seconds, which is outside the Multihull Race Record.

The Monohull Line Honours win in the Cowes Dinard St Malo Race secures Tschüss 2 the Sandison Memorial Salver. However, the overall win after IRC time correction is yet to be decided.

Published in RORC, Royal Cork YC

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THE RORC:

Established in 1925, The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) became famous for the biennial Fastnet Race and the international team event, the Admiral's Cup. It organises an annual series of domestic offshore races from its base in Cowes as well as inshore regattas including the RORC Easter Challenge and the IRC European Championship (includes the Commodores' Cup) in the Solent
The RORC works with other yacht clubs to promote their offshore races and provides marketing and organisational support. The RORC Caribbean 600, based in Antigua and the first offshore race in the Caribbean, has been an instant success. The 10th edition took place in February 2018. The RORC extended its organisational expertise by creating the RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Grenada, the first of which was in November 2014
The club is based in St James' Place, London, but after a merger with The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes now boasts a superb clubhouse facility at the entrance to Cowes Harbour and a membership of over 4,000

At A Glance – RORC

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2026 RORC Key dates

Key RORC 2026 dates extracted from the programme:

January–February 2026
• 11 January – RORC Transatlantic Race (Lanzarote to Antigua)
• February (dates vary) – Nelson’s Cup, Antigua
• 23 February – RORC Caribbean 600

May 2026
• 2 May – Cervantes Trophy Race (Cowes to Le Havre)
• 15 May – North Sea Race
• 22–25 May – IRC European Championships, International Poole Regatta
• 23 May – Myth of Malham Race
• 30 May – De Guingand Bowl Race

June 2026
• 12 June – Morgan Cup (Cowes to Dartmouth)
• 20 June – Round Ireland Race (Wicklow)

July 2026
• 3 July – Cowes–Dinard–Saint Malo Race
• 25 July – Channel Race

August 2026
• 8 August – Baltic Sea Race (Helsinki)
• 9 August – Round Britain and Ireland Race (Cowes)
• 26–29 August – IRC National Championship (Dartmouth)

September 2026
• 4 September – Cherbourg Race

October 2026
• 17 October – Rolex Middle Sea Race (counts towards 2027 championship)