The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s finale for the 2024 RORC Season’s Points Championship was the traditional race to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. The 71 boat fleet was an impressive sight, starting to the east off the Royal Yacht Squadron Line, Cowes. Combined with JOG, the Lewmar Cherbourg Race attracted 235 sailors for the last offshore race of the RORC season.
After a light-air spinnaker start, the main strategic judgment after leaving The Solent was choosing the best lane towards Cherbourg. The forecast increase and shift in the gradient wind, as well as the current in The English Channel, were crucial for a top performance.
The overall winner after IRC time correction was Sun Fast 3200 Cora raced Two-handed by Tim Goodhew & Kelvin Matthews. David McGough’s J/109 Just So was second overall and the JOG Series Points division winner. Third overall was Jean-Lin Flipo’s J/99 Yalla! All of the podium boats were racing in IRC Three.