Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) News and Results
![J/121 Darkwood Michael O'Donnell's UK based J/121 Darkwood sails in this weekend's RORCs Cervantes Trophy with a strong Irish crew](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000Hk9GcOxsAo/s/767/I00000Hk9GcOxsAo.jpg)
Irish Crew on Board J121 Darkwood for RORCs Cervantes Trophy May Be Round Ireland Race Warm Up
29th April 2022 Round Ireland
A top UK-based offshore racer will race this weekend's Cervantes Trophy with a strong Irish crew, which will heighten prospects of a potent Round Ireland Race entry in June. In a crew list seen by Afloat for Dubliner Michael O'Donnell's…
![Richard Palmer’s JPK 1010 Jangada At least 25 teams will be racing in IRC Two-Handed, including Richard Palmer’s JPK 1010 Jangada, racing with Jeremy Waitt](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000faH.VYb2qZI/s/767/I0000faH.VYb2qZI.jpg)
Offshore racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club returns to Europe on the 30th of April with the Cervantes Trophy Race, the traditional opening domestic race of the RORC Season’s Points Championship. Starting from the Royal Squadron Line Cowes, boats…
![Saoirse Reynolds Saoirse Reynolds rounds the Kish Light on Dublin Bay at the helm of Aurelia during the 2021 ISORA Series](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uQt1j9n_jzs/s/767/I0000uQt1j9n_jzs.jpg)
National Yacht Club Offshore Sailor Saoirse Reynolds Builds on RORC Easter Challenge Success
26th April 2022 ISORA
The National Yacht Club’s Saoirse Reynolds has continued her winning streak in the UK over the Easter Holidays by scoring first place in the inaugural race of the season run by SORC (Solo Offshore Racing Club) for single and double-handed…
![Laura Dillon Dutchman Harry Heijst (right) and team Winsome including Howth Yacht Club's Laura Dillon (left) were awarded the Prix D'Elegance Trophy as well as the overall win of IRC 3 at the RORC Easter Challenge by RORC Commodore James Neville](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000c6JxRk6ZA2A/s/767/I0000c6JxRk6ZA2A.jpg)
Howth's Laura Dillon Onboard Winsome Takes Prix D'Elegance Win at the RORC Easter Challenge, the National's Saoirse Reynolds Takes IRC 3 Victory on Miss Freckles
18th April 2022 RORC
Classic Solent conditions prevailed for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s first inshore regatta of the 2022 season. After eight thrilling races, IRC class winners for the RORC Easter Challenge were: Ian Atkins’ GP42 Dark N Stormy (IRC 1), The Army…
![RORC Easter Challenge Superb sailing conditions continued in the Solent for Day Two of the RORC Easter Challenge](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kRzwBPN0_xA/s/500/I0000kRzwBPN0_xA.jpg)
The Easter treats continued for close to 300 hundred sailors taking part in the RORC Easter Challenge. Fabulous sailing conditions continued in the Solent for Day Two of the regatta. The RORC Race Committee, led by Steve Cole, with Paul…
![RORC Easter Challenge 2022 Sparkling conditions on the first day of racing in the Solent at the RORC Easter Challenge](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Lof8PHW8E3I/s/767/I0000Lof8PHW8E3I.jpg)
The first day of the RORC Easter Challenge was blessed with sparkling conditions in the Solent. A light gradient breeze from the south east built during the day to over 10 knots of pressure. Brilliant sunshine throughout the day added…
![RORC Easter Challenge The RORC Easter Challenge offers crews the chance for some vital pre-season training and fine-tuning](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rvW7nPfcJaM/s/767/I0000rvW7nPfcJaM.jpg)
The RORC Easter Challenge is back with three days of racing in the Solent over the Easter Bank Holiday, 15-17 April. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club for over 30 years, the RORC Easter Challenge offers crews the chance…
![RORC Caribbean 600 race The start of the 2022 RORC Caribbean 600 race last month](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QR9H5bEtrMo/s/767/I0000QR9H5bEtrMo.jpg)
In a statement in response to the invasion of Ukraine, the world's leading offshore yacht racing body has said it abhors the invasion of Ukraine and extends its wholehearted support to the Ukrainian nation. The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) says…
![Sunrise JPK11.80 Skipper Tom Kneen said he was '95% sure' his Fastnet Race winner Sunrise (above) would contest the biennial Irish 700-miler in 14 weeks time](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QOAgTTFWLq0/s/767/I0000QOAgTTFWLq0.jpg)
Fastnet Race Winner JPK 11.80 'Sunrise' Will Contest Round Ireland Race
5th March 2022 Round Ireland
The 2021 Fastnet Race winner Sunrise from Plymouth will compete in June's Round Ireland Race adding to the international competition of the 21st edition of Irelands' top offshore race. Responding to a question from the audience, Sunrise skipper Tom Kneen…
![RORC Caribbean 600 A spectacular start in Antigua for the 13th RORC Caribbean 600 - Seventy-four teams started the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 600-mile race around 11 Caribbean islands](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000AuYw0QjCy0U/s/767/I0000AuYw0QjCy0U.jpg)
RORC's 13th Caribbean 600 Race Off to a Flying Start in Antigua (Video & Tracker)
22nd February 2022 Caribbean 600
The 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 started on time and in sone style from Antigua on Monday 21 February. The IRC Super Zero start was nothing short of hell-raising, with Comanche reaching at full speed towards the Pillars…
![RORC Caribbean 600 The 600nm RORC Caribbean 600 has a racecourse like no other, with a myriad of manoeuvres around 11 Caribbean islands](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001cX9nKLUP0c/s/500/I00001cX9nKLUP0c.jpg)
Three navigators spill the beans on what lies ahead for their respective teams in the 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, which starts on Monday The RORC Caribbean 600 has a racecourse like no other, testing the seamanship of…
![Club Swan 125 Skorpios Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Club Swan 125 Skorpios (MON) skippered by Fernando Echavarri is one of the favourites for Monohull Line Honours](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jNUZJ_F9js0/s/767/I0000jNUZJ_F9js0.jpg)
Seventy-five boats are entered for the RORC Caribbean 600 which starts on Monday 21 February in Antigua. The bulk of the astonishing fleet will be racing under IRC for overall victory and the Caribbean 600 Trophy. The glitterati of the…
![multihulls Ten spectacular multihulls will be in action at the start of the 2022 RORC Caribbean 600 from Antigua on Monday 21st February](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000v70LO0CApZc/s/767/I0000v70LO0CApZc.jpg)
This year’s RORC Caribbean 600 features a spectacular MOCRA Class with 10 multihulls in action. Whilst the overall winner of the RORC Caribbean 600 will be the monohull with best corrected time under IRC, racing under the MOCRA rating rule,…
![Pamela Lee Midwinter lull in an otherwise stormy mid-Atlantic – Pamela Lee in a brief respite aboard the Class40 Redman during the mid-winter west-east Transatlantic Crossing](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000M8kUKQSiYsc/s/767/I0000M8kUKQSiYsc.jpg)
Busy Pamela Lee of Greystones On Course For Caribbean 600 & Round Ireland Race
14th February 2022 Pamela Lee
When they come to write further histories of the Covid Pandemic and the world’s uneven emergence from it, they should call on the many experiences of long-distance sailor Pamela Lee of Greystones. She has somehow managed to keep the development…
![Brian and Ian Mathews of the National Yacht Club Brian and Ian Mathews of the National Yacht Club took third overall in IRC on Phil Ellerby's British XC45 Exodus](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000j1Is9mewFgs/s/767/I0000j1Is9mewFgs.jpg)
Dublin Bay brothers Brian and Ian Mathews of the National Yacht Club took third overall in IRC in RORC's Dubai to Muscat (D2M) Race. In a 360-mile race that features the Strait of Hormuz and avoids Iranian exclusion zones, the…
![RORC Caribbean 600 RORC Caribbean 600: 14 days to go - 79 boats - 600 nm course - boats from 16 countries - sailors from 30 nations - 1 great race!](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zYTYeLafOFY/s/767/I0000zYTYeLafOFY.jpg)
With nearly 80 entries racing under the IRC Rating Rule, MOCRA and Class40 division the RORC Caribbean 600 is set for its 13th edition. The race has attracted over 600 sailors from 30 different nations and will start off Fort…