Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) News and Results
#rorc – After three and a half days of racing the prestigious Dubai to Muscat Race came to a conclusion with all yachts accounted for on the morning of Thursday, 22nd November. Racing under the RORC'S IRC Rule, the overall…
#rorc – An Irish sailor is racing in the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Dubai to Muscat Yacht Race organised by the UAE Sailing & Rowing Federation and hosted by the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club writes Louay Habib. Kieran Walsh is…
#The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) confirmed the leading Dutch specialist yacht transport company as title sponsor of the 1,802 nautical mile non-stop race starting from Cowes, Isle of Wight on 10th August 2014. Sevenstar sponsored the race in 2006…
#rorc – The RORC Rating Office acting as the GBR IRC Rule Authority will be introducing a new initiative in GBR in 2013. Owners who only enter one or two IRC races a year will be able to apply for…
The 2012 season, consisting of 10 offshore races, was host to unpredictable conditions ranging from the lightest of breezes to the roughest of seas. Many boats were pushed to their limits, particularly in the Myth of Malham Race when only…
#rorc – The 2012 RORC Season's Points Championship came to a dramatic conclusion in Cherbourg in the early hours last Saturday morning when the two leading yachts from June's Round Ireland Yacht Race continued their battle for overall RORC honours. 278…
#RORC – Round Ireland double winner Piet Vroon still has a chance of retaining the RORCs 2012 points series but as Louay Habib reports after the weekend's Channel Race it is going to be close. Philippe Falle sailing Peter Rutter's…
#rorc – The RORC Season's Points Championship continues this weekend with the Myth of Malham Race. The 230-mile race, around the Eddystone Lighthouse is one of the longest races in the RORC calendar. It is a test of endurance and…
#rorc – For the second year running Anthony O'Leary's Ker 39, Antix, has finished runner up at the IRC British Nationals in Cowes. Royal Cork's O'Leary sailed consistently well all weekend and were desperately close to winning but the IRC…
#rorc – Strong winds gusting up to 25 knots in the Eastern Solent made for an exhilarating second day of the RORC IRC National Championship. With 25 knots of wind gusting up to a full gale, pulses were racing, the…
#rorc – Royal Cork's Anthony O'Leary's Ker 39, Antix is second in class after three races at the IRC British National Championships in a breezy Cowes. Under grey skies with big breeze and frequent rain squalls, the fleet had a…
#rorc –Fresh from success at last month's ICRA Nationals at Howth YC both the Irish Class zero and class two champions head for Cowes this weekend for the Royal Ocean Racing Club's (RORC) British IRC Championships writes Louay Habib. Anthony…
#COMMODORE'S CUP – As doubt continues over Ireland's ability to field a team to defend the Commodore's Cup won in 2010, it appears Hong Kong is gearing up for a serious assault on the 2012 Royal Ocean Racing Club event…
#COMMODORE'S CUP – Although not an official trial for those wishing to compete for places in the teams to represent England in the Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup this summer, Warsash Sailing Club created a class in their Spring Championship weekend…
#RORC – The Morgan Cup is the first race of the 2012 RORC Season's Points Championship to take place in The English Channel. RORC racing appeals to a wide variety of yachts from cutting edge custom racers to traditional cruising…
#OFFSHORE – Solent winds finally came good for the last day of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's (RORC's) Easter Sailing Challenge on Easter Sunday with Irish boats from Royal Cork YC , Howth YC and Royal Irish YC, Dun Laoghaire…
