Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) News and Results
![Niklas Zennstrom’s Carkeek CF 520 Rán was the Morgan Cup Race winner from Cowes to Dartmouth Niklas Zennstrom’s Carkeek CF 520 Rán was the Morgan Cup Race winner from Cowes to Dartmouth](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_huOcdSCbCk/s/767/I0000_huOcdSCbCk.jpg)
91 boats crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line for the RORC Morgan Cup Race from Cowes to Dartmouth. A weak sea breeze and a favourable tide got the fleet away to a smooth start to the east, but as the…
![Mark Emerson’s A13 Phosphorus II (GBR) has the lowest IRC rating in IRC Zero for RORC's Morgan Cup Race Mark Emerson’s A13 Phosphorus II (GBR) has the lowest IRC rating in IRC Zero for RORC's Morgan Cup Race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UOIegTIrOtA/s/767/I0000UOIegTIrOtA.jpg)
Starting on the 16th June, over 90 boats are set for the Morgan Cup Race from Cowes, IOW to Dartmouth, Devon. The Morgan Cup is the tenth race of the RORC Season’s Points Championship, the largest racing series in the…
![Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race defending champion Nieulargo (Royal Cork YC) racing southward out of Dublin Bay Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race defending champion Nieulargo (Royal Cork YC) racing southward out of Dublin Bay](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gXhamzmWykg/s/767/I0000gXhamzmWykg.jpg)
Volvo Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Race Will Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Record Fleet
3rd June 2023 W M Nixon
There’s more than a few of us around who well remember the launching of the new 280 nautical miles Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race by the ideas-filled duo of Martin Crotty and Peter Cullen of the National Yacht Club. It…
![Eric de Turckheim's NMD 54 Teasing Machine Eric de Turckheim's NMD 54 Teasing Machine](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001U8Hv_HL.6Q/s/767/I00001U8Hv_HL.6Q.jpg)
The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s (RORC) Myth of Malham Race attracted a record entry of 147 boats racing under the IRC Rating Rule for the Myth of Malham Cup. The 235nm race attracted the largest entry for any offshore yacht…
![De Guingand Bowl race winner, Ireland's Gavin Doyle in the Corby 25 Duff Lite is the smallest boat in the 2023 Myth of Malham race De Guingand Bowl race winner, Ireland's Gavin Doyle in the Corby 25 Duff Lite is the smallest boat in the 2023 Myth of Malham race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pBaePQdyjoE/s/767/I0000pBaePQdyjoE.jpg)
A record entry of 159 boats is entered for the RORC Myth of Malham Race. The overall winner of the Myth of Malham Cup will be decided after time correction under the IRC Rating Rule. The impressive RORC fleet is…
![Ino Noir is coastal/offshore focused, yet with a strong inshore capability, with a total build time of 15,000 hours. Featuring the typical Carkeek heavily chamfered foredeck, reverse sheer bow, twin rudders, wheel steering and water ballast tank James Neville's Ino Noir is coastal/offshore focused, yet with a strong inshore capability, with a total build time of 15,000 hours. Featuring the typical Carkeek heavily chamfered foredeck, reverse sheer bow, twin rudders, wheel steering and water ballast tank](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kuNbaVlei2o/s/767/I0000kuNbaVlei2o.jpg)
On Sunday, one of the newly-launched hot favourites for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s (RORC) 50th Rolex Fastnet Race in July, Ino Noir, had its boat christening ceremony at RORC, Cowes. The liquid crimson 45ft monohull will catch the eye…
![J/122 Ajeto! winning the RORC North Sea Race J/122 Ajeto! winning the RORC North Sea Race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LvHjbpdV1u4/s/767/I0000LvHjbpdV1u4.jpg)
Sixty-nine boats started the North Sea Race outside the Royal Harwich YC for the 180nm race bound for the Scheveningen Yacht Club, Netherlands. The overall winner after IRC time correction was the J/122 Ajeto! raced Two-Handed by Robin Verhoef &…
![Niall Dowling’s Arabella is leading the Cape 31 Class at RORC's Vice Admiral's Cup, scoring a consistent 5-7-1 Niall Dowling’s Arabella is leading the Cape 31 Class at RORC's Vice Admiral's Cup, scoring a consistent 5-7-1](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tl7QUQB_SPE/s767/I0000tl7QUQB_SPE.jpg)
Three different teams scored victories on Saturday in the 25-strong Cape 31 Class at the RORC's Vice Admiral's Cup on the Solent. James Howells’ Gelert took Race 1, Roger Bowden’s Nifty ran away with it in Race 2, and Niall…
![After being the newest class to join the event only two years ago - the Cape 31 Class is now the biggest the RORC Vice Admirals Cup has seen in years After being the newest class to join the event only two years ago - the Cape 31 Class is now the biggest the RORC Vice Admirals Cup has seen in years](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jy3YC3KcUZw/s/767/I0000jy3YC3KcUZw.jpg)
Four Irish Cape 31s to Compete in Biggest Ever Fleet at RORC Vice Admirals Cup
16th May 2023 Cape 31
Four Irish Cape 31s will help to create the biggest ever Cape 31of 25 when the superfast sportsboat fleet gathers for this weekend's RORC Vice Admirals Cup on the Solent. Irish champion Anthony O'Leary from Royal Cork leads Irish hopes with…
![Gavin Doyle's Corby 25 Duff Lite © Paul Wyeth/RORC Gavin Doyle's Corby 25 Duff Lite © Paul Wyeth/RORC](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000X3NBJ8e_jAo/s/767/I0000X3NBJ8e_jAo.jpg)
Irish skipper Gavin Doyle from the National Yacht Club on Dublin Bay has won the Royal Ocean Racing Club's (RORC) De Guingand Bowl Offshore Race A total of 87 boats competed in the 120 nautical mile offshore race that started from…
![Gilles Fournier & Corinne Migraine’s J/133 Pintia Gilles Fournier & Corinne Migraine’s J/133 Pintia](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FJyxwkWakDo/s/767/I0000FJyxwkWakDo.jpg)
The overall winner of the RORC Cervantes Trophy Race after IRC time correction was Gilles Fournier & Corinne Migraine’s J/133 Pintia (FRA) from the Société des Regatés du Havre. This was the fourth occasion that the French team has won…
![The RORC offshore yacht racing fleet in the Western Solent The RORC offshore yacht racing fleet in the Western Solent](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Jr8BGe003jc/s/767/I0000Jr8BGe003jc.jpg)
Offshore racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) returns to Europe on the 29th of April with the Cervantes Trophy Race, the traditional opening domestic race of the RORC Season's Points Championship, the world's largest offshore racing series. Starting…
![The start of the 2021 Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race. The D2D is an Irish showcase race of the 2023 series and one of 15 testing races that make up RORC's offshore championship The start of the 2021 Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race. The D2D is an Irish showcase race of the 2023 series and one of 15 testing races that make up RORC's offshore championship](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CTIEt31dBNc/s/767/I0000CTIEt31dBNc.jpg)
2023 Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race Features in World’s Largest Offshore Racing Series
13th April 2023 RORC
Since the 1940s, the Royal Ocean Racing Club has organised a season of multiple races and organised the first RORC Season’s Points Championship in 2000 using the IRC Rating System. The series quickly became, and still is, the largest racing…
![Thirty-nine teams honed their techniques and skills to kick start their 2023 season in the RORC Easter Challenge Thirty-nine teams honed their techniques and skills to kick start their 2023 season in the RORC Easter Challenge](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000J79LPr23nSE/s/767/I0000J79LPr23nSE.jpg)
The RORC Easter Challenge, supported by North Sails featured seven races over three days, with the IRC Class winners announced at the Cowes RORC Clubhouse on Easter Sunday: Ian Atkins’ GP42 Dark ‘N’ Stormy, Simon Perry’s Cape 31 Jiraffe, Lance…
![The fleet enjoyed exhilarating racing in the Solent on the second day of the RORC Easter Challenge The fleet enjoyed exhilarating racing in the Solent on the second day of the RORC Easter Challenge](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cJ.kkZqdte8/s/500/I0000cJ.kkZqdte8.jpg)
The second day of the RORC Easter Challenge on the Solent, supported by North Sails, featured three races for all IRC Classes. With building pressure during the day, the RORC fleet enjoyed exhilarating racing in the Solent. The RORC Race…
![Kicking off the 2023 season - On the first day of the RORC Easter Challenge, crews made the most of the complimentary on-the-water coaching Kicking off the 2023 season - On the first day of the RORC Easter Challenge, crews made the most of the complimentary on-the-water coaching](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EjEZxu._Rpc/s/767/I0000EjEZxu._Rpc.jpg)
A gentle start to day one of the RORC Easter Challenge had the RORC fleet basking in the spring sunshine and super-light conditions. The first day of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s training regatta featured an hour of practice starts…