Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) News and Results
![Anthony O'Leary's Royal Cork Cape 31 Anthony O'Leary's Royal Cork Cape 31 'Antix' is competing at this weekend's RORC IRC Nationals on the Solent](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CrSuutDtdy4/s/767/I0000CrSuutDtdy4.jpg)
Anthony O'Leary's New Royal Cork Cape 31 Competing at RORC IRC Nationals on the Solent
10th June 2022 RORC
Among the lineup on the Solent this weekend for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s IRC National Championship is the Cape 31 Antix, skippered by Royal Cork's Anthony O’Leary, who won the IRC Nationals in 2014. And it looks like the…
![The British HH42 INO XXX raced by the RORC Commodore James Neville was the Myth of Malham winner and will race Round Ireland on June 18 The British HH42 INO XXX raced by the RORC Commodore James Neville was the Myth of Malham winner and will race Round Ireland on June 18](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000goJh1bi9d8o/s/767/I0000goJh1bi9d8o.jpg)
British yacht INO XXX which competes in the Round Ireland Race in less than a fortnight was victorious in this weekend's RORC Myth of Malham Race that featured a number of Irish crews. The Cowes-Eddystone-Solent 230nm started last Thursday and saw IRC…
![Michael O'Donnell's J121 Darkwood is racing in the Myth of Malham Race on the Solent before heading to Ireland this month for the Round Ireland Race Michael O'Donnell's J121 Darkwood is racing in the Myth of Malham Race on the Solent before heading to Ireland this month for the Round Ireland Race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000p0gQFQcMlgw/s/767/I0000p0gQFQcMlgw.jpg)
O'Donnell's 'Darkwood' Round Ireland Race Crew Are Ready for RORC's Myth of Malham Race
2nd June 2022 RORC
Ireland is among 70 teams from eight different nations that have entered this weekend's Royal Ocean Racing Club Myth of Malham Race. Irish crews include Michael O'Donnells's team on the J121 Darkwood that are now officially entered for the Round…
![Dutch JPK 1180 Il Corvo Dutch JPK 1180 Il Corvo, owned by Astrid de Vin and skippered by Roeland Franssens](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000iSWKTZhwczE/s/767/I0000iSWKTZhwczE.jpg)
The overall winner for the 181nm North Sea Race under IRC was the Dutch JPK 1180 Il Corvo, owned by Astrid de Vin and skippered by Roeland Franssens. Dutch Ker 46 Van Uden skippered by Johnny Poortman was just 121…
![The 24th IRC National Championship will take place in the Solent from 10-12th June 2022 The 24th IRC National Championship will take place in the Solent from 10-12th June 2022](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pTXyRYjlS8I/s/767/I0000pTXyRYjlS8I.jpg)
Past Irish Victories Recalled as 24th IRC National Championship at Cowes Sets Sail in a Fortnight
26th May 2022 RORC
One of the pinnacle events of the IRC rating system in the UK will take place over 10-12 June from Cowes and Ireland's past victories are recalled as Anthony O'Leary's former winner, the Ker 40 Antix, is racing in the…
![A great day for sailing at the 2022 RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup on the Solent A great day for sailing at the 2022 RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup on the Solent](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jGHmhSrxWS0/s/767I0000jGHmhSrxWS0.jpg)
Cowes: Sunday 22 May, 2022: Today had a change in wind direction to an east-southeasterly that progressively strengthened to 10-11 knots, along with more glorious sunshine for the 50 teams competing at the RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup. The Quarter Tonners…
![The J/111 fleet enjoying glorious conditions at the RORC Vice Admiral's Cup on the second day of Solent racing The J/111 fleet enjoying glorious conditions at the RORC Vice Admiral's Cup on the second day of Solent racing](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000c_pO8kGVZOU/s/767/I0000c_pO8kGVZOU.jpg)
Brilliant sun, big tides and light to moderate winds that built from 6-8 knots in the morning to 10-12 knots during the afternoon provided glorious conditions for the second day of the RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup off Cowes. All six…
![Anthony O'Leary and the Antix crew Anthony O'Leary and the Antix crew from Royal Cork are competing in a 13-boat Cape 31 fleet in Cowes at RORC's Vice Admiral's Cup Regatta](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bmN0haqVT2M/s/767/I0000bmN0haqVT2M.jpg)
If you've wondered what it's like in the wide open prairie-like spaces of the new Cape 31s' cockpits when things get hairy, "The Cork Boat in Cowes", aka the latest Antix with Anthony O'Leary doing the driving in the Solent, provides…
![Class 30 One Design Class 30 One Design - After nine months of study, research and development by VPLP and Multiplast, the final project designs have been finalised](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Snfx_ny8ThY/s/767/I0000Snfx_ny8ThY.jpg)
The boat imagined and designed by VPLP, thanks to the joint initiative of Union Nationale pour la Course au Large (France), the Royal Ocean Racing Club (UK) and the Storm Trysail Club (USA) is scheduled to make its debut afloat…
![RYA joins forces with RORC Rating Office & SW Yacht Time Correction Factor to promote and develop a national rating system for cruiser racers RYA joins forces with RORC Rating Office & SW Yacht Time Correction Factor to promote and develop a national rating system for cruiser racers](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NqGZ9neVUCs/s/767/I0000NqGZ9neVUCs.jpg)
RYA and RORC Rating Office to Develop National Rating System for Cruiser Racers
16th May 2022 RYA Northern Ireland
Since the pandemic there has been a boost in numbers of people getting afloat - mostly sailors relatively new to the sport - and the RYA and the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) are keen to encourage as many keelboat…
![30 teams racing in IRC Two-Handed in the RORC De Guingand Bowl Race 30 teams racing in IRC Two-Handed in the RORC De Guingand Bowl Race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PmDBSY3qTRU/s/767/I0000PmDBSY3qTRU.jpg)
Seven IRC Two-Handed Teams Post the Top Positions for IRC Overall in Royal Ocean Racing Club’s De Guingand Bowl Race
15th May 2022 RORC
With the wind speed varying from zephyrs to over 20 knots, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s De Guingand Bowl Race tested the international fleet right through the spectrum of skill sets on Saturday over a 115 mile course. Seven teams…
![There are expressions of Interest from 12 teams for the inaugural GP Zero Series There are expressions of Interest from 12 teams for the inaugural GP Zero Series](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004Uxh5tapH5w/s/767/I00004Uxh5tapH5w.jpg)
A new Grand Prix Zero Class is inviting members to join the IRC-rating based initiarive on the Solent. Eligible high-performance boats will have an IRC Rating from 1.192 to 1.394 and a DLR max of 105. The aim of GP…
![RORC De Guingand Bowl Race At least 30 teams will be racing in IRC Two-Handed in the RORC De Guingand Bowl Race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007ZhDMPXz7Gk/s/500/I00007ZhDMPXz7Gk.jpg)
Dubliner Michael O’Donnell's J/121 Darkwood is Racing for RORC De Guingand Bowl Race Honours
12th May 2022 RORC
The fifth race of the RORC Season’s Points Championship is the De Guingand Bowl Race, scheduled to start at 09:30 BST on Saturday 14th May to the west, from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line, Cowes. The course for the overnight…
![Ker 46 Van Uden Ker 46 Van Uden will be skippered by three-time Volvo Ocean Race veteran Gerd-Jan Poortman and young up-and-coming Dutch sailing talent in August's IRC European Championship to be held in Breskens, Netherlands](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000e1_P2OX2TNE/s/767/I0000e1_P2OX2TNE.jpg)
Having previously straddled Europe, visiting other major yachting hubs such as Cowes, Cork Harbour, Marseille and Sanremo, the seventh edition of the prestigious IRC European Championship this year will take place over 25-28 August in the Netherlands, alongside Damen Breskens…
![Jonny Mordaunt, Tom McWilliam and Simon Johnson Jonny Mordaunt, Tom McWilliam and Simon Johnson are onboard Tschuss in CSA2 of Antigua Sailing Week](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yDfgWgQLO_c/s/635/I0000yDfgWgQLO_c.jpg)
The podium after the second day of racing at Antigua Sailing Week had Irish interest with both Jonny Mordaunt's CSA 2 Tschuss and Adrian Lee's Lee Overlay Partners in CSA3 were race winners. The race was blessed with stunning conditions with 15-20…
![INO XXX RORC Commodore James Neville's HH42 INO XXX who will contest the Round Ireland Race on June 18 was the overall winner of the 2022 Cervantes Trophy Race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zpB6bgYXSSE/s/767/I0000zpB6bgYXSSE.jpg)
Two top UK-based yachts expected to enter June's Round Ireland Race scored significant wins in the UK’s offshore season opener in a race across the English Channel on Saturday. It's a weekend result that raises the stakes for overall honours…