Monday 5th January

We are pleased to announce that the online entry system is now up and running, thank you for your patience. To enter online click here.

DATE Friday, 16^th January 2009 at 1900 hrs

VENUE - Royal Ocean Racing Club, 20 St James's Place, London, SW1A 1NN

Whether you are RORC members or not you will be most welcome to join us at the RORC CREW MATCH:

• An evening for owners/skippers to meet and recruit potential crew for the season ahead
• An opportunity for crew to make contact with owners and/or skippers
• Swap experiences and compare skills with other sailors
• Crew should bring along a copy of their sailing CV to hand out including contact details
• Owners and skippers should have information on their yachts and requirements
• This event is designed for both private yacht owners and commercial projects
• There will be a small administration charge of £10 made to non RORC member crew who wish to attend

If you are interested in attending please complete the relevant form below and send it to Becci Brooke: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 Crew Registration Form 16/12/2008,03:07 130.00 Kb
 Private Owners Registration Form 16/12/2008,03:09 99.50 Kb
 Commercial Skippers Registration Form 16/12/2008,03:09 100.00 Kb

The new RORC Commodore Andrew McIrvine visited Larchmont YC last weekend to attend a seminar organised by Storm Trysail Club to discuss ways to increase participation in big boat sailing. STC worked with US-IRC, New York Yacht Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, and the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) to present a comprehensive program.

There were three sessions, each featuring guest speakers and then open panel-audience participation.  After welcoming the guests from as far away as San Francisco and London, Chairman of the US-IRC Owners Committee Richard du Moulin introduced the new Chairman of the Board of US-IRC, John Brim (owner of RIMA).

Special Offers for Christmas

Please find the Insignia order form here.

One Long Sleeved Polo Shirt - £15
Two Long Sleeved Polo Shirts - £25

RORC Christmas Cards, £1.20 Text inside: With Christmas Greetings  And All Good Wishes for the New Year from

The Royal Ocean Racing Club and Seahorse Magazine are exhibiting at the Sail, Power and Watersports Show at Earls Court.

You will find us at Stand R48 which is quite close to the Guinness Stand. For details of the show and opening times see http://www.earlscourt2008.com/.

The RORC Annual Prizegiving Dinner was held at the De Vere Hotel in Southampton on the 8th November. The event was very well attended by the prize winners and supported by many members and crews. The undisputed star of the evening was Philippe Delaporte and his crew, winners of the Somerset Memorial Trophy for 2008 Yacht of the Year as well as the Serendip Trophy, Stradivarius Trophy, Highwayman Cup, Assuage Trophy, Emily Verger Plate and Jazz Trophy. The full list of Prize winners is available here

Congratulations to all of the winners and best of luck to everyone for the 2009 RORC Season

American Yacht Club

Hosted by:
Andrew McIrvine - Vice Commodore
Eddie Warden-Owen - Chief Executive Officer
Richard Du Moulin - Rear Commodore

Date: Saturday 6^th December 2008
The Formal Dining Room at American Yacht Club, Milton Point, Rye, NY 10580
Drinks in the Formal Living Room from 7pm, Dinner served at 8pm

Guest speaker, Peter Reggio, will discuss his experiences as Race Officer for the Americas Cup and the Olympics, including humorous anecdotes and inside drama... Eddie Warden Owen and Andrew McIrvine from RORC will also provide an update on sailing in Europe and IRC.

Dresscode: Jacket & Tie

To apply for tickets, please complete the ticket request form and return to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The entry for the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race opens on 5th January 2009.

Details of the entry, qualification, training and documents required are now available in the Advanced Competitors Information, all you need to know is clearly laid out on the new Rolex Fastnet Race Minisite.

The 2007 Rolex Fastnet Race was very well subscribed and waiting list had to be formed. The logistics of the race and berthing in Plymouth means the entry will be limited to 300 boats, if we reach the limit we will again set up a waiting list.

In your planning for the race you may be interested in the Crew match evening held at the Royal Ocean Racing Club, Clubhouse in London on the 16th January 2009, where we aim to introduce Owners/Skippers and crew to each other. The full details of the event will be published on the main RORC website www.rorc.org.