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.

Please click here to find the 2009 Race Programme.

The links to the individual Race pages will be added as soon as possible.

The RORC Caribbean 600 Race website is now live.

The Event Minisite includes the Pre-Notice of Race and details of boats intending to compete.

Please click on http://caribbean600.rorc.org/ to navigate to the Minisite.

2008 YACHT OF THE YEAR

Winning the
SOMERSET MEMORIAL TROPHY
For outstanding racing achievement by a yacht owned or sailed by a RORC member as voted for by the Main Committee
 In recognition of not only a successful season, but also, and in particular, for his sportsmanlike approach, Corinthian spirit and the support he has shown his fellow competitors.
PEN AZEN, (J 122) Philippe Delaporte

ASSUAGE TROPHY

CHAMPIONSHIP FOR RORC MEMBERS
For the yacht with the most points in IRC overall in the Cherbourg Race plus her best three races taken from Cervantes, Morgan Cup, Myth of Malham and Cowes-Dinard-St. Malo races
PEN AZEN, (J 122) Philippe Delaporte

ALAN PAUL TROPHY

For consistent high performance in IRC. Based on consistent high scores plus a bonus for number of races completed.
BRITISH SOLDIER, (Archamboult RC40) Army Sailing Association, Lt Col Nick Bate

CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES

IRC overall: Jazz Trophy                         
PEN AZEN, (J 122) Philippe Delaporte

IRC Super Zero: Europeans Trophy    
FORMIDABLE 3, (Lutra 56) Piet Vroon

IRC 0: Illingworth Cup                              
ERIVALE III, (Kerr 39) Mike Greville

IRC 1: Emily Verger Plate                        
PEN AZEN, (J 122) Philippe Delaporte

IRC 2: Grenade Goblet                             
FOGGY DEW, (JPK 9.60) Noel Racine

IRC 3: Cowland Trophy                           
CLARIONET, (Stevens One Tonner) Paul March

2 Handed Division: Psipsina Trophy   
SLINGSHOT, (J 105) Michael Boyd and Niall Dowling

Sigma 38: Oldland/Watts Aquadanca  
FLYING BANANA, Richard Palmer

J 109 RORC Trophy                                 
JAGUAR OF BURNHAM, Adrian Lower