RORC Channel Race Preview

(Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)- The penultimate RORC Offshore Points Series race- the 120.0nm Channel Race- will be taking place this coming weekend. Coming off a very lightly attended Cowes Weeks, this RORC race may be the most lightly attended event in a long time. However, those boats that are vying for the offshore point series lead are all participating for valuable series points. The Royal Ocean Racing Club, in coordination with the Royal Yacht Squadron, will be starting the race off the famous “Squadron line” off Cowes, Isle of Wight on Friday evening. The 120.0nm race around the English Channel is often just a large offshore triangle, starting and stopping off the Cowes line. Nevertheless, the RORC Race Committee has the option to configure any set of offshore buoys for the race to address potential weather and current conditions. Here are the J/Teams participating in the race. 

IRC 1 Division- 6 entries
Gilles Fournier and Corinne Migraine’s J/133 PINTIA
Derek Shakespeare’s J/122 BULLDOG 

IRC 3 Division- 9 entries
Three J/109s- Mike & Susie Yates’s JAGO, Chris Burleigh’s JYBE TALKIN, David McGough’s JUST SO.
Jean-Lin Flip’s French team on J/99 YALLA.  

IRC Doublehanded Division- 11 entries
Two J/109s- David McGough’s JUST SO and the Yates’s JAGO. 
For more RORC Channel Race sailing information