{"id":21749,"date":"2023-07-22T00:38:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T00:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwest.jboats.com\/?p=21749"},"modified":"2023-08-08T23:13:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T23:13:04","slug":"battle-lines-drawn-for-rolex-fastnet-race-irc-three-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jboatssouthwest.com\/battle-lines-drawn-for-rolex-fastnet-race-irc-three-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle lines Drawn for ROLEX Fastnet Race- IRC Three Division"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Cowes<\/a>, Isle of Wight,\u00a0England<\/a>)- Nearly half of the impressive fleet of nearly 90 boats in IRC Three come from the drawing board of three tried and tested designs: Sun Fast 3200, JPK 1010, and\u00a0J\/109<\/a>. Also in the mix are some of the latest production yachts such as the\u00a0J\/99<\/a>, as well as historic boats and sailors from years gone by. While the majority of the boats in IRC Three are about 10 meters in length, the sheer size of the armada means that the total waterline length is greater than the world\u2019s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa!!<\/p>\n

The J\/99\u2019s IRC Rating is generally a few points higher than both the Sun Fast 3200 and the JPK 1010, but the more modern hull shape, longer bowsprit, and minimalistic deck layout make the\u00a0J\/99<\/a>\u00a0a real downwind flyer. The\u00a0J\/99<\/a>\u00a0DISKO TROOPER CONTENDER SAILCLOTH (AUS) is definitely on a mission, raced by Jules Hall & Jan Scholten, a pair of Laser sailors from Sydney, Australia. DISKO TROOPER will be racing with over 100 double-handed teams throughout the IRC classes. Note, the pair did not ship their boat from Australia, the duo will be racing Wayne Palmer\u2019s Hamble-based\u00a0J\/99<\/a>\u00a0JAM. This will be DISKO TROOPER\u2019s first big race since winning the inaugural IRC Double-Handed class in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and the boat now has a symmetric option for the first time. DISKO TROOPER is one of four J\/99s in action, including Emigdio Bedia GORILON (ESP), Phillipe Guennal’s JIN MOTION (FRA), and Mark Kendall & Tom Holloway’s JIRO (GBR).<\/p>\n

J\/109<\/a>\u00a0Class (within the IRC 3 Division)<\/span>
The\u00a0J\/109<\/a>\u00a0Class has its prize for the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet<\/a>\u00a0Race and twelve of the 35ft (10.67m) bowsprit design are eligible for the\u00a0J\/109<\/a>\u00a0RORC<\/a>\u00a0Trophy, as well as class and overall honors under IRC.<\/p>\n

Mike & Susie Yates\u2019 JAGO (GBR) competes both fully-crewed inshore and doublehanded offshore. For the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet<\/a>\u00a0Race, Mike Yates will be double-handed with Will Holland, a rigger for Pip Hare\u2019s IMOCA team. For Mike Yates, the 2023 Rolex\u00a0Fastnet<\/a>\u00a0Race is to resolve some unfinished business from 2021 when his doublehanded entry had to retire. \u201cWe retired for many reasons,\u201d he recalls. \u201cNot least by putting my knee through the oven door which meant no food \u2013 kind of important for a doublehanded crew!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mike Yates will compete Two-Handed on JAGO with Will Holland \u00a9 Rick Tomlinson<\/p>\n

Wim van Slooten & Jochem Nonhebel will be racing\u00a0J\/109<\/a>\u00a0FIRESTORM (NED). They are a highly experienced double-handed team from Jachtclub Scheveningen. Wim has been competing Two-Handed and this is the fifth Rolex\u00a0Fastnet<\/a>\u00a0Race for Firestorm. Rob Cotterill\u2019s\u00a0J\/109<\/a>\u00a0MOJO RISIN’ (GBR), fully crewed by family and friends, is having a superb season with\u00a0RORC<\/a>. MOJO RISIN\u2019 is in third place for the\u00a0RORC<\/a>\u00a0Season\u2019s Points Championship.<\/p>\n

The Royal Engineer Yacht Club raced in the first edition in 1925 and the long association continues with\u00a0J\/109<\/a>\u00a0TROJAN (GBR), crewed by servicemen and women from the Royal Engineers YC. The Royal Armoured Corps YC, formed in 1949, will also be racing a\u00a0J\/109<\/a>\u00a0WHITE KNIGHT 7 (GBR). The RACYC has a long history in the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet<\/a>\u00a0Race including the team lying a hull 50 yards from the\u00a0Fastnet<\/a>\u00a0Rock on the tragic 1979 race. They were swept many miles away from the Rock, and then they sailed home unscathed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Royal Engineer Yacht Club\u2019s\u00a0J\/109<\/a>\u00a0TROJAN (GBR) \u00a9 ROLEX\/Carlo Borlenghi<\/p>\n

Experts may agree that the winner of IRC Three may well be the best IRC corrected time, such as a\u00a0J\/109<\/a>, and only that class victory can secure a chance of winning overall. For the previous five editions of the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet<\/a>\u00a0Race, the elation of overall victory has been enjoyed by a team racing a yacht of less than 40ft, so the dream of lifting the\u00a0Fastnet<\/a>\u00a0Challenge Cup is more than a possibility for the winner of IRC Three.\u00a0 The 50th edition of the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet<\/a>\u00a0Race starts from\u00a0Cowes<\/a>, Isle of Wight on Saturday 22nd July.\u00a0 \u00a0For\u00a0more Rolex Fastnet Race sailing information<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Cowes, Isle of Wight,\u00a0England)- Nearly half of the impressive fleet of nearly 90 boats in IRC Three come from the drawing board of three tried and tested designs: Sun Fast 3200, JPK 1010, and\u00a0J\/109. Also in the mix are some of the latest production yachts such as the\u00a0J\/99, as well as historic boats and sailors from years gone by. While the majority of the boats in IRC Three are about 10 meters in length, the sheer size of the armada means that the total waterline length is greater than the world\u2019s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa!!
\nThe J\/99\u2019s IRC Rating is generally a few points higher than both the Sun Fast 3200 and the JPK 1010, but the more modern hull shape, longer bowsprit, and minimalistic deck layout make the\u00a0J\/99\u00a0a real downwind flyer. The\u00a0J\/99\u00a0DISKO TROOPER CONTENDER SAILCLOTH (AUS) is definitely on a mission, raced by Jules Hall & Jan Scholten, a pair of Laser sailors from Sydney, Australia. DISKO TROOPER will be racing with over 100 double-handed teams throughout the IRC classes. Note, the pair did not ship their boat from Australia, the duo will be racing Wayne Palmer\u2019s Hamble-based\u00a0J\/99\u00a0JAM. This will be DISKO TROOPER\u2019s first big race since winning the inaugural IRC Double-Handed class in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and the boat now has a symmetric option for the first time. DISKO TROOPER is one of four J\/99s in action, including Emigdio Bedia GORILON (ESP), Phillipe Guennal’s JIN MOTION (FRA), and Mark Kendall & Tom Holloway’s JIRO (GBR).
\nJ\/109\u00a0Class (within the IRC 3 Division)The\u00a0J\/109\u00a0Class has its prize for the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race and twelve of the 35ft (10.67m) bowsprit design are eligible for the\u00a0J\/109\u00a0RORC\u00a0Trophy, as well as class and overall honors under IRC.
\nMike & Susie Yates\u2019 JAGO (GBR) competes both fully-crewed inshore and doublehanded offshore. For the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race, Mike Yates will be double-handed with Will Holland, a rigger for Pip Hare\u2019s IMOCA team. For Mike Yates, the 2023 Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race is to resolve some unfinished business from 2021 when his doublehanded entry had to retire. \u201cWe retired for many reasons,\u201d he recalls. \u201cNot least by putting my knee through the oven door which meant no food \u2013 kind of important for a doublehanded crew!\u201d
\nMike Yates will compete Two-Handed on JAGO with Will Holland \u00a9 Rick Tomlinson
\nWim van Slooten & Jochem Nonhebel will be racing\u00a0J\/109\u00a0FIRESTORM (NED). They are a highly experienced double-handed team from Jachtclub Scheveningen. Wim has been competing Two-Handed and this is the fifth Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race for Firestorm. Rob Cotterill\u2019s\u00a0J\/109\u00a0MOJO RISIN’ (GBR), fully crewed by family and friends, is having a superb season with\u00a0RORC. MOJO RISIN\u2019 is in third place for the\u00a0RORC\u00a0Season\u2019s Points Championship.
\nThe Royal Engineer Yacht Club raced in the first edition in 1925 and the long association continues with\u00a0J\/109\u00a0TROJAN (GBR), crewed by servicemen and women from the Royal Engineers YC. The Royal Armoured Corps YC, formed in 1949, will also be racing a\u00a0J\/109\u00a0WHITE KNIGHT 7 (GBR). The RACYC has a long history in the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race including the team lying a hull 50 yards from the\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Rock on the tragic 1979 race. They were swept many miles away from the Rock, and then they sailed home unscathed.\u00a0
\nThe Royal Engineer Yacht Club\u2019s\u00a0J\/109\u00a0TROJAN (GBR) \u00a9 ROLEX\/Carlo Borlenghi
\nExperts may agree that the winner of IRC Three may well be the best IRC corrected time, such as a\u00a0J\/109, and only that class victory can secure a chance of winning overall. For the previous five editions of the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race, the elation of overall victory has been enjoyed by a team racing a yacht of less than 40ft, so the dream of lifting the\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Challenge Cup is more than a possibility for the winner of IRC Three.\u00a0 The 50th edition of the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race starts from\u00a0Cowes, Isle of Wight on Saturday 22nd July.\u00a0 \u00a0For\u00a0more Rolex Fastnet Race sailing information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jboats_news_reviews"],"yoast_head":"\nBattle lines Drawn for ROLEX Fastnet Race- IRC Three Division - JBoats Southwest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/jboats.com\/2023-blog\/battle-lines-drawn-for-rolex-fastnet-race-irc-three-division\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Battle lines Drawn for ROLEX Fastnet Race- IRC Three Division - JBoats Southwest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Cowes, Isle of Wight,\u00a0England)- Nearly half of the impressive fleet of nearly 90 boats in IRC Three come from the drawing board of three tried and tested designs: Sun Fast 3200, JPK 1010, and\u00a0J\/109. Also in the mix are some of the latest production yachts such as the\u00a0J\/99, as well as historic boats and sailors from years gone by. While the majority of the boats in IRC Three are about 10 meters in length, the sheer size of the armada means that the total waterline length is greater than the world\u2019s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa!! The J\/99\u2019s IRC Rating is generally a few points higher than both the Sun Fast 3200 and the JPK 1010, but the more modern hull shape, longer bowsprit, and minimalistic deck layout make the\u00a0J\/99\u00a0a real downwind flyer. The\u00a0J\/99\u00a0DISKO TROOPER CONTENDER SAILCLOTH (AUS) is definitely on a mission, raced by Jules Hall & Jan Scholten, a pair of Laser sailors from Sydney, Australia. DISKO TROOPER will be racing with over 100 double-handed teams throughout the IRC classes. Note, the pair did not ship their boat from Australia, the duo will be racing Wayne Palmer\u2019s Hamble-based\u00a0J\/99\u00a0JAM. 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For Mike Yates, the 2023 Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race is to resolve some unfinished business from 2021 when his doublehanded entry had to retire. \u201cWe retired for many reasons,\u201d he recalls. \u201cNot least by putting my knee through the oven door which meant no food \u2013 kind of important for a doublehanded crew!\u201d Mike Yates will compete Two-Handed on JAGO with Will Holland \u00a9 Rick Tomlinson Wim van Slooten & Jochem Nonhebel will be racing\u00a0J\/109\u00a0FIRESTORM (NED). They are a highly experienced double-handed team from Jachtclub Scheveningen. Wim has been competing Two-Handed and this is the fifth Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race for Firestorm. Rob Cotterill\u2019s\u00a0J\/109\u00a0MOJO RISIN' (GBR), fully crewed by family and friends, is having a superb season with\u00a0RORC. MOJO RISIN\u2019 is in third place for the\u00a0RORC\u00a0Season\u2019s Points Championship. The Royal Engineer Yacht Club raced in the first edition in 1925 and the long association continues with\u00a0J\/109\u00a0TROJAN (GBR), crewed by servicemen and women from the Royal Engineers YC. The Royal Armoured Corps YC, formed in 1949, will also be racing a\u00a0J\/109\u00a0WHITE KNIGHT 7 (GBR). The RACYC has a long history in the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race including the team lying a hull 50 yards from the\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Rock on the tragic 1979 race. They were swept many miles away from the Rock, and then they sailed home unscathed.\u00a0 The Royal Engineer Yacht Club\u2019s\u00a0J\/109\u00a0TROJAN (GBR) \u00a9 ROLEX\/Carlo Borlenghi Experts may agree that the winner of IRC Three may well be the best IRC corrected time, such as a\u00a0J\/109, and only that class victory can secure a chance of winning overall. 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Also in the mix are some of the latest production yachts such as the\u00a0J\/99, as well as historic boats and sailors from years gone by. While the majority of the boats in IRC Three are about 10 meters in length, the sheer size of the armada means that the total waterline length is greater than the world\u2019s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa!! The J\/99\u2019s IRC Rating is generally a few points higher than both the Sun Fast 3200 and the JPK 1010, but the more modern hull shape, longer bowsprit, and minimalistic deck layout make the\u00a0J\/99\u00a0a real downwind flyer. The\u00a0J\/99\u00a0DISKO TROOPER CONTENDER SAILCLOTH (AUS) is definitely on a mission, raced by Jules Hall & Jan Scholten, a pair of Laser sailors from Sydney, Australia. DISKO TROOPER will be racing with over 100 double-handed teams throughout the IRC classes. Note, the pair did not ship their boat from Australia, the duo will be racing Wayne Palmer\u2019s Hamble-based\u00a0J\/99\u00a0JAM. This will be DISKO TROOPER\u2019s first big race since winning the inaugural IRC Double-Handed class in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and the boat now has a symmetric option for the first time. DISKO TROOPER is one of four J\/99s in action, including Emigdio Bedia GORILON (ESP), Phillipe Guennal's JIN MOTION (FRA), and Mark Kendall & Tom Holloway's JIRO (GBR). J\/109\u00a0Class (within the IRC 3 Division)The\u00a0J\/109\u00a0Class has its prize for the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race and twelve of the 35ft (10.67m) bowsprit design are eligible for the\u00a0J\/109\u00a0RORC\u00a0Trophy, as well as class and overall honors under IRC. Mike & Susie Yates\u2019 JAGO (GBR) competes both fully-crewed inshore and doublehanded offshore. For the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race, Mike Yates will be double-handed with Will Holland, a rigger for Pip Hare\u2019s IMOCA team. For Mike Yates, the 2023 Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race is to resolve some unfinished business from 2021 when his doublehanded entry had to retire. \u201cWe retired for many reasons,\u201d he recalls. \u201cNot least by putting my knee through the oven door which meant no food \u2013 kind of important for a doublehanded crew!\u201d Mike Yates will compete Two-Handed on JAGO with Will Holland \u00a9 Rick Tomlinson Wim van Slooten & Jochem Nonhebel will be racing\u00a0J\/109\u00a0FIRESTORM (NED). They are a highly experienced double-handed team from Jachtclub Scheveningen. Wim has been competing Two-Handed and this is the fifth Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race for Firestorm. Rob Cotterill\u2019s\u00a0J\/109\u00a0MOJO RISIN' (GBR), fully crewed by family and friends, is having a superb season with\u00a0RORC. MOJO RISIN\u2019 is in third place for the\u00a0RORC\u00a0Season\u2019s Points Championship. The Royal Engineer Yacht Club raced in the first edition in 1925 and the long association continues with\u00a0J\/109\u00a0TROJAN (GBR), crewed by servicemen and women from the Royal Engineers YC. The Royal Armoured Corps YC, formed in 1949, will also be racing a\u00a0J\/109\u00a0WHITE KNIGHT 7 (GBR). The RACYC has a long history in the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race including the team lying a hull 50 yards from the\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Rock on the tragic 1979 race. They were swept many miles away from the Rock, and then they sailed home unscathed.\u00a0 The Royal Engineer Yacht Club\u2019s\u00a0J\/109\u00a0TROJAN (GBR) \u00a9 ROLEX\/Carlo Borlenghi Experts may agree that the winner of IRC Three may well be the best IRC corrected time, such as a\u00a0J\/109, and only that class victory can secure a chance of winning overall. For the previous five editions of the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race, the elation of overall victory has been enjoyed by a team racing a yacht of less than 40ft, so the dream of lifting the\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Challenge Cup is more than a possibility for the winner of IRC Three.\u00a0 The 50th edition of the Rolex\u00a0Fastnet\u00a0Race starts from\u00a0Cowes, Isle of Wight on Saturday 22nd July.\u00a0 \u00a0For\u00a0more Rolex Fastnet Race sailing information.","og_url":"https:\/\/jboatssouthwest.com\/battle-lines-drawn-for-rolex-fastnet-race-irc-three-division\/","og_site_name":"JBoats Southwest","article_published_time":"2023-07-22T00:38:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-08T23:13:04+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/southwest.jboats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0bdef5d0-5509-bc00-85d3-7e811f51da7b.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Stuart Johnstone","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Stuart Johnstone","Est. reading 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