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2015 RORC Season's Points Championship - Cervantes Trophy Race overall

by Louay Habib on 4 May 2015
Géry Trentesaux's new JPK 10.80, Courrier Du Leon, was the overall winner of the 2015 Cervantes Trophy Race. - 2015 RORC Season's Points Championship Jean-Marie Liot
With over 400 yachts crewed by thousands of sailors from over 30 different nations, the 2015 Royal Ocean Racing Club's Season's Points Championship has the largest fleet of offshore racing yachts anywhere in the world. This year the RORC is celebrating its 90th anniversary and a record attendance is highly likely.

The first race of the series in the English Channel was the Cervantes Trophy Race, which started on 2nd May 2015. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Société des Régates du Havre and the Royal Yacht Squadron, the 114 yachts entered were set a 135 nautical mile course from the Squadron Line to Le Havre.

The first leg took the fleet downwind to Anvil Point and the DZB Buoy, with 20 knots of wind from the east. It was a terrific start to the race and with spinnakers set most yachts were enjoying double digit boat speed. The wind was funnelling through Hurst Narrows and the increased wind speed caused a good few broaches, but back under control, the competitors continued downwind to Anvil Point where it was spinnakers down and on to the wind for the 100 mile leg towards Le Havre. The forecast was showing a massive shift in the wind direction from easterly through the south to settle in the southwest. With this in mind most of the boats stayed on port tack and headed for the Cap de la Hague in anticipation of the change. With the forecast changing and rain squalls running up the channel the crossing of the Baiy de la Seine and negotiating the tricky tidal streams and shifty winds was to prove a crucial part of the race.
Géry Trentesaux's new JPK 10.80, Courrier Du Leon was the overall winner, taking under 20 hours to complete the course. “This is the first time we have raced the boat and we are delighted with the performance,” smiled Géry. “We haven't really tuned up the boat but she will be a nice fast boat once we have had some time on the water. IRC 3 is a very competitive class and it looks like this will be a really good season. The Cervantes Trophy Race had a lot of upwind sailing and I was very surprised how fast Courrier Du Leon was on the wind. The key area of the race was the approach to le Havre, we stayed south and tacked just off Barfleur, which was perfect. Courrier Du Leon will be taking part in the North Sea Race and I am sure I speak for all sailors when I say, we will all miss Piet Vroon, who is not sailing at the moment due to a back operation. We all wish him a speedy recovery.”

In IRC Canting Keel, IMOCA 60, Artemis Ocean Racing took Line Honours in 15hrs 23mins 58secs and the class win from Chris Le Prevost's IMOCA 60, Rosalba, sailed by Andy Greenwood. Derek Saunders' CM60, Venomous crewed by the Windward Sailing Team, was the winner of IRC Zero. Ned Collier Wakefield's Class40, Concise8 took the Class40 win, 22 minutes ahead of David Pearce's Forty Shades of Grey, with Bertrand Gregory's Rififi third.

In IRC One, there was an emphatic win for Nick Jones' First 44.7 Lisa, which won the class by nearly an hour on corrected time from Mark Emerson's Rodman 42, Phosphorus. Edward Broadway's Ker 40, Hooligan VII was third. In IRC Two, local sailor Gilles Fournier J/133 Pintia was the winner by just over ten minutes on corrected time and was also second overall Gilles was sailing with French legend Bruno Troublé who undoubtedly brought a lot of technical and tactical experience to the team. RORC Admiral, Andrew Mc Irvine's First 40, La Réponse sailed by Jason Owen was second in IRC One and Peter Rutter's Grand Soleil 43, Quokka 8, with RORC Commodore Michael Boyd on board, was third.

IRC Three was won by Courrier du Leon, just under ten minutes ahead of Eric Mordret's JPK10.80, Raphaello. Holders of the Fastnet Trophy, Pascal Loison's JPK 10.10, Night and Day was third, racing two-handed with his son Alexis. 25 yachts were racing in the Two-Handed Class for the Cervantes Trophy. Night and Day was the winner by just under 20 minutes on corrected time from Rob Craigie's Sunfast 3600, Bellino. Louis-Marie Dussere's JPK10.10, Raging Bee, returned from the RORC Caribbean 600 to compete and placed third in the Two-Handed Class, just 31 seconds behind Bellino.

Harry Heijst's S&S 41, Winsome revelled in the upwind conditions to win IRC Four, beating Noel Racine's JPK 10.10, Foggy Dew by just over six minutes after time correction. Ludovic Melnyk's JPK 9.60, Sous Mama Boulé racing Two Handed was third.

“The RORC Season's Points Championship is the premier offshore sailing series in the world” commented RORC Racing Manager Nick Elliott. “The 2015 series will see the fleet swelled by yachts competing for the RORC blue ribbon event, the Rolex Fastnet Race, which once again has struck a chord with Professional and Corinthian sailors alike.”

At the beginning of May the yachts line up to get racing miles under their belts working towards the 300 nm offshore racing required to meet the experience qualification for the Rolex Fastnet Race, as well as scoring points towards the Season’s Points Championship. The Cervantes Trophy had a terrific entry list and a big thank you to the Société des Régates du Havre that has once again hosted the finish, providing a fantastic welcome for all of the participants.”
Racing for the RORC Season's Points Championship continues with the 181 nautical mile North Sea Race from Harwich to Scheveningen, which starts on Friday 15th May.

2015 RORC Mainseries IRC Overall
Cervantes Trophy Race

Provisional Results

Sail No

Boat

Type of Boat

Owner

Sailed by

Elapsed

Handicap

Corrected

Finishing Place

Points

FRA43772

Courrier Du Leon

JPK 10.80

Géry Trentesaux

 

19:46:26

1.050

20:45:45

1

100

FRA38568

Pintia

J/133

Gilles Fournier

Pierre Viard

19:05:17

1.095

20:54:05

2

94

FRA43645

Raphaello

JPK 10.80

Eric Mordret

Arnaud Delamare and Eric Mordret

20:04:26

1.042

20:55:01

3

90

FRA38895

Night And Day

JPK 10.10

Pascal Loison

2H

20:52:18

1.009

21:03:34

4

84.5

GBR4947R

Lisa

First 44.7

Nicholas Jones

 

19:04:32

1.104

21:03:34

4

84.5

GBR42N

La Réponse

First 40

Andrew McIrvine

Mr Jason Owen

19:26:33

1.084

21:04:32

6

80

NED118

Winsome

S&S 41

Harry J. Heijst

 

21:23:36

0.987

21:06:55

7

78

GBR2215L

Quokka 8

Grand Soleil 43

Peter Rutter

Peter Rutter and Michael Boyd

19:15:52

1.099

21:10:18

8

76

FRA37310

Foggy Dew

JPK 10.10

Noel Racine

 

21:09:31

1.003

21:13:20

9

74

GBR3657L

Bellino

Sun Fast 3600

Rob Craigie

2H

20:36:17

1.039

21:24:30

10

72

FRA38902

Raging Bee

JPK 10.10

Louis-Marie Dussere

2H

21:17:21

1.006

21:25:01

11

70

GBR795R

Ninjod

Sun Fast 3600

Paul Brant

2H

20:42:21

1.040

21:32:03

12

68

GBR958R

Pincer Movement

JPK 10.10

Richard Searle

 

21:23:45

1.008

21:34:01

13

66

GBR7383R

PRD Konsult Puma

Reflex 38

Stuart Wilkie

Peter Westerlund

20:25:44

1.063

21:42:57

14

65

FRA27550

Sous Mama Boulé

JPK 9.60

Ludovic Melnyk

2H

22:16:06

0.976

21:44:02

15

64

GBR4013R

Sailplane

First 40

Rob Bottomley

Jonas Sandberg

20:03:59

1.084

21:45:07

16

63

FRA9677

Orange mecaniX

X 41

Maxime de Mareuil

 

19:58:00

1.096

21:53:00

17

62

GBR5355N

Phosphorus

Rodman 42

Mark Emerson

 

19:23:53

1.129

21:54:01

18

61

GBR8537R

Jangada Too

J/109

Richard Palmer

 

21:43:00

1.009

21:54:44

19

60

FRA27754

Clezio

Grand Soleil 39

Yvon Haquet

 

21:19:14

1.030

21:57:37

20

59

GBR5809R

Jelenko

J/109

Trevor Sainty

 

21:48:57

1.009

22:00:44

21

58.5

GBR9205R

Diablo-J

J/105

Nick Martin

2H

21:53:31

1.006

22:01:24

22

58

GBR741R

Hooligan VII

Ker 40

Edward Broadway

 

18:29:36

1.193

22:03:45

23

57.5

GBR6865R

Jagerbomb

J/109

Paul Griffiths

2H

21:51:54

1.010

22:05:01

24

57

GBR979R

Malice

HOD 35

Mike Moxley

2H

21:54:19

1.009

22:06:09

25

56.5

GBR7909R

Jolene II

J/109

Philip Nelson

 

21:45:14

1.017

22:07:25

26

56

GBR7384R

Sirens' Tigress

Reflex 38

Susan Glenny

Chris Brooks

21:00:52

1.053

22:07:42

27

55.5

GBR6709R

J-T'Aime

J/109

Christopher Palmer

Brenton Caffin

21:56:13

1.012

22:12:01

28

55

GBR8643T

Arcsine

Arcona 370

Kathy Claydon

 

21:34:52

1.029

22:12:25

29

54.5

GBR7041R

Anticipation

First 40.7

Peter Newlands

 

21:01:47

1.056

22:12:27

30

54

FRA35966

Dr Feelgood (again)

A 35

Sebastien Delasnerie

 

21:37:52

1.027

22:12:55

31

53.5

GBR1404R

Flair IV

Elan 40

Ashley Harris

2H

21:46:48

1.021

22:14:15

32

53

FRA15055

Princesse Gotionude

JOD 35

Nicolas Dezeustre

 

21:48:12

1.020

22:14:22

33

52.5

GBR8529R

Jazzy Jellyfish

J/109

Kevin Armstrong

 

21:55:24

1.015

22:15:08

34

52

GBR851R

Cracklin Rosie

Corby 40

Steven Anderson

 

20:09:54

1.104

22:15:44

35

51.5

GBR6504N

Talisman

Prima 38

Simon Harwood

 

20:51:59

1.067

22:15:52

36

51

GBR4365T

Haven KJ Enigma

MG 346

Ian Braham

 

23:29:53

0.952

22:22:13

37

50.5

GBR123

Xara

Swan SR 38

Jonathan Rolls

 

23:57:44

0.938

22:28:36

38

50

GBR4343C

Tweak

JOD 35

Richard Breese

2H

22:12:56

1.012

22:28:56

39

49.5

GBR6809R

Jybe Talkin'

J/109

Christopher Burleigh

 

22:13:19

1.013

22:30:39

40

49

FRA19999

Yoalla 4

Fauroux 34

Yves Fouchet

 

22:25:54

1.006

22:33:59

41

48.5

GBR9604R

Nunatak

J/120

Elin Haf Davies

2H

21:23:49

1.055

22:34:26

42

48

GBR6525N

Revive

Prima 38

Paul A Farrands

 

21:04:18

1.074

22:37:51

43

47.5

GBR8633R

Jings

J/133

David Ballantyne

 

20:25:50

1.109

22:39:27

44

47

GBR5963T

Pyxis

X 332

Kirsteen Donaldson

2H

23:45:15

0.957

22:43:58

45

46.5

GBR1682R

Tokoloshe II

GP 42

Michael Bartholomew

 

17:58:31

1.265

22:44:19

46

46

GBR7743R

Kestrel

Arcona 410

Simon Bamford

 

21:07:27

1.077

22:45:03

47

45.5

FRA29961

Tusen Takk II

JPK 9.60

Philippe Auber

2H

23:16:37

0.978

22:45:53

48

45

GBR8799T

Wild Spirit

Sun Odyssey 40

Paul Jackson

 

23:09:55

0.983

22:46:17

49

44.5

FRA3333

Shortgood

First Class 10

Renaud Courbon

2H

23:00:03

0.992

22:49:01

50

44

GBR8191R

British Soldier

J/111

Army Sailing Association

William Naylor

20:51:15

1.098

22:53:52

51

43.7

GBR4709R

Jambo!

J/109

Stephen Morris

 

22:44:53

1.008

22:55:48

52

43.4

GBR9481R

Lancelot

First 40.7

Sailing Logic

Alice Stein

21:44:35

1.055

22:56:20

53

43.1

FRA6179

Maeva

Super Arlequin

Frederic Waniart

2H

1 - 02:10:41

0.879

23:00:38

54

42.8

GBR1715T

Breakout

Swan 42

Simon Crawford

 

23:14:48

0.990

23:00:51

55

42.5

GBR1355R

Lulotte

Swan 55 Yawl

Ben Morris

 

22:17:30

1.036

23:05:39

56

42.2

GBR9109T

Red Arrow

J/109

RAFSA

Mark Hollis

22:42:10

1.025

23:16:13

57

41.9

US60006

Venomous

Carroll Marine 60

Windward Sailing

Derek Saunders

17:11:07

1.355

23:17:10

58

41.6

FRA35112

Pen Tach

A 35

Jean-Yves Daden

 

22:37:48

1.029

23:17:11

59

41.3

GBR8750R

Bella of London

Grand Soleil 50

Mike Surridge

 

21:28:06

1.086

23:18:53

60

41

GBR8883R

Volunteer

First 40.7

Volunteer Yachting Ltd.

Joseph Macdonald

22:03:59

1.057

23:19:27

61

40.7

GBR6908R

White Knight 7

J/109

Royal Armoured Corps Yacht Club

David Hoey

23:05:57

1.010

23:19:49

62

40.4

GBR6097T

Going Concern

Baltic 42

Oliver Stanley

Max Slee

23:13:23

1.010

23:27:19

63

40.1

GBR1415R

Kokomo

Prima 38

Steve Trigwell

 

21:54:09

1.073

23:30:05

64

39.8

GBR2904L

Hot Pursuit

Sun Fast 3200

Richard Lewis

Lewis/Pawson

23:33:51

0.999

23:32:26

65

39.5

GBR536

Zest

Custom

Kathryn Schmitt

2H

23:48:20

0.989

23:32:37

66

39.2

GBR7388R

Leopard Clipper

Reflex 38

Mark Osborn

2H

22:30:55

1.049

23:37:07

67

38.9

FRA18460

Callipyge

Sun Fast 32

Gaetan Bourdeaux

 

1 - 01:25:23

0.934

23:44:42

68

38.6

GBR9043T

Flying Fish of Cowes

First 40.7

Andrew Hunt

Jake Carter

22:30:55

1.056

23:46:34

69

38.3

GBR7716R

Psipsina

Hod 35

Bernie Bingham

2H

23:45:06

1.002

23:47:57

70

38

GBR809

Lutine

X 55

Lloyd's Yacht Club

Neil Armstrong

20:01:06

1.195

23:55:19

71

37.7

GBR3704L

Floating Point

Dufour 365 Grand Large

David Anderson

 

1 - 01:28:04

0.940

23:56:23

72

37.4

GBR7727T

Ballistic

First 40.7

Trevor Greening

HOEOCA

22:54:00

1.057

1 - 00:12:19

73

37.1

CO597

Hurrying Angel

Contessa 32

Lucinda Allaway

2H

1 - 03:45:49

0.872

1 - 00:12:36

74

36.8

GBR1751T

Spellbinder Of Wytch

Starlight 39

Phoenix Yacht Club

Trevor Nicholls

1 - 01:39:28

0.944

1 - 00:13:15

75

36.5

GBR9949T

Fireball

First 40.7

Chris Clark

 

22:58:59

1.054

1 - 00:13:27

76

36.2

GBR9863

In X Celsis

X 119

Peter Jones

 

23:26:29

1.037

1 - 00:18:31

77

35.9

GBR3567L

Blue Zulu

Skye 51

Patrick Moreton

 

1 - 00:08:32

1.008

1 - 00:20:07

78

35.6

GBR7253T

Ilex of Upnor

X 332

REYC

Robert Duke

1 - 00:55:52

0.980

1 - 00:25:57

79

35.3

GBR1174L

Taika

J/105

Stuart Rhys-williams

2H

1 - 00:21:54

1.007

1 - 00:32:08

80

35

GBR8872R

Challenger 2

Challenge 72

Tall Ships

Ricky Chalmers

20:17:44

1.210

1 - 00:33:27

81

34.7

GBR7732T

Mardy Gras

X 332

Fred Mundle

 

1 - 00:59:10

0.984

1 - 00:35:11

82

34.4

GBR4902

Shila

Sigma 33

Jens Pace

 

1 - 02:57:00

0.913

1 - 00:36:19

83

33.95

GBR8871R

Challenger 1

Challenge 72

Tall Ships

Stephen Durkin

20:20:06

1.210

1 - 00:36:19

83

33.95

GBR7657T

Castalia

Sun Fast 37

Andrew Butler

 

1 - 00:54:00

0.989

1 - 00:37:34

85

33.5

GBR100

Artemis Ocean Racing

IMOCA 60

Artemis Ocean Racing

Mikey Ferguson

15:23:58

1.600

1 - 00:38:21

86

33.2

FRA38896

Saute Moutons

First 30 Jk

Francois Tirveilliot

 

1 - 01:10:30

0.991

1 - 00:56:54

87

32.9

GBR5436R

Sunrise

Elan E4/360s

Thomas Kneen

 

1 - 00:12:14

1.032

1 - 00:58:42

88

32.6

GBR2L

Jigsaw

J/109

Chris Andrews

2H

1 - 00:47:00

1.011

1 - 01:03:21

89

32.3

GBR8874R

Challenger 4

Challenge 72

Tall Ships

John Farndell

20:43:37

1.210

1 - 01:04:47

90

32

GBR8873R

Challenger 3

Challenge 72

Tall Ships

Elizabeth Terrell

20:59:40

1.210

1 - 01:24:12

91

31.7

GBR2311L

Zephyr

First 45

Marinos Pappas

 

23:28:16

1.094

1 - 01:40:39

92

31.4

GBR7662T

Tyke

X 332

Brian Thomas

 

1 - 02:51:15

0.975

1 - 02:10:58

93

31.1

GBR97

Fortissimo

Class40

Dream or Two Sailing

James Close

20:41:33

1.266

1 - 02:11:48

94

30.8

GBR6671T

Blue Juice

First 40.7

Civil Service Offshore Racing Club

Simon Zavad

1 - 00:45:45

1.058

1 - 02:11:55

95

30.5

GBR3189L

Griet

Arcona 400

Peter Hale

 

1 - 01:01:08

1.050

1 - 02:16:11

96

30.2

GBR10

Rosalba

IMOCA 60

Chris Le Prevost

Andy Greenwood

16:39:45

1.638

1 - 03:17:35

97

29.9

FRA36513

Max

First 31.7

Jean-Louis Stalain

2H

 

0.943

 

 

10

GBR1921L

Yoda

Sigma 38

John Clarke

John Ferguson

 

0.982

 

 

10

GBR3297

Galliver II

Sigma 38

Stephen Orland

 

 

0.982

 

 

10

GBR9939

Flame

Sweden 38

Martin Fordham

 

 

0.983

 

 

10

GBR912R

Polka

First 34.7

Marcus Wareham

 

 

0.990

 

 

10

FRA15012

Ginger

JOD 35

Alan Thornewill

2H

 

1.004

 

 

10

GBR8972T

Inseyandra

Bavaria 46 C

Solent Sail Ltd

Gordon Pownall

 

1.048

 

 

10

GBR529R

Just So

J/109

David McGough

 

 

1.009

 

 

10

GBR6889R

Keronimo

Ker 40

Andrew Williams

 

 

1.191

 

 

10

RSA23

Arwen

Class40

Austen Clark

 

 

1.258

 

 

10

GBR1397R

Jaslan

J/97

Helen Hofmann

 

 

0.973

 

 

10

GBR9029

Rainmaker

Oyster LW395

James Porter

2H

 

1.000

 

 

10

IRL7111

Mustigo II

J/111

Stephen Scholefield

2H

 

1.098

 

 

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