RORC De Guingand Bowl Race 2014 - Home win for Cracklin’ Rosie

by RORC on 10 Jun 2014 The RORC De Guingand Bowl Race 2014, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, was the fifth race of the RORC Season's Points Championship and featured teams from five different European nations: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands. Starting and finishing in the Solent, the flexi-course used virtual marks in the English Channel to produce a course that tested the tactical awareness of the fleet, especially in the light airs close to dusk on the south side of the Isle of Wight.

While Piet Vroon's Dutch Lutra 56, Formidable 3, took line honours for the race and IRC Zero it was three British yachts racing in IRC One who dominated the podium for the overall result. Cracklin' Rosie, Steven Anderson's Corby 40, was the winner overall and in IRC One, and the Solent based team was delighted with their second win of the season. RORC Commodore Mike Greville racing his Ker 39, Erivale III, was second overall and Mark Emerson's Rodman 42, Phosphorus, third.

'We want to keep the same team together for the season, which is important in the build up to our main event, the RORC Transatlantic Race,' commented Steven Anderson. 'The crew put a lot of effort into preparation before the season started, the hull is in the best state it has ever been and Cracklin' Rosie is now dry sailed. We had another great battle with Erivale but to be honest, the lighter conditions we have experienced were in our favour, the competition would prefer more wind which we are bound to get at some stage over the next few months. However, the first three races have been a great boost to our confidence and we were highly motivated going into the De Guingand Bowl Race. This helped our concentration throughout the race, which was a very important factor.'

In IRC Two the J/122 Relentless on Jellyfish, raced by James George, was the winner, followed into a well-deserved second place by Robin Elsey and Will Harris who were racing Two-Handed on their Figaro II, Artemis 43. Sailing Logic's First 40, skippered by Nick Martin, Arthur Logic, placed third in class.

Tom Gadsden, navigator for Relentless on Jellyfish, gave an insight into the decisive part of the battle for class honours. 'It was very interesting on the south side of the Isle of Wight. We were short tacking around St.Cat's, right up the shore, tacking the boat every five minutes to stay in the shallows and out of the current. It was late afternoon and the sea breeze was fading and the big decision was whether to stay inshore out of the current or go offshore in search of more wind. We left it a little late, fell into a hole and only just managed to escape by the skin of our teeth but several others remained there for several hours.'

Ten yachts were racing in the popular Two-Handed Class and all enjoyed an extremely competitive race between themselves and the rest of their respective classes. Five teams finished in the top ten overall and took podium places from fully crewed yachts in the top three of every class they competed in. Taking first place in the Two-Handed Class, as well as winning IRC Four, was the highly experienced multihull and shorthanded sailor from Le Havre, Renaud Courbon, who was racing his First Class 10, Shortgood.

It was a photo finish for second place in the Two-Handed Class, the stakes raised as the two British yachts were also vying for first place in IRC Three. After 24 hours of racing it was Mike Moxley's HOD 35, Malice, who snatched the IRC Three win, and second place in the Two-Handed Class, by just 13 seconds from the J/105, Diablo-J, skippered by Nick Martin. Kevin Armstrong's fully crewed Jazzy Jellyfish won its own battle of the J/109s and came in to claim third in class.

'Not bad for an old boat! But that was very tiring,' laughed Mike Moxley after the race. 'The course legs were all less than two hours, which meant neither of us got any sleep at all. We did a great job at St.Cat's, where we spotted a breeze line offshore and decided to go for it, whilst Diablo-J seemed to stall inshore. Later in the race, we ran out of wind off Poole and the competition came back with the breeze to cancel out our gain and the last leg was a real fight to the finish. Nick (Diablo-J) was catching us in better breeze and nearly pipped us at the line. Great race, great win - what more can I say.'

In IRC Four Noel Racine's JPK 10.10, Foggy Dew, came second to the Two-Handed Renaud Courbon on Shortgood, while fellow Two-Handed entry, David Mossman and Blair Forsyth's J/97, High Jinks, was third.

'It was not a good race for us,' admitted Noel Racine. 'We had some problems with the engine, which we use to charge the batteries and while I was working on it, I didn't spot a wind hole. We sailed right into it and lost a lot of time because of that - but that is yacht racing. The weather was very nice but there were very light winds and with the mistakes we made I was not very happy! Foggy Dew will be racing again with the RORC for the Cowes-Dinard-St Malo Race, a race that I always look forward to.'

Despite Noel Racine's reservations, after the conclusion of the De Guingand Bowl Race Foggy Dew has emerged as the new leader of the RORC Season's Points Championship, followed closely by Louis-Marie Dussere's Raging Bee which is four points behind. With a mere 0.1 difference between them are Steven Anderson's Cracklin' Rosie, in third, and Vincent Willemart and Eric Van Campenhout's MC34 Patton, Azawakh, in fourth. This weekend, the Royal Ocean Racing Club switches focus to the inshore discipline with the IRC National Championship, held in the Solent. The RORC Season's Points Championship will continue with the sixth race of the series; the Morgan Cup Race from Cowes to Dartmouth, starting on the Friday 27th June.

2014 RORC Mainseries IRC Overall De Guingand Bowl Race Start: Sat 7 Jun 14 Provisional Results

Points Sail No Boat Type of Boat Owner Sailed by Elapsed Handicap Corrected Finishing Place Comments Points 100 GBR851R Cracklin Rosie Corby 40 Steven Anderson   21:05:19 1.103 23:15:39 1   100 94 GBR236R Erivale III Ker 39 Michael Greville   21:11:38 1.115 23:37:52 2   94 90 GBR5355N Phosphorus Rodman 42 Mark Emerson   21:21:38 1.136 1 - 00:15:56 3   90 86 FRA3333 Shortgood First Class 10 Renaud Courbon 2H 1 - 00:35:08 0.993 1 - 00:24:48 4   86 83 GBR2722R Relentless on Jellyfish J/122 Chris Radford James George 22:34:29 1.084 1 - 00:28:16 5   83 80 GBR979R Malice HOD 35 Mike Moxley 2H 23:58:21 1.023 1 - 00:31:26 6   80 78 GBR9205R Diablo-J J/105 Nick Martin 2H 1 - 00:24:20 1.005 1 - 00:31:39 7   78 76 GBR8529R Jazzy Jellyfish J/109 Kevin Armstrong   1 - 00:15:40 1.015 1 - 00:37:30 8   76 74 FRA38902 Raging Bee JPK 10.10 Louis-Marie Dussere 2H 1 - 00:26:21 1.008 1 - 00:38:05 9   74 72 GBR43 Artemis 43 Figaro II Artemis Offshore Academy 2H Robin Elsey and Will Harris 22:57:07 1.079 1 - 00:45:55 10   72 70 FRA37310 Foggy Dew JPK 10.10 Noel Racine   1 - 00:47:11 1.003 1 - 00:51:39 11   70 68 GBR9197R High Jinks J/97 Blair Forsyth 2H 1 - 01:34:13 0.978 1 - 01:00:28 12   68 66 NED118 Winsome S&S 41 Harry J. Heijst   1 - 01:32:16 0.984 1 - 01:07:45 13   66 65 GER6480 Sjambok Reichel Pugh 48 Jens Kuehne   20:20:18 1.241 1 - 01:14:24 14   65 64 NED56 Formidable 3 Lutra 56 Piet Vroon   18:41:04 1.355 1 - 01:19:03 15   64 63 GBR6709R J-T'Aime J/109 Christopher Palmer   1 - 01:12:24 1.012 1 - 01:30:33 16   63 62 GBR7408R Arthur Logic First 40 Sailing Logic Nick Martin 23:37:09 1.081 1 - 01:31:56 17   62 61 GBR5236R Rare Figaro II Ian Hoddle 2H 23:26:23 1.091 1 - 01:34:22 18   61 60 GBR6255X Lady Mariposa Oyster 625 Daniel Hardy   22:12:08 1.156 1 - 01:39:57 19   60 59 GBR2709R Jumping Jellyfish J/109 David Richards Rob Cotterill 1 - 01:24:10 1.012 1 - 01:42:27 20   59 58.5 BEL12345 Azawakh MC34 Patton Vincent Willemart and Eric Van Campenhout Eric van Campenhout 1 - 00:29:46 1.053 1 - 01:47:40 21   58.5 58 FRA36859 Stamina III A 40 Michel Péretié   1 - 00:05:53 1.086 1 - 02:10:14 22   58 57.5 GBR3234L Rocketdog 2 First 40 Charlie Williams/Sailing Logic Ross Applebey 1 - 00:23:19 1.074 1 - 02:11:36 23   57.5 57 GBR3015 McGregor IV MG 38 Peter Ward Derek Brown 1 - 03:02:00 0.974 1 - 02:19:50 24   57 56.5 GBR1751T Spellbinder Of Wytch Starlight 39 Phoenix Yacht Club Trevor Nicholls 1 - 05:51:40 0.943 1 - 04:09:33 25   56.5 56 GBR5963T Pyxis X 332 Kirsteen Donaldson 2H 1 - 05:30:21 0.957 1 - 04:14:13 26   56 10 GBR3921 Cosmic Dancer III Baltic 37 Russell Walker     0.965     DNF-Did Not Finish 10 10 FRA28747 Ultreia! JPK 9.60 Matthias Kracht 2H   0.975     DNF-Did Not Finish 10 10 FRA43669 Funchal III Salona 35 Jean-Jacques Nere 2H   0.999     DNF-Did Not Finish 10 10 GBR9070R Change of Course C & C 115 Keith Gibbs John Jones   1.036     DNF-Did Not Finish 10 10 GBR714R Kratos First 40 Robert Martin Freddie de Vere   1.078     DNF-Did Not Finish 10

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2014 RORC Mainseries IRC Two-Handed De Guingand Bowl Race Start: Sat 7 Jun 14 Provisional Results

Points Sail No Boat Type of Boat Owner Sailed by Elapsed Handicap Corrected Finishing Place Comments Points 90 FRA3333 Shortgood First Class 10 Renaud Courbon   1 - 00:35:08 0.993 1 - 00:24:48 1   90 84 GBR979R Malice HOD 35 Mike Moxley   23:58:21 1.023 1 - 00:31:26 2   84 80 GBR9205R Diablo-J J/105 Nick Martin   1 - 00:24:20 1.005 1 - 00:31:39 3   80 76 FRA38902 Raging Bee JPK 10.10 Louis-Marie Dussere   1 - 00:26:21 1.008 1 - 00:38:05 4   76 73 GBR43 Artemis 43 Figaro II Artemis Offshore Academy   22:57:07 1.079 1 - 00:45:55 5   73 70 GBR9197R High Jinks J/97 Blair Forsyth   1 - 01:34:13 0.978 1 - 01:00:28 6   70 68 GBR5236R Rare Figaro II Ian Hoddle   23:26:23 1.091 1 - 01:34:22 7   68 66 GBR5963T Pyxis X 332 Kirsteen Donaldson   1 - 05:30:21 0.957 1 - 04:14:13 8   66 10 FRA28747 Ultreia! JPK 9.60 Matthias Kracht     0.975     DNF-Did Not Finish 10 10 FRA43669 Funchal III Salona 35 Jean-Jacques Nere     0.999     DNF-Did Not Finish 10

Sun 08 Jun 14 15:54