Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race Day 9 - Swish on record pace

by RORC Event Press on 19 Aug 2014

Swish, Roderick Knowles' Class40 - 2014 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race Rick Tomlinson / RORC http://www.rorc.org

In the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2014, at 0800 BST on Tuesday 19th August, nine yachts were still racing. Ifan James, skipper of Stimpson 42 Palpatine, contacted the Royal Ocean Racing Club yesterday to retire from the race with all crew well. Palpatine left the Isle of Lewis in the early hours of Tuesday morning and is currently passing the Isle of Skye, east of the Outer Hebrides. A scenic sail past the stunning lochs of the West Coast of Scotland in good weather and dry clothes will be a dream compared to the rough conditions experienced over the last few days.

Roderick Knowles' Class40, Swish, rounded The Lizard just before dawn this morning. They are 150 miles from the finish and speeding along at over eight knots, well inside world record pace for a yacht of 40ft or less. Swish is expected to finish the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race in the early hours of Wednesday morning (20th August).

Pride of Germany
Custom JV52, Haspa Hamburg skippered by Katrin Hilbert, is just 94 miles from the finish, 30 miles offshore south west of Portland Bill. The young crew are all members of the German yacht club, Hamburgischer Verein Seefahrt. Founded in 1903, the club's tradition is to encourage young people to take part in ocean racing. The vast majority of the crew is less than 25 years old. In 2010 the club's entry in the race, Norddeutsche Vermögen Hamburg, came fifth overall under IRC, taking just under 10 days to complete the course. For the 2014 race, Haspa Hamburg is currently fourth overall under IRC and should finish the race in under nine days.

237 miles to the finish for, JV53, Bank von Bremen - Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2014 © Rick Tomlinson / RORC http://www.rorc.org

Just 10 miles from the Scilly Isles with 237 miles to go, JV53 Bank von Bremen, skippered by Carol Smolawa, is crewed by members of the Segelkameradschaft das Wappen von Bremen (SKWB). Based in Bremen and founded in 1934, SKWB has about 700 members worldwide. It provides each member with the opportunity to use the club's own boats to race offshore and at national and international regattas.

Carol Smolawa sent in this message from the race course:
'After all the rough days, we have a wonderful sailing day and most important, we could dry our clothes! What a wonderful feeling to have dry boots and garments! Under gennaker we sail with 11 knots in sunny and warm conditions; who could not ask for more? Tomorrow morning we will see the Scilly Isles and then the final leg towards Cowes. We are all happy that we are competing in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race. The boat and crew have no major incidences. Now we are giving it our best for the last leg to Cowes,' writes Smolawa.

The crew of Relentless on Jellyfish at the start of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2014 © Paul Wyeth / RORC

Jellyfish goes west
J/122 Relentless on Jellyfish, skippered by James George, was positioned 30 miles off the west coast of Ireland last night, so far in the race only the Spanish Volvo Ocean 65, Team Campos, decided to go that far offshore. However, the move looks to be paying off. At St. Kilda, Relentless on Jellyfish was behind Hanse 53, Saga, skippered by Peter Hopps, and British Soldier, sailed by the Army Sailing Association. Relentless on Jellyfish seems to have benefited from more wind during the night and this morning has passed both Saga and British Soldier, moving into first position in IRC Two, just under two hours ahead of British Soldier.

Two-Handers eat up the miles
The Irish Two-Handed team, Liam Coyne and Brian Flahive racing First 36.7, Lula Belle, have had a fantastic 24 hour run, covering nearly 200 miles. Just 60 miles to go until Blackrock, the team will be welling up inside as they start to get a glimpse of the Irish coast during the day. Lula Belle is 620 miles from the finish and their current estimated time of arrival in Cowes is midday on Saturday 23rd August. Lula Belle is currently leading the Two-Handed Class on the water and after time correction.

The British Two-Handed team, Ian Hoddle and Conrad Manning racing Figaro II, Rare, have covered 160 miles in the last 24 hours and have 700 miles to the finish. After Rare's pit-stop on the Isle of Lewis last night, the Two-Handed team have made a big gain. Werner Landwehr and Heiner Eilers racing two-up on their Figaro II, Dessert D'Alcyone, are just 19 miles behind Rare. This has created a fascinating battle at the back of the pack. Dessert D'Alcyone and Rare are both 32 feet in length and vying for the prize of the first 32 foot yacht to complete the race.

Eating up the miles: Liam Coyne and Brian Flahive on the First 36.7, Lula Belle - Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2014 © Rick Tomlinson / RORC http://www.rorc.org

Sent from on board Bank von Bremen to the race blog - Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2014 © Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland http://sevenstarrbi.cyca.com.au

Results

2014 RORC Mainseries IRC Overall

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race

Start: Mon 11 Aug 14

Provisional Results

Points	Factored Points	Sail No	Boat	Type of Boat	Owner	Sailed by	Elapsed	Handicap	Corrected	Finishing Place	Comments	Points	Factored Points
98	147	GER6700	Varuna	Ker 51	Jens Kellinghusen		6 - 03:10:32	1.385	8 - 11:50:17	1		98	147
92	138	GBR100	Artemis - Team Endeavour	IMOCA 60	Artemis Ocean Racing	Mikey Ferguson	5 - 14:00:54	1.595	8 - 21:45:14	2		92	138
88	132	RUS1	Monster Project	Volvo 70	Andrew Budgen and Fred Schwyn	Andrew Budgen	5 - 15:21:25	1.648	9 - 07:04:06	3		88	132
10	10	IRL3607	Lula Belle	First 36.7	Liam Coyne	2H		1.002			1 until 19 Aug - 20:25:52 ; 3 until 20 Aug - 15:37:23	10	10
10	10	GBR2722R	Relentless on Jellyfish	J/122	Chris Radford	James George		1.081			1 until 19 Aug - 05:33:52 ; 3 until 19 Aug - 23:21:13	10	10
10	10	GER6524	Dessert D'Alcyone	Figaro II	Werner Landwehr	2H		1.084			1 until 19 Aug - 05:02:33 ; 3 until 19 Aug - 22:46:57	10	10
10	10	GBR5236R	Rare	Figaro II	Ian Hoddle	2H		1.091			1 until 19 Aug - 03:50:10 ; 3 until 19 Aug - 21:27:44	10	10
10	10	GBR8191R	British Soldier	J/111	Army Sailing Association	Phil Caswell		1.096			1 until 19 Aug - 02:59:01 ; 3 until 19 Aug - 20:31:46	10	10
10	10	GBR2630L	Saga	Hanse 531	Darren McLaughlin	Peter Hopps		1.123			1 until 18 Aug - 22:30:43 ; 3 until 19 Aug - 15:38:10	10	10
10	10	GBR907R	Palpatine	Stimson 42	Stormforce Coaching	Ifan James		1.133			1 until 18 Aug - 20:54:36 ; 3 until 19 Aug - 13:52:58	10	10
10	10	GER5555	Bank von Bremen	JV 53	SKWB	Carol Smolawa		1.283			1 until 17 Aug - 23:52:34 ; 3 until 18 Aug - 14:51:53	10	10
10	10	GER6300	Haspa Hamburg	JV 52 Custom	Hamburgischer Verein Seefahrt e.V.	Katrin Hilbert		1.310			1 until 17 Aug - 20:36:06 ; 3 until 18 Aug - 11:16:52	10	10
10	10	GBR6908R	Ruag White Knight 7	J/109	Royal Armoured Corps Yacht Club	Rob Hammond		1.019			DNF-Did Not Finish	10	10
10	10	GBR9070R	Change of Course	C & C 115	Keith Gibbs			1.036			DNF-Did Not Finish	10	10
10	10	GBR1702T	Scarlet Logic	Oyster 48	Ross Applebey/Sailing Logic			1.072			DNF-Did Not Finish	10	10
10	10	NED7576	La Promesse	Open 40	Jankees Lampe	2H		1.209			DNF-Did Not Finish	10	10
10	10	RSA23	Arwen	Class40	Austen Clark			1.242			DNF-Did Not Finish	10	10
10	10	GBR300X	Grey Power	Open 60	Robin Knox-Johnston	2H		1.518			DNF-Did Not Finish	10	10

2014 RORC Mainseries Volvo 65

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race

Start: Mon 11 Aug 14 09:10:00

Provisional Results

Points	Factored Points	Sail No	Boat	Type of Boat	Owner	Sailed by	Finish Time	Corrected	Finishing Place	Points	Factored Points
90	135	UAE2	Azzam	VO 65	Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing	Ian Walker	15 Aug - 22:20:28	4 - 13:10:28	1	90	135
84	126	ESP1	TC-6	VO 65	Team Campos	Iker Martinez	16 Aug - 00:42:51	4 - 15:32:51	2	84	126
80	120	CHN1969	Dongfeng V65	VO 65	Dongfeng Race Team	Charles Caudrelier	16 Aug - 04:48:36	4 - 19:38:36	3	80	120
76	114	USA4	Alvimedica 4	VO 65	Team Alvimedica	Charles Enright	16 Aug - 05:59:47	4 - 20:49:47	4	76	114
73	109.5	SWE1929	SCA	VO 65	Team SCA	Sam Davies	16 Aug - 06:10:39	4 - 21:00:39	5	73	109.5

014 RORC Mainseries Class 40

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race

Start: Mon 11 Aug 14 09:00:00

Provisional Results

Points	Factored Points	Sail No	Boat	Type of Boat	Owner	Sailed by	Comments
	0	GBR52	Swish	Class40	Roderick Knowles		NYF-Not Yet Finished
	0	FRA134	Stella Nova	Class40	Burkhard Keese		DNF-Did Not Finish
	0	GBR129	Concise8	Class40	Ned Collier Wakefield		DNF-Did Not Finish
	0	GBR132	Cat® phone	Class40	Conrad Humphreys		DNF-Did Not Finish