Please select your home edition
Edition
Vetus-Maxwell 2021 v2 LEADERBOARD

ORC World Championship - Slow progress in offshore race

by ORC Media on 6 Aug 2014
2014 ORC World Championship, Day 2 Pavel Nesvadba/Ranchi
The weather predictions of today's first offshore race at the 2014 ORC World Championship have held true, with light 4-8 knot conditions in the Kieler Bucht making it slow going for the fleet of 151 boats from 19 countries. Race managers from Kieler Yacht-Club set a course of 62 miles that traverses the western Baltic in a combination of nine short and long legs oriented more or less in a windward-leeward direction.

But even with a late rain squall that brought 20 knots to the course area, this race had to be shortened for all classes so as to not threaten the 14-hour time limit. The distance shortened for each class has varied depending on how far each class has progressed in the original course.

The start-stop nature of the breeze today and its large swings in direction not only spread out the fleet but has also been testing the crews' sail change and trimming abilities on legs which vary in length from three to 12 miles.

On the strength of a great start and by favoring the shoreline on the first 4-mile beat of the race to the first mark, 2-time ORC World Champion Alberto Rossi and his Italian team on the TP 52 Enfant Terrible have been leading the pack in Class A around the course, chased at the first mark by Thomas Nilsson's Norwegian team on their TP 52 Wolfpack, last year's ORC European Class A champions.

But at the next mark, a spar buoy located at the Kiel Lighthouse, Ole Martin Vordahl's Cookson 50 Camilla from Norway had passed Wolfpack and were on the chase to try and catch the Italians for the elapsed time lead.


But at an average boat speed of only six knots and a weak wind forecast, this average rate of progress may drop even more and thereby prompt the race managers to shorten the course. ORC race guidelines recommend a 10-12 hour duration for the short offshore race, and there is a 14 hour time limit set by the Sailing Instructions, so a shortened course looks likely if the conditions persist, especially for the smaller and slower entries in Classes B and C.

When results become available at either the designated finish at Kiel Lighthouse, or on any shortened course finish mark established by the Race Committee, they will be available here.

And regardless of the outcome, inshore course racing will resume tomorrow in Day Three of the ORC World Championship, with the first start on each course area scheduled for 11:00 local time.

www.orcworlds2014.com!Event_website!ne

Vetus-Maxwell 2021 v2 FOOTERNorth Sails Loft 57 PodcastCyclops Marine 2023 November - FOOTER

Related Articles

Bulwarks and Bulldust – Show 1 Season 3
Shane Guanaria from Doyle Sails and Zen Racing talks Admiral's Cup, Hobart, Hammo and a heap more... Episode One - Straight from the Admiral's Cup and Hamilton Island Race Week, Shane Guanaria from Doyle Sails and Zen Racing talks about those events, the impending 80th Hobart, and pathways into sailing. Lots to learn, so strap in for a terrific time.
Posted today at 9:25 pm
Switch UK Championship at the WPNSA Day 2
Unique scoring format in a a week of disquiet from world's top Olympic sailors about scoring systems In a week that has seen considerable disquiet from the world's top Olympic sailors about scoring systems that could be used at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, it's interesting to see this fast-growing foiling class also try something new.
Posted today at 6:00 pm
52 Super Series 2025 Porto Cervo overall
Concluding an 18 year journey, American Magic Quantum Racing sign off at the top with a 7th title Doug DeVos and the American Magic Quantum Racing team lifted their seventh season championship title today in Sardinia, Italy at the conclusion of the 52 SUPER SERIES Porto Cervo Range Rover Sailing Week.
Posted today at 5:47 pm
2025 Six Metre World Championship Overall
Bribon and Momo II are crowned champions at Seawanhaka Corinthian YC Three races for both divisions on the penultimate day of the 2025 Six Metre World Championships at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, produced some great competition and a new race winner.
Posted today at 2:11 pm
29er Class open for championship bids
Inviting venues to submit proposals for the events The 29er Class Association is delighted to announce that bids are now open to host our upcoming major championships.
Posted today at 8:32 am
Switch UK Championship at the WPNSA Day 1
Finn Dickinson leads Sam Whaley by a single point Imagine stepping in to the Dolorian and arriving at the first ever National Championship of your class. Would those present be aware that they were in the throws of making history and how long in to the future will this journey take us?
Posted today at 5:51 am
2025 J/70 Corinthian Worlds at Massachusetts day 3
Light winds lead to leaderboard shake-up Mild breeze combined with a strong tide equaled a shake-up in the standings at the J/70 Corinthian World Championship in Marblehead, Massachusetts USA.
Posted on 26 Sep
2025 Formula Wing Worlds Sardinia day 3
Women's battle heats up in the big waves A change of wind and wave conditions on day three of the Formula Wing World Championships in Cagliari brought a change of fortune for some key players.
Posted on 26 Sep
52 Super Series 2025 Porto Cervo day 4
Sled look to close out regatta win, American Magic Quantum Racing on the cusp of swansong 7th title The penultimate day of racing proved to be a sharp contrast to the two previous days of strong Mistral winds presenting the 13 teams from ten different nations with a different challenge as the conclusion of the 2025 season approaches.
Posted on 26 Sep
Melges 24 Worlds 2025 at Trieste, Italy Day 4
No wind again today, everything will be decided tomorrow The high-pressure system over the Northern Adriatic, and particularly the Gulf of Trieste, left no chance for the 2025 Melges 24 World Championship today, as Day 4 ended without racing.
Posted on 26 Sep