Royal Ocean Racing Club - Cervantes Trophy Race

by Royal Ocean Racing Club on 20 Apr 2010 Organised by RORC in association with the Société des Régates du Havre and the Royal Yacht Squadron. The race starts from Cowes on Saturday 1st May from the RYS line to the East with the first warning signal at 0750hrs.

Over 4000 miles of offshore racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club continues this May Bank Holiday. The Cervantes Trophy Race is the first English Channel Race of the RORC season. This year's race from Cowes to Le Havre in France has attracted an international fleet with yachts from Belgium, Britain, France, Germany and Poland.

The Cervantes Trophy Race is part of RORC’s Season’s Points Championship. The Championship consists of a testing series of races which attracts an international and varied fleet. For the serious offshore sailor, trying to win the championship is a real challenge. The Season’s Points Championship this year includes the tactically challenging Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race.

High Performance TP52s, Rolex Commodores’ Cup boats, two-handed entries and production cruising boats will be racing across to Le Havre. Monday 3rd May is a Bank Holiday, which will allow competitors to enjoy an extended time on the water.

For those interested in more racing; The Trophée Guillaume Le Conquérant is a return race back to the UK, organised by the Société des Régates du Havre in association with RORC, and the Island Sailing Club, Cowes. The race starts on Sunday 4th May from Le Havre.

The closing date for entries in the RORC Cervantes Trophy Race is Thursday 22nd April. Entries may be accepted after this date but will be subject to a late entry fee.

For more information, please go to: www.rorc.org