RORC Racing

The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) was founded in 1925 in Plymouth after the first Fastnet Race to encourage long distance yacht racing and the design, building and navigation in which speed and seaworthiness are combined. Now based in an elegant clubhouse in St James's Place, London, with a Rating Office in Cowes, on the I.O.W., the RORC is the national authority for measurement and rating of offshore yachts.

Many RORC races are domestic events starting from the Royal Yacht Squadron start-line in the Solent and crossing the channel to such places as; Dieppe, St. Malo, Le Havre and so on. Other races are further a field like the ARC across the Atlantic, the Middle Sea Race in the Mediterranean, and the China Sea Race.

Cervantes Trophy
De Guingand Bowl
Morgan Cup
Cowes - Dinard - St Malo
Cowes - Dieppe
Cowes - Cherbourg

RORC racing always has a mixture of professional sailors and owner racers, and is almost without fail good natured and fun with a strong emphasis on safety, and good sailing.

Cervantes Trophy

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Société des Régates Du Havre and the Royal Yacht Squadron.

START: Saturday
COURSE: A: Snowden - No Mans Land Fort - Horse Sand Fort - Owers - Rustington Le Havre and Finish
or B: Snowden - No Mans Land Fort - Horse Sand Fort - Le Havre and Finish
DISTANCE: A. Approximately 120 miles
B. Approximately 100 miles

PRIZEGIVING: In Le Havre as soon as possible after the race

De Guingand Bowl

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Cercle Nautique de la Hougue and the Royal Yacht Squadron.

START: Friday
COURSE: St Vaast via Nab Tower
DISTANCE: 83 miles

PRIZEGIVING: In St Vaast as soon as possible after the race

Morgan Cup

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Brixham Yacht Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron.

START: Friday
COURSE: Snowden Buoy - No Man's Land Fort - Horse Sand Fort - Nab Tower - Isle of Wight - Brixham and Finish
DISTANCE: Approximately 115 miles

PRIZEGIVING DINNER: The Morgan Cup trophies will be presented at the Royal Thames Yacht Club Prizewinners Dinner in November

Cowes – Dinard – St. Malo

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with UNCL, Société Nautique de la Baie de St. Malo, Yacht Club de Dinard and the Royal Yacht Squadron.

START: Friday
COURSE: Cowes - Casquets - Les Hanois – St. Malo
DISTANCE: Approximately 164 miles.

PRIZEGIVING: In St. Malo as soon as possible after the race

Cowes - Dieppe

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Cercle de la Voile de Dieppe and the Royal Yacht Squadron.

START: Saturday
COURSE: A: Dieppe via Poole No.1 Buoy
or B: Direct to Dieppe
DISTANCE: A. Approximately 150 miles
B. Approximately 130 miles

PRIZEGIVING: In Dieppe as soon as possible after the race

Cowes - Cherbourg

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Yacht Club de Cherbourg and the Royal Yacht Squadron.

START: Friday
COURSE: Direct to Cherbourg
DISTANCE: Approximately 75 miles

PRIZEGIVING: At Cherbourg after the race