Saturday 23 February 2013
ROYAL OCEAN RACING CLUB
20 ST JAMES'S PLACE, LONDON SW1A 1NN
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2013 RORC CARIBBEAN 600
A Party to Remember
Fantastic array of silverware + The RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy - Credit: Tim Wright/Photoaction.com
Packed with competitors, friends and family, Antigua Yacht Club was filled beyond
capacity as close to a thousand revellers gathered for the RORC Caribbean 600 Prize
Giving.
Royal Ocean Racing Club CEO, Eddie Warden Owen opened proceedings and welcomed the
Honourable Winston Williams, Minister of Sport for Antigua and Barbuda. In a rousing
speech, the crowd joined the Minister in hailing the 5th RORC Caribbean 600 as a
tremendous success.
The Minister for Sport was joined by a host of VIP guests including: Eleston Adams
and Gerry Daniel representing the Ministry of Tourism, Colin James CEO Tourism Authority.
Claude Anthony and Anne Marie Martin from National Parks and the Royal Police Force
Deputy Commissioner, Henry Christian.
Racing Manager, Nick Elliot announced the prize winners with RORC Commodore, Mike
Greville greeting the happy teams. A partisan crowd cheered every team going up
to the stage to collect their prizes and every competing yacht was presented with
a decanter of English Harbour Rum engraved with their boat name.
The biggest cheers on the night were reserved for the victorious team on Cookson
50, Privateer, with a big roar from the crowd as Ron O'Hanley lifted the RORC Caribbean
600 Trophy.
On Saturday morning, after 5 days at sea, The Royal Armoured Corps Offshore Race
Team, racing Swan 48, Patriot and skippered by Capt. Richard Luckyn-Malone crossed
the finish line. As the vintage Swan entered Falmouth Harbour a dozen or more Superyachts
heralded their arrival with a cacophony of horns. The British Army team were greeted
in true RORC Caribbean 600 style: Three Cheers, cold Corona beers, hot Rotis and
a massive crowd of well wishers on the dock.
ENDS/...
Privateer, Cookson 50, Ron O'Hanley (USA) 1st IRC Overall - RORC 2013 Caribbean
600 Trophy + 1st IRC Canting Keel + 1st CSA Overall winning the Ondeck CSA Trophy
Credit: Tim Wright/Photoaction.com
Mike Greville, RORC Commodore presents Ron O'Hanley with the RORC Caribbean 600
Trophy
Credit: Tim Wright/Photoaction.com
RORC Commodore, Mike Greville thanks Elizabeth Jordan, Commodore of Antigua Yacht
Club for her support
Credit: Tim Wright/Photoaction.com
Every boat received an engraved English Harbour Rum Decanter Credit: Tim Wright/Photoaction.com
A huge welcome for the Royal Armoured Corps Yacht Club team on the Swan 48, Patriot
Credit: kevinjohnsonphotography.com
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