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It’s a wrap – 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race
Am 25. November 2017, nach einer Woche Bootsvorbereitung und vielen gesegneten Aktivitäten in der Marina Lanzarote in Arrecife, starteten am 23. November 2017 23 Rekordyachten mit dem RORC Transatlantic Race 2017 nach Grenada. Teams aus neun verschiedenen Nationen nahmen teil: Australien, Belgien, Kanada, Chile, Frankreich, Deutschland, Großbritannien, die Niederlande und die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Ludde Ingvalls australischer Maxi CQS wurde ausgezeichnet und erhielt die Transatlantic Trophy der International Maxi Association (IMA). Eric de Turckheims französische Nivelt-Muratete 54 Teasing Machine war der Gesamtsieger des IRC und gewann die RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy.
KLASSENGEWINNER:
IRC Rating Gesamt & IRC Zero – Teasing Machine
Line Honours Gewinner – CQS Racing Australia
IRC 1 – Breitere Ansicht Hamburg
IRC 2 & Zweihändig – Jangada
Klasse 40 – ROT
MOCRA Multihull – Zed 6
ORC Overall & ORC 1 – Außenseiter
ORC Superyacht – Zauberin
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Die nächste (5.) Ausgabe des RORC Transatlantic Race beginnt am 24. November 2018
https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/
RORC Transatlantik Race 17.12.2017
Jangada Triumphant in Grenada
Winner of IRC Two and IRC Two Handed
1200 UTC 17 December
Richard Palmer’s British JPK 10.10 Jangada, racing two handed with Rupert Holmes has finished the RORC Transatlantic Race in an elapsed time of 21 days 17 hours 32 mins 55 secs and is the winner of IRC Two and IRC Two Handed. Whilst yachts are still racing, none can better Jangada’s IRC corrected time. Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina gave the triumphant duo a warm welcome, as is customary for every arrival in the RORC Transatlantic Race:
„The race took significantly longer than anticipated, but our preparation and anticipation for the race saw us through without any big issues. Rarely do you finish a race before the predicted time and the reality is you often finish after it,“ explained Richard Palmer dockside after the finish.
Palmer, owner of the smallest boat in the record fleet this year continued: „Before the start, our routing showed little difference between going north or south. However, the route to the north was less stable with low pressure systems to contend with. Whilst by going south and once through the transition zones, the north easterly tradewinds were relatively far more stable. We worked extremely well as a team; if you saw dark clouds behind the boat it was re-assuring to call down below and get an immediate response. The one time I didn’t, we had a spectacular broach, so I learnt that lesson well. Arriving in Grenada to such a great welcome was fantastic, but we only managed to drink half the beer before drifting into a long sleep.“
After 23 days of racing three boats are still at sea: Lyssandra Barbieri’s Dufour 40, Hatha Maris, Berry Aarts‘ No Doubt (also racing Two-Handed), and RORC Commodore Steven Anderson’s Gemervescence, co-skippered by Jane Anderson. At 1200 UTC 17 December, Gemervescence was 190 miles from the finish and expected at around 2100 hours 18 December.
Follow the remainder of the fleet still racing: :
https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/
YB Race Tracker: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/tracking/2017-fleet-tracking.html
Individual yachts, classes or the whole fleet can be tracked throughout the race
Results: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/2017-results/2017-results.html
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RORC Transatlantik Regatta 12.12.2017
12.12.2017
Im Schlussspurt nach Grenada
Lanzarote / Grenada / Hamburg: Vor gut zwei Wochen fiel der Startschuss zur AAR / RORC Transatlantik Regatta vor Lanzarote. Eine ungewöhnliche Großwetterlage forderten die 23 teilnehmenden Yachten und insbesondere die Navigatoren. Nun erreicht das Gros der Yachten Grenada.
Hamburg, 12. Dezember 2017 – Die ersten deutschen Crews haben im Rahmen der Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (AAR) die Ziellinie vor Grenada passiert. Zu Ende ist das Rennen damit noch lange nicht, bahnt sich unter den verbliebenen Yachten auf dem Südatlantik ein Showdown zum Zielsprint an.
Nachdem die „Outsider“ von Tilmar Hansen bereits am Samstag als erste Deutsche Yacht Grenada erreicht hatte, folgten am Wochenende nun zahlreiche weitere Deutsche Teams. Als zweite Deutsche Yacht erreichte die Class40 „Red“ von Mathias Müller v. Blumencron Grenada, dicht gefolgt von Ausbildungsyacht „Bank von Bremen“ der SKWB. Nach 15 Tage, 17 Stunden, 25 Minuten und 25 Sekunden setzte sich die vierköpfige „Red“ Crew damit im Deutsch-Deutschen Duell auch gegen die Class40 „MarieJo“ von Berthold und Tobias Brinkmann durch. Vater und Sohn Brinkmann, die ohne nennenswertes Training ihre hochkomplexe „MarieJo“ auf Anhieb in der Spitzengruppe segelten, erreichten Grenada rund neun Stunden nach „Red“.
„MarieJo“-Navigator Robin Zinkmann sagte nach dem Rennen: „Ich hätte nicht damit gerechnet, dass dieses Atlantikrennen so abwechslungsreich sein würde. Täglich haben wir uns mit neuen Situationen vorgefunden und das Match gegen „Red“ hat uns fortlaufend motiviert, unser Bestes zu geben. Ein tolles Rennen!“
Berthold und Tobias Brinkmann gehören zu den vier Vater-Sohn-Gespannen, die eine große Chance auf die vom RORC ins Leben gerufene „Father-Son-Trophy“ haben. Neben den beiden sind noch Friedrich Böhnert mit Sohn Arno auf der „Lunatix“ unterwegs, auf der „Broader View Hamburg“ segeln Bene und Björn Woge. Die „Latona“ von Joh. W. von Eicken bezwingt den Atlantik gleich in drei Generationen. Auf „MarieJo“ folgte 59 Minuten später die HVS-Yacht „Haspa Hamburg“, geführt vom jüngsten Skipper der Flotte, dem 20-jährigen Max Gaertner.
Kampf um die Krone in IRC1
Während die einen bereits feiern, geht das Rennen für die anderen nun in die entscheidende Phase. So stehen die Crews der „Broader View Hamburg“ (Andrews 56), „Lunatix“ (Xp55) und „Latona“ (Swan 56R) wie bereits am Freitag in der Wertungsgruppe IRC 1 auf den Rängen 1, 2 und 3. Die HVS Yacht „Broader View Hamburg“ hat noch 27 Seemeilen vor dem Bug und wird bei derzeit 7 Knoten Fahrt Grenada in den kommenden drei bis vier Stunden erreichen. Die „Broader View Hamburg“ liegt damit deutlich vor „Lunatix“ und „Latona“. Ein Blick auf die Wetterkarte verrät aber, dass dieses Rennen nach berechneter Zeit noch lange nicht gelaufen ist: Die langsamer vermessenen Teams „Latona“ und „Lunatix“ erwarten in den kommenden 36 Stunden auffrischende Winde.
Weitere Informationen, Hintergründe und vieles mehr unter
www.anniversary-regatta.com
https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticAnniversaryRegatta/
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Bluewater Ocean Racing GmbH
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22767 Hamburg
Office: +49 (0)40 7029 8595
Mobile: +49 (0) 176 6310 5452
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Geschäftsführer: Arne Hirsch
Handelsregisternummer: HRB146473
Amtsgericht Hamburg
Transatlantic Race 04.12.2017
Ludde Ingvall’s CQS suffered a setback in the RORC Transatlantic Race; the westbound leg of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta. „We got caught in a bad squall of probably 40 knots which resulted in a number of issues,“ Ingvall reported from on board on day 10 of the race. „There has been damage to sails and onboard electronic systems, but we are still progressing towards the finish.“
Kenneth Thelen, co-skipper for Australian Maxi CQS confirmed that all of the crew of the 96ft canting keel Maxi were safe and well. Describing the damage he said: „Part of our electronics failed making it hard to sail in the dark. We blew our biggest spinnaker, but it is repairable. As we went into a gybe, the engine stalled and we lay flat on our side for a while which resulted in a diesel spill inside the boat, so the smell is terrible in the heat! We broke the top three battens in the mainsail, but we are still sailing towards the finish at reasonable speed, in pouring rain. We will assess the situation at first light.“
At 1100 UTC on December 4th, the race tracker showed that CQS had slowed down to barely a few knots of boat speed to effect repairs. „We are back on track,“ continued Ingvall. We lost about six hours while sailing slowly and then stopped to repair probably at 90-95%, but we are now doing 14-15 knots average with G1 and a full main.“
At the time of the incident CQS was more than 400 nautical miles ahead of Jochen Bovenkamp’s Dutch Marten 72 Aragon and Southernwind 96 Sorceress, skippered by Daniel Stump. CQS are fighting all the way to hold onto their grip on the IMA Transatlantic Race Trophy.
Eric de Turckheim’s French Nivelt-Muratet 54 Teasing Machine leads overall after IRC time correction and the majority of the record fleet are reaching at double-digit boat speed towards the finish at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada.
Follow the fleet and watch the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race unfold:
Minisite: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/
YB Race Tracker: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/tracking/2017-fleet-tracking.html
Individual yachts, classes or the whole fleet can be tracked throughout the race
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RORC TRansatlantic Race 30.11.2017
800 miles of separation
Leg 1 of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta
Day 6 Race Update: 0900 UTC 30 November 2017
Different strategies in tackling the complex weather scenario for the RORC Transatlantic Race have caused a huge spread in the fleet, with boats 800 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, north to south. Ludde Ingvall’s Australian Maxi leads the fleet, gybing further south last night and covering 247 miles in the last 24 hours. CQS is under 2,000 miles from the finish at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada. CQS is 150 miles ahead of Canadian 96ft Southern Wind Sorceress in the battle to win the International Maxi Association (IMA) Transatlantic Trophy for monohull line honours.
Eric de Turckheim’s French Nivelt-Muratet 54 Teasing Machine is estimated to be leading after IRC time correction, and has made a move south to punch through the high pressure ridge, along with Sorceress. For now, Jochen Bovenkamp’s Marten 72 Aragon is continuing west, beating along the bottom of the low pressure system north of their position. The majority of the fleet are approximately 250 miles behind the leading pack. Two yachts have continued to beat into the low pressure system to the north of the rhumb line; Roman Guerra’s Volvo 70 Monster Project and Johann von Eicken and Pit Brockhausen’s German Swan 56 Latona.
Near the rhumb line, a close battle is raging between three German yachts of near-equal size; all of which are youth training vessels. Haspa Hamburg, owned by Hamburgischen Verein Seefahrt (HVS) and skippered by 21-year old Max Gärtner, leads on the water by just two miles from SKWV’s Bank von Bremen skippered by 29-year old Alexander Beilken. Meanwhile, HVS’s second boat in the race, Broader View Hamburg is estimated to lead the trio after IRC time correction. Fifty percent of the crew on the club’s Andrews 56 are between 18 and 22 years and include skipper, Björn Woge’s 19-year old son.
Richard Palmer is racing British JPK 10.10 Jangada Two Handed with Rupert Holmes. The pair have thousands of short-handed sea miles between them and the RORC Transatlantic Race is the first race of a 7,000 mile programme of RORC racing, including the RORC Caribbean 600 and the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race. On day 6 of the race, Jangada was leading IRC Two, 2,350 miles from the finish.
„Go south ‚till the butter melts, they say,“ commented Palmer by satphone. „As we sail away from the low pressure winds have eased to around 12kts and sea state is considerably calmer. We are now heading south, chasing the pack. IRC 2 rivals, Gemervescence passed 10nm ahead of us last night, but we felt it was too early to tack. So, we stood on to pick up the wind shift and hopefully pinch a few miles from their lead. Our duel with Gem‘ has an added twist as we have our own wager with them – first across the line wins a bottle of Rum! But our weather routing is trying to keep us north of the high pressure ridge to sail under a series of lows – 1,200nm of upwind sailing. More reminiscent of the north Atlantic route I did in the 2010 TWOSTAR and was definitely not in the brochure. Or do we battle through the light winds of the ridge and break into the tradewinds to the south? Fortunately, we have another day or two before we have to commit, so will watch the fleet ahead with interest. PS: Sir Admiral (Jangada’s Penguin mascot) is looking slightly worried as the first bucket of flapjacks lasted for days. Maybe we’ll snack more in the fine weather.“
Follow the fleet and watch the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race unfold:
Minisite: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/
YB Race Tracker: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/tracking/2017-fleet-tracking.html
Individual yachts, classes or the whole fleet can be tracked throughout the race
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RORC Transatlanitic Race 25.11.2017
25.11.2017
Prior to the start of the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race
you could feel the apprehension amongst the 200 competitors taking part. After months of planning and preparation, it was time for the record fleet of 23 yachts from nine different countries to cast off lines and take on the challenge of the Atlantic Ocean. At noon, the starting gun heralded the beginning of the iconic 3,000 nautical mile race from Marina Lanzarote to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada.
The forecast of fast reaching conditions failed to materialise and despite little breeze, it was a very competitive start. Ludde Ingvall’s 98ft canting keel Maxi CQS made the best of the zephyrs to stretch out an early lead, gybing perfectly on the first of many wind shifts to come. Canadian Southern Wind 96 Sorceress, skippered by Daniel Stump made an impressive start at the Committee Boat end of the line, hoisting their huge gossamer white spinnaker, and Roman Guerra’s Volvo 70 Monster Project showed great pace early on.
The gentle conditions at the start did not last for long. Mike Broughton, navigator on Jens Kellinghusen’s Varuna called the media team as the German Ker 56 was passing La Bocaina, the narrow gap between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. „There’s buckets of water cascading down the deck with over 20 knots of boat speed power reaching. It is a pretty bumpy ride. We are leaving Lanzarote in our wake and getting ready for the first night at sea.“
RORC Chief Executive Eddie Warden Owen watched the start off Marina Lanzarote and commented: „I think the quality of the fleet is shown by how close they were to the starting line. There is strong competition right through this fleet, with very good sailors and some really exciting boats. It’s the quality of the fleet that counts. I think we are going to have a terrific race. With 23 entries it is great to see the race grow for the 4th edition, I think the word is out that it’s a good race, a proper race. Lanzarote has been a great start location and Calero Marinas have looked after us really, really well. I know competitors will also get a fantastically warm welcome when they arrive at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada.“
José Juan Calero, MD of Calero Marinas was also pleased with the success of the race: „There has been an amazing atmosphere this week at Marina Lanzarote and I would like to think that each year we have been able to improve the experience for participants. Both the calibre of this race and the nature of the challenge, makes it an incredibly attractive choice for sailors who want to race across the Atlantic.“
The smallest boat in the race, Richard Palmer’s British JPK 10.10 Jangada, racing two handed with Rupert Holmes contacted the RORC Media team shortly after the start:
„Our first challenge was right here on the start line,“ commented Palmer. „Instead of the 12kt SE breeze we were expecting, it turned out to be a game of pooh sticks with a very light northerly breeze – we have lost count of the number of gybes already! However, we are proud to be leading IRC Two around the first mark and even more delighted to round it ahead of a Swan 60!“
Five hours into the RORC Transatlantic Race, Ludde Ingvall’s Australian Maxi CSQ was leading on the water by only 9 miles from Varuna, with Marten 72 Aragon, skippered by Jochen Bovenkamp lying 11 miles off the lead.
Follow the fleet and watch the RORC Transatlantic Race unfold: Minisite: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/
YB Race Tracker: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/tracking/2017-fleet-tracking.html
Individual yachts, classes or the whole fleet can be tracked throughout the race
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