Cervantes Trophy Race | Drift to Drag Race

Cervantes Trophy Race 2025 Start : Saturday May 3rd – Cowes to Le Havre #rorcracing #sailing #ircrating #boating Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Société des Régates du Havre and the Royal Yacht Squadron The RORC Cervantes Trophy Race delivered a dramatic shift in conditions that tested skill and strategy from the very start, followed by raw pace for a spectacular finish. The fleet ghosted off the Royal Yacht Squadron line in barely a whisper of breeze, but any thoughts of a slow passage to Le Havre were soon blown away. Mid-Channel, the race ignited as a powerful north-easterly filled in, sending boats surging downwind at top speeds. As the 128nm race unfolded, the action intensified with the tightly packed RORC fleet locked in a fierce battle for IRC supremacy—dozens of boats, seconds apart, all chasing the coveted trophy and vital points for the world’s largest offshore racing series: the RORC Season’s Points Championship. In IRC Three, four Sun Fast 3300s—each racing double-handed—excelled in the downwind conditions, taking command of the leaderboard. Orbit, sailed by the father-and-son team of Dan and Zeb Fellows, delivered an impressive performance to correct out and claim overall IRC victory, lifting the Cervantes Trophy. For more information about the RORC: www.rorc.org Videographer: James Tomlinson