RORC De Guingand Bowl Race 2025

RORC De Guingand Bowl Race 2025 Start: Saturday, 17th May 2025 Course: Cowes – Around Marks (82nm) Organised by: Royal Ocean Racing Club, in association with the Royal Yacht Squadron The RORC De Guingand Bowl Race marked the fifth race of the 2025 RORC Season’s Points Championship—the world’s largest offshore racing series. It also served as Round One of the IRC Two-Handed National Championship and the second event in the newly launched RORC Cowes Offshore Racing Series. With the hottest May in over 30 years, 71 teams took part in the race in sparkling conditions. The RORC fleet made for a spectacular sight as they raced east out of the Solent. Chris Frost’s Carkeek 40+ Amp-lifi claimed Line Honours and overall victory after IRC time correction. Second place went to Gery Trentesaux’s Ker 43 Long Courrier, while Chris and Vanessa Choules’ 37-year-old Sigma 38 With Alacrity finished third overall and took the win in IRC Four. Full results and more: www.rorc.org Top 10 Overall – 2025 RORC De Guingand Bowl Race (IRC Overall) Pos | Boat Name | Skipper(s) | Class ----|----------------|-----------------------------------|------- 1 | Amp-lifi | Chris Frost | IRC 1 2 | Long Courrier | Gery Trentesaux | IRC 1 3 | With Alacrity | Chris & Vanessa Choules | IRC 4 4 | Cora | Tim Goodhew & Kelvin Matthews | IRC 3 5 | Orbit | Dan & Zeb Fellows | IRC 3 6 | Mzungu! | Sam White & Sam North | IRC 3 7 | Kestrel | Simon Bamford | IRC 3 8 | Scarlet Oyster | Ross Applebey | IRC 2 9 | Moana | Frans van Cappelle & Michelle Witsenburg | IRC 2 10 | Méfie Te | Adrien Popieul | IRC 2 Top 10 – Race 1 of the 2025 IRC Two-Handed National Championship Pos | Boat Name | Skipper(s) ----|--------------|------------------------------------ 1 | Cora | Tim Goodhew & Kelvin Matthews 2 | Orbit | Dan & Zeb Fellows 3 | Mzungu! | Sam White & Sam North 4 | Kestrel | Simon Bamford 5 | Bellino | Deb Fish & Rob Craigie 6 | Further West | Alan Waha 7 | Jangada | Richard Palmer & Rachel Palmer 8 | Black Betty | Hamish Pimm 9 | Platypus | Philippe Benaben 10 | Il Corvo | Astrid de Vin & Roeland Franssens Videographer: Corinna Haines #rorcracing #sailing #ircrating #cowes