Selene Finishes

Monday, 06 September 2010 15:48

6th September 15:13:05

Adrian Lower's Swan 44, Selene finishes the race in an elapsed time of 14 Days 1 Hour 13 Minutes and 5 Seconds

Winsome Finishes

Monday, 06 September 2010 15:26

6th September 11:10:26

Harry Heijst's S&S 41, Winsome finishes the race in an elapsed time of 13 Days 21 Hours 10 Minutes and 26 Seconds.

Beluga Finishes

Monday, 06 September 2010 13:07

6th September 09:20:44

Floris Housz's Baltic 45, Beluga finishes the race in an elapsed time of 13 Days 19 Hours 20 Minutes and 44 Seconds.

Cheeki Rafiki Finishes

Monday, 06 September 2010 05:58

6th September 06:14:40

Storm Force Coaching's First 40.7, Cheeki Rafiki finshes the race with an elapsed time of 13 Days 16 Hours 14 Minutes and 40 Seconds.

Visit Malta Puma Finishes

Sunday, 05 September 2010 20:07

5th September 19:34:25

Sailing Logic's Reflex 38, Visit Malta Puma skippered by Philippe Falle finished in an elapsed time of 13 Days 16 Hours 34 Minutes and 25 Seconds.

Alicia Finishes

Sunday, 05 September 2010 16:48

5th September 16:10:58

Jonas Sandberg's First 50, Alicia finishes the race in an elapsed time of 13 Days 2 Hours 10 Minutes and 58 Seconds

Edinburgh Inspiring Capital Finishes

Sunday, 05 September 2010 16:16

4th September 19:02:09

Clipper Ventures Clipper 68, Edinburgh Inspiring Capital finished the race in an elapsed time of 12 Days 5 Hours 2 Minutes and 9 Seconds.

Playing Around Logic Finishes

Sunday, 05 September 2010 15:51

5th September 13:00:00

At 12:59:28 Peter Robson's First 40.7 Playing Around Logic finished the race in an elapsed time of 12 Days 22 Hours 59 Minutes and 28 Seconds.

The First IRC Class One Boats Finish

Sunday, 05 September 2010 06:38

5th September 06:45:00

British Soldier, the Army Sailing Asssociation's A 40 finished at 04:19:44 an elapsed time of 12 Days 14 Hours 19 Minutes and 44 Seconds.

Encore, Steven Anderson's First 40.7 followed closely behind at 06:39:12 an elapsed time of 12 Days 16 Hours 39 Minutes and 12 Seconds.

Both boats enjoyed hoisting their kites for the sail up the Solent after five days of solid upwind work.

Encore leads IRC Class 1 on corrected time.

Hull and Humber Finishes

Saturday, 04 September 2010 12:45

4th September 10:08:19

Clipper Ventures Clipper 68, Hull and Humber finishes in an elapsed time of 11 Days 20 Hours 8 Minutes and 19 Seconds.

Phesheya-Racing Finishes

Saturday, 04 September 2010 07:28

4th September 07:10:09

Nick Leggatt's Class 40, Phesheya-Racing finishes in an elapsed time of 11 Days 17 Hours 10 Minutes and 9 Seconds.

John B Finishes

Saturday, 04 September 2010 07:20

4th September 05:08:24

Charles Ivill's Grand Soleil 54, John B finishes in an elapsed time of 11 Days 15 Hours 8 Minutes and 24 Seconds.

Norddeutsche Vermögen Hamburg finish

Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:58

2nd September 12:26:47

Concise 2 finish

Thursday, 02 September 2010 01:29

2nd September 03:32:20

Tony Lawson's Class 40, Concise 2, skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield finished in an elapsed time of 9 Days - 13:32:20 to win the Class 40 Division and claim the Round Britain and Ireland record for yachts of up to 40ft.

Tonnerre de Breskens finish

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 03:51

1st September 03:26:55

Piet Vroon's Ker 46, Tonnerre de Breskens finished in an elapsed time of 8 Days - 13:26:55. Tonnerre de Breskens is currently first in IRC Zero and third in IRC overall.

John Merricks II finish

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 03:47

1st September 01:49:23

British Keelboat Academy's TP52, John Merricks II, finish in an elapsed time of 8 Days - 11:49:23. John Merricks II is second in IRC Super Zero and currently fourth in IRC overall.

Ambersail finish

Tuesday, 31 August 2010 05:53

31st August 02:33:33

Simonas Steponavicius' Volvo 60, Ambersail finish at 02:33:33 in an elapsed time of 7 days - 12:33:33.

The Lithuanian yacht leads IRC Super Zero and is currently second overall. Ambersail's corrected time was just one hour and eight seconds behind the current overall leader under IRC, Artemis Ocean Racing.

Artemis set the benchmark

Monday, 30 August 2010 06:43

Monday 30 August 00:32:27

IMOCA 60 Artemis Ocean Racing crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line to set a new course record for an IMOCA 60* in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race. Tired but elated Jonny Malbon commented; "We had a great trip round, this really is a world class racecourse, it is a shame that we were the only IMOCA 60. The Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland race would be an excellent build up to boats doing the Barcelona World Race. Anyway, we are delighted to have finished and we must now wait until the other boats behind us come in to see how we have faired on handicap. It has been a great race with good people on a fantastic boat."

*Artemis Ocean Racing needed to finish by 01:30:53 on Monday 30 August, to beat the IMOCA 60 record set by Aviva in 2006 of 6 days, 11 hours, 30 min and 53 secs.

Groupama take the gun

Sunday, 29 August 2010 10:43

Sunday 29 August 11:26:45

Volvo Open 70, Groupama, crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line to claim line honours in the 2010 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race.

Groupama completed the 1802 mile course in 5 Days 21 Hours 26 minutes and 55 seconds, smashing the course record by 14 hours 3 minutes and 8 seconds.

There were emotional scenes on board as Franck Cammas and his crew crossed the finish line. It was a triumphant finale for Groupama in sharp contrast to the star, when they were the last boat to cross the line, after they had been damaged on their mooring.

"I definitely preferred the finish to the start," smiled Franck Cammas, surrounded by the media dockside after the finish. "It was difficult for us to give away five miles to Teléfonica, but very nice for all of the boats to see us charging through them in the Solent. This race has been so helpful to Groupama. The course is like a mini Volvo Ocean Race. It has all of the different conditions that we will encounter and it has been really good to race against Teléfonica. The crew has really got to know each other well and we have made some fantastic progress in our development over the last few days. Best wishes to everyone who will finish the race, it is a great achievement."

In Direzione Ostinata e Contrari retires

Thursday, 26 August 2010 11:45

Newsflash 11:45 26/08/10

Luca Zoccoli's Ostar 35, In Direzione Ostinata e Contraria has retired from the race and is heading for Edinburgh, both the skipper and crew are well.

Fair Do's VII and Relentless on Incisor retire

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 16:31

Newsflash 17:25 24/08/10

Fair Do's VII (GBR4601L) and Relentless on Incisor (GBR8248) have retired from the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race. Both retirements are due to equipment failure and there are no reports of any injuries to crew on board either yacht.

Fair Do's VII has developed a steering problem, Relentless on Incisor sustained damage to the rig and boom.

Chris Radford from Relentless Offshore Racing explained: "Somewhere north of Great Yarmouth, the team suffered a crash gybe which has resulted in damage to the boom.  This damage has to be repaired and will need external assistance, so the team is forced to retire. We are reassured that all the team are OK and heading into Great Yarmouth before bringing Incisor home."

Info from Tom (Navigator): "Hit by a squall, and boat gybed as it came back up. The boom hit the shrouds we think, and dented, so not safe to continue."

ICAP Leopard retires

Monday, 23 August 2010 16:52

Newsflash 17:52 23/08/10

ICAP Leopard has contacted the RORC Race Office to announce that they are retiring from the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race.

The crew are safe and well and are making a course for Southampton. At the present moment in time, the reason for their retirement is unknown.

"Sadly we have had to retire off Beachy Head! So heading back to Southampton eta tomorrow early. Regards Mike/Leopard"

More details to follow.