2022 has got off to the perfect start for Isle of Wight sailing following successes for local sailors in the RORC Transatlantic Race. Images: RORC
2022 has got off to the perfect start for Isle of Wight sailing following successes for local sailors in the RORC Transatlantic Race. Images: RORC
RORC TRANSATLANTIC RACE 2022
THERE were huge successes for Isle of Wight sailors this week in one of world sailing’s most prestigious races — the RORC Transatlantic Race.
After setting off from Lanzarote on January 8, all the competitors took on a monumental 3,000-mile transatlantic battle against the elements and rough seas to the Caribbean island of Grenada.
Cowes-based Jeremy Waitt and Richard Palmer, in Richard’s JPK 10.10 yacht, Jangada —one of the smallest in the fleet — went it into the race with the top prize under their belt from 2019.
After 18 days, they celebrated winning the IRC Two-Handed event on Tuesday — finishing the race in a corrected time of 16 days 13hrs 58mins 34secs, which beat their 2019 time and set a new IRC record for the race.
“It was tough — an absolutely mental race from start to finish, with no let up at all. There was some difficult downwind and tactical sailing,” Richard said.
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