Tim Goodhew and Kelvin Matthews, racing Sun Fast 3200 Cora Two-Handed, has won the Salcombe Gin Castle Rock Race having scored the best corrected time under IRC.
Mike Yates racing J/109 JAGO, also Two-Handed with Will Holland, was runner-up by just 71 seconds after IRC time correction. Ross Applebey's Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster was third, 87 seconds ahead of Ed Bell's JPK 1180 Dawn Treader. The top four boats came from four IRC Classes, congratulations to all of the IRC Class winners including Ross Hobson's Open 50 Pegasus of Northumberland and Gareth Penn's Contessa 32 Jemima of Farley.
Tim Goodhew, co-skipper of Cora has been racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club for 23 years, and this was the first time he had won a race overall under IRC. "Delighted!" smiled Tim, my first RORC campaign was with my father on our Sigma 38 in 2007. We have come really close to winning overall maybe five times, but we have always got pipped by someone, so to win right at the end of the season is really cool; the cherry on the top."
Cora beat JAGO by just over a minute and the race was on the whole way around as Tim continued. "We were neck and neck with JAGO on the first leg but extended on them on the first beat, but they came back at us, and overtook us on the last downwind leg. From there on IRC corrected time, the lead was going to and fro, JAGO sailed really well."
Tim Goodhew and co-skipper Kelvin Matthews are great friends. The Matthews family joined the victorious Cora Team at the RORC Cowes Clubhouse to celebrate with a RORC 'Start Point - Offshore Strength' gin.
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