2015 JP Morgan Round the Island Race

An article on the race:

http://www.sail-world.com/2015-Round-the-Island-Race---Leopard-takes-line-honours/135914

the finish JP Dick on the MOD70 Paprec recyclage claimed line honors with the first of the GC32 catamarans Sultanate of Oman about 20 minutes behind.  The results for all classes in the race are here:

 http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk/web/code/php/main_c.php?map=rir15&style=std&ui=rir4&override&section=results&page=results2015&classrequest=85&submit

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland yacht race update

After a start in ideal conditions the Multi70 Musandam/Oman Sail has powered up the coast of the UK and is now approaching Muckle Flugga the northernmost turning point of the race in the North Sea.  They are currently 2 hours ahead of the record time set by the maxi trimaran Banque Populaire V.

More details in the latest RORC press release:

http://roundbritainandireland.rorc.org/newsblogsphotos/press-releases/295-record-pace-at-muckle-flugga.html

and a good video showing the start of the race:

Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland race set to get underway

This RORC event is a perpetual favourite and a strong fleet have returned to contest the race this year:

The race website:
http://roundbritainandireland.rorc.org/

The race tracker:
http://roundbritainandireland.rorc.org/tracking.html

Due to the prevailing weather conditions they have decided that the race direction will be reversed and will now be anticlockwise.

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/index.cfm?SEID=0&Nid=125410&SRCID=0&ntid=0&tickeruid=0&tickerCID=0

In the Multihulls Damien Foxall of Oman Sail/Musandam are hoping to break the race record which is currently held by the Maxi trimaran BP5 at 3 days, 3 hours, 49 minutes, 14 seconds.

http://roundbritainandireland.rorc.org/newsblogsphotos/press-releases/267-as-tough-as-it-gets.html

Rolex RORC Fastnet Race update, Multi's home in light and challenging conditions

From the following article on Sail-World submitted by Peta Stuart-Hunt

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Rolex-Fastnet-Race-2013---Morning-race-update/113176

The world's two fastest offshore racing trimarans had to endure the world's slowest finish in the early hours of this morning in the Rolex Fastnet Race.

Having jockeyed for the lead since leaving the Solent on Sunday, the Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard co-skippered Spindrift two was ahead past the Lizard in the early hours of this morning, only for the wind to switch off within two miles of the finish. Even the world's largest racing trimaran, with her 47m tall wingmast, was unable to find any wind when it counted.

As she parked, with Plymouth tantalisingly near, Armel le Cleac'h and the crew of the 31.5m trimaran Banque Populaire were able to ghost in. As the navigation lights on the French Vendée Globe hero's maxi-trimaran grew ever bigger, at one point closing to within half a mile, it looked like she might sail around Spindrift 2. However, at the last moment, the frontrunner found the lightest zephyr to ghost across the finish line at 02.53.58 BST.

read more here

Rolex RORC Fastnet Race underway, livestream video of start and tracker

The leading multis are about halfway to the Fastnet Rock the start was in light windward conditions.

The livestream which shows the start and lots of video of the big multis in action.

http://new.livestream.com/ngresults/events/2313633/videos/27000838

 The tracker on yellowbrick

http://fastnet.rorc.org/2013-fleet-tracking.html

video extract of the multihull start by Geoff Waller a bit of crosstalk on the audio at times.

 

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RORC Rolex Fastnet Race, how to watch the start

This year will see a solid multihull contingent contest the RORC Rolex Fastnet Race.  For details on how to watch the start and follow the progress of the competitors this webpage gives details:

http://fastnet.rorc.org/news-2013/race-updates-2013/how.html

The live stream

http://new.livestream.com/accounts/2978835/events/2313633

RORC Rolex Fastnet race update, Spindrift 2 ready to race

The maxi trimaran Spindrift2 (formerly Banque Populaire V) will be making it's racing debut for Spindrift Racing in the upcoming RORC Rolex Fastnet race. 

From the following article on the Spindrift Racing website:

http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2013/08/first-race-for-the-giant-trimaran-spindrift-2/

After a studious July, punctuated by two long, intensive training sessions, Spindrift 2, the largest racing trimaran in the world, will compete in the 45th edition of the classic, legendary and very British Rolex Fastnet Race. The colourful 608-mile course starts in Cowes, England’s sailing Mecca, passes along the coast of Cornwall and round the famous Irish rock called Fastnet, returning via the Isles of Scilly to the finish in Plymouth bay.

Competing in one of the greatest RORC races is a huge motivation for the two skippers and they have one eye on the record (1 day, 8 hours and 48 minutes) set by the same boat in the 2011 race. It is an ambitious benchmark and to beat it they will need to be faultless on board and make the best of the weather conditions available.

read more here

RORC Fastnet Race 2013, Oman Sail/Musandam MOD70 first ever Omani team to compete in Fastnet Race

Damien Foxall and Dee Caffari who will be part of the crew for the RORC Fastnet Race 2013 on the Oman Sail/Musandam MOD70 discuss sailing on the trimaran and the ongoing appeal of the Fastnet Race for competitors.

Rolex Fastnet Race 2013, RORC article includes updates on the multihull contingent

The Rolex Fastnet Race 2013 will start on the 11th August with a solid multihull division.  A recent press release by the RORC has some details on the multihull competition.

http://fastnet.rorc.org/news-2013/press-releases-2013/clash-of-the-titans.html

Cowes-Dinard St Malo race, Maitre Jacques attempts to break course record but unfavourable conditions intervene

The Maitre Jacques team were hoping to break the record in the RORC Cowes-Dinard St Malo race but a lack of suitable conditions prevented that from happening.

From the following entry on the Maitre Jacques FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/Trimaran.Maitre.Jacques?hc_location=stream
The rough bing translate below.

No wind, no record

Loïc Féquet and his team cut the line of the Cowes-Dinard a little before 7: 00 this morning after about 17 hours of travel from the Isle of Wight. Weather conditions have not allowed the team Maître Jacques win new record time on this 165-mile course but this technical navigation has, as always, proved instructive.

The breeze was not the venue of this edition of the Cowes-Dinard. The team of Maître Jacques took these very technical conditions to work on the settings of the boat and maneuvers. By 5-10 knots of wind and a powerful current, the team has chained the gybes in the Solent before negotiating the crossing of the English channel.

Loïc Féquet, skipper master Jacques: "it's been a super workout. We had not had conditions like that still race this year. It made the mile to work, it's perfect! The go to Raz Blanchard was 8 knots of current, it was an incredible pot, which raised a very rough seas: a beautiful experience... And after, it was 24 - 28 knots all the time, too, it is always interesting to do same out of the race! »

The team master Jacques will be again in the starting blocks in 15 days for the Trophée du Port de Fécamp in Saint Quay Portrieux.


Crew master Jacques for the Cowes-Dinard: Loïc Féquet, Benoit Champanhac, Julien Deniel, Yves Sallé and Gilles Buekenhout.

And a Sail-World article on the race is here:

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Cowes-Dinard-St-Malo-Race---170+-ready-to-set-sail/111807

update from the RORC facebook page Maitre Jacques came in first followed closely by the 100' maxi ICAP leopard

https://www.facebook.com/RoyalOceanRacingClub?hc_location=stream

Cowes-Dinard St Malo Race Update: Multi 50, Maitre Jacques is the first boat to finish the race at 05:41:55, narrowly ahead of ICAP Leopard who finished at 05:50:04. The majority of the fleet now seem to be moving again after a frustrating night stuck south of Portland. Tonnerre de Breskens, Pleomax and Monster Project are now heading south past the Channel Light Vessel.

Interview with Peter Aschenbrenner owner/skipper of racer/cruiser trimaran Paradox

From the following article on Sailing Anarchy

http://sailinganarchy.com/2013/03/07/touching-the-void/

Peter Aschenbrenner’s ballistic Nigel Irens designed trimaran Paradox scorched around the RORC 600 track in just over 40 hours, barely missing the overall record while taking line honours and the multihull class win. Paradox’s design is derived from the ORMA 60 class, but with two tons of accommodation and a significantly smaller rig. We profiled the boat with designer Irens when it first landed in the Caribbean, but here’s our first digital sit-down with scary-smart owner Peter Aschenbrenner.

read more here

RORC Caribbean 600, final results for multihull division

The Nigel Iren's designed trimaran Paradox sailed by owner/skipper Peter Aschenbrenner and crew won line and handicap in the recent RORC Caribbean 600 and came within 15 minutes of eclipsing the race record set by the ORMA 60 trimaran 'Region Guadeloupe'.  Here are the official results from the RORC Caribbean 600 website.

http://www.rorc.org/raceresults/2013/rc600-multihull01.html

Points

Factored Points

Sail No

Boat

Owner

Finish Time

Elapsed

Handicap

Corrected

Finishing Place

Comments

Points

Factored Points

90

126

CAY1

Paradox

Peter Aschenbrenner

20 Feb - 03:22:52

1 - 16:22:52

1.555

2 - 14:47:33

1

90

126

84

117.6

399BC

Phaedo

Lloyd Thornburg

20 Feb - 13:31:09

2 - 02:31:09

1.259

2 - 15:36:13

2

84

117.6

10

10

6606

Slim

Travis McGarry

1.225

DNF-Did Not Finish

10

10

RORC Fastnet Race update, more entries allowed in the Fastnet Race

The RORC have opened up more spaces for entry into the RORC Fastnet Race, a great opportunity to get your multihull entered if you have a craft capable of competing in the race.

From the following article on the RORC Fastnet Race minisite:

http://fastnet.rorc.org/news-2013/press-releases-2013/rorc-increases-entries-to-rolex-fastnet-race.html

With the entry limit of 300 filled within 24 hours, over 100 boats on the waiting list and entries from multihulls, IMOCA 60s and Class 40s still coming in, demand for places in this year's Rolex Fastnet Race have been greater than ever. To answer this unprecedented demand the RORC has decided to increase the number of places available for IRC rated boats by an extra 40 places, to 340. The addition of multihulls, IMOCAs, Class 40s and Mini Transats could easily bring the total fleet to 380 boats and to cope with this the club has decided to move the event to Plymouth Yacht Haven which has the capacity to supply the extra berthing that is needed.

read more here

RORC Caribbean 600 update, trimaran Paradox finishes race just outside multihull record time

Paradox has just missed out on breaking the multihull record for the RORC Caribbean 600 which was set in 2009 by the ORMA trimaran Region Guadaloupe by 11 minutes. 

From the RORC race updates page

https://www.facebook.com/#!/RoyalOceanRacingClub 

#rc600

Paradox finishes at 03:22:52, the first boat to complete the 2013 RORC Caribbean 600 in a phenomenally quick time, just outside the record time set in 2009. Great sail guys!

And a more detailed recent press release:

Peter Aschenbrenner's American 63ft trimaran, Paradox from California completed the RORC Caribbean 600 in Antigua on 20 Feb 03:22:52, in an elapsed time of 40:22:52, just missing out on the Multihull Course Record of 40:11:05 set by ORMA 60, Region Guadeloupe in the 2009 race.
Paradox was just 11 minutes and 47 seconds outside the course record, which has stood since the very first edition of the race. However, Peter Aschenbrenner was still up-beat dockside:
"Fantastic conditions, really amenable to Paradox, that was a dream ride," smiled Peter. "We're really surprised that we were so close to the record. That time was set by a race boat and we are just a cruising trimaran with three year old sails. So to get that close was really astonishing and testament to what a great boat Paradox is."

In the Multihull Class, Lloyd Thornburg's Gunboat 66, Phaedo needs to finish by 12:52:30 to beat Paradox. At 05:35 Phaedo was 81.2 miles from the finish.

Trimaran Paradox



RORC Caribbean 600 update, Trimaran Paradox leading multihull fleet

The trimaran Paradox which is basically a cruiser/racer version of an ORMA 60 trimaran is easily leading the Caribbean 600 race multihull division and overall.  The Gunboat 66 catamaran Phaedo is hanging on to 1st in handicap position.  In the following screenshot the white boat indicated near Paradox is the monohull record time ghost set by Rambler 100 in 2011.

And an aerial video of the start:

RORC Caribbean 600 update

The trimaran Paradox is scorching around the course of the Caribbean RORC 600 with the gunboat Phaedo in hot pursuit the following excerpt from the RORC 600 website describes the multi division's race so far.

#rc600
At 1700 local time, Peter Aschenbrenner's American trimaran, Paradox, and Mike Slade's British Maxi, ICAP Leopard, were both averaging a ballistic 18 knots covering the first 100 miles of the course in an astonishing seven and a half hours.

Paradox is eating up the miles, after literally getting airborne in the upwind leg after the start. Paradox pulled the trigger on the windward side of Antigua, flashing through the Atlantic swell like a scalded cat. By 1700 local time, Paradox had passed Nevis and blasting to leeward of St.Kitts, still achieving over 20 knots of boat speed. Lloyd Thornburg's Gunboat 66 Phaedo, nearly twice the weight of Paradox, was being pushed hard by Britain's Brian Thompson on the helm of Phaedo. Paradox was only 12 miles astern giving the Lamborghini Orange Gunboat the class lead on corrected. Sadly Austin Hearst's Gunboat 66, Slim, has been forced to retire after rudder damage.

RORC Caribbean 600 fleet tracker now active

RORC Carribean 600 fleet tracker is now active.  You can check out the racing over the next few days here

http://caribbean600.rorc.org/2013-fleet-tracking.html

I've noticed that some of the multis are not in the correct tabs on the tracker for example the trimaran Paradox is under the IRC1 tab so you might have to leave all the tabs active and switch between boats.

The RORC Caribbean minisite is at the following url:

http://caribbean600.rorc.org/blog/race-information/tracking/index.html

RORC Carribean 600

The RORC Caribbean 600 receives record number of entries:

The multihull extract is from the following article by Louay Habib:

http://caribbean600.rorc.org/news/news-2013/another-record-broken-30-entries-by-end-of-year.html

Multihull Class

Olivier Vigoureux, boat captain of Peter Aschenbrenner's ballistic trimaran, Paradox, has confirmed that the 63ft Nigel Irens-designed flyer will be competing:

'We can definitely go faster this year, given the right conditions. Ideally we would like 20 knots of wind, then we might just be able to keep up with Leopard," suggested Olivier. "The course record set by Region Guadeloupe in the first race will be very difficult for Paradox to beat as we have more weight and less sail area, but who knows, if we get the right conditions, anything can happen."

Lloyd Thornburg's Gunboat 66, Phaedo, returns to RORC Caribbean 600 action, having won the Multihull Class in 2011. For the 2013 edition, Jules Verne record holder, Brian Thompson will be part of a stellar crew. However, Phaedo should have a close battle on the water with the latest Gunboat 66 to be launched, Slim, skippered by South African, Travis McGarry.

The action in Antigua starts on 18th February 2013 with live tracking and regular updates from the course. For more information visit the RORC Caribbean mini-site.

Article by Louay Habib

read the whole article here

Theres a video tour of the very impressive cruiser/racer trimaran Paradox on youtube

 

And a video of Antigua Race Week with some footage of Paradox in action