2001 RORC awards announced

Somerset Memorial Trophy has joint winners

The RORC Main Committee have made an unprecedented decision to award The Somerset Memorial Trophy for RORC Yacht of the Year 2001to two yachts.

The award recognises racing achievement in yacht owned or sailed by a RORC member and for 2001 will be held jointly by Piet Vroon's Lutra 52, Tonnerre de Breskens, which won the 2001 Rolex Fastnet Race and Denis Doyle who in 2001 skippered his 20th Fastnet in his 20 year old Frers designed Moonduster.

Piet Vroon, from Breskens in the Netherlands and Denis Doyle from Cork in Ireland, have supported RORC racing for more than forty years making a great contribution to the Club's international success. The Committee felt that these two individuals and their yachts have added enormously to the rich history of the RORC and by awarding Yacht of the Year to them recognises their special achievements.

All trophies and medallions will be awarded at the RORC Annual Dinner on Wednesday December 5th 2001 at Le Meridien, Grosvenor House

Other trophies awarded include:

The Assauge Trophy (Champions for RORC members)
For the yacht with the most RORC points in IRC overall in the Cherbourg Race plus her best three races taken from Cervantes, St Malo, Channel Race
and Fastnet Race: Fastwave II (Beneteau First 40.7) ACP Sailing

Alan Paul Trophy for consistent high performance in IRC
Based on consistent high scores plus a bonus for the number of races completed: Magnum (MG 335) Andrew Pearce

IRM circuit championship trophy
IRM 1: Yeoman of Hamble (JV44 one off) David Aisher


CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES

IRM 1 Trenchemer Challenge Cup Tonnerre de Breskens(Lutra 52) Piet Vroon

IRM 2 Aralus Plate: Cumara (Thomas 35) Timon Townsend

IRC Super Zero RORC Trophy: Branec III (Futura 50) Roger Langevin

IRC 0 Illingworth Cup: Tonnerre de Breskens (Lutra 52) Piet Vroon

IRC 1 Emily Verger Plate: Fastwave II (Beneteau First 40.7) ACP Sailing

IRC 2 Grenade Goblet: Prospect of Whitby (S & S one off) Tony Cox & Sarah Jane Cook

IRC 3 Cowland Trophy: Exile (X312) Nicolas de la Fourniere

Special awards

David Fayle Memorial Cup for best Sailing School yacht in IRC: Leopard Clipper (Reflex 38) Clipper Ventures

Haylock Cup for best British Service yacht in IRC: Red Arrow (Sigma 38) RAF Sailing Association

Serendip Trophy for best series-produced yacht in IRC: Fastwave II(Beneteau First 40.7) ACP Sailing

Dennis P Miller Memorial Trophy for outstanding performance by a British yacht overseas: Chris Bull
2nd Overall IMS Division A Sydney / Hobart Race 2000 QUEST (Nelson Marek 46)

Seamanship Trophy for an outstanding act of seamanship: Ellen MacArthur Kingfisher Vendee Globe 2000/2001

Freddie Morgan Trophy for a Classic yacht in IRC: Clarionet (S & S One Off) Paul March

The Pera Awards may be given to yachts which receive redress for rendering assistance during a race: Calpurnia(Albin Ballard)
Quinney & Wilczynsski and Moonshadow II (Contessa 32) Ian Coglin

Stradvarius Trophy for the best overseas yacht in IRC: Tonnerre de Breskens (Lutra 52) Piet Vroon

Duncan Munro-Kerr Youth Challenge Trophy for the youngest crew member on board a yacht which on season's points finishes in the top three of her IRC class: Thomas Seaman (aged 19) Prospect of Whitby

2001 RORC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
RORC Medallions: Gold - 1st, Silver - 2nd, Bronze - 3rd, 4th & 5th

IRC SZ		IRC 0
1st	Branec III, Roger Langevin	1st	Tonnerre de Breskens, Piet Vroon
2nd	Skandia Leopard Of London, Mike Slade	2nd	Kirribilli, Douglas Flynn
3rd	Zaraffa,Skip Sheldon	3rd	Exabyte 2, Shaun Frohlich
4th	Morning Glory, Hasso Plattner	4th	Warpath, Giles Redpath
		5th	Eva, Richard Little
IRC 1		IRC 2
1st	Fastwave II, A C P Sailing	1st	Prospect of Whitby, Tony Cox/Sarah-Jane Cook
2nd	L'Ange de Milon, Jacques Pelletier	2nd	Winsome, Harry J. Heijst
3rd	Quokka-Fandango, David Scanlan	3rd	Dansos, Lewis/McPherson
4th	Alibi, Gardner Grant Jr	4th	Touch Too, Stephen Liebmann
5th	Psipsina, John Loden	5th	El Greco, Impression Sailing
IRC 3		IRM 1
1st	Exile, Nicolas de l Fourniere	1st	Tonnerre de Breskens, Piet Vroon
2nd	Clarionet, Paul March
3rd	Hippocampus, Mike Greville	IRM 2
4th =	Magnum, Andrew Pearce	1st	Cumara, Timon Townsend
4th =	Calpurnia, J.Quinney/M.Wilczynski