RORC awards

Winners announced prior to December's awards presentation

ANNUAL CHALLENGE TROPHIES & SPECIAL AWARDS

2003 YACHT OF THE YEAR winning the
SOMERSET MEMORIAL TROPHY

IROMIGUY (Nicholson 33) JEAN YVES CHATEAU

In awarding the Trophy, the Main Committee take into account not only the yacht’s racing record, but also the other factors that demonstrate exceptional commitment to offshore racing. This year the trophy has been awarded to IROMIGUY, a Nicholson 33 launched in 1976. Her racing record of three overall race wins is by itself impressive, but when the fact that her French crew have regularly crossed the Channel, often just in time to make the start of a RORC race, the level of commitment is all the more noteworthy.

ASSUAGE TROPHY
CHAMPIONSHIP 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, Morgan Cup
and Myth of Malham Races

ROXY 9 (J145) ROBERT DAVIES


ALAN PAUL TROPHY
for consistent high performance in IRC
Based on consistent high scores plus a bonus for the number of races completed

EXABYTE 2 (IMX40) SHAUN FROHLICH


CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES

IRM 1 Trenchemer Challenge Cup	TONNERRE DE BRESKENS (Lutra 52) Piet Vroon
IRM 2 Aralus Plate	PANTHER (Mumm 36) James Stableford
IRC Super Zero Europeans Trophy	VOLVO FOR LIFE TEAM TONIC (Farr 52) Nick Hewson
IRC 0 Illingworth Cup	JAZZ (J145) Chris Bull
IRC 1 Emily Verger Plate	FASTWAVE II (First 40.7) Chris Brown & Peter Harding
IRC 2 Grenade Goblet	JERONIMO (J 109) Jonathan & Lisa Goring
IRC 3 Cowland Trophy	SPIRIT OF DEFIANCE (Contessa 33) Mark Jephcott

SPECIAL AWARDS

DAVID FAYLE MEMORIAL CUP
for best Sailing School yacht in IRC

CAS (Dehler 34)
Ocean Aspects
HAYLOCK CUP
for best British Service yacht in IRC

LONGBOW (Prima 38 OD)
Army Sailing Association


SERENDIP TROPHY
for best series-produced yacht in IRC

ROXY 9 (J145)
Robert Davies


FREDDIE MORGAN TROPHY
for a Classic yacht in IRC

IROMIGUY (Nicholson 33)
Jean Yves Chateau


STRADIVARIUS TROPHY
for the best overseas yacht in IRC

IROMIGUY (Nicholson 33)
Jean Yves Chateau


RORC IRM CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY

EL GRINGO (Ker 11.3)
Nicholas Hartshorn


MULTIHULL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY

TRIOHE (Farrier 9AX)
Richard Roscoe


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

MIKE FERGUSON sailing on (Farr 52) VOLVO FOR LIFE TEAM TONIC

RED FUNNEL PRIX D’ELEGANCE

WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING (Swan 45) Glynn Williams

2003 RORC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP
RORC Medallions: Gold - 1st, Silver - 2nd, Bronze - 3rd, 4th & 5th

IRC SZ		IRC 2
1 st	Volvo for Life Team Tonic, Nick Hewson	1 st	Jeronimo, Jonathan & Lisa Goring
2 nd	Venom, Windward Sailing	2 nd	Winsome, Harry Heijst
3 rd	Aera, Nick Lykiardopulo	3 rd	Arbitrator, Peter Hopps
		4 th	Jezebel, Bruce Isles & Philip Swatman
IRC 0		5 th	El Greco, Impression Marine
1 st	Jazz, Chris Bull
2 nd	Roxy 9, Robert Davies
3 rd	El Gringo, Nick Hartshorn
4 th	Bounder, Chris Little	IRC 3
5 th	Fair Do’s V, John Shepherd	1 st	Spirit of Defiance, Mark Jephcott
		2 nd	Exile, Nicholas de la Fourniere
IRC 1		3 rd	Iromiguy, Jean-Yves Chateau
1 st	Fastwave II, Chris Brown & Peter Harding	4 th	Sigress, David & Fiona Crawforth
2 nd	Exabyte 2, Shaun Frohlich	5 th	Longue Pierre, David Cooper & Paul England
3 rd	Magnum II, Andrew Pearce
4 th	Cutting Edge, R Lutener, P James, M Elwood
5 th	Longbow, Army Sailing Association
IRM 1		IRM 2
1 st	Tonnerre de Breskens, Piet Vroon	1st	Panther, James Stableford
2 nd	Fair Do’s V, John Shepherd
3 rd	Bounder, Chris Little
4 th	Volvo for Life Team Tonic, Nick Hewson

All trophies and medallions will be awarded at the RORC Annual Dinner on Wednesday December 3rd 2003 at the Café Royal, Regent Street, London.
For further details contact the RORC - Tel: +44 (0) 20 7493 2248