Solo Offshore Racing Club Final Race of the 2012 Season

by Nikki Curwen 9 Oct 2012 11:45 BST 6 October 2012

The final race of the 2012 Solo Offshore Racing Club season is held in the Solent © David Giddings

On Saturday 6th October, sixteen yachts gathered for the last SORC race of the season, with 5 boats in possible contention to win the overall Solent Series. In light shifty winds it was a tricky race for both sailors and the race committee.

The race was started on time at 10:05 at Peters and May off the Island Shore with wind varying between 6 and 10 knots and coming from 20 to 60 degrees. The fleet divided on the line, Jbellino, Juliette and Solan Goose favoured a port start at the pin end while all the others gathered at the committee boat. By the time the gun went there was a massive bias on the port end and the 3 boats at the pin were able to cross the entire fleet.

It was a slow and shifty beat up to Browndown, Rob Craigie on Jbellino leading the fleet. The rounding was made particularly interesting and very congested as a group of training ships were also using the buoy.

Once round Browndown it was a 8 mile fetch/beat to winner, leaving Horse Sand Fort to Port. Some boats were able to fly Code 0's as far as the fort but all had a close hauled leg from the Fort to Winner in Hayling Bay. Jbellino managed to lay Winner on one tack but all the rest of the fleet had to tack at least once.

After winner it was a 2.2 mile run down to Dean Elbow towards Bembridge, then initially a tight fetch across to the finish at Gleeds off Portsmouth. Fortune was on side for the slower boats as the final leg became increasingly broader and some were able to simply gybe their spinnaker at Deal Elbow and fly it all the way to the finish, whereas lead boats flew white sails for some or all of the 6 mile leg.

Racing was followed by the annual season prize giving dinner at Hardy's in Haslar Marina, Gosport.

In the final race Rob Craigie on Jbellino won class one, Nigel Colly on Fastrak VIII won class two and Mike Saqui on Edith won class three. Under Overall IRC Mike Saqui on Edith was first, Rob Craigie on Jbellino second and Nigel Colly on Fastrak VIII was third.

In the Solent Series Peter Olden on Solan Goose won class one, Simon Curwen on Voador won class two and Mike Saqui on Edith won class three. In Overall IRC Mike Saqui on Edith was first, Richard Breeze on Impro second and Simon Curwen on Voador was third.

Charles Emmet on British Beagle won the Offshore Series, with Nigel Colly second and Simon Mitchell on Roxane third. Nigel Colly was also awarded first overall trophy for the Fecamp Triangle Series.

Rob Craigie was awarded the Solan Cup for best results in all 14 SORC races in 2012 with Nigel Colly on Fastrak VIII second and Mike Saqui on Edith third.

Overall Results:

Pos	Boat Name	Sail No	Nab Tower	RIOW Solo	Christchurch Bay Solo	Laying Up	Pts
Class 1
1	Solan Goose of Hamble	GBR7835R	1	1	2	3*	4
2	Jbellino	GBR9868T	7*	3	1	1	5
3	Rare	GBR5236R	2	6*	3	5	10
4	Anticipation	GBR7041R	9	2	9*	2	13
5	Mint Julep	GBR122L	3	4	9*	9	16
6	Ding Dong	GBR7878R	7	5	9*	4	16
7	Change of Course	GBR9070	7	7	9*	9	23
8	SX Girl	GBR9837T	9	9	9	9*	27
Class 2
1	Voador	GBR722R	2	2	15*	2	6
2	Juliette	GBR9405R	3	4*	1	3	7
3	Fastrak VIII	GBR4690R	4	5*	3	1	8
4	Comedy of Errors	GBR735R	5	15	2	15*	22
5	Roxanne	GBR2539L	6	6	15*	15	27
6	Juneau (Laurence)	GBR1605R	15	1	15	15*	31
7	Truant	GBR7580T	1	15*	15	15	31
8	Ingwe	GBR8432R	15	3	15	15*	33
9	Velocity Girl	GBR932R	8	10	15	15*	33
10	Howling Monkey	GBR4343C	15	7	15	15*	37
11	Comedy of Errors (Sam)	GBR735T	15	10	15*	15	40
12	Big Doris	GBR9504	15	15*	15	15	45
12	Diablo J	GBR9205R	15	15	15*	15	45
12	Juneau	GBR1605	15	15	15*	15	45
Class 3
1	Edith	GBR6831T	2	4*	1	1	4
2	Impro	GBR8064N	7*	2	2	2	6
3	Nereid	GBR1093L	1	9*	5	6	12
4	Fantasea	GBR9142T	7	8*	3	3	13
5	Wookie	98C	12*	12	4	4	20
6	British Beagle	GBR3936	3	6	12*	12	21
7	Geofon	GBR1903	7	10	12*	5	22
8	Elmarleen	GBR1206L	12*	1	12	12	25
9	Tringa	Co1551	12	3	12	12*	27
10	Santana	USA5454	12	5	12	12*	29
11	Blustery Day	GBR7932R	12*	7	12	12	31
Class 5 Mini 6.5 & unrated
1	Monocle	GBR750M		3		5	8
1	Squander	GBR404T		3		5	8
3	Fluke	GBR 725N		5		5	10
3	Oojah	GBR2207R		5		5	10
IRC overall
1	Edith	GBR6831T	6*	4	1	1	6
2	Impro	GBR8064N	20*	2	5	7	14
3	Voador	GBR722R	2	6	34*	6	14
4	Solan Goose of Hamble	GBR7835R	7	10*	3	5	15
5	Fastrak VIII	GBR4690R	5	14*	9	3	17
6	Juliette	GBR9405R	4	11*	4	10	18
7	Jbellino	GBR9868T	20*	15	2	2	19
8	Rare	GBR5236R	10	21*	8	9	27
9	Nereid	GBR1093L	3	22*	11	14	28
10	Fantasea	GBR9142T	20*	18	6	11	35
11	Ding Dong	GBR7878R	20	19	34*	8	47
12	Comedy of Errors	GBR735R	9	34*	7	34	50
13	Anticipation	GBR7041R	34*	13	34	4	51
14	British Beagle	GBR3936	8	9	34*	34	51
15	Wookie	98C	34*	29	10	12	51
16	Geofon	GBR1903	20	23	34*	13	56
17	Roxanne	GBR2539L	11	16	34	34*	61
18	Mint Julep	GBR122L	12	17	34	34*	63
19	Truant	GBR7580T	1	34*	34	34	69
20	Elmarleen	GBR1206L	34	1	34*	34	69
21	Tringa	Co1551	34	3	34*	34	71
22	Juneau (Laurence)	GBR1605R	34	5	34	34*	73
23	Ingwe	GBR8432R	34*	7	34	34	75
24	Santana	USA5454	34	8	34*	34	76
25	Change of Course	GBR9070	20	24	34	34*	78
26	Blustery Day	GBR7932R	34	12	34*	34	80
27	Velocity Girl	GBR932R	20	29	34*	34	83
28	Howling Monkey	GBR4343C	34	20	34*	34	88
29	SX Girl	GBR9837T	34	29	34	34*	97
30	Comedy of Errors (Sam)	GBR735T	34	29	34	34*	97
31	Big Doris	GBR9504	34	34	34	34*	102
31	Diablo J	GBR9205R	34	34*	34	34	102
31	Juneau	GBR1605	34*	34	34	34	102
Multihull
1	Molly IV	GBR759M			1	1	2
2	Scooby III	724			3	2	5