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There was no yacht club on the East Coast of England before the year 1843, but on September 28 of that year one was formed at Harwich. It does not appear to have flourished for the first year or so of its existence. The Admiralty granted it a warrant on April I, 1845, and a few days later an intimation was received that H.M. the Queen Dowager Adelaide had consented to extend her patronage to it, and from that time it appears to have entered upon a period of prosperity.

A few years later one finds reference in contemporary records to the high position which the club held in the estimation of yachtsmen, and likewise to the exceptional privileges which its members enjoyed, including exemptions from foreign port dues. In 1846 Queen Victoria and H.R.H. Prince Consort became patrons.

In looking through the records of various yacht clubs, one notices how comparatively lax the regulations in regard to the choice of distinguishing flags appear to have been in the earlier days of the sport. It is interesting to note in this connection that about the time the Royal Harwich obtained its Admiralty warrant the matter was receiving more attention at the hands of the authorities, as an application on the part of the club to make some alteration in the device which it was authorized to carry on its blue ensign was refused by the Admiralty on the ground that ‘great inconvenience attended the changing of devices in the flags of yacht clubs, and their lordships are sorry they cannot comply with the request.’

The first challenge ever sent from this country to the New York Yacht Club for the America Cup was forwarded by the Royal Harwich Club on behalf of Mr. Ashbury, who took over his schooner Cambria, in 1871, to try to recover the trophy which had been won nineteen years before by the American schooner. This naturally brought the club into prominence in the yachting world, and when Mr. Ashbury returned to the attack in the following year with his new schooner  Livonia , it was the Royal Harwich Yacht Club that again sent the challenge on his behalf.The Harwich Regatta now always takes place immediately after the opening matches of the Metropolitan clubs on the Thames, and the ‘Down Swin Matches’ provide races for the vessels from the river to the eastern port.

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RORC North Sea Race | Extra Djinn Triumph

RORC North Sea Race

Start: Friday 10 May, 2024

Harwich – Scheveningen (148nm)

The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s North Sea Race is hosted by the Royal Harwich Yacht Club in association with the East Anglian Offshore Racing Association, the Yacht Club Scheveningen and the North Sea Regatta.

The RORC North Sea Race dates back almost 80 years, the 2024 edition had 53 boats racing from Harwich to Scheveningen. The overall winner under IRC was Michel Dorsman’s X-362 Extra Djinn, second was J/122 Ajeto! raced double handed by Robin Verhoef & John van der Starre. Third overall was Willem Ellemeet’s Dufour 40 Flying Dolphin.

Congratulations to all of the Class Winners including Frederic de Visser’s VO65 NextGen, Ker 46 ROST Van Uden, skippered by Gerd-jan Poortman, Otto Waterlander’s Swan 45 Emotions, and Will & Jenny Taylor-Jones S&S 40 Sunstone.

2024 North Sea Race Results

The RORC Race Team set a course of approximately 148 nautical miles for the North Sea Race via Smith’s Knoll Buoy. The start was delayed by one hour waiting for the wind to stabilize. The vast majority of the race was held in a cold easterly gradient breeze, upwind in foggy conditions across the North Sea. Thankfully the sun shone for the prize giving at the Yacht Club Scheveningen!

The overall winner under IRC, Michel Dorsman’s Extra Djinn, says victory came as a very pleasant surprise. “It’s a young team and most of us have been sailing together for just a few years now, so winning the North Sea Race is fantastic!” commented Michel. “We started well, but after we rounded Smith Knoll the fog was pretty thick. We didn’t know how we were doing against the other boats and steering was difficult in low visibility. The team did very well to keep us on course. This has been a great start to our season, as last month, some of the team won class at the St Maarten Heineken Regatta. We will definitely be celebrating with a cold beer after the prize giving in Scheveningen!”

Last year’s overall winner was runner-up this year. J/122 Ajeto! raced by Robin Verhoef & John van der Starre also won IRC Two and IRC Two-handed. “We got to the start early to check the current and found a big gain in shallow water, that worked out perfectly,” said John van der Starre. “We had a good lead at the first mark and that makes it easier because we were free to make our own decisions. The forecast was not always correct, but we could see the faster boats on AIS, so we could adjust our own course to stay on the right side of shifts. Across the North Sea we had up to 15 knots of wind and Ajeto! goes very well in that. Well done to Extra Djinn, they sailed really well and made some very good decisions.”

The Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team (ROST) are young sailors racing Ker 46 ROST Van Uden, skippered by Volvo Ocean Race veteran Gerd-jan Poortman, they have an exciting race programme over the next two years. For the North Sea Race, ROST Van Uden won IRC Zero and was second across the line to VO65 NextGen, which took Line Honours.

“We pretty much won the start and we are happy with the performance, we had a good race,” commented Poortman. “About 95% of the track was upwind and our boat’s IRC rating takes in how fast we are downwind, so it was difficult to sail to our rating. We didn’t have many options but we sailed well, the boat was up to speed and sail changes were fine. This is the first big event of the year, next will be the inshore North Sea Regatta. After that, ROST Van Uden will sail to Cowes for the Round the Island Race, Cowes Week and the RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup. We have a nice season for 2024, which is all part of our build up to the 2025 Admiral’s Cup.” Concluded Poortman.

The RORC Season’s Points Championship continues with the De Guingand Bowl Race starting from Cowes on May 18 th . The flexi-course of about 110 nautical miles will start and finish  in The Solent. The De Guingand Bowl Race is also the first race of the 2024 IRC Two-Handed National Championship.

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