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    Chieftain is RORC Yacht of the Year

    September 25, 2007

    Another amazing Irish boat…

    RORC ANNUAL CHALLENGE TROPHIES & SPECIAL AWARDS

    2007 YACHT OF THE YEAR

    winning the SOMERSET MEMORIAL TROPHY
    for outstanding racing achievement by a yacht owned or sailed by a RORC member as voted for by the RORC Main Committee. In recognition of winning the Rolex Fastnet Race, and second place in IRC in the HSH Nordbank Blue Transatlantic Race 2007

    CHIEFTAIN, (Cookson 50) Ger O’Rourke

    Our friend Barry sails on this J-105 in double hand races…

    ALAN PAUL TROPHY
    for consistent high performance in IRC
    Based on consistent high scores plus a bonus for the number of races completed
    DIABLO-J, (J 105) Nick Martin

    Topics: Sailing | 1 Comment »

    One Response to “Chieftain is RORC Yacht of the Year”

    1. Barry Hurley Says:
      October 2nd, 2007 at

      Thanks Bob! Looking forward to the big prizegiving…