With the Notice of Race being released on Wednesday 4th August, we have pleasure in announcing the second edition of the RWYC 'Original Lonely Rock Race' (OLR2022) in association with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. The first start of the OLR2022 will be 1400hrs on Sunday 17th July. Following the original 'Fastnet' course which starts in the area of Ryde Bank,...
July 4th 2021 will see the introduction of a brand new offshore race from the Royal Western Yacht Club which will run in opposite years to the Original Lonely Rock Race. The ‘Plymouth Lonely Rock Race’ will start in Plymouth Sound, exit via the Western Entrance of Plymouth Sound, round the Fastnet Rock to port, pass the Isles of Scilly...
Based on a strong weather pattern showing a cold front expected on Wednesday following the merging of two low systems Southwest of Ireland and a low pressure of 973mb by Thursday 1200UTC, with a potential average wind of 35-40 knots and 4-5m seas, the decision has been made to shorten the course. The turn will now be Wolf Rock, which...
The Royal Western Yacht Club is very pleased to announce the new closing date, now extended to Friday 24th July. We are also pleased to announce the extended qualification date of the 7th August. In light of continuing COVID 19 adaptions, The RWYC is still working to keep the Lonely Rock Race very much alive. This announcement and change to the...
Since her recent full refit, Maiden has been back on the start line of events such as the Caribbean 600 to raise funds for The Maiden Factor Foundation, but due to COVID the world tour has unfortunately been put on hold and ‘Maiden’ was shipped back to Southampton. Now we are hoping that the Lonely Rock Race will be the...
The RWYC is very pleased to announce our partnership with The Magenta Project. Chris Arscott went on, “The RWYC are also very pleased to be partnering with The Magenta Project. We believe in equality; The Magenta Project is at the very core of where we should all aspire to. We would like to see more women in key roles, not just...
July 2020 - Medallia, Inc. (NYSE: MDLA), the global leader in experience management, today announced its sponsorship of British professional sailor Pip Hare in her attempt to sail single-handed, non-stop around the world as a competitor in the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe. Hare will be the skipper of Medallia, a 60ft IMOCA class boat which launches today from its base...
Entry closing date extended to 24th July, qualifying by 7th August. The Royal Western Yacht Club is very pleased to announce the new closing date, now extended to Friday 24th July. We are also pleased to announce the extended qualification date of the 7th August. In light of continuing COVID 19 adaptions, The RWYC is still working to keep the Lonely Rock...
The RWYC Lonely Rock Race is pleased to announce Spectra Watermakers as our new partner for the Royal Western Yacht Club Lonely Rock Race. Chris Arscott – Commodore of the Royal Western Yacht Club said: “again, we are very pleased to see a pioneering manufacturer supporting the Lonely Rock Race. We are highly aware of the damage that single use plastics cause...
The Royal Western Yacht Club's Lonely Rock Race https://rwyc.org/lrr/ scheduled to start in August this year (Covid 19 permitting), can be used as a qualifier for the TWOSTAR 2021 as the format allows for a 2 handed division. Remember, to satisfy the TWOSTAR qualifying passage requirements the race must be completed with the same skipper, same co skipper and same...
