RORC Pursuit Race

🗓️ 19th Sept 2026

💷 £150

*£20 social ticket not included

📍 Hamble - Cowes

For any of you looking for your final chance to race and party at RORC Cowes this year, this is your opportunity!* This one day race was introduced for the RORC Centenary, the Pursuit Race but as it was so popular it’s remained on the programme.

*We will have other non-RORC races available in autumn.

We’d love to have you join us onboard for this cracking end of season race!

THE EVENT

On the water this event typically has one race on Saturday, giving IRC boats the chance to race directly against one another, the lower rated starting first, faster boats setting off in pursuit.

The action will continue ashore at the RORC Cowes Clubhouse, where the race will be followed by supper and end of season prize giving. This year we cannot attend the party and will return to Hamble but happy to drop off crew who would like to do the evening ashore in Cowes.

THE PLAN

  • Start: Port Hamble Marina

  • JOIN THE BOAT: Hamble | Friday 18th PM or Saturday 19th AM

  • OFF THE DOCK: Saturday AM

  • RACING: Saturday on the Solent

  • (OPTIONAL SOCIAL: RORC Cowes, tickets £20)

  • Return to Hamble Saturday 19th PM

GOOD TO KNOW

  • A WhatsApp group will be set up to help coordinate lifts/train collections/drop-offs

HOW TO BOOK

Contact us to book or with any questions:

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Terms and Conditions apply

FAQs & IMPORTANT NOTES

    • All boat costs

    • Food and provisions while at sea

    • Race entry etc…

    • Professional skipper

    • Any meals or drinks had off the boat

    • Any accommodation off the boat

  • Please contact us at info@londonschoolofsailing.co.uk to discuss payment options

  • Please see our BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS for details about changing your course once booked

  • Previous experience required:

    • Previous offshore sailing experience required unless this is your first offshore race in the Fastnet Campaign

    • Experience of spinnakers/gennakers is handy

    • The race time depends on the weather forecast heavily but in our experience, with the early morning start, usually just over 24 hours to the Eddystone lighthouse if the wind is a usual Westerly, and faster on the way back downwind.

    • More racing!

    • Please see our KIT LIST under the ABOUT section.