Ten minutes later at 1850 the Multihulls got away cleanly from the line.

A forecast for a light wind race prompted the committee to set the shorter course which would take the fleet east out of the Solent and then straight to Dieppe to the finish off the D1 North Cardinal Buoy, a distance of approximately 100 miles.

Conditions would indeed turn out to be as predicted with 'Jazz', Chris BULL'S J145 reporting in at 0945 on Saturday morning that they were 10 miles west of the finish in a light west south westerly breeze of around 4 kts, the tide having turned foul.

Another trick the weather was to play on the yachts would be the fog. Mike GREVILLE, sailing his DK46 'Erivale' thought he had managed to pull away in IRC Zero, only to discover as the fog lifted in the early morning light, that the breeze had filled in a little from the north west, allowing the following pack to set their spinnakers earlier and close the gap.

Line honours went to 'Bear of Britain', Kit HOBDAY and Tim LOUIS' Farr 52, finishing at 1051 with Piet VROON'S Lutra 52 'Tonnerre de Breskens', crossing 20 minutes later at 1108 and 'Jazz' Chris BULL'S J145 at 1140. 'Erivale' was the next home at 1153 ahead of 'Swantastic', 'Exabyte' and Nick HARTSHOM'S Ker11.3 'El Gringo'. It was not until 1450 that the next boat 'Hooligan V', Edward BROADWAY'S Max Fun 35 crossed the line at Dieppe.

By 1730 no other boats had finished which, when the TCC's were applied, meant that 'Exabyte' had done enough to take the De Guingand Bowl for BCT IRC and the St Barbara Trophy for IRC Zero, 'Jazz' was 2nd and 'El Gringo' 3rd.

'El Gringo' secured the Windward Sailing Trophy for BCT IRM.

First of IRC 1 to finish was 'Maverick 2', Dominic CHAPPELL'S IMX40 at 1943, just ten minutes behind 'Branec III', Roger LANGEVIN'S Futra 50. Their effort through the hard night and following day was good enough to earn 'Maverick 2' the Stewart Cup for IRC 1 on corrected time. It would be almost 12 hours later at 0644 on Sunday morning before the next yacht in IRC 1 crossed the line in the form of 'Magnum II', 15 minutes ahead of 'Cutting Edge', R LUTENER , P JAMES and M ELWOOD'S Mills 36. This was to be the order on the prizegiving list also.

The battle between the boats in IRC 2 brought 'Energies Total', Philippe BOURGEOIS' First 36.7 to the finish line at 0655 ahead of 'Carpet Bagger', Michael RONSON'S HOD35 who was closely followed by Noel RACINE'S JPK9.6 'Foggy Dew' and Alistair RAY'S J109 'Jumunu'. Once the numbers were crunched 'Foggy Dew' lifted the Auclair Trophy, second going to 'Energies Total' and 3rd 'Jumunu'.

Although out of the running for a Trophy in IRC 2, 'Psipsina', John LODEN'S HOD35 picked up a RORC Prize for winning the 2 Handed Division.

After nearly 39 hours of racing a tired but happy crew of 'Sigress', David & Fiona CRAWFORTH'S Sigma 33 made their way into the yacht club as the first boat to finish in IRC 3. There perseverance had paid off they were the winners of the David Maufe Salver.

Split between seven of the competing yachts were ten Sailability sailors vying for the R J Rutter Trophy, awarded to the yacht with the BCT in the Sailability Division. 'Jeu D'Esprit', Clem JONES' J160 had four members onboard, with 'Blustery Day', Colin SINCLAIR'S First 32, 'Simply the Best', Phillip WOOD'S Baltic 42, 'Marionette', Chris DUNNING'S J120, 'Lutine' Don MORETON'S Swan 53, 'Magnum II' and 'Sigress' all taking one sailor with a disability each. Despite the strong challenge of 'Sigress', 'Jeu D'Esprit' won the R J Rutter Trophy.

The RORC would like to thank the Cercle de la Voile de Dieppe for their hospitality, full results are available on the RORC website at the address below.

Tom Burton (AUS) and Alison Young (GBR) hit the right note in the Laser and Laser Radial at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as they took out the top honours and qualification spots to the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final.

It was double Australian gold in the Paralympic classes. Matt Bugg (AUS) came out on top in the 2.4mR whilst London 2012 Paralympic SKUD18 gold medallists Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (AUS) were triumphant in the two person keelboat.

Lithuania's Juozas Bernotas came out on top in the Men's RS:X whilst Russia's Stefania Elfutina was triumphant in the Women's RS:X. Both sailors claim the first Abu Dhabi ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots whilst Jock Calvert (AUS) and Joanna Sterling (AUS) picked up the Oceanic spots for the Emirati finale.

There was some fast paced action in the 49er and 49erFX Medal Races at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS) and Maia & Ragna Agerup (NOR) claimed the honours and Abu Dhabi final spots.

A tight group of five young Papua New Guinean (PNG) Laser sailors are stepping up their 2015 Pacific Games competition program using this week's ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. PNG is one of 33 countries represented at the important Oceanic event, the largest Olympic sailing regatta in the southern hemisphere.

Nicolai Sehested (DEN) and his TREFOR Match Racing Team clinched victory today at the Energa Sopot Match Race, Poland, the 10th stage and World Championship Event of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT).

There was no stopping current, and five-time ISAF Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar today at the Energa Sopot Match Race as he swiftly dispatched his Quarter Final opponent Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) in three straight wins.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) continues to address concerns and is taking steps to ensure the health and safety of all athletes who will be competing in the upcoming Aquece Rio, Olympic Test Event and the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Veteran Polish match racer and America's Cup helmsman Karol Jablonski skilfully played the gusty conditions today to lead the twelve strong field of teams at the end of Day 2 of Qualifying at the 2015 Energa Sopot Match Race.