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The epic 2018 SORC Round the Rock Race has been completed with all boats safely arriving home. Only 2 out of the 28 starters retired. One due to a collision with a lobster pot and the other who was hit by a cruising yacht on port tack!

Exposure Lights are supporting the SORC Round the Rock race with a fantastic array of prizes, and also the SORC season with a product discount for their superb light and safety products.

Successful completion of the 2018 SORC Round the Rock Race has been approved by the Royal Western Yacht Club as a qualifier for the solo division of the 2020 OSTAR.

Many SORC'ers have competed in the AZAB race (Azores and Back) over the years. One of the Ocean Classics, the AZAB offers everything - competitive racing, great destination, fantastic socials. We are pleased to have recieved confirmation from the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club that the SORC Round the Rock Race has been accepted as a solo qualifier for the AZAB 2019 race.

Put the day in the diary. It is official. The 2018 SORC Round the Rock Race will start from Cowes on Saturday 2nd June 2018.

The December 2016 issue of Yachts & Yachting announces the anticipated Y&Y Awards nominees revealed across 14 categories celebrating the very best racing performance and achievements, along with the top boats, kit and equipment launched in the past 12 months. Touching on every aspect of the performance sailing scene, we are excited to announce that SORC are nominated for the "Event of the Year" award with our hugely fantastic Round the Rock Race.

Punishing weather on one of the world’s most challenging race courses made the first Round the Rock race, sponsored by Virgin Media Business one that will go down in history. It proved a mammoth test of skippers’ mental strength, emotional reserves, technical sailing ability and seamanship skills. It also tested their boats and equipment to the extreme.

There was no respite at the end of this tough race as the leaders approached the finish line off Plymouth just after dawn this morning. With the fleet tightly packed together in a light following wind, almost every boat had to repeatedly gybe spinnakers on the final approach.

After more than four days alone at sea the leading boats passed the Scilly Islands early this afternoon, with Rob Craigie (Sunfast 3600, Bellino) holding a 4.5 mile lead on Conor Fogarty (SF 3600, Bam), with Ian Hoddle (GameOn) third on the water.

The first seven solo skippers rounded the Fastnet Rock at lunchtime today, led by three Sunfast 3600s, Conor Fogarty’s Bam, Rob Craigie’s Bellino and Ian Hoddle’s GameOn. The front of the fleet is still tightly packed, with many boats rounding within sight of another. They reached the iconic turning mark after another 24-hour period with both gales and calms.