RORC Cowes Dinard St Malo Race
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), in association with the UNCL, Yacht Club de Dinard, Société Nautique de la Baie de St Malo, JOG and the Royal Yacht Squadron.
Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Joost Schuijf, completed a remarkable hat-trick in the 2025 Cowes Dinard St Malo Race—taking Line Honours, winning IRC Zero, and claiming overall victory on corrected time under IRC to win the historic King Edward VII Challenge Cup
“Winning both Line Honours and the overall IRC prize in the Cowes Dinard St Malo Race is a proud moment for the entire Leopard team,” commented Joost Schuijf. “The key to this result was simple: preparation, teamwork, and reliability. We’ve been running this program for years, and many of the crew — senior and junior — have grown together over that time. That continuity really showed out there. Every manoeuvre was smooth, every system worked, and we had zero gear failures. That doesn’t happen by accident.
The difference now is we’re not distracted by breakdowns or uncertainty — we’re focused purely on performance, on sailing the boat properly. It’s a huge credit to the team’s dedication and attention to detail. This race also gave us the perfect platform to test everything ahead of the Rolex Fastnet Race. We’re more ready now than we’ve ever been. It’s an honour to lift a trophy with such a rich history — and now the focus shifts to the next big challenge.”
Second overall and winner of IRC One was Giovanni Lombardi Stronati’s JPK 1180 Django (ITA), skippered by Michele Ivaldi. Third overall was Gery Trentesaux’s Ker 43 Long Courrier (FRA).
Congratulations to all the class winners for the Cowes Dinard St Malo Race: Robin & Lawrence Herbert’s J/133 Corazon (GBR), Sam White & Sam North racing JPK 1080 Mzungu! (GBR), Frank Lavenant’s JPK 960 Sur la mer contre le cancer (FRA), and Achille Nebout & Gildas Mahé racing Pogo RC Amarris (FRA).
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