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5 May 2017
Entries open for Carey Olsen Inter-Island Yacht Race
Entries are now open for the 2017 Carey Olsen Inter-Island Yacht Race.
The biggest annual Channel Island sailing event will this year begin in Jersey and finish in Guernsey on
Saturday 17 June and the organisers are expecting to welcome a fleet of up to 90 vessels across a range
of categories from fast sports boats, such as JPK’s, Pogo’s and J122’s to cruisers, such as Westerly
Centaurs and Contessa 26’s.
Also likely to join the Channel Island sailors in the 26 nautical mile course are entrants from the UK and
France. The fleet will set sail just outside St Helier at 11 a.m. and will make their way around the often
turbulent seas off Corbiere Lighthouse before racing up to St Peter Port. The fastest boats could
complete the race in less than three hours, while those with larger handicaps could be racing for six
hours if winds are light.
Last year’s event welcomed a new category - the “Fast Cats” – this mix of catamarans will be vying for
the Shearwater Trophy. Even two kite boarders raced on the day and kite boarders are invited to
participate again this year.
These vessels will start at 11.30 - half and hour later than the main fleet and defending their trophy will
be Raven Russia who crossed the finish line last year in a record time of 1 hour 46 minutes and 30
seconds – also clocking up a new speed record.
“Last year’s conditions were fairly exciting resulting in a very fast race. Winds were at a constant force
five just South of West with gusts of up to 25 knots. First Overall Trophy went to the crew of Allen
Brown in “The Dog’s” who will be defending their title again this year.
“This Inter-Island yacht race has been running for over 50 years (since 1964) and is therefore well and
truly penned into the sailing fraternity’s calendars. Not only is it a hotly contested and tactical race, but
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Carey Olsen make it a very social event enjoyed by everyone who takes part,” said Clive Le Tissier,
Commodore of the Guernsey Yacht Club.
“There are also a lot of trophies to be picked up so opportunities for young, old, families and many other
classes including one for the first non-channel island yacht.”
Alex Ohlsson, group managing partner of long term sponsor Carey Olsen is really looking forward to this
year’s race. “Let’s hope that the conditions are as good as they were last year making for an exciting as
well as challenging race. We hope our regulars will sign up again as well as new sailors who fancy their
chances in this well established race.”
Entry forms should be submitted by noon on Saturday 10 June and full race instructions are available
from:
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Guernsey Yacht Club, www.gyc.org.gg/racing/gyc-racing
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St Helier Yacht Club, www.shyc.je
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www.careyolseninterislandyachtrace.com
Entry forms should be completed online at www.gyc.org.gg/racing/gyc-racing. The entry cost is £30.
Ends
Issued by Ellen Dumont, Orchard PR, [email protected]. 01481 251251
For all media enquiries (interviews in advance/covering the race on the day/interviewing skippers, GYC
Commodore and Carey Olsen as sponsor at GYC on Saturday 17 June 2017 etc.) please contact Steven Hunt on
mobile: 07797 727679 or email [email protected].
For any race enquiries phone 01481 722838 or email [email protected] .
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Last Year’s Winners 2016
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First Overall (Trophy)
Second Overall
Third Overall
Fourth Overall
Fifth Overall
First Over the Line
First IRC class (Trophy)
Second IRC class
Third IRC class
First non-IRC class (Trophy)
Second non-IRC class
Third non-IRC class
First Carey Olsen Boat
First J Boat
First Quarter Tonner
First Long Keel
First Family Crewed
First Young Helm
First Two Handed
First Female Helm
First Ancient Mariner
First Non-Channel Islands Yacht
Champagne Time Trial
Carey Olsen Team Trophy
Sir James Knott Trophy
The Dog’s – A Brown
Dark Horse – D Castro
White Rabbit – S Henning
Boondoggle – C Sharp
La Chanteuse – B Videgrain
The Dog’s – A Brown
The Dog’s – A Brown
White Rabbit – S Henning
Abracadabra – R Perkins
Dark Horse – D Castro
Boondoggle – C Sharp
La Chanteuse – B Videgrain
Kojak – S Bush
Jewel – J Chinn
Super Q – J Barber
Dark Horse – D Castro
Boondoggle – C Sharp
Fandangale – J Priest
Boondoggle – C Sharp
Euphorix – M Nilsson
The Dog’s j- A Brown
Alcibiades II – C Parker
Less Expense – S Pearl
Oddbods – Boondoggle / Dark Horse / Jak
Guernsey – Boondoggle / Dark Horse / White Rabbit
Previous winners of the Inter Island Yacht Race
Year
Name and Boat Name
Boat Category
Jersey/Guernsey
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
M.L. Fitzgerald “Kyla”
G. Godfrey “Arrow”
P.M.F. Babbé “Silk”
G. Godfrey “Arrow”
C.F. Journeaux “Karena”
L. Frampton “Cyrus”
L. Frampton “Cyrus”
C.F. Journeaux “Brigand”
P. Robilliard “Warlord”
P.M.F. Babbé “Red Velvet”
A.G.W. Clark “Alouette”
V.C. Moody “Daylight Robbery”
S.N. Benest “Nuage-du-Matin”
P. Morton “Super Q”
C.F. Journeaux “Karena”
P. Morton “Quickflash”
M. Pepper/S. Scrimgeour “Honey”
6 metre
I.O.D.
Top Hat
I.O.D.
Strider
Catamaran
Catamaran
Brigand
Waarschip
Hustler 35
Trapper
Robber
Carter ¾ Ton
Farr 727
One Ton
Starflash ¾ Ton
Dubois
Guernsey
Jersey
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Guernsey
Guernsey
Jersey
Guernsey
Guernsey
Jersey
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
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1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
P. Morton “Snowball”
No yachts finished
M.R. Bennett / P.I. Franklin “Callisto”
R.R.E. Babbé “Impression”
R. Gray / C. Chandler “Aggression”
P. Crab / S. Haydon / K. Chapman “Mischief Maker”
P. Hanning “Scampalong”
P.J.G. Atkinson “Prelude”
C.N.K. Parkinson “More Hostile”
P. Warran “Ragbag”
R. Waller “Mystere”
M. De Figueiredo “Xtravaganza”
N. & S. Falla “Quixote”
M. Lamy “Less Xpense”
G. Godfrey “Daddy Longlegs”
B. Harland “Gorillas in the Mist”
G. Wilson “Scherzando”
R. Challinor “Kalina”
J. Leveridge “Super Q”
M. Ozard / S. Morris “X-Celerator”
P. Howe “Majic”
A. Brown “The Dogs”
A. Brown “The Dogs”
R. G. Jones “Gafr Wen”
J. Horton “Steady Eddy”
S. Henning “Alice 2”
A. Brown “The Dogs”
G. & J. Hamilton “Madcap”
D.Williams “Tom Bombadil”
S Henning/L Watson "White Rabbit"
D.Jones "Jackana"
Brown/Cooper/Birbeck "The Dogs"
A.Clark “Blue Jade”
J Falla “Banjaard”
R Martel “Kaya”
A.Brown “The Dogs”
Dubois
N/A
Jupiter 30
First 32
H.B.31
Mischief 24
Scampi
Westerly Fulmar
Laser 28
Elizabethan 30
Jaguar 25
X99
UFO 34
X79
F24 Trimaran
Melges 24
Contessa 32
Buchanan 40
Farr 727
X332
J120
Melges 24
Melges 24
Sloop
Cornell
Farr 45
Melges 24
Melges 24
Conrad 760
Melges 24
First 34.7
Melges 24
X-362
Swan 36
J 122
Melges 24
Jersey
N/A
Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Guernsey
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Guernsey
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Jersey
Guernsey
Jersey
Guernsey
Jersey
Guernsey
Jersey
Jersey
Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey
Jersey
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