Dates
15 May 2027
Duration
1.3 days
Distance
75 nm
Location
Mercury Yacht Harbour, Hamble
About
Round-trip Channel race, part of the 2026 RORC Cowes Offshore Series.
The De Guingand Bowl Race is a round-trip Channel race from Cowes — out into the Channel and back to the Solent. Per the RORC 2026 NoR programme, the course is approximately 75 nm. No foreign port: it's a single-leg out-and-back race with a Solent finish.
Same-weekend race: Saturday brief and start, return to the Solent finish, ashore Sunday. A good introduction to RORC offshore racing for crew building toward longer Channel races.
Boats on this event
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Sunfast 3600
One Way
6 crew aboard
Booked through Unity Sailing as agent for FNX Yacht Charters, owner of One Way.
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Race programme
Friday optional brief · Saturday race start · overnight in Channel · Sunday finish in Solent.
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Race programme
Friday optional brief · Saturday race start · overnight in Channel · Sunday finish in Solent.
Friday evening — pre-race brief (optional)
18:00 onwardsOptional Friday arrival. Skipper brief, kit check. Dinner aboard.
Saturday morning — late arrivals & dock-out
by 08:00Saturday-arrival crew in by 08:00 for condensed brief, kit check and dock-out.
Saturday — race start
see RORC SIRace start off Cowes. Course out into the Channel and back to the Solent finish.
Sunday morning — finish & ashore
Most boats finish overnight or Sunday morning. Recovery, debrief, ashore by midday.
Good to know
Meeting point
Mercury Yacht Harbour, Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, SO31 4HQ. We meet on the pontoon by your assigned berth — your skipper will share the berth number and a location pin in the crew WhatsApp group the week before.
Arrival
- Arrive by the start time shown on this event page.
- Subject to availability you can arrive the night before, arrange with the team
Parking
Free at Mercury, except Round the Island Race weekend.
Crew WhatsApp
Set up by the Wednesday before. Confirms timings, weather, destination berth.
Before you arrive
- Emergency contact, medical info and waiver in your dashboard profile.
- International races: upload passport details.
Essential
- Waterproof sailing jacket + salopettes
- Sailing boots (deck shoes only OK for inshore day races)
- Warm base layers (no cotton) + mid-layer fleece
- Hat and sailing gloves
- Sun hat, sunglasses with retainer, sun cream
- Head torch with red-light mode (any night sailing or offshore)
- Personal medication
- Sea-sickness remedy (taken 30 mins before the start)
- Water bottle and snacks for the day
- Soft holdall or dry bag — no hard suitcases
Overnight
- 3-4 season sleeping bag (no bedding provided)
- Toiletries, change of clothes, quick-dry towel
Offshore / double-handed
- Notebook for debrief
- Passport for cross channel races
Provided
- Life jackets and safety kit
- Charts, AIS, VHF (+ satcom offshore)
- Galley kit, water, tea, coffee
- Homebase Mooring fees
- Insurance (Security and damage deposit held for Bareboat Charters)
Not provided
Food and snacks aboard — bring your own, or shared crew food order on overnight / offshore (cost shared, leftovers taken home).
Leave behind
Hard suitcases, hair dryers, excess alcohol.
Who can join
- Intermediate — prior race yacht training
Questions
What's on the boat vs what I bring?
What if the weather is bad?
I'm sea-sick prone — can I still come?
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