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(January 25, 2022; Day 18) – The 100-foot VPLP Design/Verdier Comanche (CAY), skippered by Mitch Booth, has achieved the quintuple for the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race. While three boats are still racing under IRC, none of them can beat Comanche’s corrected time, adding that to Monohull Line Honors and winning IRC Super Zero. Comanche also set a new Monohull Race Record for the RORC Transatlantic Race of 7 days 22 hours 1 minute 4 seconds.
The 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race was a complex challenge with several low-pressure systems disrupting the trade winds. However, three teams, all from different IRC classes, came close to overall victory. Ross Applebey’s Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster (GBR) was second overall by just over an hour. David Collins’ Botin 52 Tala (GBR) was third, less than two minutes behind Scarlet Oyster after IRC time correction.
“For any offshore race, the aim for Comanche is to take Monohull Line Honours and break race records, which we achieved when we crossed the finish line,” commented Booth. “Comanche is not optimized for IRC; we just go for speed. So, to win this race overall just ticks every box, which for the owners is just fantastic…
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