The 2011 Royal Escape has run
It's now Monday afternoon after the race and time to gee the results online - I'll try to get them up faster next year. From what I have been told it seems as if 2011 has been a vintage Royal Escape year, due in no small part to the weather being kind. Everybody sailed all the way and although no records were broken Fécamp was full of tired but smiling faces.
Line honours went to Simon Mitchell sailing Roxanne single handed - the photo on the right is taken up the finish line and shows just how close it was as Simon luffs up Headstart, take s the drive out of their A sail and nips in front.
My thanks have to go to our French hosts at SRF where we received a great welcome and we can I think expect even more entries from France next year.
I'll be writing a race report for general release over the next couple of days so if you have any anecdotes that can bear retelling or perhaps even a picture or two then please let me know. As always, whilst the race is still fresh in our minds we're making notes for the debrief when we'll discuss ideas to improve the race for 2011, so if you have any comments you'd like to make then please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Anyway to all those that participated in the race, to our sponsors and of course the small army of dedicated volunteers who make the race happen, THANKS!
Steve Vyse, Chair, Royal Escape Committee
Photos from 2011Photos From Mike Mike Stevens of SMR has kindly released the many photos he took of the Royal Escape Race briefing, race, prize giving and celebrations in Fécamp to us and they have been loaded onto Flickr here >> Photos from Monique Monique Levaray, wife of Serge who's the SRF president was out on the pier head on race day and captured many of the lead boats coming across the line. You can also see the thrilling tussle for line honours. See the pics here >> Photos from the start
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Race Date 2012The spring bank holiday in 2012 has been altered to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The 2012 late May bank holiday has been moved to Monday 4 June 2012 and an additional Jubilee bank holiday will be on Tuesday 5 June 2012, so consequently the next Royal Escape Race will run on Friday 1 June 2012
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Long term Royal Escape supporter and SYC member Warwick Baker was out on his RIB at the start of this years Royal Escape race and you can see his image galleries and download an order form by 