Tropical heat, moderate trade winds and ocean swell provided superb racing conditions for the first day and night of action in the 2022 RORC Caribbean 600.
Start of the RORC Caribbean 600 in Antigua
Seventy-four teams with over 700 sailors from 32 countries started the 13th edition of the The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 600-mile race around 11 Caribbean islands
RORC Caribbean 600 – Monohull v Multihull Line Honour Favourites
Seventy-five boats are entered for the RORC Caribbean 600 which starts on Monday 21 February in Antigua, racing around 11 islands in the Caribbean.
RORC Transatlantic Race – Argo is new leader on day 7
Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo (USA) hits the front of the RORC Transatlantic Race as the end game begins.
RORC Transatlantic Race – Thomson out
Alex Thomson, sailing with Ken Howery on Tosca, a Gunboat 68 multihull has retired from the RORC Transatlantic Race.
RORC Transatlantic Race – Powerplay retains lead into Day 4
On the fourth day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, Peter Cunningham’s MOD70 PowerPlay has a 66nm lead with 2140nm to the finish.
2022 RORC Transatlantic Race starting Saturday 8 January
The Royal Ocean Racing Club, in association with the International Maxi Association (IMA) and the Yacht Club de France are making final preparations for the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race starting on Saturday 8 January 2022.
RORC – Reservations Open for Class 30 One Design
The RORC reports that with the preliminary design study phase drawing to a close, the ground is now being prepared for the construction of the first Class 30
Standing Ovation for Sunrise at RORC Oscars
There was a standing ovation for the overall winner of the 2021 RORC Season’s Points Championship, Tom Kneen’s JPK 1180 Sunrise
Rolex Fastnet Race – Tom Kneen’s Sunrise is overall winner of the 49th Edition
Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race. Kneen is the first British winner of the race since Charles Dunstone and his maxi Nokia Enigma in 2003.
Two-Handed Crews dominate RORC Channel Race
Teams racing Two-Handed in IRC Four dominated the overall results for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Channel Race
RORC Channel Race this Saturday has 80 entries
The Royal Ocean Racing Club Season’s Points Championship continues with the Channel Race, which will start on Saturday 24 July from the RYS Line, Cowes
