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Superyacht Racing Finds Its Balance
05. Mar 2026
The Caribbean superyacht racing season got underway today in the turquoise waters off Antigua as the fleet set sail for the opening races of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua. With steady trade winds, Atlantic swell and a spectacularly diverse fleet — from powerful modern sloops to majestic classic schooners — the regatta once again provides a snapshot of how superyacht racing continues to evolve.
Fleet Prepares for the 200 Millas A2 – The Decisive Long Offshore Race of the 2026 ORC Double-Handed Europeans
05. Mar 2026
The fleet of the 2026 ORC Double-Handed European Championship is preparing for its main challenge today as the sailors line up for the 200 Millas A2, the 200-mile Long Offshore Race that forms the decisive stage of the championship.
Powerful Opening Test in Altea as Short Offshore Race Launches 2026 ORC Double-Handed Europeans
03. Mar 2026
The 2026 ORC Double-Handed European Championship opened today in demanding Mediterranean conditions, as the fleet tackled a 37-nautical-mile Short Offshore Race off Altea in winds gusting up to 35 knots and a significant swell that tested crews from the very first mile.
Proven Champions, Family Campaigns and Modern Performance Start the 2026 ORC Double-Handed Europeans in Altea
03. Mar 2026
37-mile Short Offshore Race in strong conditions will kick off the ORC DH Championship 2026, staged in conjunction with the historic 40th anniversary edition of the 200 Millas A2 offshore race. Organized by Altea Sailing Club (Club Náutico Altea – CN Altea) in collaboration with the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC), the regatta runs from March 1–7.
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| 15.02 - 29.03 |
49 Campionato Invernale 2026 Series
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Palermo | ITA |
| 01.03 - 07.03 | Altea | ESP | |
| 04.03 - 08.03 | Antigua | Antigua | |
| 12.03 - 15.03 | Saint Barthélemy | France | |
| 14.03 - 15.03 | Marmaris | TUR |
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Laser Scanning Sails into the Yacht Racing World
Leica Geosystems
Along the west coast of Finland sits the historic town of Pietarsaari, where centuries-old maritime heritage and modernity meet in the world of contemporary yachting. Home to prestigious yacht builders Nautor Swan, Pietarsaari became the prime location for a pilot project in which yacht classification experts from the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) precisely measured, modelled, and rated a ClubSwan racing yacht using Leica Geosystems 3D laser scanning technology. In a novel approach that provides more data faster than ever before, scanning brings racing parity through accuracy, using innovation to promote fair competition in this historic sport.
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The ORC System
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The search for a perfect rating system is as old as sailboat racing itself. Boat owners, sailors, designers and handicappers are always looking for solutions that work as boat designs change with time. However, regardless of what rating system is actually in use, an ideal rating system should have a set of key point of features to ensure fair racing.
ORC Rating Systems are administered by the National Rating Offices established worldwide in each country that have active offshore rating. There are two forms of the rating systems that are fully compatible using the same measurements and the same VPP: ORC International (ORCi) and ORC Club. ORCi is based on a complete boat measurement.
It is the intention of any rating system to give a boat rating which depends on her characteristics in order to equalise her with other boats of different size and characteristics. Characteristics that are positive for boat speed, like length of the water line or sail area, and those that are negative, like beam, displacement and wetted surface, are the most common influences in any system.
With an ORC Certificate, you are getting more than just a rating. ORC Sailor Services allows you access to the ORC Database of all ORC certificates issued worldwide #beyondrating.
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