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Sixty-nine
teams ready to race at 2022 ORC World Championship |
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Sixty-nine teams from 16 nations are
assembled in the beautiful harbor in front of the
Yacht Club Costa Smeralda getting ready to race
tomorrow at the 2022 ORC World Championship. The
fleet is divided into three classes – 20 entries in
Class A, 27 in Class B and 22 in Class C – who will
race for separate World Championship
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Kiel Cup went
to Intermezzo and Halbtrocken |
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The weather gods had little in mind
for the sailors on Wednesday (22 June) at the start
of the Olympic part of Kiel Week. Because the sun
hid for too long, the thermal easterly wind did not
build up. Doldrums - no races were possible in the
eight disciplines neither for the 11th ACO Musto
Skiff World Championships.
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All systems go
for Superyacht Cup Palma 2022 |
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The time has come and it is all
systems go for the start of Superyacht Cup Palma
2022, with a diverse selection of some of the
planet's most inspiring superyachts preparing to put
on a show at the home of Mediterranean superyachting.
Crews are beginning to gather ahead of the start of
racing on Wednesday 29 June
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Excitement
building for Aegean 600 |
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Teams are entered from all over the
world for next month’s AEGEAN 600, the second
edition of this iconic offshore racing tour of the
Aegean Sea. With one month left to the start, an
impressive fleet of 37 entries have registered
thusfar, representing 14 nations spread from as near
as Greece to as far away as Australia.
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Olympic and
Team Pro4U are Estonian and Finnish ORC champions |
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On June 16-19 a traditional Baltic
Offshore Week was hosted by Kalevi Jahtklubi in
Tallinn, Estonia - the venue of the Alexela ORC
World Championship 2021. 25 teams from Estonia,
Finland, Sweden and UK had a fierce competition for
the titles of the ORC A and B class Estonian and
Finnish Championships
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Strong
competition at New York YC's 168th Annual Regatta |
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The New York Yacht Club’s Annual
Regatta was first sailed on the Hudson River on July
16 and 18, 1846. A similar competition the previous
year was called a Trial of Speed. With a few
exceptions for world wars and other global crises,
the event has been held every year since. For the
majority of its existence
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North Sea
Regatta 2022 |
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The largest sailing event on the
Dutch North Sea took place from May 24 to June 6.
The 120-mile Vuurschepenrace from Scheveningen (NED)
to Harwich (GBR) opened the annual North Sea Regatta
on May 24. After a lay-day in Harwich, the IRC and
ORC classes returned to the Netherlands, sailing the
RORC. North Sea Race.
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69th Rolex
Giraglia Cup |
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With just a few days left until the
start of the 69th Rolex Giraglia, a total of 164
boats are registered. Sixty of the participants will
take part in the first leg of the event on Friday 10
June, departing from Sanremo in Italy, headed for
French. A course of 60 miles, in fact, separates the
Ligurian coastal city from Saint-Tropez
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Magic Carpet
Cubed wins Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta |
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The Giorgio Armani Superyacht
Regatta concluded today with a win in the day's
racing and overall victory for the Wallycento Magic
Carpet Cubed, owned by YCCS member Sir Lindsay
Owen-Jones, assisted as always on tactics by Jochen
Schuemann. In the Multihull category the overall
winner was Allegra,
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Second day of
Giorgio Armani Superyacht regatta |
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The second day of racing at the
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, an event
organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the
support of title sponsor Giorgio Armani, was graced
with an east-northeasterly breeze of 10 to 14 knots,
which allowed the Race Committee to commence the
starting procedures
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Ecoracer wins
ORC Italian Minialtura championship |
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Boats of all lengths (up to ten
meters) were sailing together for the championship
what was in fact the summer opening of the sailing
season on Lake Garda. The Italian Mini Altura ORC
Championship brought together the fleets of
monotypes and few prototypes from Liguria and the
Adriatic, the lakes of Lombardia
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Magic Carpet
takes lead at Giorgio Armani Superyacht regatta |
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The first day of racing was held
today in the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, an
event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
with the support of title sponsor Giorgio Armani,
scheduled to run through Saturday 4 June. After
yesterday's friendly sail featuring the two classic
schooners
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Giorgio Armani
Superyacht regatta starts in Porto Cervo |
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The Giorgio Armani Superyacht
Regatta gets underway today, an event organised by
the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of
new title sponsor Giorgio Armani. Racing will run
through Saturday, 4th June. The 15th edition of the
event officially opens the YCCS sporting calendar,
as well as the Mediterranean
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Rats on Fire
takes its 13th Trophy at the 49 Godo Vela |
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Trofeo de Vela Conde de Godó was
held in the waters of Barcelona form 26 - 29 May,
2022. The 49th Trofeo de Vela Conde de Godó featured
the usual ORC classes and the J70 fleet, and as a
novelty the ORC A Dos (Double Handed) class was
incorporated, giving projection to this modality for
the celebration
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ORC Rule builds
momentum at North America's oldest regatta |
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The Holy Grail, the Fountain of
Youth, the perfectly equitable rating formula for
racing sailboats. Three things not yet discovered.
But that didn’t, and won’t likely ever, stop Indiana
Jones, Juan Ponce de León, and sailors around the
world—respectively—from trying. In 2020, the New
York Yacht Club turned to ORC
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ORC
Mediterranean Championship concluded in Sorrento |
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Final day of the Tre Golfi Sailing
Week presented almost perfect conditions. The sea
breeze from west-northwest was already blowing at
around 8-10 knots at midday, reaching 12-13 knots in
the afternoon. Racing for the ORC fleet was
therefore fast and spectacular on their third day
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67th Tre Golfi
Regatta |
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Yesterday evening was an
extraordinary one. The city of Naples stood still to
watch the fleet of 130 boats sailing along Posillipo
at sunset, turning streets like Via Caracciolo into
stadium viewpoints. The beauty of this unique
spectacle thrilled the entire city. This edition of
the race has been characterized by good weather
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Seabiscuit is
overall Palmetto Trophy winner in Charleston |
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The start of the USA’s ORC inshore
racing season for 2022 was at last week’s Charleston
Race Week where two ORC Classes competed among
numerous other one designs at the 26th edition of
this annual event. ORC Class D raced on
windward/leeward courses within Charleston Harbor,
with daily sea breezes
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Gaastra
Official Apparel Partner with ORC |
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The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC)
is pleased to announce GAASTRA as its Official
Apparel Partner for the 2022 season. This premium
brand in marine and lifestyle apparel has deep roots
in performance sailing. Founder Douwe Gaastra
established his sail making business in Sneek in
1897 on the age-old Dutch principles
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Superyacht Cup
Palma 2022 is getting ready |
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Superyacht Cup Palma 2022 is getting
ready to greet new entries and familiar faces to the
mid-summer festival of sail, as well as celebrating
the welcome return of long-standing Preferred Hotel
Partner, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of
Marriott International. “We are delighted to be
restoring our long and valued partnership"
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Eight bells -
Lars Strom |
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Lars Strom from Finland has been
involved with the production of all Swans since the
very early years of the prestigious Nautor yard in
the 70s. He knew all details of all the hundreds of
boats manufactured in Pietarsaari yard in Finland,
to be sent to selected owners all over the world
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Palaemon wins
in San Diego |
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After two days of windward-leeward
competition in six races, Rudi Hasl’s J/145 Palaemon
has won the Helly Hansen Regatta Series Sailing
World San Diego, the first-ever ORC-scored regatta
in Southern California. The seven entries in the ORC
Class spanned a wide range of boat sizes and types
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Superyacht
Challenge Antigua wraps up in Nelson's Dockyard |
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After four days of exciting racing,
the 11th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua
concluded with the Prize Giving held at the
Admiral’s Inn Nelson’s Dockyard. The Round Antigua
Race and Superyacht Challenge Series were held in
strong winds for all but the last race of the
regatta.
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Hetairos
charges to Round Antigua Record |
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Hetairos has set a new monohull race
record for Round Antigua Race. The 218ft Dykstra/Reichel
Pugh ketch skippered by Graham Newton, was the last
to start in the pursuit race, completing the 46.8nm
Round Antigua Course in an elapsed time of 03 hrs 46
mins 08 seconds. Hetairos beat the previous record
set in 2018
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11th
Superyacht Challenge Antigua - Back in action |
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The 11th edition of the Superyacht
Challenge Antigua has attracted ten magnificent
superyachts, all set to race in the fantastic waters
around Antigua. Ideal conditions are forecast for
the regatta with blue skies, trade winds and
Caribbean swell. As always, the Superyacht Challenge
Antigua is designed to be solely
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Full Moon
Regatta - new offshore challenge on the Croatian
coast |
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The Delfin Sailing Club in Pula,
Croatia invites all sailing offshore enthusiasts to
participate in the inaugural Full Moon Regatta, an
overnight race from Pula to the island of Cres to be
held from 18 - 20 March. The race will be scored
under ORC and has already attracted teams from the
Northern Adriatic region
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Eight bells -
Claudio Schiano |
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Claudio Schiano passed away suddenly
at the age of 83. After a short experience in
designing rockets in Naples, he opened an activity
dealing with high profile audio and video
equipments, and came on board the FIV after he
closed it, starting and increasing the Italian IMS
then ORC fleet, measuring hundreds of boats.
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ORC position
on Ukraine situation |
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ORC stands in solidarity with the
Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian Sailing
Community. Our hearts go out to all who have been
affected by this senseless violence. ORC joins many
international sports organizations and World Sailing
in calling for an immediate end to all hostilities
and a resumption of dialogue.
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ORC of the
Chesapeake is born |
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A new regional authority to promote
ORC racing for a broad spectrum of boat types has
been formed in the Chesapeake region of the USA. ORC
of the Chesapeake, LLC has been formed to support
the best handicap racing of keel boats on the
Chesapeake Bay using the premier VPP handicapping
system
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Support for
Ukraine |
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For nearly two decades sailors in
Ukraine have used ORC certificates to help them
enjoy their summer racing seasons. Recent events
have all of us thinking about our sailing friends in
Ukraine, and wishes that they and their families and
friends will prevail in this terrible situation.
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Giraglia Rolex
Cup 2022 now open for entries |
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The Yacht Club Italiano, organizer
of the 69th edition of the classic offshore regatta,
is pleased to announce the opening of registrations
and the publication of the Notice of Race for the
Rolex Giraglia. In 2022 the race will return to its
original format consisting of the Sanremo-Saint-Tropez
leg, 3 days of coastal races.
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2022 ORC Rules
now online |
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The managers and staff of the
Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) are pleased to
announce the 2022 version of the VPP and Rules are
now published and ready for use. These are updates
of previous year’s rules with changes mandated by
the ORC Congress meeting in November 2021.
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ORC Double
Handed Europeans 2022 now open for entries |
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Organizers from the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) and the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) are pleased to announce the Notice of Race and online entry portal are now published for the ORC
Double Handed European Championship 2022 held over
7-16 July 2022. This major new offshore championship
race.
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It's all
systems go as Superyacht Cup 2022 start to take shape |
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Numerous prospective entries from both newcomers and SYC regulars have been received, joining the trio of confirmed J Class entries Topaz, Ranger and Velsheda at the June 29 to July 2 festival of sail, with a 12-15 strong fleet expected.
And as a further sign that it is all systems go for Superyacht Cup Palma 2022.
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Interlodge IV
wins Southernmost regatta in Key West |
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Going into the final of five days of racing, Gwen Fragomen’s Botin 44 Interlodge IV has had nearly a perfect scorecard of wins in 9 races, and with only one race left this team is assured of victory in the ORC
Class at the inaugural Southernmost Regatta held
this week in Key West, Florida. After a hiatus of
three years.
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Rolex Big Boat
Series to race under ORC Rating Rule in 2022 |
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On September 15, 2022, when handicap
fleets line up to compete in the Rolex Big Boat
Series, they will be racing under rating rules
established by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC)
rather than the Offshore Rating Rule (ORR). The
four-day regatta, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club
in San Francisco, California
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Strong breeze
faces Rolex Sydney Hobart Race fleet |
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In its first night at sea, the fleet
of 88 starters to this year’s Sydney Hobart Race has
been reduced to 70 by strong southerly winds of up
to 30 knots along with high seas. Rigging and sail
failures have been the major problems, and so far no
injuries are reported. This classic 628-mile race
got off to an enthusiastic start
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First ORC
Double Handed Worlds in Stockholm in 2022 |
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The Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS)
will host the first ever ORC Double Handed World
Championship starting on 30 June 2022 with
registration, preparations and inspections at the
starting venue in the middle of Stockholm. Here the
race will start with an intricate navigation race
through the archipelago
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15th Yisunsin
Cup International Yacht Race held in Tongyeong |
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The organizing committee of the
Yisunsin Cup International Yacht Race successfully
completed the 15th Admiral Yisunsin Cup
International Yacht Race, which was held over 16-21
November in Tongyeong, Korea. A total of 37 yachts
and 292 athletes participated from 11 countries
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Entries now
open for 2022 ORC World Championship |
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Entries for the 2022 ORC World
Championship are now officially open. The event will
be organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and is
scheduled to take place from 22 to 30 June 2022. A
large fleet is expected for the event, which will be
divided into three classes based on the size and
performance characteristics
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Miami - Nassau
Race: First race of 2021-22 SORC |
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Since 1934, some of the best
offshore sailors in the world have battled for the
prestigious Miami to Nassau Cup, including Ted
Turner, Dennis Conner, Dick Bertram, and Ted Hood,
aboard legendary boats like Running Tide, Windward
Passage, Tenacious, and Boomerang. Half a generation
after World War II
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