ORC joins the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV) in mourning for Carlo Rolandi, who passed away on August 7th at the age of 94. Carlo Rolandi was a very important Italian personality in the international sailing world. He started racing very young in his hometown, Naples, and participated in 9 Olympic games, from 1948 to 1992  More ...

The Yacht Club Gaeta and the Base Nautica Flavio Gioia with great determination have addressed the problems related to the Covid 19 emergency to honor the agreements made with the FIV and with UVAI to host our most important Championship. About 60 owners have responded to this effort and will be racing More ...

The regatta season for big boat sailors has had a late start. The corona pandemic has so far restricted sports competitions with more than two people on board. Now Kiel Week (5-13 September) offers big boat sailors the opportunity to measure their strength against each other. The international German championship More ...

After a difficult leg of nearly five days of light air and upwind sailing, all teams have finished their first leg of the Spirit of Bermuda Charity Rally, organized by the East End Mini Yacht Club (EEMYC) and the Sailing Yacht Research Foundation (SYRF). Proceeds from this race benefit the Bermuda Sloop Foundation  More ...

The cancellation of two major biennial yacht races to Bermuda this year - the Newport-Bermuda and Annapolis-Bermuda races - has not stopped the enthusiasm for 22 sailors to race to the Onion Patch anyway now that the island nation has become open for visitors in the inaugural Spirit of Bermuda Charity Rally. More ...

The Nautical Club of Thessaloniki will host North Aegean Cup, in memory of the Honorary President Stavros Konstantinidis, and at the same time the event will be the Greek National ORCi Cup. Konstantinidis has been a member of the Board for 23 years and President for 3 terms, More ...

The Bermuda Sloop Foundation (BSF), East End Mini Yacht Club (EEMYC) and the Sailing Yacht Research Foundation (SYRF) are pleased to announce the organization of the Spirit of Bermuda Charity Rally, a rally race to St George's, Bermuda and back for the benefit of BSF's programs for youth on the sail  More ...

The Real Club Náutico de Barcelona is pleased to confirm the celebration of the 47th edition of the Trofeo de vela CaixaBank Conde de Godó on 16, 17, 18 and 19 July 2020. The celebration of the regatta both on its sporting side and on the social side will be carried out strictly subject to the legal provisions. More ...

The members of the ORC Race Management Committee led by Hans-Eckhard  von der Mosel and the management and staff at ORC are pleased to announce the publication of a project that has put together the knowledge and expertise of many ORC contributors: the inaugural edition of the ORC Race Management Guide More ...

Despite a strong entry list from the United States and abroad, and the exhaustive efforts of the New York Yacht Club along with the governing bodies for the ORC and IRC rating rules, the decision has been made to cancel the 2020 ORC/IRC World Championship, originally scheduled for Sept. 25 to Oct. 3 More ...

The 2020 sailboat racing season on New York’s Long Island Sound started out with a doublehanded “pick-up” race. With all organized races cancelled for several months, this race was not run by any yacht club or sailing association. There was no entry fee, no committee boat, no trophies and no party. More ...

While inshore and offshore races are shut down all over the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the technical team at the Offshore Race Congress (ORC) has nonetheless been hard at work updating its system for use when racing resumes. Just completed among the projects is a revised and updated version More ...

With regattas shut down in most of the world, there are many online webinars and podcasts being made available to sailors who are unable to get out to race. On their online channel Starboard Portal, US Sailing last week featured a program that highlighted the features of the ORC system: the principles, the features, More ...

Due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic that is hitting the world so hard, the Rolex Capri Sailing Week Organizing Authority, in agreement with Italian Sailing Federation, ORC and the International Maxi Association, has decided to postpone the Regatta to the 2021 edition, with the following schedule:. More ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many in the international sailing community in both direct and indirect ways, and here at ORC we are continuing to monitor the situation closely as it changes, almost with daily effect. Our primary concern is for the health and safety of our sailors and colleagues, and their families. More ...

After a vote from all competing boats, the Gosnell Trophy for the 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua has been awarded to John McMonigall’s Oyster 82 Zig Zag, skippered by Philip Howard-Smith. Class winners of the 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua are Oyster 885 Firebird skippered by James McDonald,  More ...

Day Three of the 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua was both bizarre and eventful. Shortly after the starting sequence the race are was enveloped in low cloud and torrential rain, scattering the wind in every direction. For over four hours, the superyacht fleet battled for supremacy, as well as control of their yachts  More ...

Day Two of the 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua was blessed with beautiful conditions on the South Coast of Antigua. A stable breeze of 14-15 knots just south of east, with no squall activity, produced picture-perfect conditions. The Corsairs were set a 33nm course. The Buccaneers and Privateers a shorter 18nm option. More ...

The opening day of action for the 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua featured exciting racing for the magnificent fleet off the South Coast of Antigua. WinWin sailed by Kim Schindelhauer, and skippered by Ryan Taylor, took first blood in the Corsairs Class. Missy skippered by Matt McKeon performed in the Privateers Class. More ...

The 10th anniversary of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua has a record entry of fifteen superyachts and four J Class taking part. The 2020 Superyacht Challenge Antigua is the largThe Superyacht Challenge Antigua is designed to be solely for the pleasure of superyacht owners, their guests and crew. More ...

ORC mourns for the loss of Paolo Massarini, who passed away on February 16th after a harsh 2-year fight with cancer. The sport is losing one of its strongest players as a sailor and organizer of the game. Born in Civitanova Marche in the early 1960’s, he started sailing on dinghies, including 470’s, More ...

A true international keelboat championship requires a safe, effective and timely method of transporting large race yachts across vast oceans. While quaint, sailing to the event just isn't practical for today's highly-refined racing machines. To help international competitors travel to the 2020 ORC/IRC World Championship, More ...

Storm Trysail Club Rear Commodore and Block Island Race PRO and Event Co-Chair Ray Redniss posted today the Notice of Race (NoR) and opened the event to accept entries. The 186-nm race is scheduled to start Friday, May 22. Ray commented “Just like classic race boats sometimes need to be optimized  More ...

The NZ Millennium Cup prizegiving marked the close of the regatta today on Royal Huisman race day, against the backdrop of a honey and peach sunset, and the jubilation of brand new champions. Over three days, Kawil has taken control of the Bay of Islands regatta course. Reading the conditions well, More ...

There were no complaints about a delayed start due to lack of wind on Boat International race day of the NZ Millennium Cup. The local dolphin pod joined the fleet at the start as has become their habit, keeping owners and crew entertained as they waited for thestarter’s
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The first day of racing of the New Zealand Millennium Cup kicked off today, and sailing commentary legend, Peter Montgomery described it as akin to racing in paradise. “If this isn’t heaven, then it’s just next door,” he said as he handed out the day’s prizes at the Propspeed-sponsored NZ Millennium Cup function,  More ...

In 1945 Hipólito Gil Elizalde, director of the Yachting Argentino Magazine and crew member of Fjord II, began to develop the idea of this regatta that united the Yacht Club Argentino and the Iate Clube Rio de Janeiro. Its first edition, in 1947, counted the participation of 10 boats that departed in January of that year. More ...

On January 28, New Zealand’s Bay of Islands will start to fill with superyacht industry members from across the world. The region, known for its outstanding natural beauty, plays host annually to the New Zealand Millennium Cup regatta and once a year transforms from laidback New Zealand town to the focus of the superyacht world.
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While the 2020 Olympic class athletes competed around the buoys in Biscayne Bay at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami, further offshore was a fast downwind start to the 45th edition of the Ft Lauderdale-Key West Race, hosted by Lauderdale YC and the Storm Trysail Club. Within the fleet of 28 entries, More ...

Like greyhounds, the moment the second wave was set free they were off at breakneck speeds for Rio, with the record books looking like they might well be re-written. Almost shadowing each other up the West Coast in the early stages, this looked like a match race made in heaven, More ...

With numerous improvements prompted by user input and internal research over the past year, the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) is pleased to announce its new 2020 VPP and 2020 Rules books are available now for download from the ORC's website at www.orc.org/rules. More ...

The Cape to Rio Yacht Race is South Africa's premier ocean sailing event and is the only transatlantic race to take place in the Southern Hemisphere. It has been held roughly every 3 years since 1971. his famous yacht race connects the cities of Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro across the vast South Atlantic. More ...

At 07:30:24 local time, race record holder Comanche beat her four super maxi rivals to take line honors in the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 75th running of the 628-nautical-mile blue water classic. Comanche controversially took line honours and the race record in 2017 after Wild Oats XI More ...

After a picture-perfect start with blue skies and a north-easterly breeze, the fleet was able to make good time in the first leg of the race heading south from Sydney Heads. InfoTrack made the initial move in the front running pack being the first yacht to make it in to open water, but soon after were reeled back in  More ...

For the first time in Olympic history, a Mixed Two-Person Offshore Keelboat event will be on the program at the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. But before we get to Paris 2024, the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami is partnering with the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race More ...

Thousands of miles and 10 months of lead time are proving no deterrent for teams intent on ensuring their spot in one of the most anticipated sailing championships of 2020. In the few short weeks since entries opened, nearly 30 entries have registered for the 2020 ORC/IRC World Championships, More ...

The Ker 40 Vikira from South Korea has won their third straight championship title in the 13th Admiral Yisunsin Race 2019 held at TongYeong City, KyungNam Province, Korea. Thirty-six entries from Russia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, US and Korea sailed two coastal and two inshore races in three consecutive days. More ...

Following the interest and rising popularity of Double Handed racing due in part to the new Olympic offshore medal format, a 24-hour race in the Chesapeale Bay was held recently to test how crews of open and mixed-gender would fare on a 24-hour race. Two classes were run: More ...

Today's annual meeting of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) marks 50 years since this organization started as the first international body to organize and develop a system to fairly handicap offshore racing yachts. Spurred by the possibility of an offshore discipline in the Olympic Games, International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU), More ...

The conventional wisdom says the sailing season in the Northeastern United States ends with Labor Day, celebrated the first Monday in September. But the locals will tell you that September and October are the best months of the year Southern New England and ideal for top-level sailing. More ...

Less than 24 hours to the start of the 40th Rolex Middle Sea Race and the marinas surrounding the Royal Malta Yacht Club in Ta’ Xbiex are full of yachts flying the event battle flag, signifying their participation in the Mediterranean’s classic offshore race. The yacht club itself is abuzz with the noise of crews More ...

Racing has started among 14 entries from Peru and Ecuador in the Copa del Pacifico Regatta being held off the scenic coast of Paracas, Peru through Saturday, 11 October. The format for the event is varied between Windward/Leeward races along with long and short Coastal races. A total of eight races are planned, More ...

The ORC Annual General Meetings are taking place from 26th to 30th October, 2019 at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel, Bermuda. ORC Congress Members and other interested persons are welcome to attend the ORC Dinner on Monday 28th October at 20:30 in The Waterlot Inn. More ...