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The 57th Annual General Meeting of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) concluded on Wednesday with delegates from around the world conferring to address the needs of their constituents who race boats as varied as Sportboats to Superyachts in the world’s largest fair, scientific and transparent system of handicapping.

From title sponsorship of major championships to digital cooperation and advanced marine technology, Garmin has become an important partner in ORC’s mission to develop and promote competitive sailing worldwide.

As the 2026 Annual General Meeting gets under way on Gran Canaria, committees are reviewing a busy season, welcoming new tools and choosing where the world’s offshore fleets will race in 2027 and 2028.

Club Náutico de Altea has officially opened entries for the 41st edition of the 200 Millas A2 Winter Race, one of the longest-established and most prestigious fixtures on Spain’s offshore racing calendar. The event will take place from 5 to 7 March 2027.

Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s historic regatta returns to the waters of the Costa Smeralda and the La Maddalena Archipelago from 26 April to 1 May, in the year marking the Club’s 60th anniversary

The 2026 ORC European Championship, held in Klaipėda in August for the first time in Lithuania, has earned international recognition by receiving the highest Platinum-level certification under the global Clean Regattas sustainability programme. Just over 200 events worldwide have received this distinction, making Lithuania the first of the three Baltic states to earn it.

Planning your journey to Copenhagen just became easier. The new Garmin ORC Worlds 2027 website is now live, bringing together everything competitors, teams and visitors need ahead of the championship.

Registration is now open for the 2027 ORC European Championship, which will bring Europe’s leading offshore racing fleet to Málaga from 4 to 12 June 2027. The Notice of Race is now published, and a comprehensive event website is live with key information for competitors planning their campaigns.

The sixth edition of the Ibiza JoySail Superyacht Regatta has come to an end, having further cemented its status as a key event on the international superyacht calendar. It featured an exceptional fleet of nineteen superyachts, five categories and three high-octane days of racing off the coast of Ibiza and Formentera.

Allegra makes history as the Multihull Cup celebrates ten years of speed, competition and a very different kind of regatta.

The three-event series will take the fleet from Sorrento to Scarlino and Palma in 2027, with the ORC Challenge Paolo Massarini Trophy awaiting the inaugural champion

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) is pleased to announce that the Submissions to its Annual Meeting held from October 31st to November 4th, 2026 are now available to view or download at https://orc.org/agm-2026-palmas.

In four days of short and long races held in and out of San Francisco Bay, the St Francis YC’s Rolex Big Boat Series served as the perfect test to determine four podiums of new 2026 ORC North American Champions.

Porto Cervo bid farewell in the best possible way to the more than 1,800 sailors taking part in the 23rd edition of the Rolex Swan Cup, with a perfect day of racing under clear skies and a north-easterly breeze building from an initial eight knots to 12.

The Mistral set the tone once again for the third and penultimate day of racing at the 23rd Rolex Swan Cup, blowing at 16 knots for the opening starts and reaching 22 knots, with gusts of 25, during the closing stages on the windward-leeward course. As the coastal race neared the finish, the Swan 128 Rajin reached a speed of 18 knots on a broad reach with a 22-knot wind.

The Multihull Cup celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026, bringing an exceptional collection of performance multihulls back to Port Adriano, Mallorca from 25 – 27 September.

Swan One Design classes complete up to three windward-leeward races. Race around the islands of the La Maddalena Archipelago in ideal conditions for all remaining classes.

Racing for Rolexes, Perpetual Trophies & ORC Championship Titles at St. Francis Yacht Club, September 16-20, 2026