ORC Anual Report 2026 Now Available

The 2026 ORC Annual Report has now been published, bringing together the principal reports, statistics and developments presented during the 57th ORC Annual General Meeting in Las Palmas.

The report provides a comprehensive overview of ORC’s activities during 2026—from the continued worldwide growth of its rating systems and major championship highlights to advances in measurement, scoring technology, race management and services for sailors and organizers.

In 2026, ORC issued 15,630certificates to 9,677 monohulls and multihulls. Compared with 2025, the number of boats increased by 1%, while the total number of certificates grew by 10%.

Championship participation remained strong. The report covers the ORC World Championship in Sorrento, the Double-Handed World Championship in Scheveningen, the European Championships in Klaipėda and Altea (DH), and the North American championships in Charleston (Sportboat) and San Francisco. The international calendar also included 16 national championships and nearly 90 significant offshore races and regattas using ORC scoring.

Technical development remained at the heart of ORC’s work. Key topics include the revised hydrodynamic model developed for the 2027 ORC VPP, the continued development and application of Weather Routing Scoring, and the evaluation of a new offshore scoring method provisionally named Weather Prediction Scoring.

The report also reviews the successful ORC Light pilot programme in Italy, continued development of the ORC Multihull and Superyacht systems, advances in Sailor Services and web-based applications, measurement and race-management guidance, communications, partnerships and the work of ORC’s international committees.

The 2026 AGM considered 52 submissions from 10 nations and the ORC Management Committee, covering ORC rules, measurement, scoring, race formats, technical development and policy. View the full paperwork here.

View the full ORC Annual Report 2026 for complete statistics, championship reports, technical developments and committee updates: https://bit.ly/ORC-Annual-Report-2026