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After completing all inspection and registration formalities today, organizers at the 2024 ORC European Championship report that 56 teams in three classes are ready to start off the competition with a Long Offshore Race held in local Baltic waters around the Åland Islands and neighboring Swedish coast.

57 entries from 10 nations in Europe and beyond begin registration Friday, with racing to start on Monday. Teams are gathering now at Mariehamn, the Åland island venue near Finland that is hosting the 2024 ORC European Championship. Organizers for this event held over August 9-17 include the Finnish Offshore Racing Association and Åländska Segelsällskapet (ÅSS) under the authority of the Finnish Sailing Federation under the overall authority of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC).

The 42nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE has barely reached its finale grande, but preparations for the next edition are already underway. The 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE will host the ORC European Championship 2025.

The usually reliable Bay of Palma has not only delivered good racing conditions for each and every day of the 42nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE but it saved the best until the last day when the new Finals format added spice to the deciding finale.

The ever reliable Bay of Palma winds came in on cue to deliver the perfect opening races at the 42nd edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE, the jewel in the crown of Mediterranean regattas.
The curtain raiser saw a gentle, shifty 8-9kts breeze which tested the afterguard skills on the 79 boats across the six classes which raced today.

One the extensive race docks around the Real Club Náutico de Palma crews are making their final preparations in ready to take on the 42nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE regatta. More than 120 teams from 23 different nationalities, from first time amateurs to America’s Cup winners, Ocean Race winners and Olympic medallists, are all set to convene on the Bay of Palma over the coming days, contesting the top prizes which will be awarded at Saturday’s prizegiving.

The restructuring of all the ORC divisions for the 42nd edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE has been in view of the 43rd edition of the competition, which will be hosting the European Championships 2025.

After a challenging 204 miles of sailing in conditions that ranged from perfect to challenging, the winners of the 100th edition of the annual Bayview Mackinac Race presented by National Fleet Services were celebrated today at the scenic finish venue on Mackinac Island, Michigan. A record 332 monohulls and multihulls entered the race, with 309 boats completing the course.

The restructuring of all the ORC divisions for the 42nd edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE has been in view of the 43rd edition of the competition, which will be hosting the European Championships 2025.

This year’s AEGEAN 600, organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) and co-organised by Olympic Marine, has in its 4th annual edition once again proven to be among the world’s most challenging 600-mile races.

An impressive turnout of 250 boats from throughout the USA and CAN have assembled in Chicago for today’s start of the 115th edition of the Chicago-Mackinac Race. This annual race of 290 miles is the oldest annual freshwater distance race in the world, with a start held off the urban city front of downtown Chicago to finish at the small island of Mackinac that lies at the confluence of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

The changes to the rules announced immediately on finishing last year’s 41st edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE ahead of the European Championships 2025, has created a completely new list of favourites for the podium of the Altavista ORC 2. The two main reasons are firstly, that the fastest boats from 2023 are now participating in the Odilo ORC 1 class, and secondly, that the fastest boats in the ORC 3 class have now been integrated into the Altavista ORC 2.

Lisa R Dominates ORC 0 Class and Overall, Sos Mar Menor Wins the 2024 ORC European Championship Title

Saturday's races were held across the Alpha, Bravo, and Charly courses, with sailors giving their all on the water. The day began with 8-9 knots of wind, increasing to 13 knots from the East. The overall provisional class leaders are Lisa R (Ker 46, ORC 0), Elena Nova (Swan 42, ORC 1), Katara by Ready Set Go (PG390, ORC 2), Mon de L’Ona II (Vroljik 37, ORC 3), Enewtec (First 34.7, ORC 4), Milu’4 (Este 24, ORC Sportboat).

The ORC classes 0 to 4, and ORC Sportboat fleets competed across the Alpha, Bravo, and Charly courses. The day began with a 95-degree wind at 7 knots, shifting to 100-105 degrees and settling between 6 and 8 knots from the East.

An impressive record turnout of 69 teams from 22 nations are making their final preparations for the Sunday 7 July start of the fourth edition of the AEGEAN 600. This annual race organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) with support from Olympic Marine will send this fleet of 64 monohulls and 5 multihulls on a scenic and challenging tour of the Aegean Sea.

On the first day of inshore racing, the thirteen participating boats sailed in the Alpha course with favorable conditions averaging 7-8 knots on the 27.7-mile course, the results of which were scored with ORC Time-On-Time Weather Routing Scoring.

This week, at one of Europe's best sailing venues, there will be two important events in ORC racing. From June 28 to July 7, the Real Club Náutico de Valencia (RCNV) is hosting 25th edition of the Trofeo S.M. La Reina and the ORC Sportboat European Championship 2024