News Archive

Only 4 months remain until the exhilarating voyage through the heart of Norway begins, and the lineup for the ORC Double-Handed World Championship 2024 is truly impressive! With 64 entries representing 9 nations – including the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey – the competition promises to be fierce.

Join the ORC team at the San Diego Yacht Club on February 16, 2024 for a captivating presentation on VPP Rating Rules by ORC!
Discover how the 30 years of experience of ORC in objective handicapping and innovative measurement systems may give competitors in all types of boats an equal chance to win.

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) is pleased to announce the new rules and regulations for this year’s 2024 season of racing are now available online. These rules cover a range of topics related to fair handicap racing held among a broad range of boat types, from Sportboats to Superyachts to Multihulls.

Jon Desmond and his Final Final crew built the right team (Step 1) and found the right boat (Step 2), a Mills 41 from Hong Kong. Now, they're racing intensively, aiming for the 2024 ORC World Championship in Newport, R.I., the first time the event is held in the U.S. in over two decades.

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) has recently launched the ORC VPP 2024 version 1.00 on Sailor Services.

Grand conclusion of the Rolex South Atlantic Circuit 2024, which was held on January 13-19. The overall winner was the boat KATARA, owned by Julián Somodi from the Yacht Club Argentino.

Six classes raced in the fourth edition of the event. A wide range of conditions ensured that the best teams found their way to the top of the leaderboard after a week of racing.

The Southernmost Regatta 2024 will be held January 15th to 19th, 2024 on the picturesque blue waters of Key West, FL. In addition to two one-design fleets of J/70s and J/111s, there will be an ORC Division and an ORC Doublehanded Division, enjoying what Key West has to offer.

The most experienced crews and boats from around the world gather each year at a unique event: The South Atlantic Circuit Rolex Cup. Its 2024 edition takes place between January 13th and 22nd and will crown the new champions of this renowned regatta

The South Pacific’s superyacht regatta will move from the Bay of Islands to Auckland in 2024. Three new entries have joined the NZ Millennium Cup line up and organizers are excited for the return of this event over 23-26 February since its last edition in 2021.

Setting sail into precision and excitement, ORC Weather Routing Scoring (WRS) blends cutting-edge weather routing from PredictWind and polar performance ratings from ORC, creating a scoring method that leaves luck at the shore!

The Officers and Staff of the Offshore Racing Congress wish you and your families a joyous Christmas season and the Best Wishes for a Happy and healthy New Year.

The Circolo Nautico Porto Santa Margherita (CNSM) and the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) are pleased to announce that registration for entry is now open for the 2024 ORC Double Handed European Championship held in Caorle, Italy over 30 April – 5 May 2024.

On December 10-11, approximately twenty members of the ORC staff are convening in Trieste, Italy, for one of their annual gatherings. The ORC Staff is the driving force behind the world's most extensive measurement-based handicapping system.

Organizers at the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) are pleased to announce the 2024 edition of the AEGEAN 600 is open for entry. The event is being held from 5-13 July 2024 and is co-organized by the host venue at Olympic Marine.

A significant innovation from the ORC International Technical Committee is the development of weather routing scoring, where a boat’s time allowance against her competitors will be calculated using a predicted elapsed time based on weather routing each boat around the course. The use of weather-routing scoring gives the competitors the full benefit of the ORC system to give scoring that reflects the boat and the race conditions.

Thirty Racer and CruiserRacer designs from 14 US states enjoyed ideal reaching conditions for the 60-mile 67th annual edition of the Wirth Munroe Race from Miami to Palm Beach on December 1st. This race is the second in the SORC’s Islands in the Stream series, a coastal classic dating back to 1957, and this year featured perfect southeast breezes of 12-15 knots and warm South Florida temperatures.

The ORC community mourns the recent passing of noted marine technologist Lex Keuning at his home in Willemstad, Netherlands. During his extensive career of scientific research at Delft University, he made ground-breaking contributions to hydrodynamics and boat and ship design, and was a valued member of the ORC’s International Technical Committee (ITC).