News Archive

Juan and Thierry Lallemand of CN Altea take first place overall and in ORC B. Modul wins ORC A, and O’Marylou takes ORC C. The 39th edition of the 200 Millas A2 Winter Regatta, organized by Club Náutico de Altea and part of the Spanish A2 Offshore Racing Cup, has crowned its 2025 winners.

The 14th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua has attracted ten magnificent superyachts for the exclusive and exhilarating regatta to be held from 5th-9th March 2025. The event combines world-class racing with a relaxed, social atmosphere, emphasizing fun and friendly competition. There is no overall winner, the highly prized Gosnell Trophy is awarded to the yacht which competed in the Spirit of the Regatta as voted for by the competing yachts and the race committee.

Registration is now open for the 61st edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series, which also serves as the ORC West Coast Championship 2025. St. Francis Yacht Club invites ORC sailors from across North America to an intense week of competition on San Francisco Bay from September 10-14. The ORC class has become a key part of this prestigious regatta, attracting some of the best sailors and boats to the West Coast.

From March 13th to 16th, JK Delfin will be organizing the Full Moon Sailing Spectacle Croatia 2025, featuring two ORC regattas: Full Moon Night Sprint Pula (9 nm) and Full Moon Day Race Pula - Mali Lošinj (42 nm). The Full Moon Sailing Spectacle is our largest sailing event and one of the most significant sailing competitions in Croatia.

The ORC Sportboat European Championship will take place in Torbole from May 11 to 17, 2025. The event, set in one of the most renowned sailing venues thanks to its exceptional weather conditions, will be organized by Circolo Vela Torbole and the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC).

Next weekend, March 1-2, 2025, the ORC International Technical Committee (ITC) will convene in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, for another important meeting. With a strong tradition of hosting ITC gatherings, Scheveningen has proven to be a favored venue, and this year’s meeting is set to continue that legacy. Nearly all ITC experts are expected to attend, ensuring valuable discussions and progress in ORC technical developments.

Ahead of the ORC International Technical Committee (ITC) Spring Meeting in Scheveningen, sailing enthusiasts are invited to an open evening on February 28th at Jachtclub Scheveningen. Andy Claughton, ITC Chairman and a leading expert in yacht design and rating rules, will share insights on classic yachts, SuperYacht developments, and the latest ORC updates, including Weather Routing Scoring improvements and new rating rule innovations for 2025. Don't miss this unique opportunity to stay ahead in the world of competitive sailing!

The officers and staff of the Offshore Racing Congress mourn the recent passing of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV. His visionary influence and investment over the past 6 decades has left an enduring legacy on the sport of sailing.

The Nordic Offshore Sailing Community held its annual offshore sailing meeting last weekend (February 8) in Tallinn, Estonia. As per tradition, the host of the upcoming ORC Championship in Northern Europe extends the invitation for this crucial gathering of sailing repress and tentative.

New champions were crowned in NSW ORC, Australian Sports Boat and the Sydney 38 One-Design NSW Championships on the final day of the Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta.

Exactly six months from now, on Monday, August 11, 2025, the first stage of the 2025 ORC World Championship – the long offshore race in the Gulf of Finland – will start in Tallinn. Returning to Tallinn for the second time, the ORC Worlds is the pinnacle event of Offshore Racing Congress this year, bringing the best ORC sailors from Northern Europe, the Baltic region, and beyond to Tallinn, Estonia from August 8–16.

The world of superyacht racing has just witnessed an electrifying start to the season, as the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) launched its 2025 SuperYacht Rules and Velocity Prediction Program (VPP) alongside the first major regatta of the year—the prestigious NZ Millennium Cup, which took place from February 1–4 in Auckland, New Zealand.

ORC has now spent one year on the development of a new paradigm in offshore race scoring: Weather Routing Scoring. After analyzing >50 races in 2024, and some current races being sailed now in the winter season, ITC Chairman Andy Claughton summarizes the progress of this innovative approach in the new March issue of Seahorse Magazine.

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) is excited to announce that entries are now open, and the Notice of Race has been published for the 4th ORC Double-Handed World Championship 2025. This prestigious event will take place from 7 to 13 September on the stunning Adriatic Sea, hosted by the renowned Yacht Club Monfalcone (YCM) in Marina Monfalcone, Italy.

The final race of the 2025 NZ Millennium Cup has come to a close and Sparkman Stephen's sloop Kawil has been named overall series winner. The 2020 champion put in a strong performance throughout the regatta, securing two first placings over four races.

On a day of light airs and a swift course around Rakino Island, Kawil made her move from second to first place overall on the second day of the NZ Millennium Cup. After Sea Eagle’s show of dominance on the first day of the regatta, Kawil didn’t waste the opportunity to show her strength in Auckland’s changeable conditions; pushing the big 81 me-tre down into third place.

Last Saturday, February 1st, ORC Measurer and Rule expert Alberto Pindozzi touched down in Madrid for an exclusive one-day seminar. Held in collaboration with the Spanish Sailing Federation, the gathering welcomed 40 measurers from across the country, all eager to dive into the latest rule updates and what the future holds for ORC racing in Spain.

The New Zealand Millennium Cup is underway and Sea Eagle has taken the win on day one in the Auckland regatta. Orams Marine race day marked the opening of the regatta, which runs from 1-4 February, on the waters of Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour.