News Archive

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.

One of the most anticipated events of the year has come to an end: the Rolex South Atlantic Circuit 2025 for ORC and ORC Sportboat fleets, concluding with the traditional Gorriti Island Race. The event took place in Punta del Este, Uruguay, co-organized by the Yacht Club Argentino and the Yacht Club Punta del Este, with the sponsorship of Rolex.

The Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta is back bigger and better this February, with a number of new additions to the much loved summer event, organised and hosted by Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) on inshore and offshore courses at Pittwater.

The 2025 New Zealand Millennium Cup begins with welcome festivities this Saturday, 1st of February, with ten entries, returning campaigners and a special regatta debut.

One of the most prominent and highly anticipated events of the year approaches: the “Rolex South Atlantic Circuit 2025”, co-organized by the Yacht Club Argentino and the Yacht Club Punta del Este, with sponsorship from ROLEX.

After a year of input and development to the class rules and the Velocity Prediction Program (VPP), and several weeks after their approval at the ORC Annual General Meeting in November, the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) announces its 2025 rules and software are ready for the global sailboat racing community.

We’re thrilled to share the highlights from the first leg of the BAYK Winter Trophy, marking several exciting "firsts" in the world of sailing: the first race of the new year and the first offshore event in Turkey using the ORC handicap system for some years!

In one of the faster races held in its 50 year history, Chris Saxton’s J/125 VORTICES 2 has captured both overall and ORC Class 1 victory in the Storm Trysail Club’s 2025 Ft Lauderdale to Key West Race. Other class winners include Andrew Clark’s J 122 ZIG ZAG in ORC Class 2 and Dan McGraw’s Hobie 33 DARK STAR.