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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.

The Storm Trysail Club is excited to announce that the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) 2025 North American Championship will be hosted as part of the 31st Block Island Race Week (BIRW), set to take place June 21-27, 2025. This follows the highly successful ORC World Championship held in Newport last fall and starts an annual series of ORC North American Championship events.

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) is pleased to announce that race organizers can now apply to use Weather Routing Scoring (WRS) for their races in 2025. This new approach offers more equitable scoring than the 'one size fits all' APH.

Yacht racing is a unique sport where vessels of different sizes and designs can compete against each other in the same race. Some designs are inherently faster than others, so achieving fairness means applying varying handicaps to individual yachts to adjust raw race times. This ensures the best sailors win, not just the fastest boats.

The Officers and Staff of the ORC - Offshore Racing Congress wish you and your loved ones a joyous Christmas season and the Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year!

While nearly every weather condition can be encountered on this race, for the 40th edition of the race in June 2025 the organizers from Annapolis Yacht Club are strongly considering use of ORC's Weather Routing Scoring (WRS) to generate fair ratings for a complex course that includes three distinct segments

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) and VENNVIND take their partnership to the next level as ORC’s Official Technical Clothing Supplier.

Past weekend, the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) team held hosting its annual staff meeting at the iconic Monfalcone Yacht Club, where we were planning the 2025 season and refined our long-term strategy for 2025–2030.

The 2025 ORC Sportboat European Championship will be held over 11-17 May 2025 in one of the world's most iconic small boat sailing venues: Lago di Garda, Italy. The Circolo Vela Torbole in cooperation with ORC has just issued their Notice of Race and invitation to enter.

Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia, organizer of the prestigious Tre Golfi Sailing Week, is thrilled to announce that entries for the 2025 edition of the event are now open. Interested participants can register on the official website, tregolfisailingweek.com, where the Notice of Race and additional details are also available.

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) concluded its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Singapore with a clear vision for the future. Building on growth and key achievements in 2024, ORC has set ambitious goals for 2025, focusing on innovation, sustainability, and global expansion.

The Offshore Racing Congress proudly announces that Johan Tuvstedt from Sweden has been officially appointed as a World Sailing International Measurer (IM) for the ORC class. This prestigious recognition follows his approval by the Race Officials Committee during the 2024 World Sailing Annual Conference.