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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.

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 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 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 Superyacht Cup Palma invites entries over 24m in length and to ensure fair racing will use ORCsy rating rules and scoring, including the new Weather Routing Scoring method pioneered by ORC. For the first time the J Class entries will also use ORCsy rules and scoring.

Registration for the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta 2024 is officially open as of today. The event, supported by Giorgio Armani, one of the most iconic Italian brands in the world, will take place from 4th to 8th June and is open to Superyachts with a minimum length of 90 feet. Once again for the 2024 edition, the Southern Wind RendezVous and Trophy will be held as part of the event.

The 2024 ORC Mediterranean Championship is open for entries, and organizers at the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia (CRVI) are pleased to offer a new format of competitive inshore racing over 9-11 May 2024, followed on 17-18 May 2024 with offshore racing in the 69th edition of the 150-mile Regata dei Tre Golfi (3G).

The 54th meeting of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) concluded today with a summary of the results of this year’s hard work of the ORC’s Committee members and Staff, along with descriptions of new initiatives and innovations in technical and support services for offshore sailing.

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) and the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (KNS) are pleased to announce the entry process is open for the 2024 ORC Double-Handed World Championship in Norway. This 3rd edition of the annual DH event will be held over 8-16 June 2024 with the start in Oslo and finish in the historic town of Tønsberg.

The 54th edition of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) Annual Meeting will start on Friday, 10 November and last through Tuesday, 14 November in Malaga, Spain. This event features meetings of the ORC’s Management, Promotion and Development, Offshore Classes and Events, Measurement, and Rating Officers Committees, culminating in the meeting of the ORC Congress on Tuesday, 14 November.

Two Double-handed entries have won the top two podium finishes overall in the ORC division of the 44th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race.

The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race starts tomorrow, Saturday 21 October, at 1100 CEST from Grand Harbour, Valletta. The Mediterranean’s most renowned offshore race has all the ingredients required for an enthralling contest. An exceptional fleet is facing a shifting weather picture.

From 21-22 October, the International Technical Committee (ITC) of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) will have its final full meeting of the year in Hamburg, Germany.