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Ibiza JoySail, now in its fourth year and one of the key events at the end of the Mediterranean superyacht calendar, started today in glorious style with an opening race around the island of Formentera, which lies to the south of Ibiza.

32 suggestions were made from 9 nations to improve the world's largest measurement-based rating system. These will be discussed over November 1-5 in Singapore, where the Committee and Congress members, Staff and observers of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) will meet at their Annual Meeting.

Ibiza JoySail will start on Thursday 19 September. The superyacht spectacle is now in its fourth year and is the key end-of-season event in the Mediterranean superyacht calendar, and the 2024 edition will be no exception.
Eighteen superyachts will gather at Marina Ibiza for a spectacular four-day coastal racing event.

The Rolex Swan Cup, a biennial event now in its 22nd edition, is set to get underway. No less than 101 boats from the Finnish shipyard have enrolled in this 22nd edition, as always organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of Rolex and in collaboration with Nautor Swan. This year marks 40 years of partnership, dating back to 1984 when the third edition of the Swan Cup adopted its current name.

The Rolex Swan Cup, a biennial event now in its 22nd edition, is set to get underway. No less than 101 boats from the Finnish shipyard have enrolled in this 22nd edition, as always organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of Rolex and in collaboration with Nautor Swan. This year marks 40 years of partnership, dating back to 1984 when the third edition of the Swan Cup adopted its current name.

Three new ORC West Coast Champions were crowned in the 60th edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series: Dave MacEwan’s Rogers 46 LUCKY DUCK in Class A, Drew Freides’s Cape 31 PACIFIC YANKEE in Class B and Zach Berkowitz’s J/100 FEATHER in Class C. For winning Class B, Freides also won a Rolex timepiece for his team’s victory in the 7-race series.

Right on cue, San Francisco Bay rolled out the most demanding conditions for sailors at the 60th edition of Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club. A steady 15-20 knots during the first race on Thursday continued to build through Sunday for pure thrills and some spills for the 70 boats competing.

On the penultimate day of racing at the 60th edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series, the cool windy conditions returned to provide two great races for the ORC classes racing on San Francisco Bay in the 2024 ORC West Coast Championship.

The final day of the 34th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the first Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship was an excellent one. Proteus (Maxi 2), J Class Svea (Supermaxi), Oscar 3 (Maxi 3), H2O (Maxi 4), Gaetana (Multihull) winners in their respective classes.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the ORC Congress this year will be held in a hybrid format. All attendees, whether participating in person or virtually, must register to access the full content and videos of the AGM.

The breeze ticked upwards to a solid 20+ knots on Day Two of the 60th edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series, also the 2024 ORC West Coast Championship.

San Francisco Bay delivered its classic sunny and windy conditions today for the start of four days of racing at the 60th Rolex Big Boat Series, hosted by the St Francis Yacht Club. Among the numerous classes competing here are 25 teams divided into three ORC-scored classes who are competing for titles in the first-ever ORC West Coast Championship.

One of the best sailboat racing venues in the world, iconic San Francisco Bay, is ready to turn it on for the 60th edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club, September 11-15, 2024.

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) proudly announces its partnership with VENNVIND, the renowned Italian sportswear brand, as the Official Apparel Partner.

The regatta, reserved for yachts over 60 feet (18.30 metres) in length, is organised by the YCCS with the support of title sponsor Rolex - with whom it celebrates 40 years of partnership this year - and in collaboration with the International Maxi Association (IMA).

The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) is thrilled to announce that the ORC Double Handed World Championship 2025 has been awarded to Yacht Club Monfalcone in Italy, while the ORC Sportboat European Championship 2025 will be hosted by Yacht Club Torbole on Lake Garda, Italy.

The outcome of the final two inshore races at the 2024 ORC European Championship has determined three new ORC European Champions: Karl Kwok’s TP 52 BEAU GESTE (HKG) in Class A, Tiit Vihul’s modified X-41 OLYMPIC (EST) in Class B, and Ott Kikkas’s Italia 9.98 SUGAR (EST) in Class C.

Penultimate day of racing today sets up the showdowns for final podium positions tomorrow. Each class had their own course to race today: Class A’s was 46.4 miles in length, Class B was 39.9 miles and Class C was 30.7 miles. Each course had its finish line placed in the harbor at Mariehamn.