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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.

Custom designs and builds remain in the majority among the biggest boats competing in ORC 0 at the 2024 ORC World Championship at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I., September 27 to October 5. In Classes B and C, however, where the boats are almost entirely under 40 feet long, every entry is a production-built boat.

Today’s 10-12 knot conditions were once again perfect for tight inshore racing at the 2024 ORC European Championship with some new teams having entered the winner’s circles in the day’s two Windward-leeward races.

Today’s start to the inshore racing program of the 2024 ORC European Championship delivered what’s expected at ORC championship events: highly-competitive close racing among pro and amateur teams alike sailing a wide variety of boat types. Race results in all classes resolved by only seconds in perfect sailing conditions.

The fleet of 56 entries in the 2024 ORC European Championship has just completed their first and arguably most important race of the event: the Long Offshore Race, which is non-discardable in the final scores. KARUKERA, SHADOW and SUGAR are respective race winners in Classes A, B and C

Karl Kwok's TP52 Beau Geste claims overall and Class A Line Honours in the Long Offshore Race at the ORC European Championship 2024 in Mariehamn, Åland.