The RORC Transatlantic Race enters the fifth day with the multihull fleet well offshore and into solid pressure; their bows pointing towards Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada.
Land effects have created strategic options for the international fleet for the first three days of the RORC Transatlantic Race. On the third day, the majority of the international fleet is racing down the West African Coast.
The 10th edition of RORC Transatlantic Race started in superb conditions outside Marina Lanzarote. Flat water, 10 knots of breeze and 20 degrees of air temperature provided spectacular sailing conditions for the start of the 3,000 mile oceanic race.
The Royal Ocean Racing Club, after consulting with various meteorological experts, has amended the course for the 2024 RORC Transatlantic Race
The 10th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race starts on Sunday 7th January.
One of offshore racing’s great adventures will return in 2025. The New York Yacht Club and the Royal Ocean Racing Club, in partnership with the Royal Yacht Squadron and the Storm Trysail Club, are proud to announce Transatlantic Race 2025, which will start from Newport, R.I., on June 18, 2025, and finish off Cowes, England.
The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 10th anniversary edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race will start from Lanzarote on the 7th January 2024. Supported by Calero Marinas and the International Maxi Association, along with Yacht Club de France.
Starting on 7th January 2024, the 3,000-mile race across the Atlantic Ocean is organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club and supported by Calero Marinas and the International Maxi Association, along with Yacht Club de France. The RORC fleet will set off from Marina Lanzarote bound for Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina Grenada.
Sunday 22nd January, Grenada: Marie Tabarly’s 73ft ketch Pen Duick VI (FRA) finished the RORC Transatlantic Race on Sunday 22nd January in an elapsed time of 13 days 19 hours 33 mins 53 secs.
Following the announcement of Teasing Machine’s overall win in the RORC Transatlantic Race, three more teams have finished the 3,000-mile race across the Atlantic Ocean.
Thursday 19 January, Grenada West Indies: RORC Vice Commodore Eric de Turckheim, racing his NMYD 54 Teasing Machine (FRA) is the overall winner under IRC for the 2023 RORC Transatlantic Race. While 10 boats are still racing, none of them can beat Teasing Machine’s corrected time under IRC for overall victory. However, the battle is still on for those racing for class honours and special prizes.
Following the finish of Volvo 70 I Love Poland (POL), four more monohulls completed the RORC Transatlantic Race in the space of just nine hours. Tired, but elated, the teams have joined in the celebrations at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada.
The Polish National Foundation’s Volvo 70 I Love Poland (POL), skippered by Grzegorz Baranowski crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Tuesday 17th January 2023. Taking Monohull Line Honours in under nine days, the all-Polish team lifted the IMA Transatlantic Trophy.
An impromptu RORC Transatlantic Race Multihull Awards was held at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina. Crew from Maserati Multi70, Snowflake and Zoulou gathered dockside.
On Friday 13th January 2023 at 19:46:26 UTC, Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi70 took Multihull Line Honours in the 2023 RORC Transatlantic Race. Maserati’s elapsed time sets a new Multihull Race Record for the RORC Transatlantic Race of 5 days 5 hours 46 mins 26 secs, smashing the previous record by just under 17 hours.
At 0800 UTC on the fifth day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, three 70ft trimarans are under 1,000 miles from the finish at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina Grenada. Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi70 (ITA) is 782nm from the finish, leading the multihull class.
At 1200 UTC on the third day of the RORC Transatlantic Race all of the teams have now left the Canary Islands and should not see land again until they arrive in the Caribbean.
A quick look at the action on the water at start of the 9th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, which set off from Arrecife, Lanzarote on Sunday 8th January. After the teams competing in 20 boats from around the world had enjoyed their time at Marina Lanzarote, it was time to head out to the start and their 3,000nm race across the Atlantic to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada.
Day Two 1000 UTC: At 1000 UTC on the second day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, three 70ft trimarans are now powered up on a tight reach, blasting through the Atlantic Ocean.
The Canada Ocean Racing IMOCA 60 team co-skippered by Scott Shawyer and Alan Roberts and accompanied by onboard reporter Richard Mardens started the 3000-mile Transatlantic race today at 14:10 GMT. The race left from Lanzarote, Canary Islands, and the fleet is heading to Grenada in the Caribbean.
The Canada Ocean Racing team led by founder and skipper Scott Shawyer, and the team’s mentor, British offshore sailor Alex Thomson, have been in Lanzarote over the past two weeks preparing their IMOCA 60 ahead of the Royal Ocean Racing Club Transatlantic Race 2023.
The 9th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race starts from Marina Lanzarote on Sunday 8th January, supported by Calero Marinas, the International Maxi Association and the Yacht Club de France.
Near perfect, record conditions are forecast for the start of the RORC Transatlantic Race, supported by Calero Marinas, the International Maxi Association and the Yacht Club de France. The international fleet is set to depart Marina Lanzarote on Sunday 8th January. Weather forecasts are predicting five days or more of 20 knot plus north-easterlies; a perfect angle for a high-speed 3,000-mile race
The New Year heralds a big season for the Royal Ocean Racing Club, including the 14th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. The longest race in the 2023 RORC Season’s Points Championship starts from Marina Lanzarote on January 8th.
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