Blueprint is back 💙👊
2nd boat to enter the RORC Caribbean 600 is @blueprintracing36.7 owned by Luke Spink.
Great to have you back ✌️🤩
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Tides, Tactics And Tradition 🌊⛵️
The 2026 RORC North Sea Race gets underway on Friday 15 May, sending an international fleet from Harwich to Scheveningen across 165nm of demanding offshore racing.
First raced in 1931, this historic North Sea classic remains one of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s longest-standing offshore races, linking the UK and the Netherlands through a course shaped by strong tides, sandbanks, commercial traffic, wind farms and shifting weather.
Boats To Watch 👀
⛵ Van Uden — The Ker 46 from Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team, bringing proven offshore pace and experience to the fully crewed fleet.
⛵ Checkmate — Michel Dorsman, the 2024 overall winner, returns with his new MAT 1070 and will be one to follow closely.
⛵ Bellino — Rob Craigie’s Sun Fast 3600, racing double-handed with RORC Commodore Deb Fish after overall IRC victory in 2025.
⛵ Il Corvo — Astrid de Vin and Roeland Franssens line up in the JPK 1030, setting up a strong Anglo-Dutch double-handed battle.
⛵ Jetpack — Second overall last year, Diederik Forma’s JPK 1030 returns looking to go one better.
⛵ RORC Griffin & Tigris — Two British Sun Fast 3600s making the delivery from the Solent to Harwich, both also entered in this year’s Round Britain & Ireland Race.
A true test of tactics, seamanship and offshore experience — with hard-earned silverware waiting in Scheveningen. 🏆
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But you keep coming back, Chris 😉✌️
Entries for the Caribbean 600 are now #OPEN 🏁 Head to to join!
Watch the 2026 event film on RORC YouTube 🍿🎦
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First Entry 💪🎉
@jackknife.j125 is the first boat to register for the 2027 editions of both the RORC Caribbean 600 and the RORC Transatlantic Race!
Welcome back, Jackknife ✌️💯
#RORCracing #Caribbean600 #TransatlanticRace #IRCrating
Entries Now Open!! ✨🏝️
The 18th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 will start from Fort Charlotte, Antigua on 22 February 2027. Starting and finishing in Antigua, the course weaves around 11 Caribbean Islands.
Watch the Wrap Film via the link in our stories 🎦🍿
Enter the race at 🔗
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Tag the friend you’d race 600 miles around the Caribbean with 🌴⛵️👇
Entries for the 2027 RORC Caribbean 600 open Monday 11 May. Will you be there?
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The countdown is on for the 50th anniversary edition of the Round Britain & Ireland Race, starting on 09 August 2026.
On 30 April,100 days to go before the start of the 50th anniversary of the Round Britain & Ireland Race on 09 August, the Royal Ocean Racing Club held a live webinar. The recording is now available to watch, giving sailors, supporters and prospective entrants the chance to hear practical advice from those who know the race from the inside.
🎙️ Featuring:
⛵️ Derek Shakespeare – J/122 Bulldog
⛵️ Pip Hare – IMOCA Medallia line honours winner
⛵️ Deb Fish – Sun Fast 3600 Bellino
⛵️ Will Naylor – British Army Sailing Association
⛵️ Sam White – JPK 1080 Mzungu!
From race prep and Category 1 requirements to routing, crew management, fatigue and lessons learned offshore — plenty of hard-won wisdom for anyone lining up on the start line.
Watch the full webinar via the link in our stories 🔗👉
#RORCracing #RoundBritainAndIrelandRace #OffshoreRacing #Sailing
Griffin’s Round Britain & Ireland team kicked off their first race of the season with the Cervantes Trophy, sailing 110nm from Cowes to Le Havre, France 🇫🇷
The team was led by skipper Nuala Sellwood. It was super tricky and light conditions throughout the race, with strong tides and the wind completely dying just before the finish line. As a result of this and much deliberation, we ended up retiring from the race. We had a fantastic weekend and learnt lots, thank you to everyone involved!
Our next event is the Myth of Malham on the 23rd May 🚀
📸 Photos 1-5: RORC/ Rick Tomlinson
Race Results | Cervantes Trophy Race
🥇 Princesse Gotionude II takes overall IRC victory
🥈 Diablo finishes second overall and wins Two-Handed IRC
🥉 Mzungu! completes the podium
Greg Leonard’s Class40 Mach 40.6 Swift took Monohull Line Honours in the 2026 RORC Cervantes Trophy Race in an elapsed time of 17Hrs 32Mins 28Secs.
Full Results via SailRaceHQ: /live-results
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13 Seconds. That’s all that separated victory. ⏱️🏆
After more than 20 hours of racing from Cowes to Le Havre, the 2026 RORC Cervantes Trophy Race was decided by just 13 seconds on corrected time.
🇫🇷 Princesse Gotionude II claimed overall IRC victory, edging out Diablo by the narrowest of margins.
🥈 Diablo finished second overall and secured IRC Two-Handed honours.
🥉 Mzungu! completed the podium in third, with just 1 minute 40 seconds separating the top three.
A tactical Channel crossing delivered light airs, rain squalls, shifting breeze and one of the closest finishes in recent RORC history.
Next up: the RORC North Sea Race on 15 May.
Read the full race report via our IG Stories.
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📸 Haines Films
Le Havre arrival 🇫🇷⛵️
Venomous crosses the line as the first IRC boat home in the 2026 RORC Cervantes Trophy Race.
Graeme Lewis’ team completed the race in 17hrs 54mins 02secs, with the battle for overall honours still playing out across the fleet.
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