Admiral’s Cup
The Admiral’s Cup is set to return from 13–28 July 2027, with the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) publishing the Notice of Race. Yacht clubs worldwide are invited to enter two‑boat teams, competing in a Short Offshore Race, a series…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has announced the return of the Admiral’s Cup in 2027. This follows a successful comeback in 2025 after a 22-year break. The Admiral’s Cup is noted for combining inshore races and offshore challenges, culminating…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has officially announced the dates for the 2027 Admiral’s Cup. The event will run from 15th to 30th July 2027. Following a successful revival in 2025, the RORC expects a larger fleet of international…
Look Back at the 2025 Admiral’s Cup: Yacht Club de Monaco Triumphs in Historic Cup Return
4th August 2025 Admiral’s Cup
The Admiral’s Cup is back - reborn after more than two decades. Following over two years of planning and preparation by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, its revival marked a defining moment in the Club’s centenary celebrations and the 100th…
Tom Kneen of the Royal Irish YC is "Sailor of the Month (Offshore)" for July
1st August 2025 Sailor of the Month
The Centenary Rolex Fastnet Race,with its 441-strong fleet, has been a complete eye-opener for most offshore sailors. It indicated that, for now at least, the performance focus has shifted decisively to France and the Western Mediterranean. Thus, although it was…
The Yacht Club of Monaco team has won the Admiral's Cup following a competitive Rolex Fastnet Race. The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club finished as runner-up, while the Royal Irish Yacht Club ranked 13th overall. Both Royal Irish boats, Ron O'Hanley's…
Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) is the winner of the 2025 Admiral’s Cup. After an intense battle during the RORC Channel Race, six inshore races in the Solent and the prestigious finale, the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Yacht Club de…
11.45hrs Wednesday: At 11.22 hrs this (Wednesday) morning, the French JPK 1050 Leon crossed the finish line at Cherbourg in the Centenary Fastnet Race. Racing in the Two-handed Division with noted solo star Alexis Loisson and owner-builder Jean-Pierre Kelbert of…
AC1 update 09:00 BST 30 July 2025: At the end of the fifth day of the Rolex Fastnet Race just seven boats in the Admiral’s Cup fleet were still racing. The majority had moored up in Cherbourg and the dock…
Black Pearl for New York YC is First Admiral's Cup Boat To Finish Centenary Fastnet Race
30th July 2025 Fastnet
09:00 hrs Wednesday: The Botin 56 Black Pearl (New York YC), largest of the Admiral's Cup fleet, made her expected first-to-finish appearance on the Fastnet Race line in Cherbourg yesterday (Tuesday) evening at 18:54 hrs local time. But her crew…
18:00 hrs Tuesday: The freshening of the northwest winds this evening as the bulk of the fleet close towards the finish of the Centenary Rolex Fastnet Race at Cherbourg should in theory favour the smaller Admiral's Cup Class 2 boats…
12:30hrs: Tuesday: When you've more than 450 boats with a total of thousands of crew racing the same 695-mile Fastnet course, impressions of the experience are bound to vary. Those accustomed to sailing in these latitudes and across the eastern…
AC1 update 09:00 BST 29 July 2025: Stefan Jentzsch’s Botin 56 Black Pearl (NYYC) leads the Admiral's Cup 1 fleet on the water with 124nm to go. The immediate chasing pack on the same line and port gybe is Beau…
"Irish Boat" Tschuss Saves Time On Pyewacket to Take Overall Lead and Win Class Super Zero at Cherbourg In Centenary Fastnet
29th July 2025 Fastnet
09:00 hrs Tuesday: The hundred footer Black Jack (Remon Vos), with Ireland's Shane Hughes of North Sails Wicklow on the crew, fulfilled our suggestion of yesterday evening that she was shaping up nicely for the final approach to the Cherbourg…
Fastnet Race Overall: Tschuss Holds the Lead But Jolt 6 and Callisto Lead Chase
29th July 2025 Fastnet
Tuesday 7 am – Jolt 6 and Callisto are racing close together with 140 miles to Cherbourg. Can they close the gap downwind against clubhouse leaders? As everyone knows, these last hours of what has become a windward-leeward 51st Fastnet Race…
Maxi Multilhulls Have Finished Centenary Fastnet While Most of Fleet Have Still to Reach the Rock
28th July 2025 Fastnet
08:00 hrs Monday: The leading monohull in the Rolex Centenary Fastnet Race, the 100ft SHK Scallywag (Hong Kong) finally reached the Fastnet at 23:01 hrs last night (Monday), closely followed by Black Jack 100 and the similarly-sized Leopard. With a…
