The Royal Ocean Racing Club confirms expressions of interest worldwide for the 2025 Admiral’s Cup.
As Afloat reported in June, RORC has resurrected the Cup for either two boat teams to represent a yacht club or country.
There are no details so far of the type of expression received from Ireland. Ireland has never won the Cup.
Irish Cruiser Racing Association Commodore Dave Cullen told Afloat that the Admiral's Cup 2025 is on the agenda for its next meeting.
Significant notice has come from four nations that have won the Admiral’s Cup multiple times in the past: Australia, Great Britain, Germany, and the United States of America.
RP90 Wild Oats: The Australian team from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Sydney are the holders having won the 2003 Admiral's Cup Photo: Rick Tomlinson
More expressions of interest have been received from Finland, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and Trinidad & Tobago.
A total of 11 countries, some wishing to field multiple teams, are eager to race for the Admiral’s Cup, RORC says.
The Admiral’s Cup is honoured throughout the world of sailing as the "unofficial world cup for offshore racing Photo: Matthew Dickens
RORC has published the Pre-Notice of Race for the 2025 Admiral’s Cup. Download it below as a pdf.
On 19th July 2025, racing will begin for the solid silver gilt trophy in exactly two years. The Pre-Notice of Race sets out the intended schedule of racing and the weighting and scoring rules for the series.
The RORC is currently fully focused on the 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race, which will start this Saturday, the 22nd of July. A record fleet of 465 boats with sailors from 44 different nations is expected for the 695nm classic. The 2025 Admiral’s Cup will be held in the centenary year of the Royal Ocean Racing Club; the series' final race will be the 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race.
