RORC Caribbean 600 Race
Entries have opened for the 2027 editions of the RORC Transatlantic Race and the RORC Caribbean 600, with the Notice of Race now published for both offshore events. The 13th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race will start from Marina…
Out of the demanding yet usually gloriously sunny conditions of the Caribbean in early 2026, ISORA Chairman Peter Ryan of the National YC - together with his members on both sides of the Irish Sea – can look back with…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club has confirmed that Farr 100 Leopard 3 is the overall winner, with Cork's Tom McWilliam on the strength, under IRC for the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600. After 600 miles around 11 Caribbean islands, no remaining…
Mach 50 Palanad 4 – E.Leclerc (FRA), skippered by Antoine Magre, took victory in IRC Zero, finished the Caribbean 600 to take class line honours in an elapsed time of 2d 10:32:31 and posting the best IRC corrected time to…
Ireland-designed Balthasar Thwarted of Caribbean 600 Victory in Last 15 miles, Leopard Retains Lead
26th February 2026 Caribbean 600
12:30 hrs Thursday: Anyone who has done the Caribbean 600 will tell you that in a sometimes breezy one like the current staging, it’s the final long and almost inevitable beat from Redonda to the finish off Antigua that really…
Black Jack 100 Wins Caribbean 600 Line Honours With Irish Sailor Aboard
25th February 2026 Caribbean 600
Remon Vos’ RP100 Black Jack 100 with Irish sailmaker Shane Hughes of North Sails on board has claimed Monohull Line Honours in the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600 after a gripping duel with Leopard 3 (with Royal Cork's Tom McWilliam aboard)…
Noon 25-02-26: The track-chart of the annual RORC Caribbean 600 looks to the casual observer like some weird variant of Snakes & Ladders, and for many participants this multi-turn course provides S&L (or should it be S&M?) in spades. Glorious…
Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo (USA) has taken Multihull Line Honours in the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600. The American trimaran completed the 600-nautical-mile course in an elapsed time of 1 Day 12 Hours 01 Minutes and 46 Seconds. Carroll’s crew included…
It seems that the Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association has moved in on the current wave of Caribbean offshore competition in a big way. After winning their class and taking third overall in January's east-west RORC Transatlantic Race, the Hall…
The 2026 RORC Caribbean 600 got underway in spectacular style in Antigua from Fort Charlotte, high above the iconic Pillars of Hercules. At the start of the 17th edition, the international RORC fleet set out for the non-stop 600-mile race…
The 17th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 begins off Fort Charlotte, Antigua, on Monday 23 February 2026. A fleet of 56 boats with 500 sailors will race 600 nautical miles around 11 Caribbean islands, starting and finishing in English…
A spectacular fleet of 66 boats, ranging from 29ft (9m) to 82ft (25m), will take the start of the 17th edition of the 600 nautical miles 2025 RORC Caribbean 600 on Monday, 23rd February 2025. 500 crew from around the…
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Antigua Yacht Club, the 17th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 that starts on Monday, 23 February 2026, promises another compelling chapter of offshore racing in the Caribbean. Nearly…
Irish Sea entry Jackknife will spearhead the Welsh-Irish challenge at the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600 this month. Andrew and Sam Hall’s J/125 arrives in Antigua on the back of a standout performance in January’s RORC Transatlantic Race, securing IRC Two…
Mid-February is usually the time to come out of the winter torpor and start a week of focusing on the upcoming RORC Caribbean 600, with 2026’s edition getting away on Monday, 23rd February. But now we have the early arrival…
The 17th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, starting on 23 February 2026 in Antigua, will see a thrilling battle between two 100-foot Maxis: Leopard 3 and Black Jack 100. The race covers 600 miles through 11 Caribbean islands and…
