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RORC Caribbean 600 Race Tracker 2026 is Here!

23rd February 2026
The live 2026 RORC Caribbean 600 Race tracker is below - 71 entries - 600nm course - 600+ sailors from 30 nations - 11 islands - 1 great race
The live 2026 RORC Caribbean 600 Race tracker is below

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 globe, including Ireland, are arriving in Antigua and represent 40 different nations. 

Track the fleet below on Afloat.ie

2026 RORC Caribbean 600 - Start times

COURSE: Starting from English Harbour in Antigua, the race heads as far north as the Anguilla Channel, and south to round Les Saintes, off Guadeloupe. The non-stop race also takes in the devastating beauty of Barbuda, Nevis, St Kitts, Saba, St Barth's, Montserrat and Redonda.

PROPOSED START TIMES: Monday, 23 February 2026 - Fort Charlotte, Antigua

First warning signal: 1050 Atlantic Standard Time (-4 UTC)

Proposed Start Sequence: 1100 - IRC 2 + CSA Only, 1110 - IRC 1, 1120 - IRC Z & Class40, 1130 - IRC SZ, 1140 - Multihulls.

Published in Caribbean 600

Caribbean 600 Race Live Tracker 2026

Track the progress of the 2026 Caribbean 600 Race fleet on the live tracker above 

The 17th edition of the 600-mile race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club starts on Monday, February 23rd from Antigua.

 

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RORC's Caribbean 600 Race

The 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 will start from Antigua on Tuesday, 14th February 2023.

The 600nm course circumnavigates 11 Caribbean Islands starting from Fort Charlotte, English Harbour, Antigua and heads north as far as St Martin and south to Guadeloupe taking in Barbuda, Nevis, St Kitts, Saba and St Barth's

PAST WINNERS: RORC CARIBBEAN 600 TROPHY - IRC OVERALL: (Best corrected time under IRC)

2020 - Tilmar Hansen, Outsider, TP52 (GER)
2019 - David and Peter Askew, Wizard, Volvo 70 (USA)
2018 - George David, Rambler 88, Maxi (USA)
2017 - Hap Fauth, Bella Mente, JV72 (USA)
2016 - George Sakellaris, Maxi 72, Proteus (USA)
2015 - Hap Fauth, JV72, Bella Mente (USA)
2014 - George Sakellaris, RP72, Shockwave (USA)
2013 - Ron O'Hanley, Privateer, Cookson 50 (USA)
2012 - Niklas Zennström's JV72, Rán (GBR)
2011 - George David, Rambler 100, JK 100 (USA)
2010 - Karl C L Kwok, Beau Geste, Farr 80 (HKG)
2009 - Adrian Lee, Lee Overlay Partners, Cookson 50 (IRL)

RACE RECORDS:

Multihull record (2019): Giovanni Soldini, Maserati, Multi 70 (ITA) - 30 hours, 49 minutes, 00 seconds
(I day 6 hrs 49 mins 0 secs)

Monohull record (2018): George David, Rambler 88, Maxi (USA) - 37 hours, 41 minutes, 45 seconds
(1 day 13 hrs 41 mins 45 secs)

At a Glance - RORC Caribbean 600 2026

The 17th anniversary edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starts in Antigua on Monday, 23rd February 2026.

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