RORC Caribbean 600 Race
IMA Caribbean Maxi Challenge 2022 to Start with Strong Caribbean 600 Line-up
21st February 2022 Superyachts
The International Maxi Association’s Caribbean Maxi Challenge is due to make a strong start from Antigua this morning with the new series’ first event, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Caribbean 600. Of the 74 yachts competing, 18 are maxi monohulls…
Competing boats in the 2022 RORC Caribbean 600 Race are equipped with tracking beacons by YB Tracking. The 600nm course circumnavigates 11 Caribbean Islands starting from Fort Charlotte, English Harbour, Antigua and heads north as far as St Martin and…
There's a good turnout of young Irish sailors competing in the Caribbean 600 starting on Monday. The Irish crew are among teams from all around the globe arriving in Antigua this weekend and representing over 32 different nations. The sailors…
Three navigators spill the beans on what lies ahead for their respective teams in the 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, which starts on Monday The RORC Caribbean 600 has a racecourse like no other, testing the seamanship of…
Seventy-five boats are entered for the RORC Caribbean 600 which starts on Monday 21 February in Antigua. The bulk of the astonishing fleet will be racing under IRC for overall victory and the Caribbean 600 Trophy. The glitterati of the…
This year’s RORC Caribbean 600 features a spectacular MOCRA Class with 10 multihulls in action. Whilst the overall winner of the RORC Caribbean 600 will be the monohull with best corrected time under IRC, racing under the MOCRA rating rule,…
Busy Pamela Lee of Greystones On Course For Caribbean 600 & Round Ireland Race
14th February 2022 Pamela Lee
When they come to write further histories of the Covid Pandemic and the world’s uneven emergence from it, they should call on the many experiences of long-distance sailor Pamela Lee of Greystones. She has somehow managed to keep the development…
With nearly 80 entries racing under the IRC Rating Rule, MOCRA and Class40 division the RORC Caribbean 600 is set for its 13th edition. The race has attracted over 600 sailors from 30 different nations and will start off Fort…
The hiatus is over - the RORC Caribbean 600 is back and set to start in Antigua on February 21st, 2022. Early entries include teams representing a dozen different countries from around the world including Ireland. Dublin's Adrian Lee has…
Competitors will have to wait until 21 February 2022 to take part in the Caribbean's only offshore race - the RORC Caribbean 600 - after the RORC announced the cancellation of the 13th edition due to the pandemic After much…
The 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is scheduled to start off Fort Charlotte, Antigua on Monday 22nd February 2021. “The RORC Flag Officers meet regularly and since July the overall commitment from the Club has been to provide…
The Royal Irish Yacht Club's Michael Boyd, 1996 Greystones Olympian Marshall King and James Murphy have won IRC One of the RORC Caribbean class sailing onboard Giles Redpath's Pata Negra. In the early hours of the fifth day of the…
Irish Sailors Vying for RORC Caribbean 600 Victory in IRC One & Two
27th February 2020 Caribbean 600
Ireland is very much in the mix at the top of the IRC divisions as the RORC Caribbean 600 enters its final stages. At 1000 (1400 GMT) on Thursday 27th February, 52 yachts are still racing under IRC for the…
Irish sailors are topping the leaderboard in divisions IRC One and IRC Two by dusk on the second day of the RORC Caribbean 600 race. In IRC One, Giles Redpath's Lombard 46 Pata Negra continues at the top of the rankings…
Boyd, King & Murphy on 'Pata Negra' Are Vying for RORC Caribbean 600 Lead
25th February 2020 Caribbean 600
Michael Boyd is chasing the overall lead on board Giles Redpath’s Lombard 46 Pata Negra after the first 100 miles sailed in the 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in Antigua. The proven Pata Negra…
Antigua Buzzing as RORC Caribbean 600 Race Sets Sails (Preview Video)
23rd February 2020 Caribbean 600
The 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starts this morning at 1100 local time (1500 GMT), Antigua. The diverse fleet - that includes ten Irish sailors - will be competing in four classes, with 74 entries sailed by over…
