RORC CARIBBEAN 600

Online Entry Open

The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), in association with the International Maxi Association and Yacht Club de France, is delighted to announce the publication of the Notice of Race and the opening of online entry for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race.

Entry and the Notice of Race for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race is now available online © Sailing Energy/Calero Marinas

Starting on Sunday, 11 January 2026, this thrilling 2,995-nautical-mile challenge will once again set sail from Calero Marinas Marina Lanzarote in the Canary Islands before charting a new course west to a spectacular finish in Antigua, West Indies. This exciting new destination ushers in a vibrant chapter in the race’s evolution, reinforcing its place as one of the great modern ocean classics and offering better logistics for race teams continuing to Antigua for the RORC Caribbean 600.

Calero Marinas Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife,. play host to the start of the RORC Transatlantic Race each year © James Mitchell

Now in its twelfth edition, the RORC Transatlantic Race welcomes a diverse fleet, including IRC yachts, Superyachts, Classic yachts, Class40s, and high-performance Multihulls, with a dedicated IRC Two-Handed Class also available. Other one-design and box-rule classes are welcome to enquire.

Antigua will welcome the finish of the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race © RORC

Key Highlights:

Start Date: 11 January 2026

Start Location: Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands

Finish Location: Antigua, West Indies

Eligible Classes: IRC, Superyacht, Classic, Class40, MOCRA

Two-Handed IRC Class available

Entry Opens: 19 May 2025 via sailracehq.com

Closing Date: 8 December 2025

Rating Deadline: 12 December 2025

The RORC Transatlantic Race remains a cornerstone of the RORC Season’s Points Championship and forms part of the prestigious RORC Caribbean Series, alongside the legendary RORC Caribbean 600. A special trophy will be awarded to the IRC yacht with the best combined performance across both offshore races. Complementing these events, the RORC Nelson’s Cup Series will once again deliver an exciting inshore regatta in Antigua in the lead-up to the Caribbean 600.

Antigua, with its excellent marine facilities and services, will host the finish of the RORC Transatlantic Race next year © Arthur Daniel.

“As the race changes course to its new Caribbean finish, the RORC pays heartfelt tribute to its longstanding partners in Grenada,” commented RORC CEO Jeremy Wilton. “Our sincere thanks go to the Grenada Tourism Authority, Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, and the exceptional team, including local volunteers, who have supported and hosted the race for over a decade. Their unwavering commitment helped shape the RORC Transatlantic Race into the prestigious oceanic contest it is today.

"We now look forward to the warm Antiguan welcome we know so well from 16 editions of the RORC Caribbean 600. The Club looks forward to a new era for the RORC Transatlantic Race.”

Hon. Max Fernandez, Minister for Tourism, Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Antigua & Barbuda, commented: "Antigua and Barbuda is proud to deepen its long-standing partnership with the Royal Ocean Racing Club. We have welcomed the RORC Caribbean 600 and its international fleet with open arms, and now we further strengthen our relationship by hosting the finish of the RORC Transatlantic crossing.

"We take pride in the impressive growth of the RORC Caribbean 600; this decision to now make Antigua and Barbuda the home of an additional race is a natural extension and synergy that shows the unmatched hospitality of our people and further validates us as the very hub and heart of yachting in the Caribbean".

Download the full Notice of Race and enter online at rorctransatlantic.rorc.org

ENDS/... Louay Habib/RORC

Notes to Editors:

Media Enquiries:

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RORC Transatlantic Race - Press Officer

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THE ROYAL OCEAN RACING CLUB:

     Established in 1925, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) celebrates its centenary in 2025. The Club is best known for the biennial Fastnet Race and the international team event, the Admiral's Cup. Both of these prestigious events will run in 2025. RORC organises an annual series of offshore races from its base in Cowes, as well as inshore regattas in the Solent
    The RORC works with other yacht clubs to promote their offshore races and provides marketing and organisational support. With the inaugural RORC Caribbean 600 in 2009, the first offshore race in the Caribbean, based in Antigua, has been an instant success. The RORC extended its organisational expertise by creating the RORC Transatlantic Race, the first of which was in November 2014. The biennial Roschier Baltic Sea Race, starting and finishing in Helsinki Finland, was first raced in 2022
    The RORC has 4,000 members and a clubhouse based in St James' Place, London SW1 and a super clubhouse in Cowes, Isle of Wight at the entrance to Cowes Harbour
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