Nine Minutes on the Clock: Rikki’s Triumph in IRC One
Few classes in the RORC Caribbean 600 were as tightly contested as IRC One in the 2026 edition.
After nearly three days and 600 miles of offshore racing through the Caribbean islands, the final standings were decided by a margin of just nine minutes and thirty-two seconds on corrected time — one of the closest class outcomes of the race.
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Precision and teamwork decide IRC One after 600 miles of Caribbean racing
23-03-2026
Port of the Day
Alimos Marina
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Alimos Marina
- Country: Greece
- Services: electricity, food-drink, waste-disposal, fuel, water, maintenance, wifi
- Website: Alimos Marina
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: +30 210 988 0000
From Nevis to St. Barts, the race has begun to fragment into high-speed duels, tactical compression zones and developing class battles. Each island transit reshapes the leaderboard. Each pressure line rewards patience and punishes impatience.
And this year’s edition is proving especially tactical.
Instead of the classic reaching angles that often dominate the Caribbean 600, the trade winds have been sitting further south-east than usual. That subtle shift has changed the geometry of the course, forcing crews into longer periods of upwind sailing and tight reaching.
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Palanad 4 Takes IRC Zero in a Hard-Fought Caribbean 600
In a race where the margins rarely stretched beyond sight of the next headland, the Mach 50 Palanad 4 – E.Leclerc emerged victorious in IRC Zero at the RORC Caribbean 600.
Skippered by Antoine Magre, the French team completed the 600-mile Caribbean circuit in 2 days, 10 hours, 32 minutes and 31 seconds, securing class line honours and posting the fastest corrected time under IRC to claim the class win.
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Club of the Day
Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club (CCYC)
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Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club (CCYC)
- Country: United Kingdom
- Website: Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club (CCYC)
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: +44 (0)1983 296333
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