Ocean-Race Articles
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.
© Tim Wright - RORC
Trade winds tighten the fleet as the Caribbean 600 turns tactical.
20-03-2026
What this edition has underlined—yet again—is the extraordinary breadth that defines the RORC Transatlantic Race: modern race machines and classic yachts, fully-crewed and double-handed teams, professional campaigns and deeply personal ambitions, all sharing the same ocean and the same finish line.
Jackknife delivers a defining Corinthian performance
Few results have resonated as strongly as Jackknife, the J/125 owned and skippered by Sam Hall, sailing with his father Andrew Hall. Finishing on 23 January after 11 days and 13 hours at sea, Jackknife claimed third overall under IRC and victory in IRC Two.
13-02-2026
As the RORC Transatlantic Race moves into its final hours, the shape of the IRC leaderboard is now largely set. A diverse fleet of monohulls has completed the 3,000-nautical-mile crossing from Lanzarote to Antigua, with the remainder closing fast after nearly two demanding weeks at sea.
13-02-2026
Offshore racing has always been about more than speed alone. The ocean remembers that — and so, increasingly, does the sport.
31-01-2026
As the Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2025 unfolds, participants encounter thrilling highlights, magical experiences, and intense rivalries - the elements of a true sea spectacle.
18-10-2025
Paul Meilhat’s French-flagged IMOCA Biotherm has crowned a masterclass campaign with victory in the fifth and final leg of The Ocean Race Europe 2025, securing an emphatic overall championship win in the five-week, 4,500-nautical-mile sprint around Europe.
22-09-2025
The Ocean Race Europe 2025 has reached its penultimate chapter, and it opened today in pure Mediterranean style. Nice delivered a sun-splashed send-off, the Bay of Angels shimmering as seven IMOCA crews unfurled their Code Zero sails and slipped the lines for Leg 4, a 550-mile loop around Corsica before the grand finale in Genova.
09-09-2025
Two days into Leg 2 of The Ocean Race Europe, and the Bay of Biscay is dishing out exactly what everyone feared — flat seas, fickle breeze, and a fleet so tight you can throw a net over the top five. With Cape Finisterre closing fast, the sailors are staring down a long, sleepless night where one bad sail trim could cost everything.
25-08-2025
Portsmouth turned on the sunshine this evening as seven IMOCAs thundered off the Royal Yacht Squadron line at 17:00, launching the second leg of The Ocean Race Europe 2025. Ahead lies 1,400 nautical miles of hard running to Cartagena, Spain, with a midweek fly-by off Matosinhos-Porto to keep things lively.
23-08-2025
Bright skies, patchy breeze, and a finish line just off the Isle of Wight — Leg 1 of The Ocean Race Europe wrapped up with Biotherm banking a faultless win, and Malizia stealing second with a gutsy call off Dover.
19-08-2025
Upwind pace isn’t usually the party trick of an IMOCA, but Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm has been proving otherwise in Leg One of The Ocean Race Europe – and it’s giving them the edge.
15-08-2025
## A Principality Crowned: Monaco Wins the 2025 Admiral’s Cup
The revived Admiral’s Cup, long considered the unofficial world championship of offshore sailing, returned in 2025 after a 22‑year absence. And in a watershed moment, the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM)—making its very first appearance—secretly emerged as the 2025 Admiral’s Cup champions. Monaco’s debut was nothing short of sensational, combining precision sailing with strategic mastery across inshore Solent races, a demanding Channel leg, and a nail‑biting Rolex Fastnet Race finale. Runner‑up on the podium was the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, with Italy’s Yacht Club Costa Smeralda claiming third
05-08-2025
The Ocean Race, an epitome of aquatic adventure and testing human tenacity, is preparing to celebrate its golden anniversary at its original abode.
19-03-2025