RORCYachting Articles
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.
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Different boats. Different reasons. Same ocean. Same finish line.
13-02-2026
Raven Unleashed: Speed, Stability and a New RORC Transatlantic Race Record Crossing the finish line off English Harbour at close to 30 knots of boat speed, Raven completed the Atlantic crossing in six days and 22 hours, a performance that signals a decisive shift in what modern offshore monohulls are capable of. Light for her length, foil-assisted and engineered to sustain extreme average speeds over multiple days, Raven represents not just a fast yacht — but a new design philosophy coming of age.
09-02-2026
The 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race will be remembered as the moment a new benchmark was laid down in offshore monohull sailing. The 34-metre Baltic 111 Raven didn’t just win — she rewrote the record book, claiming Monohull Line Honours, securing the IMA Transatlantic Trophy, and setting a new monohull race record on the 3,000-nautical-mile passage from Lanzarote to Antigua.
09-02-2026
Two Visions, One Ocean: Raven and Be Cool Set the Tone for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race
The RORC Transatlantic Race has always thrived on contrast. It is a race where outright pace meets endurance, where innovation rubs shoulders with tradition, and where vastly different yachts are measured by the same unforgiving yardstick: three thousand miles of Atlantic Ocean.
07-02-2026
Runners & Riders Line Up for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race
06-02-2026
Three days into the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race, the fleet has made its collective decision — and it’s the decision that has shaped Atlantic crossings for generations. Every boat has committed to the southern escape from the Canary Islands, pressing down the African coast before turning west for Antigua, avoiding the lighter air to the north and positioning early for the trade winds that will define the race.
05-02-2026
Beyond the polished bow waves of the front-running contenders, the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race carries a deeper, more enduring story — one written not in corrected time calculations, but in courage, companionship and personal ambition stretched across 3,000 miles of open Atlantic.
21-01-2026
Master Lock Comanche Fires a Warning Shot: Champions Poised for Overall Cabbage Tree Island Race Glory
The road to the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has a new headline act — and it thunders in red, black, and carbon fibre.
Master Lock Comanche, already one of the most feared Maxi yachts on the planet, has delivered a dominant statement victory in the Cabbage Tree Island Race, the traditional proving ground for the Boxing Day showdown.
28-12-2025