TransatlanticSailing Articles
Lanzarote to Antigua | Start Sunday 11 January 2026
The stage is set in the Canary Islands. On Sunday 11 January 2026, the RORC Transatlantic Race will once again send a diverse and compelling fleet westward from Marina Lanzarote, launching 21 teams on a 3,000-nautical-mile Atlantic crossing to Antigua.
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the International Maxi Association and the Yacht Club de France, the race is both an early-season cornerstone and a statement event in the global offshore calendar.
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3,000 miles west. One ocean. Every reason to race.
06-02-2026
That truth sits at the heart of a newly announced partnership, with 11th Hour Racing confirmed as the official Impact Partner of The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026. It is a collaboration rooted not in slogans, but in more than a decade of measurable action — advancing ocean science, sustainability, literacy, and equity across one of sailing’s most influential platforms.
As The Ocean Race prepares to launch its new transatlantic Atlantic race in September 2026, this partnership signals a clear intention: to use elite offshore racing not just as a contest of performance, but as a catalyst for lasting change.
31-01-2026
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
With fewer than fifty days until the start cannon cracks across Marina Lanzarote, the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race is already shaping up to be one of the most compelling offshore contests of the decade. Nineteen boats are currently entered for the 3,000-mile charge west to Antigua — and more contenders are expected to join the line as the winter trade winds begin to settle in.
19-01-2026