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The final countdown has started, and just two weeks remain until the start of the first major regatta of the 2024 season of ORC Championship events. The second edition of the ORC Double-Handed European Championship will be sailed along with the historic offshore regatta La Duecento, a 200-mile course in the upper Adriatic, now in its 30th edition.

In Winchester, UK, a group of the world’s leading sailing experts gathered on April 6-7 for the first 2024 ORC International Technical Committee (ITC) meeting. Their goal? To ensure that yacht racing is as fair and exciting as possible, whether for any monohull sailing boat, luxurious superyachts, or speedy multihulls.

Closer collaboration between ORC, RCNP, and the Spanish ORC Rating Office promises a stronger presence of ORC sailing in Spain and beyond!

Just two months remain until the exciting voyage through Norway's heart begins, and the ORC Double-Handed World Championship 2024 lineup is truly impressive! The competition promises to be fierce with 75 entries representing 8 nations – including the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.

As of today, there are 100 days left to Saturday, July 20, 2024, the start date of the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race presented by National Fleet Services. This annual blue water classic held on Lake Huron and the Straits of Mackinac is the world's oldest continuously run freshwater race.

It is now less than 100 days to the 7 July start of the 2024 AEGEAN 600, the annual offshore race organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club in conjunction with Olympic Marine. This spectacular 605-mile race starts at Cape Sounion under the watchful gaze of the ancient Temple of Poseidon for a scenic tour of 23 islands of the Aegean archipelago before finishing back at Cape Sounion.

Join Storm Trysail Club ORC Education Seminar Series, presented in collaboration with New York Yacht Club, Chicago Yacht Club, and US Sailing Offshore Office to delve into ORC measurement and scoring nuances. The final seminar on Weather Routing Scoring is happening April 10th. Renowned expert Stan Honey will be joining the panel to demystify advanced scoring techniques.

33-meter Gelliceaux (Southern Winds/Farr Design), with a scoreline of 1-3-3, won the coveted Bucket Trophy award for being the yacht that prevailed in the class with the closest, most competitive racing. That class was L’Esprit 1 , with six teams competing.

The 53rd Trofeo Princesa Sofía for ORC and One Design mustered fifty boats of seven nationalities at the Real Club Náutico de Palma from the 21st to the 24th of March. Victory went to Luis Bustillo's Enero in ORC A2, Erik Tejedor's Viking IX in ORC 2, Xisco Pou's Merengue V in ORC 3, Mateo Grimalt's Micanga in ORC 4

The 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar for ORC and One Design will open the national cruising season at the Real Club Náutico de Palma between the 21st and 24th of March.

Most of the fleet has arrived, and some entrants are working off the rust with early week practices. Sunshine and wind are what we’ve all come to expect in St Barths, and early forecasts suggest there will be plenty of both when the racing starts on Friday, March 22.

The 13th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua (SYCA) was held in fantastic conditions off the South Coast of Antigua with Tradewinds ranging from 13-20 knots. Five days of racing were held rounding deep water and inshore marks, making full use of Antigua’s ocean swell and stunning coastal vistas.

Over one hundred teams from 20 nations have confirmed their participation in the 20th edition of PalmaVela, to be held at the Real Club Náutico de Palma from 26th April to 5th May. The event will include three acts: the Offshore Race, the opening event of the 52 Super Series 2024 and the traditional multiclass PalmaVela regatta.

The ORC supports race organizers who wish to have their race scored with weather routing by providing time correction factors (TCF). The article explains how this practically works.

The 13th edition of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua (SYCA) opens for registration on Monday, March 11th. Five days of spectacular racing are scheduled from March 13 to 17.

The 2024 ORC World Championship will bring top sailing teams from around the globe to battle on Rhode Island Sound and Narragansett Bay for one of four coveted world titles. Now the event has added an important new class: Maxi yachts that are larger and faster then those competing in the Worlds and fighting for their own Maxi North American Championship title using ORC scoring.

The ORC Superyacht community around the world is mourning the recent passing of Stan Pearson in Antigua. His influence as a rigger, event organizer, and active sailor aboard many prominent Superyachts was instrumental in accepting and using the ORCsy system in the Caribbean circuit of events and beyond.

Unforgettable experience amidst the shimmering Adriatic waters during the Full Moon Sailing Spectacle Croatia! From the 21st to the 24th, prepare to be mesmerized by the allure of the full moon as we embark on two exhilarating ORC regattas: the Full Moon Night Sprint Pula (9nm) and the Full Moon Day Race Pula - Mali Losinj (40nm).