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After five races varying from a 26-mile Coastal race to four hour-long Windward/Leeward courses, one winner has emerged at the 2023 ORC Sportboat European Championship, hosted by the Nautical Club of Kalamaki (NOK) with support from the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC).

The third edition of Ibiza JoySail culminated with the victories of Moat (Performance), Dark Horse (Performance Cruising), Aurelius (World Cruising) and Svea (J Class) after competing in three races off Ibiza and Formentera. The whole event was a roaring success with a record number of participants enjoying the competition at sea and the activities on land.

With the entire fleet now gathered at Marina Ibiza, the superyachts competed in their first race in Ibiza, with Moat in Performance, Dark Horse in Performance Cruising, and Aurelius in World Cruising leading the pack on their first outing. The J Class, who stretched their legs on Wednesday, spent several hours out on the water this Thursday but ultimately were unable to race.

After two days of measurements and inspections of 14 entries from 5 countries, on Thursday, September 28, racing will start at the 2023 ORC Sportboat European Championship, hosted by the Nautical Club of Kalamaki (NOK) with support from the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC).

From 27 to 30 September, Marina Ibiza will be playing host to a thrilling and spectacular regatta featuring breathtaking J Class and superyachts

Variable sailing conditions hounded this year’s 79-strong Rolex Big Boat Series fleet, but the competition was as fierce as ever for the 59th edition of the West Coast’s premier racing event.

After one Long offshore race held on Monday and a shorter Coastal race that started yesterday, followed by measurement checks completed today, there are three new ORC Double Handed World Champions declared at the Real Club Nautico de Barcelona (RCNB).

Skippers kept their feet on the accelerator during Day 2 of RolexBig Boat Series, driving another intense day of great racing on San Francisco Bay. In the four ORC classes racing today on the North Course area, the moderate conditions prompted use of the medium wind band ratings for scoring. This may have helped bring some new teams to the winner’s circles in three of these classes.

The energy is palpable and anticipation high as the 79 teams registered to race gather at the docks of St. Francis Yacht Club for last-minute preparations before tomorrow’s start of the 2023 Rolex Big Boat Series. Three one-design classes (Express 37, J/105 and J/88), a diverse ORC class split into four fleets, and a stately gathering of classic yachts make for an intense lineup of competitors for the 59th edition of the West Coast’s premier racing event.

Early this morning all boats participating in the ORC Double-Handed World Championship completed their first race, 183 miles for Class A and B, and 163 miles for Class C, which took them north-east to the Medes Islands and the ODAS Begur buoy, and back to Barcelona. This was the first of two races to determine the final results in this event organized by Real Club Nautico Barcelona (RCNB).

After a 40-minute delay awaiting a sailable easterly breeze, today race managers from Real Club Nautico Barcelona (RCNB) got all three classes off on their Long distance race at the 2023 ORC Double Handed World Championship.

Starting at 1100 CET tomorrow three waves of Double Handed teams will begin racing in the Long offshore race held at the 2023 ORC Double Handed World Championship, hosted by the Real Club Nautico Barcelona (RCNB). The race will start just offshore of the entrance to Port Vell in Barcelona.

Winners in their respective categories are: Galateia in Maxi A, Bella Mente in Maxi B, Spirit of Lorina in Maxi C, Allegra in the Multihull Class, Y3K in the Supermaxi, and Svea among the J Class

Starting on Saturday, September 9 through 15 September, Real Club Nautico Barcelona (RCNB) will host the second annual edition of the ORC Double Handed World Championship. The event is organized by RCNB, a delegation of the Royal Spanish Federation of Sailing (RFEV) under the authority of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) and the collaboration of the Catalan Sailing Federation (FCV).

Galateia leads the provisional overall standings in the Maxi A Class, Bella Mente in Maxi B, Spirit of Lorina in Maxi C, Allegra in Multihull, Y3K in Supermaxi and Svea for the J Class

Leading the provisional overall standings are: Galateia in the Maxi A Class, Proteus tied with Bella Mente in Maxi B, Spirit of Lorina in Maxi C, Y3K in Supermaxi, Allegra in the Multihull Class and Svea among the J Class

Leaders in their respective classes are: Leopard 3 in the Maxi A, Proteus in Maxi B, Spirit of Lorina in Maxi C, Allegra in Multihull, Moat in Supermaxi, Svea in the J Class

On 4 September there was a deadline for ORC Nominating Bodies to submit ideas for improvement to the ORC system for discussion at the ORC Annual General Meeting.