Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) News and Results
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and host club Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) share the lead after the opening day of the Range Rover Sardinia Cup in Porto Cervo. The prestigious offshore team regatta returned to the calendar on…
The Irish offshore sailing season received another boost over the Bank Holiday weekend when National Yacht Club bowman Will Byrne from Dublin Bay and West Cork's Baltimore Sailing Club helmsman Harry Durcan helped the TP52 Final Final secure overall IRC…
At 22, Eimer McMorrow-Moriarty is exactly the kind of young offshore sailor the RORC Griffin Offshore Pathway was created to support. Lifeboat Roots: Fenit RNLI volunteer Eimer McMorrow-Moriarty with her father and uncles at Fenit Lifeboat Station. Growing up in…
Harry Heijst’s classic S&S 41 Winsome claimed overall honours in the 2026 RORC De Guingand Bowl Race after a closely fought offshore contest in the Solent and English Channel. The Royal Ocean Racing Club event delivered tactical racing, tight finishes…
The RORC De Guingand Bowl Race returns on Saturday 30 May with a competitive fleet expected on the start line in Cowes. The race marks the seventh round of the 2026 RORC Season’s Points Championship and the third event in…
The RORC Myth of Malham Race returns on Saturday 23 May with a strong offshore fleet set for the 235-nautical-mile challenge from Cowes to the Eddystone Lighthouse and back. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the…
Diederik Forma’s Dutch JPK 1030 Jetpack claimed overall victory in the 2026 RORC North Sea Race after a tightly fought finish to Scheveningen. Racing double-handed with Martijn Graafmans, Jetpack secured the IRC overall win by 22 minutes and 37 seconds…
The 2026 RORC North Sea Race starts on Friday 15th of May with an international fleet set for the 165-nautical mile crossing from Harwich to Scheveningen in the Netherlands. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club with Royal Harwich Yacht Club,…
Sardinia Cup will return this summer after a 14-year absence, with 20 boats already entered for the revived regatta in Porto Cervo. The event, hosted by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, will take place from 31 May to 7 June. Ten…
Royal Ocean Racing Club has released a webinar offering competitors practical guidance ahead of the 50th anniversary Round Britain and Ireland Race. The race starts on 9 August, with the webinar held to mark 100 days to go before the…
The 2026 RORC Cervantes Trophy Race was decided by just 13 seconds after more than 20 hours of racing from Cowes to Le Havre. Nicolas Dezeustre’s Sun Fast 3600 Princesse Gotionude II secured overall victory under IRC, narrowly beating Nick…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has confirmed details of its 2026 Cowes Offshore Series, featuring seven races from the Solent. The series offers a mix of accessible offshore racing and established classics, with the best five results to count…
Offshore racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) returns with the Cervantes Trophy Race on Saturday, 2 May. The early-season fixture starts from Cowes on the Isle of Wight and sends the fleet west before finishing in Le Havre,…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club Easter Challenge concluded on Easter Sunday after three days of racing in the Solent. Two final races were held in bright sunshine, with a 15-knot westerly breeze easing and shifting north during the day. Seven…
Irish sailors featured prominently on Day Two of the RORC Easter Challenge, as Cork Harbour’s Mark Mansfield called tactics aboard Jukebox. Wicklow’s Rumo Best was also part of the winning crew and is currently working with North Sails in Gosport.…
Cowes, Isle of Wight — The RORC Easter Challenge opened in brisk south-westerly winds on Friday, delivering testing conditions for more than 200 sailors. Winds of 15 knots, gusting to 30, created a demanding Solent racecourse for the Royal Ocean…
