Will Apold’s Swan 78, Valkyrie (CAN) and Mike Gascoyne’s Class40, Silvi Belle 2 (GBR) completed the RORC Transatlantic Race over the weekend. Maurice Benzaquen’s French Pogo 12.50, Aloha is still racing against the clock for the overall win u…
Tales II sets a new Class40 record for the RORC Transatlantic Race and Windfall make it two in a row. Aloha still have a chance of winning overall and there is a UFO sighting on caffeine deprived Nunatak. Southern Wind 94, Windfall crossed the fin…
No need for pistols at dawn as Lloyd Thornburg’s mighty green MOD70, Phaedo3 crossed the finish line off Quarantine Point, Grenada this morning, completing the RORC Transatlantic Race at UTC 10:56:03 in 5 days 22 hrs 46mins 03 secs. Waging a ‘Master an…
Day Four of the RORC Transatlantic Race and the MOD 70s are heading west at alarming speed. Zed 6 is about to have it all on to the north and the IRC fleet is experiencing light winds in the high pressure off the Western Sahara. Lloyd Thornburg’s Phaed…
The second edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race got away as scheduled from Marina Lanzarote on 28 November, with the fleet enjoying a reaching start in Atlantic swell and a solid 15 knots of breeze from the north east. Close battles are expected with…
Only the second day into the RORC Transatlantic Race and race tactics, unbelievable speed and boat damage have already added to the story. Gonzalo Botin’s Spanish Class 40, Tales II, diverted into Tenerife last night. All four crew are fine but they ha…
A diverse and international fleet ranging from 40 to 100ft will set off on Saturday 28th November from Lanzarote, the most eastern in the Canary Islands chain, bound for Grenada in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Transatlantic Race. The monohulls will be…
A highly varied fleet with fascinating competitors will set off on 28th November from Lanzarote – the most eastern island in the Canary Islands chain – bound for the island of Grenada in the Caribbean in the RORC Transatlantic Race, organised by T…
