RORC Caribbean 600: Start video highlights – let the battle commence!

The 8th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 started in spectacular style today (Monday 22 February) in Antigua as crowds watched the record fleet set off on the 600 nmile race around 11 Caribbean islands. Watch video highlights, including aerials of some of the world’s fastest boats and top racing teams as they battle it […]

Spookie’s Full Moon 0700 AST Day Two RORC Caribbean 600

The record fleet for the RORC Caribbean 600 enjoyed a full moon on the first night of racing. At sunset on the first night, all of the fleet had rounded the Barbuda mark, enjoying fantastic sailing conditions and highly competitive racing. Phaedo3 and Concise 10 were at the front of the fleet enjoying a thrilling […]

Phaedo3 Smash the ‘600 after Epic Duel

Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 Phaedo3 Breaks RORC Caribbean 600 Multihull Record Hurtling around the Caribbean at speeds in excess of 30 knots and topping out nearer 40, often barely a boat length apart, the epic duel between MOD70s Concise 10 and Phaedo3 came to a conclusion after 32 hours of hot racing. Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 Phaedo3, […]

IRC rating offers a selection box of GBR Championships

In 2016 the Spinlock IRC Rating rule, administered by the RORC Rating Office and owned by RORC in partnership with UNCL in France, will be used to battle out no less than eleven regional and special championships around Great Britain and the Channel Islands, including the annual IRC National Championship.   This year’s regional venues […]