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Show news 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 12
Rush hour, match racing and Little Regina
Posted on 20 Aug Pace Declared Overall Winner Under IRC
In the RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race 2026
Posted on 19 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 10
Palanad 4 Proves the Concept as Class40 Battle Goes to the Wire
Posted on 18 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 9
Varuna 6 finishes; class battles go to the wire
Posted on 17 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 8
Pace takes line honours: four chapters, one great adventure
Posted on 16 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 7
Pace powers south as Palanad 4 seizes IRC lead
Posted on 15 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 4
Northbound express, and Celtic Sea grind
Posted on 12 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 2
Tactical battle to the Isles of Scilly
Posted on 10 Aug RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race day 1
32 boats, crewed by 182 sailors from 5 continents, made a clean start
Posted on 9 Aug How to follow RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race
Watch the start, follow the tracker, or even use Virtual Regatta
Posted on 7 Aug Round Britain & Ireland Race battle at the front
50th anniversary brings together offshore legends and the latest racing designs
Posted on 6 Aug The long way home
Stories from the 2026 Round Britain and Ireland Race
Posted on 3 Aug Class40 launches an Owners' Trophy
Programme better reflects the diversity of projects that make up the fleet
Posted on 29 Jul Round Britain and Ireland Race Double-Handed Focus
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Challenge
Posted on 29 Jul Globe40 2025/2026 media review
Ambitious editorial strategy, commitment of the crews, and a strong digital presence
Posted on 27 Jul Round Britain and Ireland Race preview
The 50th Anniversary 1,805nm non-stop circumnavigation will start from Cowes
Posted on 26 Jul PredictWind support Round Britain and Ireland Race
Weather expertise, race analysis and PredictWind DataHub Pro Prize Draw
Posted on 21 Jul RORC Transatlantic Race 2027 Lanzarote
The Atlantic home of ocean racing, sport and adventure
Posted on 17 Jul 2026 RORC Round Britain & Ireland Race preview
The 2026 edition is particularly significant, marking the 50th anniversary of the race
Posted on 14 Jul Fleet arrives in Wicklow in Round Ireland Race
Pep Costa's VSF Sports completed the 704 nautical mile race on Thursday morning
Posted on 25 Jun The Globe40 2028-2029 countdown begins
The finish line of this second edition marks much more than the end of an adventure
Posted on 21 Jun Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
As Global Solo Challenge 2027-28 approaches
Posted on 17 Jun Normandy Channel Race 2026 Finish
Guillaume Pirouelle and Jules Ducelier take the win at 4:20 PM in Ouistreham
Posted on 3 Jun Normandy Channel Race 2026 Day 4
Epic ride in the English Channel for the Class40s
Posted on 3 Jun The tech curve…
It just marches on. Slide rule and Hewlett Packard be damned, these vessels are a tour de force
Posted on 2 Jun Normandy Channel Race 2026 Day 3
Battle at the top at Wolf Rock
Posted on 2 Jun Normandy Channel Race 2026 Day 2
First Express English Channel Crossing
Posted on 1 Jun Classic Winsome wins RORC De Guingand Bowl Race
The fleet faced a proper offshore test where experience, handling, sharp decisions made difference
Posted on 31 May Normandy Channel Race 2026 Start
22 Class 40s set off from Caen/Ouistreham bay
Posted on 31 May RORC De Guingand Bowl Race 2026 Preview
A technical test with offshore bite
Posted on 28 May
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Gambit stays close in the Class40 dogfight in the 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race
© Rick Tomlinson / RORC Close racing for Swift and Penfret during the 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race
© Rick Tomlinson / RORC Penfret is the first Class40 across the finish line in the 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race
© Rick Tomlinson / RORC Class40 finisher Gambit in the 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race
© Corinna Haines / RORC Class40 Swift - 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race Day 1
© Rick Tomlinson / RORC Class40 launches an Owners' Trophy
© Manon Le Guen / Trin40 Olympian Pierre Le Boucher and William Hill will race double-handed in the Class40 Penfret in the RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race
© Manon Le Guen / Trin40 2026 The Dutch Class40 Tjoba, sailed by Minus Tjeenk Willink and Erik van Vuure
© Sander van der Borch / North Sea Regatta EDIA report 2025-2026
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Tim Kent races his Class 40, Kent Racing, in the Ida Lewis Distance Race
© Stephen Cloutier Tim Kent plans to compete in the 2027-2028 Global Solo Callenge aboard Kent Racing, his 2007 Owen Clarke-designed Class40
© Tim Kent Collection Tim Kent plans to compete in the 2027-2028 Global Solo Callenge aboard Kent Racing, his 2007 Owen Clarke-designed Class40
© Tim Kent Collection Tim Kent plans to compete in the 2027-2028 Global Solo Callenge aboard Kent Racing, his 2007 Owen Clarke-designed Class40
© Tim Kent Collection VSF Sports was second boat home in the 704 nautical-mile Round Ireland Race and wins the Classe 40 event
© David Branigan / Oceansport Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
© Ronnie Simpson Racing Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
© Virginia Sambuco Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
© Ronnie Simpson Racing Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
© Billy Black Sharon Ferris-Choat (NZL) after finishing in Southport - Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge - June 6, 2026
© YB Tracker PredictWind showing a rough final night for the Sol Trans-Tasman Challenge competitors - June 5, 2026
© Predictwind.com Normandy Channel Race 2026 winner
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Alderan during the Normandy Channel Race 2026
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Sogestran-Seafrigo during the Normandy Channel Race 2026
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Normandy Channel Race 2026 Day 1
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Normandy Channel Race 2026 - Day 1
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Normandy Channel Race 2026 - Day 1
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Normandy Channel Race 2026 - Day 1
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 A third chapter to be written in 2028/2029
© Jean-Marie LIOT / Globe40 Michael Hennessy's scow bow Class40 Scowling Dragon?
© Ted Martin 2026 CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC MCR
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