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Sandberg PalmaVela

Palma · SpainAlso known as PalmaVela, La Larga - The Offshore Race of PalmaVela

Race tracker Official site Usually Apr 2027 Compare

2026 · ORC 0

1Ino Veritas

Overview Results6 Conditions News8 Fact sheet

Type: Mixed · 235 nm
Scoring: IRC · ORC · One-design
Boats: Rated yachts · One-design keelboats · Sportboats · Classics
Classes: TP52 · ClubSwan 42 · Dragon · J70 · J80 · 6 Metre
Usually: April, May
Next: Apr 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
Organiser: Real Club Náutico de Palma
Waters: Balearic
First held: 2004 · 22 years ago

The course

Course changes each year · 235 nm · as sailed in 2025

SBay of Palma, off Punta del ToroStart
1Ibiza, Formentera and adjacent isletsMark · leave to port
2Mark off Porto Colom, MallorcaMark
FPalmaFinish

Organiser's course Straight lines between the marks, not the track boats sail. Named marks sit at the named island or cape, not on the exact rounding line. For planning and interest; the sailing instructions decide.

La Larga offshore race, 2025 course for IRC/ORC 0/ORC 1; smaller ORC classes sailed ~185 nm via Tagomago, Porto Colom and the Cabrera archipelago. The 2026 course (~300 nm round the Balearics) was not published in detail.

Six seasons

Year	Winner (handicap, corrected)	Line honours (first home, elapsed)	Boats	Wind and sea	Toughness	Results
202623 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026	Ino VeritasORC 0	Not published	150	SE 4.2 kn, gusts 22.9waves up to 1.02 m	48	Official
202526 Apr 2025 – 4 May 2025	Momo6 Metre	Not published	—	E 5.4 kn, gusts 31.3waves up to 1.32 m	54	Official
202426 Apr 2024 – 5 May 2024	Stella6 MetreVioleta Álvarez	Not published	150	SW 5.3 kn, gusts 33.2waves up to 1.96 m	58	Official
202328 Apr 2023 – 7 May 2023	Seljm6 MetrePatrick Monteiro	Not published	110	SE 4 kn, gusts 25.5waves up to 0.7 m	48	Official
202229 Apr 2022 – 8 May 2022	GalateiaIRC/IMA Maxi YachtsDavid M. Leuschen	Not published	—	NE 5.6 kn, gusts 32.3waves up to 1.02 m	53	Official
202129 Oct 2021 – 31 Oct 2021	Aifos 500ORC 0Jaime Toubes	Not published	80	SW 6.5 kn, gusts 27.2waves up to 2.26 m	52	Official

Line honours go to the first boat home, on elapsed time. Overall winner is the best on handicap (IRC or ORC corrected time), so they are often different boats. Wind is the daily mean at the start venue over the racing days; gusts and waves are the highest of those days. Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5) and marine APIs, CC BY 4.0; venue point only, not the full course.

Won it most

Just the Job2021 · 2023 · 2025 · 20264yrs
Lady2021 · 2022 · 20243yrs
Galateia2022 · 2023 · 20243yrs
Azuree2021 · 20242yrs
Marigan2021 · 20232yrs
Urbania2022 · 20242yrs

Boats that won here (overall, line honours or a class) in two years or more.

Podiums and class winners

2026 · 15 results

FinalSources: sail-world.com, orc.org, mysailing.com.auAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

Dragon

1.Jupiter · Ben Kolff

Flying Fifteen

1.Femme Fatale · Víctor Pérez and Mark Branagh
2.Osprey · Josh Banks / Dylan Long · ESP
3.Ffiskardo · Bernardo Arndt / Patrick Hallkvist · ESP

ORC 0

1.Ino Veritas

ORC 1

1.Nola

ORC 2

1.Formula X · Rodrigo Sanz

ORC 3

1.Hyatt Hydra Youth

ORC 4-5

1.Just the Job · GBR

ORC A2 0-3

1.Mia Gioia · Yves de Block · GER

ORC A2 4-5

1.Guaguanco IV · Thierry Lallemand

ORC Sportboat

1.Abracadabra · RSA

Spirit of Tradition

1.Flight of Durgan

TP52

1.No Way Back

Wally / IMA-IRC

1.Rose · Andreu Juan · GER

2025 · 17 results

FinalSources: sail-world.com, orc.orgAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

6 Metre

1.Momo

Maxi

ORC 0

ORC 1

ORC 2

1.Katara · Julián Somodi · ARG

ORC 3

1.Meerblick · Gaby Pohlmann · GER

ORC 4-5

1.Just the Job

ORC A2 0-3

1.Smerit

ORC A2 4-5

1.Kyo VI · Guillermo Durán

ORC Sportboat

1.Kanguru · AUS

Spirit of Tradition

1.Little Thila

2024 · 18 results

FinalSources: forbes.es, 52superseries.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

6 Metre

1.Stella · Violeta Álvarez
2.Momo · Dieter Schoen

Dragon

1.Yeahnah · Ben Kolff · SUI
3.Capa · Carlos Carbajal

IMA Maxi

1.Galateia
3.J Class Svea

J70

1.Balearia · María Bover

J80

1.Iser · Manuel de Tomás

ORC 0

1.Urbania

ORC 1

1.Windwhisper44 · POL

ORC 2

1.M8 Zas Composite & Rigging

ORC 3

1.Lady

ORC 4-5

1.Tres Mares · Juan Escandell

ORC A2

1.Azuree · Eduardo Horrach

Spirit of Tradition

1.Calima · Pachi Rivero

TP52

1.Provezza · John Cutler · TUR
2.Quantum Racing powered by American Magic · Harry Melges IV · USA
3.Interlodge · Kris Matthews · USA

2023 · 22 results

FinalSource: forbes.esAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

6 Metre

Dragon

J80

Maxi A

Maxi B

1.Stormvogel

ORC 0-1

1.Elena Nova · Christian Plump / Javier Sanz

ORC 2

1.Scamp Three

ORC 3

1.Immac Fram

ORC 4-5

1.Just the Job

ORC A2 0-3

1.Smerit

ORC A2 4-5

1.Blaumarina I

ORC Sportboat

1.Ffinally

Spirit of Tradition

1.Little Thila

Vintage (Época)

1.Marigan

2022 · 18 results

FinalSource: nautica.newsAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

ClubSwan 42

Dragon

IRC/IMA Maxi Yachts

1.Galateia · David M. Leuschen
2.Bullit · Andrea Recordati
3.Magic Carpet 3 · Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones

J80

ORC 0-1

1.Urbania

ORC 2

1.Elena Nova · Christian Plump / Javier Sanz

ORC 3

1.Lady · Nicolás González

ORC 4-5

1.Immac Fram

ORC A2

1.Kyo V · Guillermo Durán

Spirit of Tradition

1.January Sails · Gabriel Catalá

2021 · 19 results

FinalSource: nautica.newsAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

Dragon

Flying Fifteen

J80

ORC 0

1.Aifos 500 · Jaime Toubes · ESP
2.Pelotari Project · Jonsi Segui
3.Leaps & Bounds 2 · Jean Philippe Blanpain

ORC 1-2

1.Nadir

ORC 3

1.Lady · Nicolás González

ORC 4-5

1.Just the Job

ORC A2

1.Azuree

Spirit of Tradition

1.Tintagel

TP52

1.Bronenosec Gazprom · RUS

Vintage

1.Marigan

Race metrics

Boats150median 130 over 4 editions

Course235 nmnautical miles

Toughness54of 100, see below

Wind5.2 knmean on race days · gusts 28.7 kn

Sea1.4 mhighest waves on race days

Days10event days, start to finish

Toughness

Compare all races

54of 100 · average of 6 editions

Wind 6.2/305.2 kn mean
Gusts 9.6/1528.7 kn
Sea 7/201.4 m waves
Distance 20.8/25235 nm
Duration 10/1010 days

How the score works

Our own index, not an official rating. Five inputs, each scaled to its share of 100: mean wind (up to 25 kn → 30 points), strongest gust (45 kn → 15), highest waves (4 m → 20), course length on a log scale (700 nm → 25) and days of racing (7 days → 10). Wind and waves are ERA5 reanalysis at Palma (Open-Meteo) on the race days, so an offshore course can see more than the venue does. A missing input counts as zero and is marked. Roughest edition we hold: 2024 (58).

Maxis One-design 100 nm or more 100+ boats International fleet 3+ days

Weather calendar · Palma

Month by month at the venue, 2021–2026 (ERA5 and marine reanalysis). Race months in orange.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean windkn	5.6	4.9	6.4	5.1	4.4	4.0	4.2	3.9	4.4	4.6	5.8	4.8
Windy days% ≥ 20 kn	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2
Wavesm, daily max	1.0	0.8	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.8	1.2	1.0
From	NW	N	E	SW	S	S	S	S	E	SE	NW	NW

Typical wind at Palma

Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.

Where the wind comes from

Share of days by direction in Apr, May.