RORC Transatlantic Race
Arrecife (Marina Lanzarote) · Spain → Antigua & Barbuda
2026 · Overall · IRC
- 2Ino NoirGBR
- 1Palanad 4Antoine Magre
- 3JackknifeSam Hall
- Type
- Offshore · 3000 nm
- Scoring
- IRC · MOCRA (multihulls)
- Boats
- Rated yachts · Multihulls
- Usually
- January
- Next
- Jan 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- Royal Ocean Racing Club with Calero Marinas
- Waters
- Atlantic
- First held
- 2014 · 12 years ago
- Multihull record
- 4d 23:51:15Argo (MOD70) (Chad Corning), 2026
The course
Point to point · the 2027 course, announced
- SMarina Lanzarote, ArrecifeStart
- FAntiguaFinish
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.
No intermediate marks published. 13th edition starts 10 Jan 2027 from Marina Lanzarote and finishes in Antigua; the About page gives ~2,995 nm and names Grenada as the earlier finish.
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202611 Jan 2026 | Palanad 4Overall · IRCAntoine Magre | Raven6d 22:27:47 | 21 | NE 6.9 kn, gusts 26.2waves up to 1.14 m | 48 | Official |
| 202512 Jan 2025 | Tschüss 2Overall · IRC | Lucky7d 19:19:41 | 17 | NE 13 kn, gusts 32.5waves up to 1.74 m | 60 | Official |
| 20247 Jan 2024 | Warrior WonOverall · IRCChris Sheehan | Leopard 310d 17:23:51 | 22 | NE 6.6 kn, gusts 16.1waves up to 0.76 m | 42 | Official |
| 20238 Jan 2023 | Teasing MachineOverall · IRCEric de Turckheim | I Love Poland8d 23:37:07 | 20 | NE 9.4 kn, gusts 21waves up to 0.92 m | 48 | Official |
| 20228 Jan 2022 – 31 Jan 2022 | ComancheOverall · IRCMitch Booth | Comanche7d 22:01:04 | 30 | E 9.2 kn, gusts 25.7waves up to 1.92 m | 64 | Official |
| 20219 Jan 2021 | Palanad 3Overall · IRCOlivier Magre | Green Dragon9d 18:53:40 | 10 | N 12.4 kn, gusts 28.2 | 49 | 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
- Rayon Vert2021 · 20252yrs
- Argo2024 · 20262yrs
Boats that won here (overall, line honours or a class) in two years or more.
Podiums and class winners
2026 · 12 results
FinalSources: sailracehq.com, -, rorctransatlantic.rorc.orgAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHRaven · Damien Durchonel. 6d 22:27:47
- LHArgo · Chad Corning · USAel. 4d 23:51:15
- 1.Palanad 4 · Antoine Magre · FRA
- 2.Ino Noir · GBRel. 9d 06h
- 3.Jackknife · Sam Hall · GBRel. 11d 13h
- 1.Jackknife · GBR
- 2.Sensation Class40
- 3.Kornog 2
- 1.Kornog 2 · Gilles Colubi and Ivan Osselin · FRAel. 13d 01h
- 2.Adrien
- 3.Stimmy
- 1.Linnea Aurora · Phil Martinsonel. 11d 13h
2025 · 15 results
ProvisionalSources: sailracehq.com, yb.tl, - and 1 moreAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHLucky · USAel. 7d 19:19:41
- LHRayon Vert · FRA
- 1.Tschüss 2 · USA
- 2.Tquila · Alister Richardson · GBRel. 11d 17:28:21
- 3.Ino Noir · GBRel. 10d 23:22:57
- 1.Tquila · GBR
- 2.Rock'n'Roll
- 1.Ino Noir · GBR
- 2.Uship-pour Enfants du Mekong · Patrick Isoard / François Moriceau · FRAprovisional
- 3.Haspa Hamburg
- 1.Tquila · GBR
- 2.Pata Negra
- 3.Spirit of Helsinki
- 1.Uship-pour Enfants du Mekong · Patrick Isoard and François Moriceau · FRAel. 13d 11:09:51
- 1.Rayon Vert · FRA
2024 · 10 results
FinalSources: sailracehq.com, sailingscuttlebutt.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHLeopard 3 · Chris Sherlock · MONel. 10d 17:23:51
- LHArgo · USAel. 6d 10:34:30
- 1.Warrior Won · Chris Sheehan · USAel. 11d 05:18:28
- 2.Cocody · FRAel. 15d 21:24:26
- 3.Dawn Treader · Ed Bell · GBR
- 1.Cocody · FRA
- 2.Dawn Treader · Ed Bell · GBR
- 3.Tigris · Gavin Howe / Maggie Adamsonel. 18d 06h 24m 19s
- 1.Leopard 3 · MON
- 1.Tigris · Gavin Howe and Maggie Adamson · GBR
2023 · 16 results
ProvisionalSources: yb.tl, -, rorc.orgAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHI Love Poland · Grzegorz Baranowski · POLel. 8d 23:37:07
- LHMaserati Multi70 · Giovanni Soldini · ITAel. 5d 05:46:26
- 1.Teasing Machine · Eric de Turckheim · FRA
- 2.Black Pearl · Stefan Jentzsch · GER
- 3.Rafale · GER
- 1.Pen Duick VI · Marie Tabarly · FRAel. 13d 19:33:53
- 1.Pata Negra · GBR
- 2.Sea Bear · Peter & Duncan Bacon · GBRprovisional
- 3.Yagiza · Laurent Courbin · FRA
- 1.I Love Poland · POL
- 2.Canada Ocean Racing · Scott Shawyer & Alan Roberts · CANprovisional
- 3.Jasi
- 1.Canada Ocean Racing · Scott Shawyer and Alan Roberts · CANel. 9d 12:26:16
- 2.Sea Bear · Peter & Duncan Bacon · GBRprovisional
- 3.Purple Mist
- 1.Jasi · Toby Clarke · SWEel. 9d 14:43:37
2022 · 15 results
FinalSources: -, sailingscuttlebutt.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHComanche · Mitch Booth · CAYel. 7d 22:01:04
- LHMaserati · Giovanni Soldini · ITA
- 1.Comanche · Mitch Booth · CAYel. 7d 22:01:04
- 2.Scarlet Oyster · Ross Applebey · GBR
- 3.Tala · GBR
- 1.Equinoccio · Martin Westcott · CHIel. 16d 18:20
- 1.Comanche · CAY
- 2.L4 Trifork
- 3.I Love Poland
- 1.Jangada · Richard Palmer and Jeremy Waitt · GBR
- 2.Faiaoahe
- 1.Tala · GBR
- 2.Caro
- 3.Tonnerre De Glen
- 1.Maserati · ITA
2021 · 5 results
FinalSource: mysailing.com.auAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHGreen Dragonel. 9d 18:53:40
- LHRayon Vert · Alex Pella · MONel. 9d 03:33:19
- 1.Palanad 3 · Olivier Magre · FRA
- 2.Redman · Antoine Carpentier
- 3.Moshimoshi · Sebastien Saulnier
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 11.5/309.6 kn mean
- Gusts 8.3/1524.9 kn
- Sea 6.5/201.3 m waves
- Distance 25/253000 nm
- Duration 10/1024 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 Arrecife (Marina Lanzarote) (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: 2022 (64).
Weather calendar · Arrecife (Marina Lanzarote)
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 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| Windy days% ≥ 20 kn | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Wavesm, daily max | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| From | NE | NE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE |
Typical wind at Arrecife (Marina Lanzarote)
Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.
Where the wind comes from
Share of days by direction in Jan.
Fact sheet
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- Race
- RORC Transatlantic Race
- Kind
- offshore sailing race from Arrecife (Marina Lanzarote), Spain
- First held
- 2014
- Editions on record
- 6 since 2021
- Typical fleet
- 20 boats (21 in the latest edition)
- Nations in the results
- 11
- Course
- 3000 nautical miles
- Course record
- 6d 22:27:47, Raven (Baltic 111) (Damien Durchon), 2026
- Latest overall winner
- Palanad 4 (2026)
- Organiser
- Royal Ocean Racing Club with Calero Marinas
- Next edition
- usually Jan 2027
- Official site
- https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced
Sources
- rorctransatlantic.rorc.org — RORC: 12th edition started 11 Jan 2026 from Marina Lanzarote, ~3,000 nm to Antigua
- rorc.org — RORC: 2026 finish Antigua