ROUND BRITAIN & IRELAND RACE
9 AUG 2026
2
1.800 Nm
First held by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) in 1976, it has earned its reputation as one of the toughest offshore yacht races in the world. Organised by the RORC every four years, this 1,800-nautical mile challenge takes sailors on a non-stop circumnavigation of Britain and Ireland – starting and finishing in Cowes.
ROLEX FASTNET RACE
27 JULY 2027
2
695 Nm
Founded in 1925, the Rolex Fastnet Race is a biennial offshore yacht race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The Rolex Fastnet Race covers 695 nautical miles.
The course starts in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, heads west down the English Channel, rounds the famous Fastnet Rock off the southern coast of Ireland, and finishes in Cherbourg, France.
The race attracts the world’s largest fleet of offshore racing boats, with 430 starters in 2023. The Rolex Fastnet Race is considered one of the world’s toughest and tactically challenging offshore races.
GLOBAL SOLO CHALLENGE
OCT 2031-32
1
26.000 Nm
The Global Solo Challenge is a solo, non-stop 26.000 mile sailing race around the world. Beginning and ending in Vigo, Spain, the course takes sailors on a classic racing lap of the globe via the three Great Capes. More than four months alone around the world via the Southern Ocean, the Global Solo Challenge represents one of the world’s toughest sporting challenges. A feat less than 250 people have achieved.