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Falklands to Tasmania 2026 - RESULTS


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FELICITATIONS  Appo38_PV !!!
HERZLICHEN GLÜCKWUNSCH  rumskib !!
GRATULERER  NOR_Further !

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The April Ocean Race marked another dramatic chapter in our ROW (Round the Old World) competition. Of the 142 registered vessels, 100 crossed the starting line at the gun, while a total of 133 competitors eventually committed to the demanding voyage into Arctic waters. With the course spanning more than 180 degrees of longitude, the theoretically shortest route would have been westward. However, race boundaries ruled out that option, while Antarctica further limited opportunities to follow a true great-circle course. As uncertainty shaped early tactics, the fleet immediately spread across an arc of nearly 120 degrees after the start. Although the theoretical great-circle distance measured 4,954 nautical miles, the shortest realistically sailable route extended to 6,306 nautical miles.

The groups pursuing the shortest routing options held the advantage during the opening 12 days. However, stronger and more favorable winds eventually benefited the main fleet, which surged ahead on Day 13. The eventual winner first emerged as a serious contender on Day 10, suddenly appearing ahead of the leading pack before taking the overall lead on Day 14. That same day, the fleet experienced its first taste of the “Furious Fifties,” encountering powerful following winds exceeding 47 knots.

The final week delivered continuous reshuffling among the leading boats, with podium positions remaining undecided until less than 10 hours before the finish. The winning skipper completed the race in just over 22 days and 4 hours, covering 7,472 nautical miles at an average speed of 14 knots, with peak speeds reaching 22 knots. At the other extremes, the shortest recorded distance sailed was 6,669 nautical miles, resulting in 86th place, while the longest route covered an astonishing 10,100 nautical miles and finished in 95th position.

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Roma per Tutti 2026 - RESULTS


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CONGRATULATIONS CriticalHippo !!!
GRATULACJE WRmirekd !! FELICITATIONS Panpyc !

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We continued our Magical Mediterranean Series with the first of a number of races in partnership with famous real life events. Roma per Tutti by translation is a race for everyone, so appropriately also for online sailors. With the real life fleet comprising quite a squadron on Mini 6.50's, SOLers were issued matching craft - not the latest scow-bowed foilers, but more 'traditional' close-winded and deep-soaking boats.

In the often light winds of Italy's Tyrrhenian Sea, there was little doubt, the race was going to be anything but quick, and so it was: day after day of slow but steady process, all the way to Lipari and all the way back. But the racing was fierce and place changes were frequent, as every other forecast, Aeolus (God of the Winds) sent his Venti out to confound the best laid plans of men.

But a winner had to emerge and poignantly it was CriticalHippo, who whilst he raced said farewell forever to his mom. He's written a report for her and us. Do read it and third-placed Panpyc's report also, to obtain an appreciation of how he did it. Rest in peace, Deanna Lynn.

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Rapallo to Nador 2026 - RESULTS


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CONGRATULAZIONI ita10267 !!!
FELICITATIONS KaSToR !! FELICITATIONS pepsPV5 !

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One-hundred-and-four of the one-hundred-and-nine IMOCA 60's that reported on the line for this first race of our wizard Magical Mediterranean Series got away from Rapallo hunting for wind, which was soon to be found in the form of a typical equinoxial Mistral barrelling down from the Rhone delta.

In real life, there are of course seriously fewer than one-hundred-and-nine-or-four IMOCA's built let alone intact let alone seaworthy, so it says much for the dedication of our SOLers that exactly ninety-six weathered that storm over the Balearic Sea and then mastered the doldrums across the Alboran Sea to reach the finish off Morocco's Nador, within the time limit.

Quite a race then, with first Series blood to Italy's ita10267 (check his report), hotly pursued by a small French squadron of KaSToR and pepsPV5. Lots more racing to follow, including several buddy-ups with famous real-life regattas!

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Bight of Bonny TIMED Race 2026 - RESULTS


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FELICITATIONS KaSToR !!!
GRATTIS sassy63 !! GRATTIS number1 !

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We nearly forgot to publish our blog on this one, which, given we received an excellent report from our winner, KaSToR of France, would have been quite fou, as indeed was this race, as you can glean from his report. Not much wind most days in the Bight of Bonny!

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Chesapeake and Potomac TIMED Race 2026

Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay, the sailing capital of the United States. Feast on Maryland crab cakes or crabs seasoned with Old Bay spice before sailing down the Bay aboard a Formula 18 catamaran on a 128 nm course that will take you up the Potomac River finishing at Quantico, Virginia. This is a TIMEDrace so you may RE-REGISTER HEREto try again after finishing a run. You will have two weeks to test your skill and decision making after the race opens.
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Tobruk to Iskenderun 2026

Welcome to the fourth of our nine races across the length and breadth of the Magical Mediterranean Sea, and the second that is not in partnership with a real-life event, this time for good reason, which we won’t get into here. From Tobruk to Iskenderun it’s 670nm in length, with the added complication that the island of Cyprus will be in your way. Hoping, possibly forlornly, for plenty of downwind sailing, we’ll take the Lagoon 55 for the voyage!
Race #1976
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Race starts: May 05th 15:00 Registration Open!

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Tasmania to Kamchatka 2026

Welcome to yet another all-new route. Tasmania to Kamchatka, part of our Ocean Championship and also the third leg of the ROW (Round the Old World) series. Be aware of the obstacles on the way, likely to split the fleet. It's like X:mas to X:mas, crossing the same waters, navigating the same archipelagos. This second race of OCQ2 2026 will be sailed in our revised 'version 2' Imoca 60 Foil. Race #2031
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Ranking: OCQ2 - ROW - OCCH - SYC
Race starts: May 04th 11:00 Registration Open!
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