2027 offshore sailing race calendar

The double-handed race around Britain and Ireland from Plymouth, with compulsory stopovers.

Start: Plymouth · Finish: Plymouth · Next start: 2027 (to be confirmed)

IRC MOCRA

The solo multi-leg race on one-design Figaros, the school of offshore racing.

Start: Perros-Guirec · Finish: Le Havre · 1,660 nm · Next start: 2027 (to be confirmed)

The fully crewed round-the-world race, sailed in legs.

Start: Alicante · Finish: Genoa (2023) · Next start: January 17, 2027

The mixed double-handed Figaro transatlantic race from Concarneau to Saint-Barthélemy.

Start: Concarneau · Finish: Saint-Barthélemy · 3,900 nm · Next start: April 18, 2027

The 695-mile classic between Cowes, the Fastnet lighthouse and Cherbourg.

Start: Cowes · Finish: Cherbourg · 695 nm · Next start: July 2027 (to be confirmed)

The annual gathering of sail training tall ships, raced in several legs between European ports.

Start: Aarhus · Finish: Aalborg · Next start: July 2027 (to be confirmed)

The 2,225-mile race from Los Angeles to Honolulu, first sailed in 1906.

Start: Los Angeles · Finish: Honolulu · 2,225 nm · Next start: July 6, 2027

The 363-mile race from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia, first sailed in 1905.

Start: Marblehead · Finish: Halifax · 363 nm · Next start: July 11, 2027

ORR PHRF

The round-the-world race in stages for amateur crews, on eleven identical yachts.

Start: Portsmouth · Finish: Portsmouth · 40,000 nm · Next start: August 2027 (to be confirmed)

Clipper 70

The solo transatlantic race on 6.5-metre boats.

Start: Les Sables-d'Olonne · Finish: Saint-François (Guadeloupe) · Next start: September 12, 2027 (to be confirmed)

Mini 6.50

The double-handed transatlantic race, formerly the Transat Jacques Vabre, starting from Le Havre.

Start: Le Havre · Finish: Fort-de-France · Next start: October 2027 (to be confirmed)

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