MOCRA offshore races: courses and starts

MOCRA (Multihull Offshore Cruising and Racing Association) is the British association for cruising and offshore racing multihulls. Its handicap system corrects the elapsed time of multihulls, which race separately from the IRC-rated monohulls. The RORC uses it for the RORC Caribbean 600, the RORC Transatlantic Race and the Round Britain and Ireland, and the Rolex Middle Sea Race for its multihull division.

Races open to the MOCRA class

• Rolex Middle Sea Race

  Round Sicily in 606 miles, starting and finishing in Malta.

  Start: Valletta · Finish: Valletta · 606 nm · Next start: October 2027 (to be confirmed)

  IRC ORCi MOCRA Class40

• RORC Caribbean 600

  600 miles around eleven Caribbean islands, starting and finishing in Antigua.

  Start: Antigua · Finish: Antigua · 600 nm · Next start: February 22, 2027 (to be confirmed)

  IRC MOCRA IMOCA Class40

• RORC Transatlantic Race

  The Royal Ocean Racing Club's winter transatlantic, from the Canaries to Antigua in the trade winds.

  Start: Lanzarote · Finish: Antigua · 3,000 nm · Next start: January 10, 2027

  IRC MOCRA IMOCA Class40

• Round Britain and Ireland

  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